ONE MORE JUMP (Opening Night)
language: Arabic, English
Palestinian athletes Jehad and Abdallah founded the Gaza Parkour Team in 2005 to offer youth an alternative to war. When Abdallah escapes to Italy, Jehad stays behind to care for his family and the team in Gaza. Despite their separation, their fates remain linked as they search for a path to freedom from the prison they were born into.
NU BEN IK 18
language: Arabic, Dutch
Issa fled the war in Syria at the age of sixteen, without his parents. Once in the Netherlands, he finds a new home in the protected shelter for minors in Amsterdam. When Issa turns 18 he ohicially becomes an adult. He loses all state support and gets transferred to a new, unknown city. The same fate awaits his best friend Hamidie who is also soon turning 18.
A HAUNTED PAST
language: Arabic
A personal portrait of a broken Tunisian-Bosnian family. After six years in prison, Tunisian Tawfiq returns home, only to discover that his wife has returned to Bosnia and he must raise his three daughters alone. A Haunted Past explores the complexities of trauma, where revenge is sweet, but reality is bitter.
THIS IS MY MOMENT
language: English, Tigrinya
Biniam Girmay, a 17-year-old cyclist from Eritrea, dreams of riding the Tour de France, a race he once believed was reserved for Europeans. As his career rises, he faces challenges with European visa processes and the emotional toll of being separated from his family after recently marrying and becoming a father. Despite the 6,000 km distance and these obstacles, Girmay continues to defy expectations, offering a rare glimpse into African representation in the cycling world.
AIT ISHAQ
language: French, Arabic, Tamazight
In Ait Ishaq, Selim Haase retraces the steps of his late father in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains. His father, a philosophical Frenchman with a love for travel, fell in love with Haase's mother in the small village of Ait Ishaq. In this intimate documentary, Haase speaks with those who knew his father, seeking answers to questions he never had the chance to ask.
A GOLDEN LIFE
language: French
At the gold-panning site of Kalgouli in Burkina Faso, sixteen-year-old Rasmané descends more than one hundred metres in small mines to extract gold. Fearful of accidents, Rasmané makes his way through a fierce adult world hoping to emancipate himself and find a better life—at the cost of his innocence.
WHERE OLIVE TREES WEEP
language: Arabic, English
Where Olive Trees Weep offers a powerful look at the resilience of Palestinians under Israeli occupation, exploring themes of loss, trauma, and the pursuit of justice, as it exposes the humanity of the oppressed while questioning the ruthless blindness of the oppressor. With Ashira Darwish, Amira Hass and Dr. Gabor Maté.
IRAQS INVISIBLE BEAUTY
language: Arabic
Born in Baghdad in 1932, Latif al Ani is known as the "father of Iraqi photography". His work offers rare insight into a largely unknown Iraq between 1950 and 1970. Now he revisits his country with his photos, sharing stories and revealing a forgotten Iraq.
ISRAELISM
language: French, Arabic, Tamazight
Two young American Jews travel to Israel seeking a deeper understanding of the country they were raised to love. What they encounter profoundly impacts them, leading them to join a growing movement to redefine their community's relationship with Israel in this challenging and emotional journey.
