Documentaries

The Road to Damascus is a compelling documentary reconstructing the final days of the Assad regime through rare access to command rooms, front lines, and newly liberated areas. Filmed by Syrians who were themselves shaped by the country’s long struggle for freedom, the documentary follows rebel forces from the moment they leave Idlib to their …

Imran Khan: Run Out? is a political documentary about Pakistan’s deepening democratic crisis, told through the rise, fall and imprisonment of former prime minister Imran Khan. The film explores Khan’s confrontation with Pakistan’s powerful establishment, the mobilisation of his PTI movement, and the allegations, court battles and crackdowns that have reshaped the country’s political landscape. …

Who Paid for Brexit? investigates the unanswered questions surrounding Britain’s 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union — a vote that reshaped the country’s politics, strained its institutions and left deep divisions in public life. The film examines whether the referendum was simply a democratic expression of the public will, or whether hidden money, political …

A Refugee’s Tale is a deeply personal film about exile, memory and the meaning of sanctuary, told through the eyes of Al Jazeera journalist Eki Rrahmani, who fled war-torn Kosovo as a young man and spent years as an asylum seeker in Europe. Inspired by Rrahmani’s Al Jazeera essay “A Refugee Tale: Memoirs of a …

The trafficking of young women for prostitution is a problem across the world. But in Iraq, it has reached such proportions that a special police unit in Baghdad is now dedicated to bringing the perpetrators to justice. Filmmaker Simona Foltyn went behind the scenes to meet some trafficking victims and those trying to end this …

Iraq’s Water Wars examines one of the most urgent climate crises in the Middle East: Iraq’s struggle to survive as its rivers, marshes and farmland dry up. Once sustained by the Tigris and Euphrates, the country now faces rising temperatures, shrinking water supplies and a growing fight over who controls its most precious resource. The …

Syria: Jobar Part 2 Once a peaceful, bustling suburb of Damascus rich with centuries of history, Jobar was transformed into an apocalyptic frontline following the 2011 Syrian uprising. By the summer of 2017, years of brutal bombardment had left the district unrecognisable—a shattered wasteland evoking the tragic ghosts of Guernica and Stalingrad. Yet, beneath the …

Libya Through the Fire is a powerful first-hand account of the Libyan uprising, filmed in Benghazi during the early days of the Arab Spring. As pro-democracy protests spread across the region, Libya’s revolt was met with brutal force, leaving hundreds dead or wounded within days. Into this moment of fear and defiance, Libyan-born filmmaker Abdallah …

Kosovo: The Making of a State is an ambitious two-part documentary examining Kosovo’s long and unfinished journey from war to statehood, 25 years after NATO’s intervention. At its heart is the village of Çabër/Cabra in northern Kosovo — a place filmmaker Eki Rrahmani has been filming, revisiting and returning to for a quarter of a …