WELCOME TO OUZVILLE • 2019
DIRECTOR: Jay B. Jammal
COUNTRY: Lebanon
RUNTIME: '73
SYNOPSIS: According to common belief, Ouzai is a militia stronghold – a place of extreme poverty and illegal trafficking of car parts, drugs, and criminals.
Cut off by the Lebanese state, it became a safe haven for gangs and remained a neglected and impoverished slum for 40 years. Yet, for one philanthropist and a team of young volunteers, Ouzai is a place to build dreams.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Feature Doc
FEATURE DOCS
ON THE WINGS OF HOPE • 2019
DIRECTOR: Umran Safter
COUNTRY: Turkey
RUNTIME: '61
SYNOPSIS: On the Wings of Hope is a feature-length documentary which takes us thousands of kilometers from Iraq to Iran to Turkey to Greece; and onward to western Europe right up to Finland. It is a story that tells the story of a thousand moments of pain, anguish, joy, shattered dreams and fresh hope.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Feature Doc
BETWEEN TWO LANDS • 2019
DIRECTOR: Javier Moreno Caballero
COUNTRY: Spain
RUNTIME: '85
SYNOPSIS: Between Two Lands portrays the migration of some Spaniards living in London and the losses and gains that they go through.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Feature Doc