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Homeless & orphans

When he discovered the abysmal horrors in government-run orphanages in Baghdad, Husham established a makeshift foster home to give young victims of violence a new lease on life.

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At first sight Takku Island, home to 400 Polynesians, looks like Heaven on Earth. Yet, the effects of climate change disrupt their harmonious existence with nature.

This film takes place in the farming region of Quang Nam, a couple miles from of Da Nang, the site of an American naval base during the Vietnam War, where bloody fights occurred.

In the center of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, is a small orphanage called “Little Heaven”. One of the orphans, Lydia, just turned 13.

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The young Cocada dreams of becoming a truck driver. Since his father was murdered, he found a surrogate father, Mineiro, a truck driver that supports him and takes time to talk to him.

In this filmed personal diary, Mahdi Fleifel presents the life of three generations living in Ain al-Hilweh, the Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon where he grew up.

In Bahia, Brazil, generations of impoverished families have lived in palafitas, slums on stilts. A government project is supposed to relocate them to new homes, but it remains on hold.

Aida's life changes at the same time as the Tunisia of January 14th, full of hope and ambition.

Hiding in the propeller of a ship without knowing where it was heading, David, a young Guinean rapper, arrives in Rosario in Argentina.

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All across Cambodia, anger is rising at the forced expulsions carried out by the government who rents property to powerful private corporations.

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