Syrian Documentaries | Doc Fortnight 2018
By Caroline Ely February 16, 2018

One film focuses on gay Syrians desperate for personal freedom abroad and another on refugees trapped and exploited in a Lebanon camp.
One film focuses on gay Syrians desperate for personal freedom abroad and another on refugees trapped and exploited in a Lebanon camp.
The rousing documentary centers on Gabriel Cordell, who decided to make history as the first person to roll across the United States in a no-frills wheelchair.
All director Amos Gitai is saying is, give peace a chance.
A heartfelt yet somewhat hallow, backstage snippet on the final days of the Obama presidency.
Thank the mother of all urban activists for the lively cities of today: Jane Jacobs, who spent her career advocating and campaigning for better city planning.
A deeply informative documentary, which doubles as a fast-paced investigative thriller.
Israeli and Palestinian youth explore the possibility of finding common ground among the chaos.
How an urban police department responds to pressures to change from an active, diverse community and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Director Francesco Patierno adapts Norman Lewis’s 1978 poignant and picturesque memoir into an impressionistic documentary.