Directed by Raquel Larrosa

Fatimetu Bucharaya is a Sahrawi woman who in 2019 founded SMAWT, a voluntary women's association dedicated to the detection of anti-personnel mines in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf (Algeria).

Spain | 25min

Directed by Stephanie Ohumu

What happens when the culture that gave the world the Benin Bronzes dies?

In modern day Edo State, Nigeria, the pool of speakers of the Edo language is rapidly shrinking. This film Mia Mia, which literally means "to forget", documents the losing of a language and all the culture it carries through the life of one of the last speakers.

Nigeria | 27min

Directed by India Anne Mitchell

In the shadows of a worsening mental health crisis, thousands of lives are lost to a revolving door of shelters and institutions. Through the lens of a 15-year-old filmmaker, No Small Matter pulls back the curtain on a radical shift: a court designed not to punish, but to provide a final, desperate lifeline. The film explores whether a courtroom can truly offer the dignity of a home and the hope of recovery to those the world has forgotten.

USA | 5min | High School Film

Directed by Amber Monet

This short documentary traces the remarkable true story of an African American college student who, after failing out of school, finds herself experiencing homelessness and searching for a way forward. A chance opportunity leads her to become a nanny for a Jewish family of lawyers on the Main Line, an affluent community outside Philadelphia.

USA | 19min