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6.4Two sisters are abruptly separated, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity and place in the world.
You Resemble Me
2022
NR29-year-old Natalia is about to make her Life Profession in the orders of the Byzantine Catholic Church, having left behind her exciting life as a young student to devote herself to God. Elizabeth Mirzaei films these last few months, filled with doubts and questions, but also joy and contemplation. An intimate, poignant and masterfully directed portrait.
Natalia
2023
6.2The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.
Three Songs for Benazir
2021
6.6Everyday people find themselves in the midst of a global tragedy when two Boeing 737 Max planes crashed only five months apart in 2018 and 2019. This powerful documentary is told through the perspective of affected family members, their legal teams, whistleblowers, and Pulitzer-winning Seattle Times journalist, Dominic Gates.
Flight/Risk
2022
8.0The Edhi children’s shelter is a rare safe haven for Karachi’s runaways. Over three years, its cranky founder, a spirited child, and a gold-hearted ambulance driver are filmed, creating a tender portrait of where a city’s most vulnerable and dedicated souls meet.
These Birds Walk
2012
NRWith a cult-like following at the New York Times, Christopher Gray throws his family for a posthumous loop when he requests his body be defleshed and his skeleton preserved for permanent display—not before a last family road trip along the way.
My Dead Dad
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Behind the camera
6.4Two sisters are abruptly separated, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity and place in the world.
You Resemble Me
2022
NR29-year-old Natalia is about to make her Life Profession in the orders of the Byzantine Catholic Church, having left behind her exciting life as a young student to devote herself to God. Elizabeth Mirzaei films these last few months, filled with doubts and questions, but also joy and contemplation. An intimate, poignant and masterfully directed portrait.
Natalia
2023
6.2The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.
Three Songs for Benazir
2021
6.6Everyday people find themselves in the midst of a global tragedy when two Boeing 737 Max planes crashed only five months apart in 2018 and 2019. This powerful documentary is told through the perspective of affected family members, their legal teams, whistleblowers, and Pulitzer-winning Seattle Times journalist, Dominic Gates.
Flight/Risk
2022
8.0The Edhi children’s shelter is a rare safe haven for Karachi’s runaways. Over three years, its cranky founder, a spirited child, and a gold-hearted ambulance driver are filmed, creating a tender portrait of where a city’s most vulnerable and dedicated souls meet.
These Birds Walk
2012
NRWith a cult-like following at the New York Times, Christopher Gray throws his family for a posthumous loop when he requests his body be defleshed and his skeleton preserved for permanent display—not before a last family road trip along the way.
My Dead Dad
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