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- At the age of 17, Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay dreams of riding the Tour de France. Against all odds, Biniam climbs up the international rankings. But will he make it into a top team and get selected for the Tour?
- The best way to understand our society is to look at one's children. Three students in Kenya compete to become the next school president. Winning the election not only gives them the possibility for power and respect, but guarantees them a future in Kenyan society. Magdalene, has to prove herself in a boy dominated school which has never been led by a girl. She has the impossible task to unite all girls in her fight for equal rights. Harry, from a poor family, hopes to win so he can take care of his family in the future. He struggles against the popular Said who is a natural born leader with a disarming smile.
- When filmmaker Wieke Kapteijns was six years old, his mother passed away. He was left with a silent father, two younger sisters, and a fading memory of his mother. A quarter-century later, he embarks on a journey to find her. Through objects, photos, home videos, and found footage, he not only reconstructs an image of the woman his mother was but also discovers for the first time what he truly missed.
- In March 2018, the last male northern white rhino remaining on earth died. His name was Sudan, and after 42 years on this planet he had lived his - and his species' - life to the very end. THE LAST MALE ON EARTH shows his last years on earth, in which he was not alone. Ever since he was the last one, armed bodyguards protected him, tourists were standing in line to take a photo with him, journalists rushed to Kenya to tell his story and, still now, scientists are determined to find ways to reproduce his species. What is so attractive about the threat of extinction? How does this reflect on us? A difficult topic served in a light and elegant, but serious form. For even though the irony of man's (self) destructive dominance on earth has become clear to most people, Sudan stands heavily and majestically in the midst of it all, like a mirror image of our own megalomania. Floor van der Meulen's debut film testifies to an extraordinary talent for balancing the many parallel narratives of the rhinoceros Sudan's last days and in the human tragicomedy that unfolds around him.
- After twenty years, filmmaker Wiam Al-Zabari asks his father to open up about their past for the first time. Why did they flee Iraq and why did they never talked about it? Can he let go of the past and finally embrace a future in the Netherlands?
- Life can seem pretty overwhelming at times, particularly when you're growing up. And it's not always easy to talk to your parents or friends about your problems. Fortunately, the "Kindertelefoon" (Child Helpline) in the Netherlands provides a listening ear. L I S T E N presents a cross-section of conversations between children and the Kindertelefoon. One girl talks about being home alone virtually all week; another's sad because her parents are getting divorced. A boy in an asylum seekers' center is worried about the future, while another boy doesn't want to be gay and hopes these feelings will pass. Every day, the Kindertelefoon takes calls like these from children who want someone to talk to. But children also call to talk about their pets, to practice their audition for The Voice Kids or to make pranks. The recordings of these phone conversations are accompanied by images that quite literally give color to the conversations, and that beautifully reflect their tone-sometimes hilarious or naughty, but more often sad or heartrending.
- Eighteen years ago Wim suffered a cerebral infarction. Since then he suffers from what is called 'locked-in syndrome', which means that he is not able to talk or move. For the last couple of years he has been living at home, taken care of by his wife. To allow their mother a weekend off, the three sons, Will, Edwin and Bram, take over care by themselves. For the first time the four men are totally reliant on each other for days.
- Three young men are expecting to become fathers. They are looking forward to the birth of their first child and are trying to prepare for what's coming. What is their role during the pregnancy, and how will they experience the labor? This film focuses solely on the fathers, on the moment at which their lives are going to take a turn.
- Since ten-year old Pien was told that world-wide bees are under threat of extinction, she has found her goal in life: saving the bees. With her nature-loving best friend she takes good care of her own bees in the backyard. Together they come up with plans to stop the bees from dying out. Pien would love to visit the field op rape seed that are the bees' paradise in terms of nectar. This coming spring she will take her bees here, so they can do what they do best. While Pien is focused on saving the bees' life, she is also fighting for her own. Pien has got bone cancer and is being treated in a hospital. The doctors are full of hope and tell her that she will get better. But the price is a long period of rehab.
- Claudia (14) has, like many teenage girls, an intense love-hate relationship with her smartphone. She feels alone and insecure, fueled by the pictures of beautiful, successful and fun-loving friends on Instagram. She herself has made sure she is hard to find online. She considers herself not pretty enough. It's no wonder that she is dreading the vacation because that means no Internet. Strinkingly enough, these days without a Wi-Fi connection turn out to be a breakthrough for Claudia.
- Two brothers believe they have struck gold when they devise an investment programme that handles their investments. By replacing their emotional choices with an automated system, they hope to profit from the emotional investments of others. The first results are disappointing however and investors hesitant to put their money on the line. Despite these bleak times, director Jona Honer is allowed to film in every situation. This gives us a remarkable glimpse into the world of finance.
- Tasos Pafralides and his sister Evdokia run a business selling heating oil to their fellow citizens in Thessaloniki. With the crisis ever deepening, fewer and fewer Greeks can afford to buy oil and keep themselves warm. Therefore Tasos and Evdokia face a sharp dilemma every day: should they really refuse heating oil to people who don't have the money, leaving them in the cold? As their customers struggle to make ends meet, Tasos and Evdokia struggle to keep their business going. In their daily encounters and in the whole of Greek society, relationships between the people are at stake. How warm or cold can relationships between people be when a deep crisis forces everyone to fend for themselves?
- From an early age, Janine feels a special bond with her mentally disabled brother Albert-Jan. But now that he is getting older, she sees her parents struggling more and more and she decides that it is time to officially take over the care from them. Now she can be there for Albert -Jan. What does this new responsibility mean for her relationship with her big brother?
- Will Giovanni be able to take advantage of Kim's support and make it to the Championships?
- Choreographic theatre artist Nicole Beutler combines a strong artistic vision with democratic participation as she evokes our planet's demise on stage.
- Mountain hydrologist Walter Immerzeel ventures to high altitudes in the Himalayas to collect the precise meteorological data needed to predict the consequences of climate change.