Take on Freedom

In Take on Freedom, you will see films about the indomitable desire for freedom – and the work it takes to achieve it.

American Doctor

When three American doctors – Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian – enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to make a difference. As the world watches a besieged and heavily bombed Gaza grapple with a humanitarian catastrophe, a collapsing healthcare system, and an unprecedented civilian death toll, American Doctor tells a deeply humanitarian story from which we must not look away.

Coexistence, My Ass!

Portrait of Israeli comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi. Once a figurehead for peaceful coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis, her stance shifted as the Israeli authorities grew increasingly radical. Both very funny and very urgent insight into the mindset of an activist comedian whom some now regard as an enemy of the state.

Inside Gaza

An unprecedented insight into the Gaza war. Seen through the eyes of the local team of Agence France-Presse (AFP), it is a story of factual journalism under attack by propaganda and disinformation from all sides, threatening the very essence of war reporting.

MARIINKA

In the town of Mariinka in Eastern Ukraine, the film traces several young Ukrainians whose lives have been forever shaped by over ten years of war and conflict in the Donbas. A story about belonging, national loyalty and the fault lines where political conflicts trump even the bonds of blood.

Politzek: Voices that Defy the Kremlin

In today’s Russia, speaking out against the war in Ukraine or Vladimir Putin’s regime is a criminal offense. Thousands of ordinary citizens are being arrested, tried, and imprisoned. They are called the ‘Politzek’, political prisoners. This documentary delves deep into this system of repression and gives the Politzek a voice.