The Soviet government deported millions. In Children in Exile survivors of Soviet deportation to Siberia describe their experiences as the youngest victims of the Soviet system. These crimes against humanity have never been legally confronted, and as one of the interviewed victims states, “a…
"What makes CHILDREN IN WAR as refreshing as it is wrenching to watch even today is its resolute aim simply to drive home forever the absolute wrongness of war." --Brian Walter, Film Inquiry (https://www.filminquiry.com/children-in-war-1999-review/) At the end of the 20th Century, the…
What happens after the raid when terrified child slaves are rescued from criminal employers? At Bal Ashram, Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and his wife Sumedha provide a home, family and a second chance at childhood.
Since March 15, 2011 millions of Syrian refugees have been living in limbo with no country, nearly no rights, little education, and not enough food. Children of Beqaa gives a voice to those refugees who just want their stories to be heard. Starring: Elias Matar, Lyla Matar Director | Elias Matar Writer…
Chernobyl 20 years after the nuclear accident. The explosion at Chernobyl released a hundred times the radioactive fallout of a nuclear bomb. Even now, no one knows how many people have been affected. 350,000 people were forced to leave in a hurry. Children were and still are the primary victims;…
This film tells a story about two young talented artists coming from different backgrounds whose paths cross because of their unusual talent and passion for flamenco music. Amós is twelve and grows up in Salamanca, Spain. A rising star recognized by Paco de Lucía, Amós has been…
Following the day-to-day lives of three teenage street boys in the northern city of Cap-Haitien, STRANGE THINGS: CHILDREN OF HAITI provides an intimate view of the country wide orphan epidemic. Known as Sanguine ("Soulless") and forgotten by their own people, they have struggled for survival…
Cesar, a cancer patient, leads us into a Children Hospital in Mexico to discover the work of Paliative care and how they cure the souls of terminally ill children.
Despite the challenge of political strife and economic upheaval in Kenya, 57 children continue to grow and prosper at Hope Children's Home, created by Larry Hohler and Joseph Kirima Rwito as a haven for street children in Kenya.
**EDUCATORS: please email orders@wmm.com for instructions for student access. A film by Kathryn Smith Pyle, María Teresa Rodríguez US/El Salvador | 2012 | 64 minutes | Color | Spanish | Subtitled -- Hundreds of children disappeared without a trace during the Salvadoran civil war.…
A film by Kathryn Smith Pyle, María Teresa Rodríguez US/El Salvador | 2012 | 64 minutes | Color | Spanish | Subtitled -- Hundreds of children disappeared without a trace during the Salvadoran civil war. Many were survivors of massacres carried out by the U.S.-trained Salvadoran army.…
WINNER 1984 Christopher Award for Best Television Documentary WINNER 1984 American Film Festival Blue Ribbon "This engaging. cinema verité-style documentary is about Kojo Odo, a remarkable man living in Harlem who adopted a total of 18 handicapped children over a 10-year period of time.…
