About this season
A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Episodes (30)
1. Don't Kill Him in Damascus
Aired 16 January 2018 • 47 min
The mysterious killing of Fathi Shaqaqi, the founder of the armed Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.
2. Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line
Aired 23 January 2018 • 47 min
The personal stories of villagers in southern Lebanon about living close to the border with neighbouring Israel.
3. The Diaspora Orchestra
Aired 30 January 2018 • 48 min
Musicians from all around the world revive the Palestine National Orchestra and perform in the occupied territories.
4. Journalism Is Not a Crime
Aired 20 February 2018 • 45 min
Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein continues to be detained without trial in Egypt since December 2016.
5. The Great Population Exchange
Aired 27 February 2018 • 48 min
The lasting legacy of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
6. In the Ruins of a Dream
Aired 13 March 2018 • 48 min
Five Syrians reflect on the devastation wrought on their homes, some of which took a lifetime to build.
7. May Ziade: Arab Feminist Writer
Aired 20 March 2018 • 47 min
Exploring Ziade's complex life, her effort to emancipate women, and her platonic relationship with poet Khalil Gibran.
8. Time Out
Aired 3 April 2018 • 47 min
After the civil war, the basketball court became a new battleground of sectarian divisions between Lebanon's top teams.
9. Egypt's Women Street Sellers
Aired 8 May 2018 • 44 min
The stories of five Egyptian village women supporting their entire families by selling local produce in the markets.
10. Witness From the East
Aired 22 May 2018 • 48 min
While working on a kibbutz in 1967, a Japanese journalist discovers the hidden remains of a Palestinian village, changing his perspective and sparking a lifelong documentary project.
11. The Last Nomads of Morocco
Aired 29 May 2018 • 48 min
Morocco's nomadic tribes are gradually giving up their traditional way of life to offer their children formal education.
12. Paris: A Divided City
Aired 5 June 2018 • 47 min
An investigation into the complex questions of identity and alienation in disadvantaged suburbs of Paris.
13. Lebanon: Single by Choice
Aired 19 June 2018 • 48 min
Why are so many Lebanese women single? Five women share their stories of love, life and marriage in Lebanon.
14. Seven Days in Beirut
Aired 26 June 2018 • 48 min
A British-Italian man spends one week in a Palestinian refugee camp where thousands have lived, stateless, since 1948.
15. Shahira: My Syrian Friend
Aired 3 July 2018 • 48 min
The story of an unusual friendship between a Lebanese filmmaker and a young Syrian refugee girl.
16. Truck Attack in Nice
Aired 10 July 2018 • 45 min
French Muslim families who lost loved ones in the Nice truck attack struggle with bereavement and Islamophobia.
17. Senegal's Sinking Villages
Aired 24 July 2018 • 48 min
Global climate change and an engineering 'quick fix' have created an ecological disaster on Senegal's Atlantic coast.
18. Andalusia: Lessons in Life
Aired 31 July 2018 • 44 min
A university teacher leads a group of students to Andalusia to explore cross-cultural and interfaith understanding.
19. From Agadir to Dakar
Aired 14 August 2018 • 48 min
Two drivers trek 3,000 kilometres across the desert, risking life and limb to deliver a payload against the clock.
20. The Hundred Million Dollar Home
Aired 4 September 2018 • 48 min
A Palestinian man stubbornly refuses to sell his Hebron home to Israeli buyers at any price.
21. The Hunt for the Red Prince
Aired 11 September 2018 • 48 min
Ali Hassan Salameh founded the Black September armed group that attacked 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
22. The Widows' Sanctuary
Aired 2 October 2018 • 46 min
In the heart of Lebanon‘s second-largest city, a guest house has served for centuries as a refuge for widows who are unable to support themselves financially. 10/2/2018 46
23. Living with Multiple Sclerosis in Egypt
Aired 9 October 2018 • 48 min
Thousands of Egyptians suffer from multiple sclerosis but are often wrongly diagnosed or can't afford treatment.
24. Gaddafi, Rendition and the West
Aired 16 October 2018 • 48 min
Investigating allegations that the UK and US colluded with Gaddafi to hand over his opponents for detention and torture.
25. Abraham Serfaty: Morocco's Mandela
Aired 6 November 2018 • 48 min
Moroccan dissident Abraham Serfaty was jailed, tortured and exiled for his radical views over decades.
26. Who Killed Robert Kennedy?
Aired 13 November 2018 • 47 min
More than 50 years on, questions about witness testimony, hidden evidence and true identity of Kennedy's killer remain.
27. Edward Said: Out of Place
Aired 20 November 2018 • 48 min
A look at the life and career of the influential post-colonial writer and champion of the Palestinian cause in the West.
28. A New Lease of Life
Aired 27 November 2018 • 48 min
Lebanese and Moroccans reflect on life after retirement, as they pursue their passions in art, music, and literature.
29. Beirut's Refugee Artists
Aired 4 December 2018 • 47 min
The poignant refugee stories of an Iraqi artist, a Syrian screenwriter and a Palestinian filmmaker in Lebanon.
30. The Tunisian Drone Engineer
Aired 11 December 2018 • 47 min
Two years after the Hamas engineer's assassination, Tunisia struggles to get the suspects extradited from the Balkans.