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First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · 5d

Honored and excited to present the legendary biopic of Miriam Makeba:

MAMA AFRICA by Mika Kaurismäki
www.firsthandfilms.com/films/Mama+A...

#MiriamMakeba #MamaAfrica #SouthAfrica #PataPata #Anti-Apartheid #Freedom #Justice #Resistance #FirstHandFilms #Library #Documentary

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First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · 10d

Proud to present a sneak preview of this brilliant historical testimony by an upcoming filmmaking team from Nazareth:

MAY OF THE COVENANT by Ward Jaraisi

www.firsthandfilms.com/films/May+of...

#Palestine #Nazareth #SaveGaza #FreePalestine #FirstHandFilms #Documentary

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First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · 24d

20 FARMERS HIT FAME - NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS by Bernard Weber & Martin Schilt

Mountain dwellers caught between traditions and show business.

www.firsthandfilms.com/films/20+Far...

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 12

Selected for @unesco.org's Memory of the World Register (1001 carefully curated films), this film from 2003 is still, and again relevant:

ARNA'S CHILDREN by Juliano Mer Khamis

Palestinian theatre students use art as a weapon against the Occupation.

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First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 8

WHITE BLACK BOY by Camilla Magid

A story about an albino boy from Tanzania, hunted and unwanted.
www.firsthandfilms.com/films/White+...

#Albino #HumanRights #ChildrenRights #AlbinoTrafficking #Africa #Tanzania #FemaleFilmmaker #FirstHandFilms #Library #Documentary

First Hand Films: White Black Boy

In Tanzania albino body parts and blood are used in magic potions created by witch doctors and are sold for huge amounts of money. To protect albino children, the government sends them to boarding sch...

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First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎬 Special Screenings with Q&A: AMBULANCE & LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL by Mohamed Jabaly

🗓 October 1st & 2nd at 20:00
📍 Cinemes Girona, #Barcelona
🗣️ Arabic, English, Norwegian spoken with Catalan and English subtitles

📺 Trailers
www.firsthandfilms.com/films/?search=Jabaly

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're proud to present these outstanding films at the #VeniceFilmFestival

WHO IS STILL ALIVE by Nicolas Wadimoff

ELVIRA NOTARI - BEYOND SILENCE by Valerio Ciriaci

#VeniceFilmFestival #FreePalestine #SaveGaza #ElviraNotari #Venice #Italy #Cinema #FilmFestival #FirstHandFilms #Documentary

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First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Aug 12

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

How do we interpret the Ten Commandments in our current era? For a long time, the Ten Commandments gave direction to thinking and actions, but how do we relate to these rules, to each other and to the complex societies we live in?

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First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today, we celebrate the Swiss National Day🇨🇭 what better time to learn more about what makes a young man in Norway 🇳🇴 want to yodel? ;)

THE ART OF YODELING by Eivind Tolas
www.firsthandfilms.com/films/The+Ar...

#Yodeling #Switzerland #Norway #Documentary

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jul 28

Please meet Charlotte Knowles: fabulous super producer of PALESTINE COMEDY CLUB by Alaa 'Regash' Aliabdallah and truly an absolute gem of a person to work and be with.

#Talents in the #FirstHandFilms #Family

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jul 24

✨ 🍿Jetzt im Kino🐎✨: To Kill a Mongolian Horse — Ein kraftvolles Porträt von Männlichkeit und Tradition in der Krise, erzählt aus weiblicher Sicht.

🎭 Mit: Saina, Undus, Qilemuge, Tonggalag, Qinartu
🎬 Ein Film von @Xiaoxuan Jiang
🎥 Produziert von Zhulin Mo & Tan Chui Mui
@Da Huang Pictures

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jul 22

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is a film series by ten award-winning filmmakers with diverse views on Western morals today. This astounding body of work will make you think, dream, smile, and wonder:

THE STORY OF NE KUKO by Festus Toll

10. Thou shalt not covet.

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jul 17

🐎🎭💔 Au cinéma dès le 27.08.2025 : ✨ TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE ✨

Saina, berger le jour et cavalier la nuit, lutte entre tradition et modernité dans les steppes de Mongolie intérieure. Un portrait intense de la masculinité en crise, récompensé à Venise.

🎬 Un film de @Xiaoxuan Jiang.

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jul 11

Today we remember Srebrenica 🕯

Before the massacre 30 years ago, Srebrenica was cut off from the world. One man filmed a letter to his baby daughter. Today, she uncovers his story and the genocide that followed:

THE SREBRENICA TAPE by Chiara Sambuchi

@esthervanmessel.bsky.social

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jul 4

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is a film series by ten award-winning filmmakers with diverse views on Western morals today. This astounding body of work will make you think, dream, smile, and wonder:

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour:

TREE OF LIES by Raluca Lupaşcu

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jul 1

The so called Pride Month is over but Pride doesn't stop there - we're proud to present our queer films all year round. Happy streaming! 🌈

#Pride #Queer #LGBTQIA+ #Trans #FilmFestival #NoPrideinGenocide #PinkWashing #Feminist #Gender #FirstHandFilms #Documentary

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First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jun 19

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is a film series by ten award-winning filmmakers with diverse views on Western morals today. This astounding body of work will make you think, dream, smile, and wonder:

NOWHERE MAN by Jaap van Heusden & Jan Willem den Bok

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jun 19

Broadcasting today on Al Jazeera English reaching over 440 million households in over 150 countries:

DEVI by Subina Shrestha

Watch the trailer here: www.firsthandfilms.com/films/Devi/1...

#Survivor #Feminist #FemaleFilmmaker #Women #Equality #Nepal #Asia #FirstHandFilms #Documentary

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jun 6

🎬🍜 Maintenant au cinéma : DANS LA CUISINE DES NGUYEN
Une comédie musicale pleine de tendresse sur les liens mère-fille et la magie de la cuisine vietnamienne.
📍 À l'affiche dès le 04.06 : Carouge, Fribourg, Pully, Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sierre, Echallens, Vevey & Châtel-St-Denis.

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jun 6

Premiering at the debut edition of #SXSWLondon today: PALESTINE COMEDY CLUB by Alaa 'Regash' Aliabdallah & Charlotte Knowles following a buzzworthy launch when pitched at Cannes Docs-in-Progress.

www.firsthandfilms.com/films/Palest...

@esthervanmessel.bsky.social

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First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jun 5

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is a film series by ten award-winning filmmakers with diverse views on Western morals today. This astounding body of work will make you think, dream, smile, and wonder:

GET UP! AND REST. by Bibi Fadlalla

4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · Jun 2

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is a film series by ten award-winning filmmakers with diverse views on Western morals today. This astounding body of work will make you think, dream, smile, and wonder:

FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS by Sergey Kreso

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · May 27

🎬 Claude Baechtold – typographe suisse qui est devenu reporter.
📼 Ses vidéos tournées en Afghanistan après le 11 septembre réapparaissent 20 ans plus tard. Elles donnent naissance au film RIVERBOOM.
🏆 Prix du cinéma suisse 2025 – Meilleur montage.
🙏 Merci, Claude. Pour cette histoire bouleversante.

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · May 23

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is a series of films by ten different award-winning filmmakers with their diverse views on Western morals today. This astounding body of work will make you think, dream, smile, and wonder:

HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY by Marc Schmidt

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

First Hand Films @firsthandfilms.bsky.social · May 21

CONTACT by Mario Paloschi & Gianluigi Attorre

What is the story behind the most famous iconic photos from around the world?
A unique and fascinating journey into the forbidden city of the contact sheets of the world renowned photographers from Magnum, the legendary agency founded in 1947.