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Winner: “A Fox Under a Pink Moon”, dir. Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhlaghi
The Film offers an answer to the most pressing questions of our time:
What are they doing here?, What do they want from us, Why didn’t they stay in their own countries? However, not everyone will like the answer it provides, because instead of sensational visions of foreigners seeking to destroy and conquer Europe, it presents something much simpler – the need to survive. Year after year, the filmmaker meticulously documents the authenticity of this motivation, using art as the most creative and compelling form of expression. This is a film about the violence and humiliation experienced by millions of women in every corner of the world. It is a portrait of a determination that is difficult to fathom – one that drives people to risk their lives in the hope of living better ones.
The Amnesty International Poland Award worth 3,000 PLN was presented this year. Twelve titles competed for the award.
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Anna Błaszczak-Banasiak –head of Amnesty International Poland
Margje de Koning – Artistic Director of Movies that Matter Festival
Anne Marie Borsboom – founder of ShareDoc, a platform supporting documentary film protagonists
Over the past few days, outstanding filmmakers have taken us on an unforgettable journey – from the civil war in Congo, through Georgia as seen through the eyes of LGBT people, to the razed-to-the-ground Gaza, and finally to the United States, which, before our very eyes, is turning its back on one of humanity’s greatest achievements: human rights guaranteed to each and every one of us, regardless of who we are or where we come from. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the organisers of Millennium Docs Against Gravity for this journey, as every film we watched earned its rightful place at this festival.