Grain of sand(1997)

Cinder Tandoor(az)

Life story of two women who earn money by baking bread on one of the streets of Baku.

Amazing Azerbaijan!(en)

Documentary feature & TV hour filmed in run-up to Eurovision 2012 in Baku, contrasting the Azerbaijan's glitzy image to their grim human rights record through personal stories.

Endless Corridor(az)

"Endless Corridor" is the definitive account of an agonizing human rights tragedy in which hundreds of Azerbaijanis massacred after Armenian Forces stormed the city of Khojaly during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. It happened in 1992, but the full story never been told throughout the world until now.

Choice(az)

The film is about the life of two brothers. One has caused another to have physical restriction and now the guilty lives with that suffer of regret. Apart from a society things happen, all these complicated psychological troubles, emotions and tragedy of a man, seeking answers in questions of humankind, the whole image turns into a absurd rebus in the time.

BaBu(en)

Criminals kidnap the seven years old daughter of a large Azerbaijani businessman Rustam Ibragimov. The purpose of the kidnappers - the father's refusing of the high post in the government. The girl being taken through Belarus to smuggle to Europe. However, the girl manages to escape from his pursuers. Polina - a simple village woman finds the terrified child.

Raising Bertie(en)

Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into adulthood in Bertie County, a rural African American-led community in Eastern North Carolina. Through the intimate portrayal of these boys, this powerful vérité film offers a rare in-depth look at the issues facing America's rural youth and the complex relationships between generational poverty, educational equity, and race. The evocative result is an experience that encourages us to recognize the value and complexity in lives all too often ignored.

Legend of Gumushgol(az)

The life of the protagonist of the film, Farid, changes completely after what happened in a mountain village, where a pedestrian escaped from the responsibility, which he thought was dead.

Ones Left Behind(en)

A couple returns to Aghdam, the city they once fled 32 years ago due to the war. It's a story about memory held in people, and about the small, powerful ways the past resurfaces when you finally face it.

Architects of Denial(en)

Though both the historical and modern-day persecution of Armenians and other Christians is relatively uncovered in the mainstream media and not on the radar of many average Americans, it is a subject that has gotten far more attention in recent years.

Apathy(az)

Akif's parents, Ahmet and Elnara, who grew up illiterate and without any profession, without love, took Akif out of school and were busy looking for a job for him. A poor family living in a poor house turn to Akif's drug addict uncle Azer, who is engaged in car repair, to provide him with a job. Moreover, Elnara's brother, Mansur, who works as a laborer, took refuge in this poor family so that he would be free from additional expenses. In the background of all this poverty and chaos, a murder occurs at home. The murdered person is hidden and is being searched for by both relatives and the police as a missing person.

J2-8243: Son Uçuş(az)

A Story of Home(hy)

As a result of the second Karabakh war, a village should be ceded to Azerbaijan since a new highway is built through the Lachin corridor. The family of Narine, like many other Armenian families, needs to find a new place.

Azerbaijan. Land of Fire(en)

The film is about Azerbaijan.

The Swing of the Coffin Maker(az)

Azerbaijan. Yagub has nothing left but beats his disabled son Musa until a shattering message brings about a sudden turn.

Azerbaijani Horses(az)

The film is about the breeding of the famous Karabakh horses at the Aghdam equestrian factory.

Behind the Scenes: I've Been Here Alone(az)

Hasan (33), who works as a sales manager in a construction company, and his wife Farida (30) have not been able to have children for a long time. After a doctor's examination, Hasan learns that he is infertile. But Hasan, who is afraid of harming his masculinity, hides this information from his wife. At the insistence of Hasan's mother, who thinks that the problem is in Sevda, they go to a midwife who lives in a village for treatment.

Facing the Music: Eurovision in Azerbaijan(en)

It's one of the most corrupt countries in the world and widely criticised for its human rights record but this year Azerbaijan is hosting Eurovision - one of the most glitzy TV music competitions in the world.

Khoja(az)

The film on the Khojaly tragedy, tells the story of a young officer, unfolding against the backdrop of the terrible events of February 1992.

Thomas Goltz: An Oil Odyssey(az)

A documentary that follows Thomas Goltz and a group of riders on old Soviet motorcycles as they carry the first symbolic barrel of Caspian oil from Baku to Ceyhan along the future BTC pipeline. Using rare historical footage, personal interviews, and scenes captured during the journey, the film shows Goltz's legacy as a war reporter, his strong connection to Azerbaijan, and how oil shaped the identity of the country.

The Fisherman's Daughter(az)

In a tiny Azerbaijani fishing village young Sarah's father disappears at sea. Misfortunes abound until the superstitious inhabitants demand a funeral. Rebellious Sarah undertakes one last, and deadly, attempt to find her father.