The Global Search for Education: A Conversation with Xavier de Lauzanne – Director of 9 Days at Raqqa
9 Days at Raqqa is a portrait of Leila Mustapha, a young woman who is Kurdish and Syrian and who was elected Mayor of Raqqa, the former capital of the Islamic State which was destroyed during the Syrian Civil war.
The Global Search for Education: A Conversation with Jim Chuchu – Director of Tapi!
Tapi! is a short documentary that explores a formative moment in the life of a young Kenyan ritual healer, Jackson, who is one of the last practitioners of the ritual healing practice called utapishi (‘tapi’).
The Global Search for Education: A Conversation with Joel Kachi Benson – Director of Daughters of Chibok
In 2014, Chibok in Borno State, North East Nigeria, was thrust into the global spotlight when the terrorist group Boko Haram stormed the town and abducted 276 teenage schoolgirls from their dormitories.
The Global Search for Education: Gavin Strange talks about Turtle Journey and the Global Ocean Crisis
Turtle Journey, directed by Aardman’s Gavin Strange, is a new acclaimed animated film created for Greenpeace that tells the story of a turtle family heading home through an ocean threatened by pollution, oil drilling and overfishing.
The Global Search for Education: A Conversation with Copwatch Director Camilla Hall
The pressure on leaders and police departments to do more about reforming police brutality has spurred protests globally. Some people believe that taking videos of beatings or killings holds police officers accountable for their actions.