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Hijab - Mulheres de véu
Hijab - Mulheres de véu (2013)
, 1h18
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about religion, Films about Islam

Patricia, Zahreen, Jamile, Maria, Jamila and Marcela are cariocas women who adopted Islam as a religion and began to wear the hijab, a traditional veil that covers the hair of Muslim women. The film dialogues with these women and shows the consequences of this religious option in their relationship with their families, at school and work.
Interrupted Streams
Interrupted Streams (2010)
, 1h15
Origin Israel
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Environmental films, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism

Paths of lives are crossed in one village in the West Bank. Along the broken water pipelines, villagers walk on their courses towards an indefinite future. Israel that controls the water, supplies only a small amount of water, and when the water streams are not certain nothing can evolve. The control over the water pressure not only dominates every aspect of life but also dominates the spirit. Bil-in, without spring water, is one of the first villages of the West Bank where a modern water infrastructure was set up. Many villagers took it as a sign of progress, others as a source of bitterness. The pipe-water was used to influence the people so they would co-operate with Israel’s intelligence. The rip tore down the village. Returning to the ancient technique of collecting rainwater-using pits could be the villagers’ way to express independence but the relations between people will doubtfully be healed.
The Monsoon Oracle
The Monsoon Oracle (2012)
, 1h
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion

The Monsoon Oracle is an intimate portrayal of the central festival of Telangana, called Bonalu. It narrates stories of women and men who dedicate their lives to enacting the roles the Hindu goddess Mahankali’s oracles and to the role of Pothuraju, the goddess's whip wielding brother.
Superjews
Superjews (2012)
, 1h6
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Association football films, Documentary films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism

In the 2013 documentary "Superjews" director Nirit Peled sheds light on the supporters of the Dutch association football club AFC Ajax, who have often referred to themselves as super Jews. What makes the documentary unique however, is that she offers the perspective of both the supporters, as well as her own personal perspective as an Israeli immigrant living in Amsterdam searching to find her own identity.
God's Cadets: Joining the Salvation Army
God's Cadets: Joining the Salvation Army (2014)
, 1h18
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion

The documentary is centred on the training college and follows a number of individuals and families who have given up their jobs and left their homes and families to work full-time for The Salvation Army for just £7,500 a year.
Le Pardon
Le Pardon (1992)

Directed by Denis Boivin
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion

Le 3 juillet 1979, Chantal Dupont, 15 ans, et son ami Maurice Marcil, 14 ans, reviennent d'un spectacle de Gérard Lenorman sur l'île Sainte-Hélène et se dirigent vers leurs domiciles à Longueuil. Ils prennent le pont Jacques-Cartier où les attendent deux délinquants, Normand Guérin et Gilles Pimparé. Ils les emmènent de force sous le pont sur une poutre, leur volent leur argent (2 $). Ils violent Chantal Dupont puis jettent les deux enfants en bas du pont. On les retrouvera noyés dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent une dizaine de jours plus tard. Pimparé et Guérin ne tardent pas à être appréhendés.
Chaja & Mimi
Chaja & Mimi (2009)
, 10minutes
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about cities, Films about Jews and Judaism

The Jewish protagonists in this documentary, so-called Yekkes, share memories of their childhood days in the Scheunenviertel and Berlin-Mitte, as they were growing up in the 1920s. They tell about their harrowing flight from Nazi Germany to Palestine in 1934. Chaja Florentin relates her experience of a subsequent return to postwar Germany to visit Berlin, which was very painful encounter for her. The emotional pinnacle of the film is reached with the joy and excitement that both women express when they are shown old historical photographs of the neighborhood streets where they grew up. To the final question in this filmed interview, of whether either woman would consider returning to Berlin for good, both answer with an emphatic no, stating on no uncertain terms that Israel is their home now. They express displeasure at many things in Israel, but they say that it is like a difficult child—one that cries all of the time, but one that you love unconditionally.