Lessons for Zafirah (2011)
• February 24th, 2011 • 1h 15min
Documentary
Overview
A metaphor of the Flood in our times, The Flood is the rain of violence that washes over us. Noah´s Ark is the train that runs through Mexico toward the United States and migrants are the species attempting to save their lives. For the directors, cinema moves people not just by condemnation, but by confronting and fostering emotions which lead to new, constructive ideas. This documentary became a cinematographic diary for their first viewer, their three-year-old daughter, Zafirah.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Holy God
Released on: 2016-04-26
Documentary
Self-portrait. In 1998 our family came under armed attack. We were able to escape and we fled Grozny...
Women and Water
Released on: 2013-03-17
Documentary
The documentary tells four stories by drawing parallels between the cycles of water and the cycles o...
Habibi
Released on: 2008-01-01
Documentary
Filmed in New York in the summer of 2006: a march across the Brooklyn Bridge in support of the Pales...
100 Years
Released on: 2017-01-17
Animation, Documentary
An animated history of American health care provider, Planned Parenthood.
HARRAGA – Those Who Burn Their Lives
Released on: 2023-10-03
Documentary
Imad, Nourdine, Walid and Hamza are a group of young Moroccan boys living in a cave under the lighth...
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Released on: 1938-04-21
Documentary
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefen...
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
Released on: 1938-06-02
Documentary
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefen...
A 3 Minute Hug
Released on: 2018-11-20
Documentary
As daylight breaks between the border cities of El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, undocumented mig...
Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life & Times of Katrina Gilbert
Released on: 2014-03-17
Documentary
This is the story of a year in the life of one mother whose daily struggles illuminate the challenge...
When the Mountains Tremble
Released on: 1983-09-30
Documentary, History, War
A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand a...
Win By Fall
Released on: 2017-03-10
Documentary, Family
At the age of 12, Janny, Lisa, Debby and Michelle leave their home for a sports school in the East G...
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Released on: 2004-12-08
Documentary
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta...
God's Ways
Released on: 2006-11-06
Documentary
A dual portrait of young drifters on the streets of Odessa, where every day seems the same and the f...
Full Metal Village
Released on: 2007-04-19
Documentary
The film describes the microcosmos of the small village Wacken and shows the clash of the cultures, ...
Amazona
Released on: 2016-11-18
Documentary
This is the story of Val and Clare: a mother and a daughter. After the tragic death of her eldest da...
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Released on: 2003-06-29
Documentary, Drama
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed ...
Jakub
Released on: 1992-07-10
Documentary
Jakub presents an extensive ethnographical-sociological study of the life of the Ruthenians, filmed ...
Buba
Released on: 1930-07-20
Documentary
This documentary film is about one of Georgia's regions - Racha. The title of the film is taken from...
Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga
Released on: 2009-09-08
Documentary
Both during and after pregnancy, yoga is a perfect way to firm your body, build strength, and gain f...
When I Will Be Dictator
Released on: 2013-03-24
Documentary
A diffraction of the autobiography using family footage filmed between the 1940s and today, this "sc...