Grain of sand

"La Vira - the secret menu" documentary produced by the State Security Service in collaboration with Real TV

"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.

The film "Eternal Mission" tells about the tumultuous fate of the delegation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic sent to the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919 under the leadership of Alimardan Bey Topchubashov, the Speaker of the Parliament.

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.

A wealthy man, who is financially depend on his wife, hits the car to kill himself. Car owners and friends bring the man home. After the man wakes up, he asks them to kill him and even offers money. Describing the gap and difference between rich and poor, the short film surprises everyone with unexpected final.

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.

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.

The film is about a family of shepherds who keep animals in the Caucasus mountains. The sudden arrival of autumn, the snowfall in the mountains, the closure of the migration route put the shepherd in a difficult situation. Realizing that he would not be able to move back all his animals, he leaves his 14-year-old son behind. The teenager has to protect himself and his animals from both the snowstorm and the wolves that attack the village. The baby lamb given to him by his uncle and a picture magazine given by a young artist girl traveling to the mountains provide the only moral support to the lonely child.

The film is dedicated to the ethnogenesis of a small people, preserving their traditions and language, the Udi people

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.

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.

An intimate documentary about a trans woman's isolation and decision to leave her home country of Azerbaijan in pursuit of a safer life. Using the metaphor of a rabbit, that comes from her nickname "bunny," she presents her relationship with her family, country, music, and protest, intercut with home videos.

"A powerful look into the world of homeless heroin addicts UNION SQUARE captures the true and painful essence of drug addiction and drug - HEROIN. Stealing, shelters, hustling, detox and rehab..."

Four artists - born in the same city - dig deep to reveal their connection with music. They are modern troubadours. Music is their soul - their lyrics transmit an intimate, sincere and unconventional message. A superb portrait of underground artists.

It is a revealing documentary about the iconic musician and the impact he has had on the music industry and society. Through an archive of previously unpublished stories and media, the film uncovers Muzaffarli's lesser-known public and social activities, giving audiences a fresh perspective on the man behind the music.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Along with the dangerous adventures, the film also reflects the love of two young heroes. As in Romeo and Juliet, they are the children of two opposing sides.