Online chatbots have trouble determining their place in the world and share their thoughts with the humans they converse with. In The Oasis I Deserve, events unfold from their point of view in a film that speaks about humankind’s relationship to the unknown and how we share violence.

Milazim, Fatmir, and Liridon are veteran manual laborers who experienced workplace accidents in Kosovo, Europe’s youngest country. In this poetic documentary tribute to a now almost extinct class of people, Ilir Hasanaj gives voice to sincere, dignified, but nearly invisible individuals who fell prey to harsh capitalistic machinery and policy in the Balkans.

Every summer, Paul and his family hold an annual picnic on Île Callot. When they get stuck on the island due to high tide, Paul becomes upset. Caught between childhood and adulthood, he becomes aware of his individuality. Mathilde Bédouet's sensitive animated film was awarded a César.

As Palestinian identity continues to be threatened with violent erasure, Palestinians turn to their folk dance, the dabke, to affirm their existence. The dance is a tribute to their history and a way to affirm their existence and culture. Dancing Palestine is a performance in itself, and, like the dabke, it is a testimony to a deep love of life and a poignant contribution to the contemporary archive of Palestine.