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A glimpse into the life of Barcelona's Pakistanis. They talk to us about their work, the journey that brought them to Barcelona and their families, among other things. We visit some of the places where they tend to congregate: the Rambla del Raval, telephone centers, Barceloneta beach and the three Chimneys.

The Zapatista caravan in March 2003 visited eleven cities in Mexico, where the EZLN and other indigenous groups presented the San Andrés Accords. In spite of the success of the march, it did not achieve the recognition of indigenous rights and culture in the Mexican constitution. The video shows what happened in the autonomous communities of Chiapas after the march, and the specific responses of those in power: intensified paramilitary violence, a stronger Army presence and threats of eviction that weigh on the indigenous lands in an attempt to take over their natural resources. For the indigenous Zapatista communities in rebellion since 1994, the struggle for a dignified life is, more than ever, a daily act of resistance.

The demolished house that marks the site of the death of American peace activist Rachel Corrie is only the first of the troubling markers in the landscape charted by “Palestine Blues”, as the director travels the route of the infamous security wall. A bereft farmer grieves for his ancient orchard as the bulldozers lay it to waste, but a new movement based on non-violent resistance grows in its place. Focusing on the village of Jayyous (close to Qalqilia) and its non-violent campaign against the wall, the film documents the heroic victories and tragic defeats of this farming community's fight for survival.

New and established Palestinian filmmakers came together in a project that reflects the “mood” of the summer of 2006, when Israel carried out military assaults in Gaza and Lebanon. In three minutes or less, filmmakers were asked to tell their stories in a single shot. Despite the fact that Palestinians have been dispersed across the globe, with the majority of them unable to return to their homeland, this project, initiated by the Palestinian Film Collective, was limited to filmmakers who live in Palestine. The result is a mosaic of 13 short films, each less than 3 minutes in length, produced across Palestine that convey the personal, political and poetic spirit of a people struggling for freedom.