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By Your Side
By Your Side highlights the story of Mike and Debbie — how they maintained their relationship through the harsh Rizzo era, and the 40 years they spent in prison separated from each other, their children, families, and freedom. This story tells of their determination and commitment to never giving up.
There Was Nobody Here We Knew
After spotting what they believe is a UFO outside their window, a middle-aged Pakistani couple contemplates alien life and searches for answers during lockdown.
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Teeth
A couple interrogated by UK Home Office agents endures a series of assessments that become progressively performative to evidence their relationship's legitimacy. The office space becomes a theatre stage for a gruelling audition of acceptability. Awkwardness quickly escalates into surreal horror.
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Negotiating Liberation
Negotiating Liberation: Don't Be a Dream, Please Be Real touches on the idea of the spirit of the United Arab Emirates as a place where new metropolises are being built, where dreams are born, and to which the title of "the new world" currently belongs.
Noor & Layla
Noor and Layla are breaking up. Is it the end of the road for these two Muslim women, or is it just the beginning? A film about reclaiming ritual through queer, Muslim love told at five moments in their relationship marked by the Azaan (call to prayer).
The Future Isn't What It Used To Be
By the year 2080, climate change has forced human beings from the Earth, those who remain are forced to live a isolated nomadic existence. In the desolate landscape, Dez forages for survival until they unearth a morsel of the past which leads them on an unexpected mission.
Q&A: Duology
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Stories about coupling, decoupling, and recoupling.


Co-presented by Leeway Foundation

By Your Side highlights the story of Mike and Debbie — how they maintained their relationship through the harsh Rizzo era, and the 40 years they spent in prison separated from each other, their children, families, and freedom. This story tells of their determination and commitment to never giving up.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Mike Africa Sr. (Michael Davis) & Debbie Africa (Debbie Davis)