The film follows the journey of Israa, a Syrian refugee who flees Aleppo with her family through Turkey and the Mediterranean to start a new life in Germany.
Mauricio Sotelo
Mauricio Sotelo
Mauricio Sotelo is a filmmaker and writer based in the New York area. Originally from Lima, Peru, he holds a degree in Communication from the University of Lima and has worked across film, visual storytelling and language education. His film credits include script supervision on Peruvian feature films and co-directing the documentary Trastiendas, while his short film La hija buena was selected for the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. For The Knockturnal, he covers film, filmmakers and the conversations shaping contemporary cinema.
Legendary filmmaker William Greaves’ 1972 footage of an extraordinary group of artists and thinkers features in a new documentary presented by his son, David Greaves, and granddaughter Liani Greaves, director and producer, alongside Anne de Mare, producer and editor, in a night that reminded us the importance of passionate and respectful disagreement.