Justice Forum
For 15 years, Justice Forum has been one of DOXA’s cornerstone programs, showcasing films that facilitate critical dialogue around a broad range of social issues and sow the seeds for social change. Each Justice Forum film is paired with a live or pre-recorded conversation between speakers relevant to its issue, including filmmakers, experts in the field, academics and/or community activists. We’re excited to offer a selection of films that present essential perspectives on resistance, environmental justice, and human rights, highlighting the resilience of communities fighting for a more just and sustainable future.
Coexistence, My Ass!
Amber Fares, USA/France, 2025, 94 mins
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Panelists: Amber Fares, Noam Shuster
Moderated by: Simone Bitton
Noam Shuster Eliassi has spent her life fighting for coexistence—first as a UN diplomat, now as a fearless stand-up comic. Raised in Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom, a rare Palestinian-Israeli cooperative village, she once believed peace was possible. But as the politics grew darker, she traded diplomacy for razor-sharp satire, calling out injustice with fearless wit. Earning admiration and outrage across the Middle East, her act turns her into an unexpected political force.
Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression at Sundance, Coexistence, My Ass! follows Noam over five turbulent years, as she uses humor to confront brutal realities, even when it makes her a target. Noam isn’t afraid to name what she calls “the elephant in the room”—genocide. Her voice is provocative, unflinching, and deeply necessary.
Nechako - It Will Be A Big River Again
Lyana Patrick, Stellat’en, 2025, 91 mins
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Panelists: Lyana Patrick, Jasmine Thomas, Tabitha Robin, Zoe Todd
Moderated by: TBC
Lyana Patrick returns to her home territory, Stellat’en First Nation, to document a decades-long fight for justice. Alongside the Saik’uz First Nation, her community has battled Rio Tinto Alcan to restore the Nechako River and uphold their fishing rights. Since the 1951 construction of the Kemano Dam, the river's flow has dropped by 70%—devastating ecosystems and livelihoods. Flooded lands, industrial roads, and unchecked resource extraction have only deepened the damage. Despite the challenges, this multi-generational fight for eco-protection endures. As one river keeper says, “The way of the salmon is the only way forward.”
Sudan, Remember Us
Hind Meddeb, France, Tunisia, Qatar, 2024, 74 mins
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Panelists: Sol Guy
Moderated by: TBC
"Sorry for the delay, we’re uprooting a regime."
In 2019, young Sudanese poets and activists sparked a revolution, flooding the streets of Khartoum in defiance of a long-standing dictatorship. However, their victory was met with brutal military repression, igniting a battle not just for political change, but cultural survival.
Sudan, Remember Us follows the aftermath of this uprising, capturing the resilience of artists and revolutionaries who refuse to be silenced. Through poetry, music, and storytelling, they fight for a future despite continued violence, loss, and displacement. Director Hind Meddeb’s documentary captures the enduring spirit of revolution, remembrance as resistance, and the unbreakable link between art and political struggle.
The Pickers
Elke Sasse, Germany, Portugal, Greece, 2024, 80 mins
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Panelists: Elke Sasse, Byron Cruz, Kassandra Cordero
Moderated by: TBC
From Italy to Spain, Greece to Portugal, The Pickers follows the migrant workers who keep Europe’s farms running—without contracts, fair wages, or basic rights. Many live in makeshift camps without water or electricity, trapped in a cycle of debt and exploitation. Seydou from Mali picks oranges in Italy, Naveed from Pakistan has spent eight years harvesting olives in Greece without papers, and Bahija from Morocco works in Spain under a contract that still denies her a fair wage. Through candid testimonies and stark contrasts between idyllic supermarket produce and the hidden suffering behind it, the film exposes the systematic exploitation at the root of Europe’s agricultural supply chain.
UNEARTH
John Hunter Nolan, USA, 2024, 96 minutes
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Panelists: John Hunter Nolan, Dune Strickland, Steve Ellington, Nuskmata
Moderated by: TBC
In the pristine waters of Bristol Bay, Alaska—home to one of the world’s last great salmon runs—Native Alaskan activists, commercial fishermen, and the Strickland brothers fight against a Vancouver-based mining company’s plan for North America’s largest open-pit copper mine. As corporate greed clashes with environmental and cultural survival, UNEARTH exposes the reckless tactics of the mining industry and the devastating cost of materials essential to modern technology. Blending investigative grit with moments of spy-thriller intrigue, the film unravels the deep ties between power, politics, and resource extraction. Amidst systemic exploitation, UNEARTH is a story of resilience—a testament to those who fight to protect the land, their way of life, and the future of Bristol Bay.
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