Al Khadra: Poet of the DesertThe Sahrawi war poetess is a vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict.
Mazen Maarouf: Hand MadeThanks to his outspoken work the Palestinian poet finds himself wandering the world with his notebook his only security.
Manal Al Sheikh: Fire Won’t Eat Me UpIt is lethal for the poet to write in Iraq, so she struggles to inspire from snowy Norway.
Yehia Jaber: Laughter is My ExitThe former fighter journeys across Lebanon to explain why he now battles for change with nothing but words.
Hala Mohammad: Waiting for SpringExiled in Paris, the Syrian poet despairs for her country as the crisis there deepens.
Ahmed Fouad Negm: Writing a RevolutionDubbed the voice of Egypt’s revolution, this film follows an 83-year-old finding his place in a revolution of the young.