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After fleeing war-torn Liberia, an outsider artist creates haunting portraits while seeking asylum in the Netherlands ...

Ecstatic moves, magic moments – this animated short documentary details one basketball fan’s love of the arena’s big screen ...

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The diplomatic intervention by a philosopher on a president shows the extraordinary consequences of unlikely meetings ...