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World Cinema Documentary Competition

One In A Million

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United Kingdom2026102 minArabic, German
One In A Million

Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary | Itab Azzam & Jack MacInnes

Filmed over 10 years, one girls epic journey from Syria to Germany and back again. She and her family navigate war, exile, and heartbreak in a foreign land, illuminating the complexities of the refugee experience.

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Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary | Itab Azzam & Jack MacInnes

Filmed over 10 years, one girls epic journey from Syria to Germany and back again. She and her family navigate war, exile, and heartbreak in a foreign land, illuminating the complexities of the refugee experience.

Co-directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes bring a palpable blend of sensitivity and nuance to their portrayal of the Syrian refugee Isra’a and her loved ones, following them across time, borders, and shifting circumstances. It is clear that the filmmakers fully realize the weight of the trust and privilege that comes with undertaking a longitudinal project: to witness the experiences, challenges, and quiet joys of a remarkably resilient family forced to leave their beloved Aleppo.

Even as Isra’a settles confidently into her new home in Cologne, tension builds when Western freedoms push against the comforting stability of Syrian traditions, straining once-tight bonds. An intimate and affecting exploration of rupture, resilience, and the search for belonging, One In A Million radiates heart and empathy, leaving a lasting impression. — AT

This film contains mature content and may not be appropriate for all ages.

Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 29–February 1) and credentialed press and industry (January 28–February 1). 

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Credits

  • Director(s)

    Itab Azzam

    Jack MacInnes

  • Producer

    Raney Aronson-Rath

    Will Anderson

    James Bluemel

    Andrew Palmer

  • Editors

    Alec Rossiter

    Iain Pettifer

  • Composer

    Simon Russell

  • Executive Producers

    Lucie Kon

    Harriet Gugenheim

    Joseph Schull

    David Fialkow

    Nina Fialkow

  • Field Producer

    Hosam Al Katan

    Fadi Al Halabi

  • Editorial Management

    Andrew Metz

    Dan Edge

    Lauren Ezell

    Katherine Griwert

  • Consulting Editor

    Michelle Mizner

  • Production Executive

    Trevor Lopez De Vergara

    Jade Miller-Robinson

  • Production Manager

    Ulrike Pflanz

  • Company

    Keo Films Ltd

  • Contact

    Jade Miller-Robinson

    jade.miller-Robinson@keofilms.com

    00447704256642

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Itab Azzam

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Itab Azzam is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and humanitarian. She works with Syrian refugee women in Lebanon and London on empowerment, education, and through therapeutic arts projects, including Film for Freedom, an initiative that trains refugee women in filmmaking. Born in Syria, she currently resides in London.

Panelist Name

Jack MacInnes

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Born and raised in London, filmmaker Jack MacInnes moved to Damascus where he met and ultimately married co-director Itab Azzam. His work has appeared on Netflix, BBC, and PBS and has received Emmy, BAFTA, Peabody, Grierson, and Prix Italia Awards.

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