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The first day of the Battle of the Somme sent hundreds of Newfoundland's famed Blue Puttees straight into the maw of machine gun fire that wiped out most of the regiment. Of more than 800 soldiers who went over the top that day, just 68 answered roll call the next morning. It was just one of the most horrific First World War campaigns that still haunt Canada's easternmost province. When the Boys Came Home asks the question: what happened to those young men who survived such carnage?

Interviews with eye witnesses that experienced the events on May 5, 1945, leading to Denmark's liberation in WWII. The joy of being liberated, the many liquidations of traitors and the many misunderstandings arising from the chaos.

Hortiatis is one of the numerous Greek villages whose inhabitants were massacred during the German occupation during World War II. The documentary attempts a "reenactment" of the Hortiatis holocaust through the first-hand testimony of eye-witnesses, while underscoring the significance of the preservation of historical memory. The unfolding of events is shaped by official sources and through individual perspectives and personal experiences of common people, shedding new light on these historic events.

After the Israeli assault that killed 1390 Palestinians, I visited Gaza. I spent several days with Kamal and Wafaa Awajah, playing with their children, sleeping in their tent, and filming their story. Wafaa described the execution of her son, Ibrahim, while her children played on the rubble of their destroyed home. Kamal talked about struggling to help his kids heal from trauma. What compelled me to tell the Awajah's story? I was moved by their tragedy and by the love for their children in the parents' every word. Palestinians in Gaza are depicted as terrorists or as helpless victims. The Awajah family challenges both portrayals. Through one family's story, the larger tragedy of Gaza is exposed, and the courage and resilience of its people shine through.

World War 2 and the German U-Boats, it's impossible to fully discuss one without the other. Crossing the Atlantic trying to avoid the U-Boats was a special kind of hell, so was spending your time operating in one.