PickFlick
Watched

Watched

An intimate and moving exploration of the experience of coming of age - under the gaze of state surveillance.

2017•20m
Documentary

This short 19-minute documentary is an intimate and moving exploration of the profound and far-reaching impact of surveillance on Muslim American individuals and communities. Premiering at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, WATCHED is told through the personal experience of two women, both coming of age in New York. The film charts the devastating toll of surveillance and reveals the scars it leaves behind.

Open in PickFlick

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Similar Movies

Bam Bam

Bam Bam

2018
Movie

Muslim boxer, Bianca 'Bam Bam' Elmir, aims to be the first Australian to win a World Amateur Boxing Championship.

Bam Bam

2018
The Social Dilemma

The Social Dilemma

7.4
2020
Movie

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

The Social Dilemma

2020
7.4
Final Warning

Final Warning

3.0
1995
Movie

Host Grant Jeffrey discusses how technology and government activities are changing the way our information is handled. How is this shaping our lives?

Final Warning

1995
3.0
The Cost Of Convenience

The Cost Of Convenience

2024
Movie

The Cost Of Convenience examines how internet platforms are impacting our mental health, restructuring our communities, threatening our democracy, and violating our human rights.

The Cost Of Convenience

2024
Fez: City of Saints

Fez: City of Saints

2011
Movie

This exclusive documentary follows the journey of some of the worlds leading Muslim thinkers in a gathering that took place at the heart of an ancient Islamic city It was Habib Umar's first trip to the Maghreb and the film captures his travels and responses as he journeys through a land brimming with spirituality, knowledge and vast history. From the serene courtyards of the University of Qarawiyyin to busling souk streets, from walled city of Fez to the mountainous sanctuary of Moulay Idris, the film shares the spiritual secrets of the places and their stories. The beauty of the great city of Fez, founded by descendants of the Noble Prophet (May Allah swt shower blessings upon him), is shared by a visitor who is himself a direct descendant of that great household. The result is a moving meeting of two traditions that form the very core of great Islamic narrative.

Fez: City of Saints

2011
Empire Builders

Empire Builders

2018
Movie

Czech anti-immigration and anti-Islam activists have decided to start building an empire. But do they really believe what they preach? And how is this activity perceived by those around them? The film, three years in the making, is generally about the rise and fall of the popularity of right-wing populist parties and specifically follows the failed political career of Petr Hampel and Martin Konvička. Amateur reporter Tomáš Měšt'an also comes to the fore, first as a cameraman and then as an active co-creator of conspiracy stories.

Empire Builders

2018
Railway Station

Railway Station

4.7
1980
Movie

Warsaw's Central Railway Station. 'Someone has fallen asleep, someone's waiting for somebody else. Maybe they'll come, maybe they won't. The film is about people looking for something.

Railway Station

1980
4.7
The Hand of the Butterfly

The Hand of the Butterfly

2010
Movie

Fourth film in the Mafrouza series. Two events mark the early winter in Mafrouza: the birth of a boy and a young woman's engagement. Within their homes, the intimate and the holy, cries, whispers and rituals: individuals' destinies are taking shape. Amidst the familial agitation, each finds their own way to live. Through their actions, but also through what they say, summoning the imaginary to reflect on reality, make it livable, and speaking of life, death and gender roles.

The Hand of the Butterfly

2010
Incarceration Nation

Incarceration Nation

2021
Movie

An examination of the connection between relentless government intervention since colonisation to the trauma and disadvantage experiences by Indigenous Australians - the two key drivers of incarceration.

Incarceration Nation

2021
Fitna

Fitna

4.8
2008
Movie

A short film in which Quran verses are shown alongside images from terrorist attacks.

Fitna

2008
4.8
Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West

Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West

5.2
2005
Movie

Obsession is a film about the threat of Radical Islam to Western civilization. Using unique footage from Arab television, it reveals an 'insider's view' of the hatred the Radicals are teaching, their incitement of global jihad, and their goal of world domination.

Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West

2005
5.2
Afghan Star

Afghan Star

6.3
2008
Movie

This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse inhabitants of Afghanistan affords a glimpse into a country rarely seen. Contestants risk their lives to appear on the television show that is a raging success with the public and also monitored closely by the government.

Afghan Star

2008
6.3