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We are honoured that One in a Million has just been recognised with 𝘵𝘸𝘰 awards at the 42nd Sundance film festival

Directors @itabazzam and @jackmacinnes have been celebrated for their ten year commitment to Israa’s story with the directing award

The film then went on to win the audience award for World Cinema Documentary as well!

We are beyond excited for this film to be shared and so proud of its reception.

Congratulations to the whole team!

We are honoured that One in a Million has just been recognised with 𝘵𝘸𝘰 awards at the 42nd Sundance film festival

Directors @itabazzam and @jackmacinnes have been celebrated for their ten year commitment to Israa’s story with the directing award

The film then went on to win the audience award for World Cinema Documentary as well!

We are beyond excited for this film to be shared and so proud of its reception.

Congratulations to the whole team!

A deeply intimate and decade-long coming-of-age portrait, ONE IN A MILLION follows Israa from childhood to adulthood as her life unfolds between Syria and Germany. First introduced at age 11 as she prepares to cross the Aegean Sea with her family in search of a better life in Europe, the film traces a formative journey shaped by war, displacement, and the fragile promise of belonging.

As Israa grows up in exile, new freedoms and old traditions collide—reshaping her identity and testing the bonds of family across borders. Moving between countries and years of transformation, the film illuminates the complexities of the refugee experience while asking a universal question: what does it truly mean to call a place home?

Directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes bring extraordinary long-term access and trust to this story of one family’s journey through displacement and return. Azzam is an award-winning filmmaker and humanitarian whose work focuses on Syrian refugee women and empowerment through the arts, including the initiative FILM FOR FREEDOM. MacInnes is a London-born filmmaker whose work spans documentary projects for Netflix, BBC, and PBS, and has received recognition from major international awards including the Emmys, BAFTA, and Peabody.

🎟️ Sunday, June 14 at 1:30 PM
📍Woolly Mammoth Theatre

#dcdoxfest26

A deeply intimate and decade-long coming-of-age portrait, ONE IN A MILLION follows Israa from childhood to adulthood as her life unfolds between Syria and Germany. First introduced at age 11 as she prepares to cross the Aegean Sea with her family in search of a better life in Europe, the film traces a formative journey shaped by war, displacement, and the fragile promise of belonging.

As Israa grows up in exile, new freedoms and old traditions collide—reshaping her identity and testing the bonds of family across borders. Moving between countries and years of transformation, the film illuminates the complexities of the refugee experience while asking a universal question: what does it truly mean to call a place home?

Directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes bring extraordinary long-term access and trust to this story of one family’s journey through displacement and return. Azzam is an award-winning filmmaker and humanitarian whose work focuses on Syrian refugee women and empowerment through the arts, including the initiative FILM FOR FREEDOM. MacInnes is a London-born filmmaker whose work spans documentary projects for Netflix, BBC, and PBS, and has received recognition from major international awards including the Emmys, BAFTA, and Peabody.

🎟️ Sunday, June 14 at 1:30 PM
📍Woolly Mammoth Theatre

#dcdoxfest26

🎙️ More inspiring words from @frontlinepbs exec producer @raneyaronson on Episode 236:

"We have to make sure that there's a place for the work that we do that doesn't actually exist in other places. All of this is happening, but all of us are still here. We're still telling the stories that matter, and we're a nonprofit, so we don't have a stakeholder environment. This is very important, especially for investigative journalism, in all the ways that frontline expresses it.

We do have a division now called Frontline Features, and @jackmacinnes and @itabazzam said "Frontline Features" on the stage at Sundance for the first time. They said the brand name and it just took my breath away because nobody had said it out loud. It was one of those breathtaking moments, that I realized, oh, wow, this does have momentum. This does have something behind it. So Frontline is expanding."

Head to the link in bio to hear the rest!

The Nantucket Film Festival schedule has just been announced. ONE IN A MILLION will be showing on June 18 at 3:00 at Nantucket Performing Arts Center! We’re very proud to be part of the 31st annual #NFF2026, which takes place June 17 – 22.

We are very proud that ONE IN A MILLION will be screening this weekend in Poland at @milenniumdocsagainstgravity! We are part of a section called We Could Be Heroes, alongside @thelibrariansfilm, ANDRE IS AN IDIOT, @theoldestpersonintheworld and so many other great docs.

Thank you British Vogue & Netflix for a super funnight! @jackmacinnes and I pretending to be the cool kids. 😎🥂 I am still thrilled to be nominated for Emerging Talent - Director.

@britishvogue
@netflixuk
@bafta
@finchandpartners
@clthd.london thank you for the @manieredevoir 🕴️

ONE IN A MILLION is a DC/DOX official selection! 

Our Washington DC premiere is happening Sunday, June 14 at 1:30 PM at Woolly Mammoth Theatre.

#dcdoxfest26

In 2015, filmmakers Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes met an 11-year-old Syrian girl named Israa selling cigarettes on the streets of Izmir. This is her story.

Winner of the World Cinema directing prize and audience award at Sundance, ONE IN A MILLION is an intimate, decade-spanning portrait of one family’s journey across borders and into an uncertain future. A California premiere, with directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes, and subject Israa expected to join for a post-screening Q&A.

May 2 | Marina Theatre
Tickets at the link in bio.

Announcing the UK premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm at @SheffDocFest! 

📅 Thu 11 June 21:00 - 23:05
📅 Sat 13 June 12:30 - 14:35

Both screenings include Q&A with directors Itab Azzam & Jack MacInnes

Tickets on sale now for Sheffield DocFest Members at Sheffdocfest.com
Tickets on sale tomorrow for the general public.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

Thank you to MoMI First Look (@movingimagenyc) for hosting the New York premiere of @OneInAMillionFilm! We loved getting the chance to watch the film with Israa and an audience again for the first time after Sundance.

Special shoutout to programmer @brandnewfarihah for the meaningful post-screening Q&A.

The Dallas International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Documentary Feature goes to ONE IN A MILLION!

Filmed over 10 years, one girl’s 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.

#DIFF2026 #DallasFilm #DIFFDallas #DoFilmDIFF

The Dallas International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Documentary Feature goes to ONE IN A MILLION!

Filmed over 10 years, one girl’s 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.

#DIFF2026 #DallasFilm #DIFFDallas #DoFilmDIFF

One week until the ONE IN A MILLION @sffilm screening at San Francisco’s Marina Theater!

The two-time Sundance award-winning coming-of-age epic follows 11 year old Israa from childhood to adulthood on an extraordinary journey from Syria to Germany — and back again.

We’re so excited that Israa will be there in person for Q&A! See you in seven days. Limited tickets remain so get yours now.