A trailer is released for the documentary “One in a Million,” which follows a Syrian girl’s journey from childhood into adulthood through years of conflict and displacement. The film focuses on Israa, beginning when she is about 11 and her family prepares to cross the sea in a dinghy, and continues through her life as circumstances change.
According to the outlets, the documentary runs over a ten-year period and traces Israa’s experiences across borders, including time moving to Europe, while also depicting the difficulty of returning. Deadline describes the project as an Oscar-contending film and says it won two awards at Sundance, including a directing prize for co-directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes. FirstShowing.net adds that the film played at multiple additional festivals after its Sundance premiere.
The coverage centers on different emphases: Deadline highlights the film’s accolades and Israa’s on-screen presence, while FirstShowing.net foregrounds the refugee-spanning scope, its coming-of-age framing, and its festival run. Both sources describe the documentary as intimate and grounded in Israa’s family and shifting circumstances.
