The inhabitants of a tourist area nestled in Chilean Patagonia are the faces of contradiction. Tourism flourishes while…
A renowned TV host uncovers the secrets of an iconic game show on the former East German television, back in the sixtie…
As the future of Russia hangs in the balance in the impending presidential election, the inhabitants of a Siberian vill…
In his native Norway and across other European landscapes, this documentary follows the incomparable Tomas Espedal, one…
Welcome to the Explorer. By playing this documentary you will become a silent crew member of this container ship on its…
During Franco's regime in Spain, thousands of lesbians and gays were repressed and disappeared. This documentary is the…
In a remote Arctic village in northern Norway, an indigenous rapper tries to make a living with his music. But, will he…
The Yongsan tragedy in South Korea claimed five lives that could have been avoided. This documentary delves into the de…
How do those who cannot see with their eyes conceive the world? What other perspectives of what surrounds us can we lea…
Three surfers face the biggest challenge in the world of professional surfing: to paddle the impressive waves of Jaws, …
After going blind while grieving the loss of her two children, a seventy-eight year old woman decides to overcome the s…
Educational, incisive, necessary. This ecological documentary puts the spotlight on the Forest Code, a legislation impl…
In the colorful and chaotic Sao Paulo, three Brazilian artists try to establish a collective dialogue with the inhabita…
With exclusive access inside Carnegie Hall, filmmaker Josef Astor documents the struggle to save its historic art studi…
A young filmmaker films her reunion with her father, an addicted man who has just been released from prison. Through ci…
An international dispute is seen through the life of an Uruguayan woman. In this tragicomedy, Mirta is torn between two…
With the landscape of the Balkans as a backdrop, this documentary follows a family of Aromanians, an ethnic minority tr…
Short and powerful, like his famous portrait "The Scream" this is a brief biography of Edward Munch, the revolutionary …
Two ordinary family men take on a challenge seemingly out of their reach: to go across the island of Tasmania for two w…
Twenty years after World War II, Norway is once again living in fear after a series of terrorist attacks. It is 1965 an…
The Greek island of Lesvos is today a bridge to the European dream for thousands of Asian and African migrants. Through…
A city is wrapped by fireworks at night. A cell phone goes out into the streets and films the face of a street boy. It …
Mixing animations, old home videos and film footage of the present, filmmaker Steffan Strandberg recalls the most impor…
A father has only a year to live and leave a legacy to his newborn son. Mixing animation with home video footage, this …
This musical documentary discovers the origin and contemporary presence of music from Argentina and Uruguay. Starring L…
Filmed in black and white, with animated brushstrokes inspired by his work, this is an intimate, yet irreverent portrai…
Filmed only a year after the deadly earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, this film - named after the onomatopoeia its …
Silent, incisive, radioactive. This short film, screened at Rotterdam and Locarno, follows the daily life of Sergey and…
Filmed over four years, this short film follows a group of young men who, amidst doubts, laughter and twists, give thei…
Filmmaker Juan Fernandez films the flowers, animals and objects that inhabit a house. But he is really portraying the m…
This documentary, awarded at the prestigious IDFA, films over the years two Iranian girls from their religious initiati…
Incredible as it may seem, exorcisms take place every day in present-day Poland. But what is really behind the return o…
Set against the seascapes of the little-known Russian Far East, this film documents Fatei's daily life as he and his fa…
In the style of a travel video diary, a traveler (the director), documents the steps he takes in Tokyo on the eve of hi…
Drawing on memories of his childhood vacation in Belgrade, Swiss director Nicolas Wagnières films an iconic hotel in th…
Compassion and redemption are discovered by a man as he manages a mental asylum run by its own patients in Juárez, Mexi…
A globetrotter who went from being a science student all over Europe to a respected Catholic priest in Germany. This do…
Three filmmakers from Indonesia, South Korea and Serbia exchange video letters. The correspondance is full of faces and…
Through a poignant observational approach, this documentary dissects the dynamics of the safari tourism business in Sou…
Made as a thematic triptych (Hope, Faith and Love) this documentary follows eight single men who embark on a long journ…
Following the myth of a religious leader who claims to be the reborn Jesus Christ. A mother and her three children move…
In 1965, a group of intrepid young women didn't know they were making history by participating in a survival adventure …
In just four minutes, three faces discuss past lives, an unfortunate accident and what the future holds. A cigarette is…
Seen from the point of view of a 3-year-old girl, this documentary follows the tortuous migration journey of a refugee …
A veteran botanist and his faithful disciple go into the Colombian jungle to examine its flora. This intimate film docu…
Blending documentary and fiction in a way rarely seen before, this South American road movie follows an Argentinean man…
In the context of a parliamentary coup in Brazil, a historic peasant movement begins to occupy lands owned by powerful …
Bhanu and Bhuntu, two young Indian women leave their villages to live and work in a suburban textile center. Through th…
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