Set in the suburbs of Cairo, this short film follows a man dedicated to pigeon fighting. His dilemma lies between embra…
This hilarious short film shows us a side of Gibraltar that we would never get to see if it weren't for documentary fil…
On April 29th, 1992, Latasha Harlins was killed in South Central Los Angeles. Her death ignited the LA riots, yet her …
Metanoia means to expand and change the way one sees. In this documentary, conductor Simone Menezes travels across Ital…
In their own voice, the former miners of the uranium mines in a Gabonese village tell us how they were forgotten by the…
Elena works as an erotic photographer, Luz and Nerea as prostitutes. They met at a photo shoot and Elena wanted to know…
Daughter and mother arrive at a Buddhist monastery in a land very far from their own. Both are victims of a complicated…
Bob Comber dreams of becoming the first person to cross the Sierra Nevada Wilderness Park in California in his wheelcha…
Sergei Loznitsa, a master of contemporary documentary filmmaking, makes a delicate observation of the bodies of men and…
Two famous Bolivian sculptors embark on the most challenging adventure they have ever experienced: transporting a 164-f…
Director Andrew Lancaster delves into his family's past and brings to light the case of his uncle Bill Lancaster, an av…
This HBO documentary film explores the issue of domestic violence and its impact on survivors. The film follows the sto…
USA, the land of the possible. This free visual essay deconstructs the imaginary and mythology of the United States as …
Sensory, gripping and, to a point, claustrophobic, this documentary takes us into the world of a group of scientists on…
Photographs, travel videos, a female voice-over. Filmmaker Nora Särak creates a colorful and fresh collage to talk abou…
Mystical and visceral at the same time, this short documentary presents a poetic approach to the culture of berry plant…
Three women, a wife, mother, and daughter, reveal the powerful transformations of grief into art through intimate cinem…
At the border between Italy and France, migrants hope to cross northwards with the help of the locals. In the meantime,…
This poetic documentary follows the rehearsals of the renowned Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris as it prepares to pr…
Welcome to the Explorer. By playing this documentary you will become a silent crew member of this container ship on its…
An integrated team of specialists is at the center of palliative care, accompanying people of varying ages on their jou…
Due to an autoimmune disease, Julika has lived without hair since the age of 9. Now, at 25, we experience with her what…
Defying an ancient rule, a young woman enlists in a Napoleonic guard that re-enacts historical scenes where only men ca…
Serene and educational, in this documentary the colorful inhabitants of Misiones, a border region in northern Argentina…
Featuring interviews with Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg and Michael J. Fox, this documentary explores how the Back …
Shot as an austere Italian western, this short film follows an old cowboy that claims to have seen a mysterious panther…
As a singer, conductor and performance artist, Barbara Hannigan has left an imprint on the academic musical internation…
A comfortable sofa, nail polish and strange gloves. You are about to witness a conversation as fleeting as it is reveal…
Through stories told by the protagonists themselves, this animated documentary tells the unknown interstices of African…
In this inspiring and heartwarming documentary, experienced Hollywood talent agent Sandi Marx decides to take up a new …
When his piano is destroyed in the Syrian war, pianist and composer Ayham Ahmad continues to make music of resistance n…
Through equidistant materials, from dance competitions in Brittany, France, to nuclear tests in Polynesia, experimental…
Shot on three continents, this unique documentary follows the pioneer of avant-garde composer John Cage through miscell…
This gripping film follows the last log floater on the river Tara in Montenegro, a wild and very dangerous river.
Through the different perspectives of two guerrilla fighters, this documentary delves into the ins and outs of the peac…
Shot in stunning black and white, this is a cinematic immersion that unveils nature with its creatures and elements in …
Filmmaker Agustina Comedi investigates hours of home videos recorded by her father before he died. A magnetic essay, as…
After becoming pregnant, a filmmaker confronts a ghost from the past: having another abortion. Suddenly, her mother and…
Respected in both North and South Korea, renowned composer Isang Yun dreams that music can one day reconcile the two co…
Made by Academy Award-nominated director Dana Adam Shapiro, this intrepid film tells the story of the Dallas Cowboys Ch…
This multi-award winning documentary is an incisive yet simple portrait of a Neo-Nazi in his seemingly harmless everyda…
With their golden years behind them, two fifty-something boxers from the north of Brazil decide to invoke their histori…
Scientists, doctors, natural and surrogate mothers, hospitals, fertilization labs. This fascinating documentary explain…
Through technology and various present-day experiences, this fascinating educational documentary revisits the relevance…
Maya has grown accustomed to being a hairless teenager. After being diagnosed with Alopecia areata, Maya tries to find …
In the fast-paced style of those TV documentaries we all love, this film is a gripping expedition to the Chernobyl Excl…
At a street market in Croatia, people try to find the best locally produced groceries. Filmmaker Ana Hušman studies the…
Psychedelic, strident, etheric. This is how Lima emerges in this portrait of the Peruvian capital through a kaleidoscop…
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