Since the day Ethan Bialick heard the rocket alert while visiting Tel Aviv, his life was changed forever. This animated…
The intrepid Ben Jacoby, known worldwide for his escapades on stilts, decides to challenge himself to achieve the Guinn…
Artist, professor, visionary. László Moholy-Nagy revolutionized the way art was created at the Bauhaus school in Weimar…
A renowned TV host uncovers the secrets of an iconic game show on the former East German television, back in the sixtie…
With his usual sharpness and critical sense, German filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck makes a revisionist essay about the interne…
The 1969 Stonewall riots in New York marked a milestone in the beginning of the LGBTQ movement in the United States. Th…
Three surfers face the biggest challenge in the world of professional surfing: to paddle the impressive waves of Jaws, …
Blending footage from the pre-COVID19 world and during the pandemic, this film delves into the lives of a motley crew o…
After going blind while grieving the loss of her two children, a seventy-eight year old woman decides to overcome the s…
In the colorful and chaotic Sao Paulo, three Brazilian artists try to establish a collective dialogue with the inhabita…
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…
Mixing animations, old home videos and film footage of the present, filmmaker Steffan Strandberg recalls the most impor…
This may be the most powerful portrait of a man's loneliness you will ever see. Inspired by the novel "Moby Dick", livi…
Told with snippets from films of the time, before us is the incredible biography of Leonie Brandt, an actress who serve…
This documentary follows the hectic daily life of a pediatric physiatrist responsible for the air medical urgency on wh…
Filmed in black and white, with animated brushstrokes inspired by his work, this is an intimate, yet irreverent portrai…
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…
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…
After beating cancer, Sean Swarner takes on a major life challenge: conquering the North Pole and definitely becoming a…
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…
Three filmmakers from Indonesia, South Korea and Serbia exchange video letters. The correspondance is full of faces and…
According to recent medical findings revealed in this documentary, pedophilia is a condition that is born with men and …
Through a poignant observational approach, this documentary dissects the dynamics of the safari tourism business in Sou…
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 …
Seen from the point of view of a 3-year-old girl, this documentary follows the tortuous migration journey of a refugee …
In this heartwarming short film, filmmaker Elisabeth Aspelin films the everyday life of her two young children: Karla a…
Amanda and Viengsay, two young Cuban women, strive every day to continue their careers in the demanding world of ballet…
Blending documentary and fiction in a way rarely seen before, this South American road movie follows an Argentinean man…
If in the last century the pioneering black ballerinas faced exclusion and discrimination, today there are still young …
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…
In this documentary filmed inside a motel in Santiago, Chile, the women who do room service have a lot to say about lov…
Leonard Nimoy died in January 2015 but will be forever remembered for his role as Spock in the acclaimed series Star Tr…
In the midst of a Cuba undergoing major changes, a young athlete is torn between committing herself to her track team o…
In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, a Japanese filmmaker documents the radiation-free zone.…
In a public park, an army of crows emerges from the mist. A camera films them. A gun is fired. Is this short film a kin…
What is the future of learning?. Indian professor Sugata Mitra brings an innovative approach to education based on a de…
Filmed over the course of three years, this serene and delicate documentary follows three orchestral conduction student…
This short film is a simple and poetic look at the work of a patient and talented blacksmith from Houston, USA.
Investigating the involvement of a mysterious ancestor in the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, filmmaker Anna Kryve…
A community is about to disappear. Faced with a government-imposed plan, the inhabitants of The Platz, a huge shanty to…
Through the lives of two Pakistani men, one dedicated to the spiritual life and the other a defender of an ancient musi…
Best Documentary Films
