Over the course of two years, this documentary follows a group of workers in the south of France in the biggest challen…
A team of teenagers from the Czech Republic visits Morocco to play friendly ice hockey matches in that country. And whi…
Alternating between still photographs and cinematic still shots, male figures appear in various Nordic landscapes. In t…
"Ebram" was an Iranian guitarist and composer who, after dying in suspicious circumstances, became a myth and an inspir…
Woochul is just one face among the 600,000 soldiers in the South Korean army. This documentary follows this young man d…
Linked to a lesser or greater extent with religious organizations, in this documentary people from the LGBTI+ community…
Filmed in 1981, this all time classic documentary follows the evolution of four American women during a demanding milit…
A filmmaker travels to a familiar city with her film camera on a mission to immortalize her parents' home in an image, …
Funny and absurd, yet profoundly realistic. This documentary follows a group of Middle Eastern immigrants as they try t…
How dominated are we by computers and big data? This observational documentary dissects the day-to-day life of a financ…
After 12 years in power, a controversial mayor of a Greek town will do the impossible to get enough votes for his candi…
After leaving behind a war-torn Belgrade, three Serbian artists navigate a new life in New York. This is their story of…
Inside a car driving through the streets of Tehran, a recurring motif in Iranian cinema, three female passengers tell t…
When he arrives at a rehabilitation center for birds, Antonin, a man suffering from persistent fatigue, begins to see l…
A theater group composed of peasant women from rural Turkey embarks on a journey to a remote town in the mountains of t…
After several years in Europe, Violeta returns to her native Brazil to renew vows in her religion. But the years do not…
Inspired by the best-selling book "The Gift", this documentary follows characters from three continents to weave an end…
Filmed over several years, this iconic documentary directed by Helena Třeštíková follows a married couple from their ho…
How much pain can you accumulate until you can't take it anymore? This light-hearted documentary follows an acting teac…
Using cinematic techniques, the performance of the crucifixion of Christ interpreted by ordinary people in a village in…
In the decadent town of Gonzalez, Texas, no cultural event attracts more attention than the traditional cattle auction.…
Filmmaker Tana Gilbert films the relationship between her octogenarian grandmother and her uncle Jhonny, a mentally uns…
In the inhospitable desert lands of northeastern Mexico, a community of ranchers prepares to migrate to a new home in t…
A woman with a troubled past embarks on a journey to the open sea carrying a message to the grieving families of fisher…
Through slow motion postcards, this short film shows us an ordinary day in the life of the inhabitants of North Korea, …
After a long absence, a daughter returns to her parents' home with a movie camera. Beset the same financial problems th…
An old sailor faces physical and mental decline in his 80s. When a sailor can't go on anymore, he sets out for his fina…
A few days away from death, terminally ill patients can spend their last days in a hospice in Seoul, South Korea. This …
To reflect on the atomic bomb and the human race's apparent mania for self-destruction, this film essay takes us to thr…
Grandma lives alone and hasn't left the bed for days. The only constant observer of her everyday life is the camera.
Living as a lighthouse keeper on a remote Atlantic island, a man sets out for the Congo as a member of the UN Peacekeep…
Filmed over two years in southern Argentina, this documentary makes visible the indigenous people who rediscover their …
Amid the recurring political tensions that plague the Crimean peninsula, a group of workers struggle to keep a once-com…
As artificial intelligence develops at a rampant speed, the human craft could be supplanted by this virtual wisdom. Or …
Four transgender people in Thailand talk about their intimacies and most cherished dreams. Can survival cease to be the…
Nine women recount their experiences in managing their mental health and madness. The documentary delves into how these…
Four people who have opted for plastic surgery to correct their bodies tell us about this experience in their personal …
Shot in 16mm in the best style of the informational ethnographic documentaries of the 1980s, this is a portrait of the …
Shot on 16mm film, this short documentary is a fleeting glimpse of the iconic Aligre market in Paris. You've never seen…
Trying to beat an algorithm he considers unfair, a young bike courier with more than 20,000 kilometers pedaled makes hi…
Several years after being separated by prison, Louis and Annette revisit the memories and places that challenged their …
Four young Chinese artists united through an artistic project compose a unique panorama that give us a glimpse of the e…
In the best style of the ethnographic photographers of the last century, this film shot in 16mm presents a lyrical albu…
In a small town in Mexico, a doctor goes from house to house healing the sick. All free of charge.
One of the ways we can stop climate change is to recycle wood. This documentary introduces us to the revolutionary urba…
When no one sees them, two men repair parts of the Dutch railway even in the most hidden corners. But how does this har…
A humble family lives inside an unfinished residential building in Bogotá. On the outside, there seems to be no life, b…
Through the observation of three apes, filmmaker Jos de Putter encourages a reflection on the similarities between us a…
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