In a remote rural Portuguese village, a man wanders through the mist. His house, the crops, the animals, and the pine f…
In just fifteen minutes, this documentary dissects the American male stereotype through the art of Aaron Ray, a drag pe…
A Mexican director. A white American actor. What can happen in this fifteen-minute conversation about race and privileg…
After several years in Europe, Violeta returns to her native Brazil to renew vows in her religion. But the years do not…
This short film is the endearing portrait of Roed Roza, a South American migrant in Milan, Italy. Stripped of his land …
Today is the marriage of Babi, a Brazilian trans woman. This short film documents a ceremony that symbolizes an achieve…
How to make another living being happy? And how to do it if that other living being is a turtle? These questions are an…
When others film pain, Silvana Lopa films happiness. In just five minutes, the young Argentine filmmaker captures fragm…
A captivating portrait of a remote rural village in Cuba takes place before our eyes. At the same time, a touching dial…
Using cinematic techniques, the performance of the crucifixion of Christ interpreted by ordinary people in a village in…
Inspired by a film by Agnes Varda, this experimental short film features actors and actresses to stage and reflect on g…
A foreigner arrives in Cuba to elucidate what for him is a riddle from the western point of view: Why in Cuba can you g…
In the decadent town of Gonzalez, Texas, no cultural event attracts more attention than the traditional cattle auction.…
Calais is not only a prominent port city in France, but also the crossroads for many migrants trying to reach England. …
Through slow motion postcards, this short film shows us an ordinary day in the life of the inhabitants of North Korea, …
In a country historically closed to immigration, a group of asylum seekers show themselves only through their hands and…
Two rugby teams from Argentina and Brazil composed of LGBTI players face each other in a match where the triumph goes b…
If altruism had a face, it would be that of Mrs. Angelina. Whenever she can, this slender elderly Italian woman visits …
In this experimental short film, a man traverses British landscapes that discourse on modern civilization, the control …
Amid the recurring political tensions that plague the Crimean peninsula, a group of workers struggle to keep a once-com…
In November 2017, a devastating earthquake hit western Iran. It took only 13 seconds to lose everything. This is a flee…
Two women in different times and spaces try to solve the trauma of the earthquake of Gibellina, occurred in '68. Are th…
An eager Cat rescue volunteer travels to the island of Mljet to castrate the local cats. But soon what started out as a…
Shot on 16mm film, this short documentary is a fleeting glimpse of the iconic Aligre market in Paris. You've never seen…
In search of a glimpse of southern right whales, we accompany a maritime excursion that sets sail from the cold coasts …
On the eve of the presentation of their next work, a piece about black homosexuality, this poetic documentary follows a…
Set in the majestic mountainous landscape of southern Chile, a wise man isolates himself in this dreamlike place where …
Gopi Shankar, an intersex individual, is publicly vying for a seat in the legislative assembly of a conservative region…
Nostalgic, mysterious, enigmatic. This experimental short film navigates between the idyllic days the filmmaker spent i…
Northwest of Mexico City, there is one of the most biodiverse natural microcosms in Latin America. This is a kaleidosco…
When filmmaker Al Díaz discovers old films from his parents' trip to Italy in his youth, he begins an essay on memory a…
On the dangerous route that Central American migrants take to the United States, a Catholic missionary welcomes travele…
In a small town in Mexico, a doctor goes from house to house healing the sick. All free of charge.
Halfway between videoclip and documentary, in this short film Violeta and Guillermo dance, kiss each other and talk in …
In this experimental short, Ana and a group of young people in a park have a lot to tell us about voyeurism, human conn…
For artists in 1960s New York, Greenwich Village was the place to be. Featuring interviews with stars like Woody Allen …
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 lone man begins to play with the objects left in this apartment. As ephemeral characters and dances come to life, the…
How is the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Cuban revolution celebrated without the presence of its lea…
Looking for the meaning of life, a filmmaker travels to Tokyo and discovers 63-year-old Yamada-San, an irreverent chara…
A filmmaker is stranded at the airport in Dakkar, Senegal. In this short film, she launches images of this journey spun…
This short film premiered at the Berlinale takes us to the farm of Juan, who has worked in agriculture all his life and…
Composed of black and white still pictures, in this short film Hanne tells us how life goes on after losing her sister …
A lawyer and human rights activist embarks on a quest that could take a lifetime: to find her mother, who disappeared f…
Angelica has a problem with her sexuality, a psychological and physical blockage. Through a video diary, shared with tw…
Premiered at Locarno, this short film by multi-award-winning filmmaker Laila Pakalniņa is a visual testament of the lan…
Imagine an endangered species of which only the last pair is left to breed. This film documents the process of saving t…
In the bucolic and desolate Argentinian wilderness, a young man spends his days alone surviving as in ancient times. Wh…
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