How to make another living being happy? And how to do it if that other living being is a turtle? These questions are an…
Through incisive research and the participation of protagonists and experts, this documentary dissects the 1971 partiti…
After a long time of being separated from her brother, interned in a select Catholic order in an isolated monastery, fi…
To dig into her family tree, a Kenyan woman in exile embarks on a journey to three countries to construct the figure of…
With a global perspective, this educational documentary sheds light on the evolution of one of the most revolutionary e…
Mark Inglis reached the summit of Everest with both legs amputated in 2006. But his achievement was tarnished by allege…
When a film crew arrives in Ghana to shoot a film about supposed child witchcraft, the ethical dilemmas of the filmmake…
After being a sexually abused child, Dave Ohlmuller embarks on an adventure to bike from Chicago to New Jersey to raise…
How much pain can you accumulate until you can't take it anymore? This light-hearted documentary follows an acting teac…
While the decline in drinking water supplies threatens existence of life on planet Earth, already in Cape Town, South A…
An Artist, a Musician, and a Dreamer leave their comfortable life in Great Britain to create a home in the picturesque …
Although apartheid ended more than twenty years ago, young people in South Africa are still fighting to eliminate discr…
From the rudimentary effects of the last century to the sophistication of the digital age, this film traces the history…
When a series of violent incidents begin to occur among the students of a prestigious medical school in India, filmmake…
In the decadent town of Gonzalez, Texas, no cultural event attracts more attention than the traditional cattle auction.…
A collector embarks on a road trip to complete the world's largest collection of nintendo video games.
This short film takes us to the majestic plains of Badlands National Park, USA, to tell the story of a rodeo horse rais…
From cyberbullying, to screen addiction and mental health, this is a must-see documentary for any parent who wants to l…
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…
To reflect on the atomic bomb and the human race's apparent mania for self-destruction, this film essay takes us to thr…
In a country historically closed to immigration, a group of asylum seekers show themselves only through their hands and…
Focusing on the experiences of three children with autism, this documentary is an intimate look at living as a family w…
In this experimental short film, a man traverses British landscapes that discourse on modern civilization, the control …
Hailing from the remote villages of the vast subcontinent, in this inspiring documentary, a children's choir from the A…
Narrated by Game of Thrones star Iain Glen, this documentary takes us through the majestic forests of Scotland to disco…
As artificial intelligence develops at a rampant speed, the human craft could be supplanted by this virtual wisdom. Or …
In November 2017, a devastating earthquake hit western Iran. It took only 13 seconds to lose everything. This is a flee…
This fascinating documentary retraces the contemporary history of language creation for cultural products such as the G…
In only six minutes, a little boy portrays his domestic universe. A younger brother, his grandparents, his most technol…
Shot in stunning black and white, this is a cinematic immersion that unveils nature with its creatures and elements in …
Cancer survivor Melanie Griffith narrates this gripping and educational documentary about the invention that could save…
After a tragic fire in Melbourne's northeast in 2009, a group of Australian Blacksmiths begin to build their greatest j…
What would it be like to live underwater for an extended period of time? This iconic US Navy institutional film is a th…
A group of HR activists is kidnapped when they try to denounce the Chinese regime during the visit to Serbia of one of …
Featuring Moby and prestigious scientists, this documentary depicts an environmental reality that will need to change d…
Gopi Shankar, an intersex individual, is publicly vying for a seat in the legislative assembly of a conservative region…
Did you know that the richest country in the world has one of the most alarming poverty rates in the world? This docume…
In the best style of the ethnographic photographers of the last century, this film shot in 16mm presents a lyrical albu…
One of the ways we can stop climate change is to recycle wood. This documentary introduces us to the revolutionary urba…
Shot in a beautiful black and white at a Zimbabwean orphanage, children and teenagers look at us and talk about the lif…
For artists in 1960s New York, Greenwich Village was the place to be. Featuring interviews with stars like Woody Allen …
These three young men may not have a home of their own, but their hopes of living an independent life away from the fos…
Looking for the meaning of life, a filmmaker travels to Tokyo and discovers 63-year-old Yamada-San, an irreverent chara…
Pedagogical and inspiring, this documentary follows the life and work of Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, one of the …
Imagine a regenerated world: can we reclaim our deforested forests, polluted seas and melting ice masses? This episode …
A filmmaker is stranded at the airport in Dakkar, Senegal. In this short film, she launches images of this journey spun…
Hilarious, shocking and informative at the same time, this bold documentary takes a historical look back at sex educati…
Through the observation of three apes, filmmaker Jos de Putter encourages a reflection on the similarities between us a…
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