Being transgender in the Brazilian army in the middle of the last century was an experience that had hard consequences …
When a child dies in a remote Afro-descendant Colombian village, two artisans must make a traditional drum for the fune…
Based on the poem The Fallen Oak, by poet Giovanni Pascoli, this experimental short film reflects on the relationship b…
Inspired by Aristophanes's "The Birds", this experimental piece provokes an encounter between two humans and these wing…
Funny and absurd, yet profoundly realistic. This documentary follows a group of Middle Eastern immigrants as they try t…
Today is the marriage of Babi, a Brazilian trans woman. This short film documents a ceremony that symbolizes an achieve…
In a building in Sao Paulo, Brazil, all the inhabitants are part of a program to overcome crack addiction. In every cor…
This documentary follows the members of Voina (War) an art group that became known for its controversial and anarchic f…
This film reflects on the relationship between human beings and the locusts, insects that represent one of the biggest …
The inhabitants of Montserrat, a small Caribbean island, are trying to regain the life they had before the eruption of …
A piglet named Caesar lives a happy life with a loving owner, which is very different from other piglets’ lives. But do…
Turned into a cow herder during the summer in the Swiss Alps, a filmmaker documents her attempts to erect herself as th…
This documentary is the result of a series of visits the filmmaker makes over the course of a year to the house of Pier…
The first chapter of a documentary series. It is a Journey through Japan's Quaint Shops and Cafes where playful cats an…
A young farmer and a gang of teenagers wander the prairie. A farm. A flooded cemetery. The sunset. Some ruins. Experime…
This documentary is a delicate accompaniment to four septuagenarian women in their constant and emancipatory habit of s…
Through the voice of one of its inhabitants, the reality of a shelter for homeless people comes to light from the shado…
Sahid does not like to wait anymore in a centre for immigrants that is due to close soon. With the help of his friend F…
Through the Whatsapp voice notes that she exchanges with her grandmother, a Venezuelan filmmaker living in Barcelona in…
Using material from a mythical silent film that served as a manifesto of the Art Deco movement, this experimental essay…
This documentary follows the difficult path of African-American politician Bakari Sellers in his quest to become the fi…
This documentary is an essay, sometimes nostalgic, sometimes futuristic, that portrays the industrial city of Charleroi…
What happens if one crime is committed to prevent another? This documentary shows us how environmentalist Ken Ward is w…
Committed to the passion that as a child pushed him to flee home, Nigua is determined to carry out the project of his l…
After being sentenced for murder, a young South African gets his life back through boxing.
Judit tries to convince her mother Ica to move to a house near her before the Alzheimer's separates them further than t…
Hokman Joma, a Kurdish refugee, is arrested and sentenced for the throwing of a shoe to Turkish President in the city o…
Set amidst the rugged mountains of Northern California, The End Of Weed is a short homage to a passing California way o…
A legendary icon of folk music, a singer who was the source of inspiration for Bob Dylan, this essay-documentary is a p…
TAN (Body in Farsi) is an experimental documentary confronting the relation between physical and social body within two…
This experimental short film is an observational study of the Alps and how the human trail permeates their geography.
This beautiful documentary portrays a small ethnic community in Udmurtia, Russia, and its unique singing, a precious ar…
After being diagnosed with cancer, and amid the tension of the political crisis, a Syrian man begins a family explorati…
Seen from above, on the sands of the California desert there are geometric traces that precede the closest civilization…
Navigating an undiagnosed disability, filmmaker Daniel Gonçalves searches for understanding and identity through a tape…
In the fairytale city of St. Petersburg, 8,500 children live on the streets but the innovative circus Upsala and its di…
The film follows the European tour of Mummenschanz, one of the most creative and unique theater companies in the world.
A Cuban psychiatrist, a nurse in Switzerland and a shepherd in Bosnia Herzegovina; three people in three equidistant pa…
Sky, a boy with a severe hearing impairment, takes on the daily challenge of being a normal child.
This is a fascinating insight into the life of Swiss skier and Olympic medalist Lara Gut-Behrami. From the peak of her …
An Emotional Quest Bridging Cultures and Discovering Identity.
Only seven minutes long, this is the most extraordinary portrait of a young transgender man you will ever see on the in…
With exclusive film footage of the era, this documentary brings to life the famous Pebble Beach Road Races of the 1950s…
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…
In a small village in western Russia all the inhabitants celebrate a day in which the mourning for a dead person turns …
Filmmaker Otavio Cury documents the Yanomami, in the Brazilian Amazon. Seen from otherness, the film reflects on the Ya…
What is the future of learning?. Indian professor Sugata Mitra brings an innovative approach to education based on a de…
In a remote village in rural Portugal, a filmmaker arrives to delve into his family's past.
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