Island of Borneo, Malay territory. Built as a documentary thriller, the film portrays the resistance of the Penan indig…
After his previous film was banned by sensors in Thailand, filmmaker Ing K. documents the Shutdown Bangkok protests in …
In this episode of the UN In Action series, we follow the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in its task of demini…
The people of Visaginas, a Lithuanian city created in the golden age of the USSR, face an uncertain future because of t…
In a disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia, a man planted the flag of the fictional country called "Liberland".…
This compelling documentary tells the story of the last Sherpa family holding the traditional Sherpa profession in the …
The majority of people in Tbilisi, Georgia, don't own cars but pedestrians are never given priority on the streets. Thi…
A dizzying film that documents ten years of the zigzagging career of the Australian rock band Screwtop Detonators.
A group of North Korean refugee women living in South Korea have an essential ritual since they left their home in sear…
New York in Motion is a celebrated 60 minute documentary about the state of the art of Motion Graphics in New York. It …
Amidst escalating threats and societal uproar, a brave Muslim woman relentlessly pursues justice, advocating for a prog…
Did you know that millions of people eat insects on a daily basis? This documentary demonstrates how this habit can hel…
The young Sadaf Rahimi is the best female boxer in Afghanistan, but she must deal with her country's traditions, fear a…
Every two years, the small town of Beverungen, in the middle of Germany, celebrates with particular vigour its “Schütze…
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…
Pedagogical and inspiring, this documentary follows the life and work of Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, one of the …
This captivating documentary explores the simple yet profound lives of a group of friends in rural Northeast Thailand, …
A Mexican director. A white American actor. What can happen in this fifteen-minute conversation about race and privileg…
Through still pictures and textual resources, a short story unfolds: the encounter between a western explorer and a Nig…
When a film crew arrives in Ghana to shoot a film about supposed child witchcraft, the ethical dilemmas of the filmmake…
In bucolic rural Germany, the lives of four German teenagers are about to change. Childhood is behind them and the firs…
This musical documentary discovers the origin and contemporary presence of music from Argentina and Uruguay. Starring L…
Amid the recurring political tensions that plague the Crimean peninsula, a group of workers struggle to keep a once-com…
Descendant of Italian mobster, party man, maker of costumes and shows of all kinds, this documentary also shows another…
This short documentary shows those who visit the largest public park in southern Calcutta, India. In a society where th…
A music documentary based on the work of Slovenian artist Frane Milčinski Ježek, whose satirical poems and songs from t…
Exodus documents the harrowing journey of Syrian refugees as they cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Greece. Over th…
Discover the intricate world of La Monnaie-De Munt opera house in Brussels, where over four hundred dedicated individua…
Six scenarios play out against the backdrop of modern London, enabling a portrait of human beings as consumers of their…
In a house located in a peaceful village in Croatia, eight underage girls try to improve their lives by living together…
Mixing reality and fiction, we see the trial and the interpellation of those involved in the murder of a young Portugue…
This documentary makes visible the struggle of the Ranqueles, an indigenous community in Argentina who have resisted th…
Mother and daughter embark on a trip to Brazil in search of the healer “Joh of God”. But not everything goes as planned…
An experimental observation of an Iranian burial ceremony.
Jelle and Sofie, two filmmakers with a decadent love relationship, decide to film themselves during a trip to Greece. T…
Dive into the transformative journeys of Sikhangele Mabulu and Monwabisi Mbetane as they transcend their violent pasts …
The arrival of a magic car creates a change in a small town in Iran where children often drop out of school due to the …
Danka makes a living cleaning the fifteen rooms of a hospice in Berlin. This film makes a portrait of her, a woman who …
This documentary presents us the inspiring career of the Polish filmmaker Kazimierz Karabasz, the ideologist of the "pa…
This animated short film depicts the harsh reality for the prisioners inside Honeheck, a jail for women in former East …
The life story of Jerry Lewis, the genius of American laughter.
A glimpse into the soul of Teresa Smith, an African-American mother who through her profound singing finds a way to dem…
With the premise that the legal system in the United States makes sustainability illegal, this film demonstrates how pe…
Nineteen-year-old Kirill hangs out on the rooftops of apartment blocks, where his brazen stunts have earned him the nic…
A collage - portrait of the Spanish industrial music band Esplendor Geométrico.
Since Evelin’s amputation of both legs, friends abandoned her. She is stuck in her apartment for years now, moving only…
Inspired by a film by Agnes Varda, this experimental short film features actors and actresses to stage and reflect on g…
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