This iconic video essay owned by the British Film Institute delves into the evolution of the representation of LGBTI ch…
Through the daily life of a Japanese family living in the Hiroshima of the nineties, this documentary uses valuable tes…
When his film project on the figure of Hercules was rejected in the former East Germany, filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck manage…
This documentary rescues the work and life of Adolphe Appia, a visionary scenographer who laid the foundations for mode…
This rare documentary piece is a propaganda film with which the Pentagon trained its security personnel against the thr…
We've all heard of Mount Everest, but we don't know who were the first two men to reach its summit. This vintage Oscar-…
After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop Idol has come to Afghanistan. This timely film follows the dramatic stories…
In the region of Rajasthan, India, naturalist Gerhard Weihan takes up the challenge of raising and reinserting a small …
A man suffers a minor car accident, and a week later constructs a new identity, claiming he can't "remember" being a fa…
This award-winning short film is an experimental portrait of Yussuf Mume Saleh, an Ethiopian man who has a deep connect…
An ordinary Czech woman is explored throughout several decades of her life. Marcela married Jiří in 1980. She could not…
The film is an approach to the collective imaginary of the Sahara desert through the only Tuareg immigrant community in…
In Madrid, a woman pursues the traces of a father she never knew.
In 1994, Andres Rabadan surrenders to the police after derailing three trains and killing his father with a crossbow. A…
Marcos, a young Brazilian living in Argentina, faces a dilemma in his family's WhatsApp group that involves the impeach…
A ghost is haunting Europe, the ghost of right-wing populism. This film reflects with sarcasm and crudeness how this ph…
This film follows Arvo Pärt, the most acclaimed contemporary composer, in the staging of one of his compositions in col…
Russian photographer Maksim Dmitriev liked reality, and in the beginning of the 20 century he photographed bums, worker…
At first glance, Australians Jock and Dianne Chambers look like an ordinary couple on a trip around India. But their mo…
On a balmy summer Virginia night in 1995, three extremely promising young people would get into a car: only two would e…
ALL WE EVER WANTED is a film about young, creative, ambitious people living the big-city-life. They seem to have it all…
From Mumbai to Quebec, this eye-opening documentary takes us around the world to show us how people on the margins are …
Safe Passage is a silent look at a historic passage between Iran and Iraq for pilgrims heading from one country to anot…
A visit to Bloorcourt, one of the most cosmopolitan areas of Toronto, where immigrant entrepreneurs from all over the w…
'UDITA' follows a turbulent half decade in the lives of women on the front line in the garment workers struggle. From 2…
Two Arab truck drivers face different obstacles to reach their destinations in an area affected by the war in Syria and…
If this were a letter, the return address would be: From the students and teachers of Sita School, Silvepura, Bangalore…
Through the creations of various contemporary artists, the film rehearses an inspiring exploration of the relationship …
Tova does not believe in love but exercises her matchmaker job with an admirable passion. Diagnosed with muscular dystr…
This is a jazz documentary like no other. Preserved by the Library of Congress, this vintage film documents the unforge…
In order to release a documentary that unveils the implementation of banned pesticides in banana plantations in Central…
Enric Marco, ex-president of the Spain’s main deportees’ association, embarks on a car trip to Germany, a demythologisi…
Timo Novotny labels his new project an experimental music documentary film, in a remix of the celebrated film Megacitie…
An inside look at polygamist teens who have become religious refugees in mainstream America.
Covering a span of 35 years in the life of Honza, a man born “on camera” in 1974. This film shows not only the life of …
In the quiet stretches of rural Hungary, a father and son vigilantly patrol their village against unseen threats, their…
Welcome to the mythical mountains of Peru. In its depths, the rites practiced by the locals perpetuate ancestral myths.…
This short film/video installation uses anecdotes that gamers share on internet forums to reflect on the feedback betwe…
Everything around Asalif, an Ethiopian boy, is in constant change. The construction of a housing complex on his land af…
Before formal education looms, 6-year-old Stanley revels in his final year embodying Disney's Queen Elsa.
After years of absence, the filmmaker Kat Tolkovsky returns to her hometown in the Czech Republic. A documentary short …
In the middle of a moment of uncertainty in his life, a young filmmaker undertakes a revealing trip from France to Gote…
Daughter and mother arrive at a Buddhist monastery in a land very far from their own. Both are victims of a complicated…
Avant Garde filmmaker Kamal Swaroop explores the ancient myths and politicking of Indian Gods as the heavens descend an…
This episode of the UN In Action shows how through women's empowerment the Fund for Agricultural Development helps coas…
This candid documentary shows us the process of creation a father and his son while they work in their respective paint…
This animated short documentary illustrates in less than two minutes the arrival of an Iranian refuge in Germany, his n…
Filmed with infrared cameras, this short film documents a group of refugees planning to cross to Great Britain through …
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