Filmmaker Inna Denisova visits her Russian hometown and delivers a kaleidoscopic portrait of Russia after the annexatio…
Featuring icons such as Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, Anna Mae Winburn and Pauline Brady, this short film portrays the women …
Inspired by the novel by Svetlana Alexievitch, this documentary is an intimate gaze at the faces of survivors who recou…
In this collage-experimental short film, filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck pays homage to the postulates that Sergei Eisenstein a…
Just after 9/11, filmmaker Greta Schiller documents the daily life of Isabela, a witty New York girl growing up amidst …
When a large construction project begins in a small German town, the consequences are unpredictable.
In times where modern medicine has progressively intervened in maternal childbirth, a woman embarks on a journey where …
After the fall of the Berlin wall, in this documentary the incisive filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck takes a look at the history…
Since the day Ethan Bialick heard the rocket alert while visiting Tel Aviv, his life was changed forever. This animated…
The intrepid Ben Jacoby, known worldwide for his escapades on stilts, decides to challenge himself to achieve the Guinn…
A renowned TV host uncovers the secrets of an iconic game show on the former East German television, back in the sixtie…
As the future of Russia hangs in the balance in the impending presidential election, the inhabitants of a Siberian vill…
How did the revolutionary German sculptor Arno Breker become the object of adoration and protégé of Adolf Hitler? In th…
During Franco's regime in Spain, thousands of lesbians and gays were repressed and disappeared. This documentary is the…
In the aftermath of the health catastrophe created by the pandemic, a group of experts support the case of Dr. Domenico…
Through interviews, re-enactments and documentation of live events, this documentary reflects on the evolution of the l…
The Yongsan tragedy in South Korea claimed five lives that could have been avoided. This documentary delves into the de…
Blending footage from the pre-COVID19 world and during the pandemic, this film delves into the lives of a motley crew o…
The inhabitants of Europe's only desert star in an out-of-the-ordinary Western. Here the only weapon against the enemy …
Educational, incisive, necessary. This ecological documentary puts the spotlight on the Forest Code, a legislation impl…
In the colorful and chaotic Sao Paulo, three Brazilian artists try to establish a collective dialogue with the inhabita…
A young filmmaker films her reunion with her father, an addicted man who has just been released from prison. Through ci…
Twenty years after World War II, Norway is once again living in fear after a series of terrorist attacks. It is 1965 an…
Against the backdrop of the gray Soviet architecture of St. Petersburg, drag queens of various generations come out to …
Through the experience of a young activist living with HIV, this episode of UN In Action shows us the efforts to preven…
A nine-year-old girl and her parents, the three of them locked up at home. The girl must do her school homework, but th…
This musical documentary discovers the origin and contemporary presence of music from Argentina and Uruguay. Starring L…
Filmed only a year after the deadly earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, this film - named after the onomatopoeia its …
"Holodomor" is a term that refers to the Great Famine that occurred in Ukraine in the early 1930s. American Writer Kath…
Silent, incisive, radioactive. This short film, screened at Rotterdam and Locarno, follows the daily life of Sergey and…
Filmed over four years, this short film follows a group of young men who, amidst doubts, laughter and twists, give thei…
A small village in Russia holds the souls of many persecuted politicians of the Soviet Union. In the autumn of his life…
Have we ever asked ourselves about the way we inhabit our cities? This film exposes the city habitat by contrasting it …
Filmmaker Juan Fernandez films the flowers, animals and objects that inhabit a house. But he is really portraying the m…
Set against the seascapes of the little-known Russian Far East, this film documents Fatei's daily life as he and his fa…
After beating cancer, Sean Swarner takes on a major life challenge: conquering the North Pole and definitely becoming a…
Compassion and redemption are discovered by a man as he manages a mental asylum run by its own patients in Juárez, Mexi…
Three filmmakers from Indonesia, South Korea and Serbia exchange video letters. The correspondance is full of faces and…
Following the myth of a religious leader who claims to be the reborn Jesus Christ. A mother and her three children move…
This documentary, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, is a visceral portrait of the irreverent youth of a small tow…
Seen from the point of view of a 3-year-old girl, this documentary follows the tortuous migration journey of a refugee …
In this heartwarming short film, filmmaker Elisabeth Aspelin films the everyday life of her two young children: Karla a…
A veteran botanist and his faithful disciple go into the Colombian jungle to examine its flora. This intimate film docu…
Amanda and Viengsay, two young Cuban women, strive every day to continue their careers in the demanding world of ballet…
What happens when a traditional musician and a heavy-metal rocker come together to create something unique? In this doc…
This inspiring documentary tells the success story of a group of women from rural India who defied patriarchy through t…
In this documentary filmed inside a motel in Santiago, Chile, the women who do room service have a lot to say about lov…
In a building in Sao Paulo, Brazil, all the inhabitants are part of a program to overcome crack addiction. In every cor…
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