From his delicate architectural eye, filmmaker Karl-Heinz Klopf makes a contemplative observation of architect Andra Ma…
What is the experience of children growing up in same-sex families? This documentary offers a children's point of view …
When Vera is diagnosed with severe depression, the filmmaker Annelie Boros, one of her best friends, resorts to the cin…
As a singer, conductor and performance artist, Barbara Hannigan has left an imprint on the academic musical internation…
The film reveals a little known side of Samsung, known for its mobile phones and other electronics, a company that in S…
Filmed over several years, this documentary is a portrait of an old brothel in a mining area of Australia and the las…
In this captivating documentary, a blind Brazilian poet Benedito Senna finds an unexpected connection with filmmaker Be…
This may be the most powerful portrait of a man's loneliness you will ever see. Inspired by the novel "Moby Dick", livi…
Through the different perspectives of two guerrilla fighters, this documentary delves into the ins and outs of the peac…
Guided by the reflections of José Mujica, known as the world’s most austere president, three stories in three different…
This thought-provoking documentary illuminates the fight against Sarcoidosis, focusing on increasing awareness, researc…
A groundbreaking documentary that delves into the heart of innovative education, capturing the natural and unforced ess…
A captivating short film about Thea, a 12-year-old Norwegian girl whose life is conditioned by epileptic seizures.
Amid the idyllic landscape of the Caribbean island of Montserrat, Redz works every day on his small plot to earn a livi…
Inside a Men's Circle, exposes the raw truths of toxic masculinity, unraveling its harrowing effects on men and the wom…
This intriguing documentary unearths forgotten cinema from the darkness of the editing room, prompting reflection on it…
This captivating documentary delves into Enrique Metinides' fixation with death, tracing his journey from child photogr…
With exclusive access inside Carnegie Hall, filmmaker Josef Astor documents the struggle to save its historic art studi…
Explores the power of community dance as a platform for personal expressions of marginalization and acceptance.
Traverse the revolutionary landscapes of seven countries, guided by Rosa Luxemburg's last written words, in a profound …
A document about the protesters that filled the streets of Washington D.C. on the day of the inauguration of Donald Tru…
Premiered at Locarno, this short film by multi-award-winning filmmaker Laila Pakalniņa is a visual testament of the lan…
In the midst of the rapidly evolving landscape of gentrified Bushwick, the lives of an enigmatic pigeon keeper, a bold …
In this documentary, a boat acts as a metaphor to illustrate the following premise: technological advances could be the…
This documentary follows the members of Voina (War) an art group that became known for its controversial and anarchic f…
This gripping investigative documentary attempts to unravel the mystery of the disappearance of a prisoner of war durin…
In a time when women seem to be juggling the demands of career, family and beauty standards, a new overall fashion tren…
After being deprived of an ancient totem more than a hundred years ago, an indigenous family of the Easter Island sets …
"Die Thomaner" is one of the most prestigious youth choirs in the world. This documentary follows these promising talen…
This captivating documentary unveils the story of Georgia's legendary female chess players who, amidst the backdrop of …
This cult classic takes us on a journey through the most eccentric and fascinating places of 1970s Australia. A film fu…
Multi-media artist Kelvin Kyung Kun Park looks back to the “heroic age” of heavy industry in 1960s South Korea and the …
In a remote mountainous region of China, Hou Junli and his family remain in a small village that has seen so many leave…
When a film crew arrives in Ghana to shoot a film about supposed child witchcraft, the ethical dilemmas of the filmmake…
In 1965, a group of intrepid young women didn't know they were making history by participating in a survival adventure …
Piter Eustaquio Rengifo Uculmana's tumultuous life, forming the acrostic "PERU," is unraveled like a puzzle, weaving to…
In the context of a parliamentary coup in Brazil, a historic peasant movement begins to occupy lands owned by powerful …
This is an emotional family portrait that surrounds the Mexican indigenous troubadour and social leader Jaime Martínez.…
A religious young man’s identity is called into question when he visits a controversial conversion therapist.
In an Armenian village where men are absent, dive into the profound world of its women – a realm of waiting, longing, a…
In the treacherous waters of Lake Victoria, two sisters risk it all, defying both tradition and deadly government patro…
Conceived as an essay film, we follow a man in a suit walking through Tokyo on an existential journey. We hear a voice,…
MARTIN ARMSTRONG, once a US based trillion dollar financial adviser, used the number pi to predict economic turning poi…
The film presents the life and work of two sisters Grażyna and Violetta, who run a center for homeless men. The heart a…
In Havana, a former military bunker serves as a meeting place for Cuban gay men. Among shadows and gnawed walls, they t…
Images, or rather everyday scraps of the town of Bremen, Germany, reach the most unimaginable fantastic situations seei…
Through equidistant materials, from dance competitions in Brittany, France, to nuclear tests in Polynesia, experimental…
This brilliantly shot documentary delves into the diverse and unique world of Australian birdlife, featuring two hundre…
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