With a provocative title, this short film essay delves into the image that documents a rally of the National Democratic…
In a journey through the images of Lebanese mass media in recent years, the contradictory portrait of a country that li…
Through a meticulous investigation, this film documents the struggle of a small coastal community of Ireland against th…
Devastated during the Spanish civil war in the 30s, today the old town of Belchite only exists in its ruins and in the …
Shot during the dusk for two months in a row, in this film a disciple documents the daily life of his irreverent film p…
Seen trhough the lens of her own daughter's camera, this film documents the grieving process of Mette Hannibal after he…
After being sentenced for murder, a young South African gets his life back through boxing.
Trapped in the structures of a destructive family, with no help from the outside world, a mother and a daughter embrace…
Through a direct cinema style and taking the point of view of a faithful follower of his campaign, this documentary fol…
The pass of time has left a blank space in a sentence written on the facade of a humble rural house in China: "Only__is…
In this beautifully photographed documentary, the inhabitants that live on the banks of an Indian river show us their p…
Set against a backdrop of hurricanes, coastal devastation, and apocalyptic fear, the film is an unnerving exploration o…
In a house located in a peaceful village in Croatia, eight underage girls try to improve their lives by living together…
Safe Passage is a silent look at a historic passage between Iran and Iraq for pilgrims heading from one country to anot…
In a family of women, the corners of an old house are witnesses of the course of life. The older women go through the l…
Island of Borneo, Malay territory. Built as a documentary thriller, the film portrays the resistance of the Penan indig…
Three stories from Sierra Maestra, Cuba, unravel on the day of the 52nd anniversary of the Revolution. What will the li…
In this hilarious film, an old Serbian peasant woman tries to learn how to operate a used cell phone. Set in a small vi…
For many years, the mountain has been moved between two countries, Brazil and China. Romulo, an ex-mineworker, heads in…
When three young friends set out on a journey they discover being on your own isn’t as easy as it seemed.
The Earth's population is increasing. Genetically engineered crops shall secure the world's nourishment. And soy is one…
This beautiful film is about the meeting of craftsmanship and art at the St Gallen Art Foundry, in Shanghai.
The Madman and the Cathedral is a documentary about one man’s dream to build a cathedral with no construction experienc…
In remote areas of Cambodia, Miss Rain, a woman haunted by her tragic past, makes a journey to the place where she lost…
Fragmented and multilingual, this short film is a random journey through the images of the author's quotidian world to …
A piglet named Caesar lives a happy life with a loving owner, which is very different from other piglets’ lives. But do…
Present-day Bulgaria. After discovering the secret police files belonging to her grandfather, a man who joined the anti…
This film shows social and visual changes affecting Pirimze, a six-floor building from the Soviet era, built especially…
A group of young dancers whose members are immigrants from the former Soviet Union try to win the International Breakda…
An immigrant from Romania tries to give life to his picturesque puppet on the streets of a Swiss city, a job that repre…
This is a filmed portrait of João Carlos Castanha, a 52 years old actor who is also gay, son, cross dresser and capable…
After being suppressed during her childhood, the fierce feminist Kaouthar Darmoni fled to Europe to be a free woman. He…
A girl of a Russian mother and an Azerbaijani father travels from Moscow to a small town in Azerbaijan to meet her pate…
At the beginning of the eighties, the musician Martin Bisi founded in New York the recording studio BC Studio with his …
Chanaika, a girl who prepares to dance at the Caribbean carnival in Rotterdam, exposes her bravery after surviving dome…
One courageous woman’s journey from undercover agent to First Lady and the untold story of the birth of a new nation.
Those who lived first hand the struggle for the independence of Mozambique against the Portuguese colonists during the …
Seen through dreamy black and white images filmed in 35 mm, the inhabitants of a rural microcosm in Georgia, United Sta…
A dizzying film that documents ten years of the zigzagging career of the Australian rock band Screwtop Detonators.
The co-director of this film returns to the humble home of his family in Algeria after 10 years of absence, a reunion t…
An anonymous man explores the Mojave Desert in search of water stagnations around the abandoned buildings of a failed h…
The portrait of Giovanni, a man who lives from the scraps he sells in his Italian city while the ghosts of eviction and…
Loved and hated, Arthur Chu tries to reinvent his life after his controversial participation in "Jeopardy!", the TV sho…
Structured in a selection of scraps of a diary, the director's voice takes us into his inner world, addressing his homo…
After having studied together at the University of Toulouse several years ago a Nigerian man and a French man meet once…
In the early hours of the first day of the New Year, the camera takes to the streets of Santiago, Chile, in search of t…
This funny and inspiring film follows the eccentric René Wiedmar, a professional high-speed yodeler, over the course of…
Through the director's comments on observational images filmed in Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Tunisia, this documentary te…
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