The film takes place in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. Forced to join the Palestinian Liberation Army, …
PATIENT is the word that defines us as we follow medical instructions or have to stay calm while we wait. In Colombia, …
At the border between Italy and France, migrants hope to cross northwards with the help of the locals. In the meantime,…
Through the observation of three apes, filmmaker Jos de Putter encourages a reflection on the similarities between us a…
As a singer, conductor and performance artist, Barbara Hannigan has left an imprint on the academic musical internation…
Through exclusive interviews with Apollo 8 astronauts, this documentary tells the story of the first image captured of …
In this beautiful film essay, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Imbach films the landscape outside his studio window for s…
This captivating documentary unveils the story of Georgia's legendary female chess players who, amidst the backdrop of …
A young woman tirelessly supports her jailed boyfriend, balancing love, contraband, and long drives to keep their bond …
Explore Peru's stunning landscapes and the enduring connection between its people, water, and land, from ancient civili…
In the privacy of their homes, seven parents of LGBTI individuals talk about their life-changing experiences of leading…
In this documentary made only with footage filmed by activist filmmakers with hidden cameras in West Sahara, we witness…
As the UN World Youth Report concludes, through the successful case of a social enterprise in India we witness how such…
A visit to Bloorcourt, one of the most cosmopolitan areas of Toronto, where immigrant entrepreneurs from all over the w…
Did you know that millions of people eat insects on a daily basis? This documentary demonstrates how this habit can hel…
Imagine a regenerated world: can we reclaim our deforested forests, polluted seas and melting ice masses? This episode …
This multi-award-winning documentary premiered at the Venice Film Festival looks at four men in various parts of the wo…
This award-winning short film is an experimental portrait of Yussuf Mume Saleh, an Ethiopian man who has a deep connect…
In an Armenian village where men are absent, dive into the profound world of its women – a realm of waiting, longing, a…
What is it like to be a female tattoo artist in a male-dominated art? In this documentary, world-famous tattoo artist D…
This documentary premiered at Locarno follows a series of female characters from Naples, all linked in some way to the …
In this documentary, a group of lesbian friends find liberation and unity on a remote beach, their bonds deepening thro…
Four individuals find relief and isolation from the hostility of the streets of Paris in a newly opened low-risk drug c…
Follow the courageous journey of Jessica and Angela, two Honduran transwomen, as they traverse boundaries in search of …
This engaging documentary plunges into the fascinating life of John Healy, the renowned literary author, chess player, …
As the fields of Transylvania yield their harvest, young Nicusor navigates the threshold of adulthood, seeking his plac…
The image of a model on the box of an inflatable hair-dryinghood inspires the filmmaker Susanne Helmer a curious and im…
Some make documentaries of successful people, while others - like the case of this short film - prefer to look at those…
Turned into a cow herder during the summer in the Swiss Alps, a filmmaker documents her attempts to erect herself as th…
With direct access from the inside of the war against ISIS, this documentary follows two leaders of a group of Shiite v…
This gripping documentary is a heartrending exploration of love, music, and cultural divides, tracing the tumultuous ma…
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of four different metropolitan cities: Bombay, Mexico City, Moscow and New …
This Documentary chronicles the struggle of a family and hundreds of elephants in Botswana as they navigate the threats…
Delving into a family's journey of resilience through unemployment, relocation, and abduction, this documentary showcas…
Blending fiction and documentary, this beautifully photographed film documents the tense wait of a religious woman in a…
In Southern Iran, a determined Roghieh fights to protect a women's bazaar, a beacon of empowerment, from being razed by…
Amidst escalating threats and societal uproar, a brave Muslim woman relentlessly pursues justice, advocating for a prog…
A lonely young Californian man obsessed with Steven Spielberg embarks on the adventure of filming his first movie, whic…
An American filmmaker in Europe returns to the swing state of Ohio to engage with and listen to non-typical Trump voter…
Enric Marco, ex-president of the Spain’s main deportees’ association, embarks on a car trip to Germany, a demythologisi…
Along with several courageous psychiatrists and their clients, the author sets out to film a documentary road movie tha…
Seen from afar, the Alps may look like a picturesque fantasy, but those who live beneath them know how menacing they ca…
Blood, punches, jumps and screams. These are the kind of things we will see when the fighters face each other in the in…
Full of humor and freshness, this film is a road movie across Finland that follows a group of Argentines who come to di…
A night taxi's intimate confessions reveal the hidden desires and secret lives of its drivers and passengers.
Played by the inhabitants of a humble fishing community in Venezuela, this hybrid short film follows two brothers tryin…
Fabiano faces the trials of his family's agricultural business in Southern Switzerland, juggling debt, dilapidation, an…
Vertiginous, unpredictable, withering. These are the ways in which multi-award-winning filmmaker Thomas Imbach films th…
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