Through stories told by the protagonists themselves, this animated documentary tells the unknown interstices of African…
In the region of Rajasthan, India, naturalist Gerhard Weihan takes up the challenge of raising and reinserting a small …
Angelica has a problem with her sexuality, a psychological and physical blockage. Through a video diary, shared with tw…
Join host Jayne Seymour and a lineup of Hollywood luminaries on a journey through cinematic history, examining the port…
This inspiring documentary unveils Ltyentye Apurte-born artist David Wallace's journey, merging passion for art with hi…
In this documentary, a group of lesbian friends find liberation and unity on a remote beach, their bonds deepening thro…
A young film director travels back to his home country, Venezuela, to create a film based on his estranged father's lif…
This is a making-of film like you've never seen another. The documentary follows the making of a film about the rise an…
Filmmaker Tana Gilbert films the relationship between her octogenarian grandmother and her uncle Jhonny, a mentally uns…
A humble family lives inside an unfinished residential building in Bogotá. On the outside, there seems to be no life, b…
A legendary icon of folk music, a singer who was the source of inspiration for Bob Dylan, this essay-documentary is a p…
Through the voice of one of its inhabitants, the reality of a shelter for homeless people comes to light from the shado…
This documentary shows all the facets of Alexandro Jodorowsky, cult filmmaker, mime artist, performer, comic writer, cr…
This documentary rescues the work and life of Adolphe Appia, a visionary scenographer who laid the foundations for mode…
At first glance, Australians Jock and Dianne Chambers look like an ordinary couple on a trip around India. But their mo…
How to depict the situation of being blind? This short film appeals to text and other cinematographic mechanisms to ill…
How do those who cannot see with their eyes conceive the world? What other perspectives of what surrounds us can we lea…
The filmmaker Sarita Siegel takes us into the Asian forests to show us the reality of the orangutans, a species at risk…
This captivating documentary shows us the world of shop cats and their joyful interactions with cat lovers, in a specia…
Immersed in the heart of the wild, filmmaker Roman Droux and bear researcher David Bittner show us what life is like fo…
This is a heartfelt documentary following a husband and son's mission to preserve the legacy of Carol Wall, a late auth…
On a desolate beach, Chilo and Omar, seemingly the last men on Earth, evolve from survival companions to lovers, using …
This film is a gloomy, dream-like document about what remains of a Jewish state created by Stalin for communist Jews in…
Two lifelong friends decide to spend a summer on a farm in the Swiss Alps. What could go wrong? Well ... almost everyth…
This documentary is an intimate exploration of Argentina's feminist movements' triumph in rewriting the law, asserting …
Used by millions, YouTube is already the container of the world's imaginary. Filmmaker Dominic Gagnon makes a collage o…
Seen from afar, the Alps may look like a picturesque fantasy, but those who live beneath them know how menacing they ca…
Welcome to the Hotel Nueva Isla. Once a luxurious hotel, now this decaying building houses souls from the Havana fringe…
Step into the world of the dragonflies, Earth’s ancient sentinels. South African scientists explore how these tiny bein…
This experimental film mixes contemplative observations of the interior of Silicon Valley homes with actorly reflection…
In Roshmia, the last natural valley in Haifa, an elderly Palestinian couple prepares a final standoff with the local au…
An inside look at polygamist teens who have become religious refugees in mainstream America.
In this hybrid short film, visual artist Michael Poetschko films a group of young people who turn an abandoned office i…
A contemplative and beautiful portrait of Berlenga Grande, a Portuguese island as paradisiacal as it is mystical.
Premiered at the prestigious Visions Du Reel, this short film tells the story of a day in the life of Makenzy, a boy li…
How could an ordinary man become the only known Soviet spy to have infiltrated the CIA during the Cold War? This is the…
Is it absolutely necessary to abandon our artistic vein when society pushes us to find economic stability? This documen…
Inspired by a short story of the writer Fernando Pessoa, this short film plays with words and dream-like images to tell…
This mysterious short film is a kind of night road trip across downtown Cairo spun by the account of the dreams of its …
For the protagonists of this film, life on land is on hold. On board a cruise ship, normality has other rules. This sho…
Through slow motion postcards, this short film shows us an ordinary day in the life of the inhabitants of North Korea, …
Follow the courageous journey of Jessica and Angela, two Honduran transwomen, as they traverse boundaries in search of …
Journey through Kanazawa City's historical landmarks, including the famed Kenrokuen Park, and discover how local cats a…
This film follows Arvo Pärt, the most acclaimed contemporary composer, in the staging of one of his compositions in col…
This documentary follows the producer of "Shakespeare Must Die", a film adaptation of Macbeth's, in his fight against t…
This short film premiered at the Berlinale takes us to the farm of Juan, who has worked in agriculture all his life and…
An exorcist, a horse breeder, a stuntman. These are just some of the amazing characters you will meet at the electric a…
This film reflects on the relationship between human beings and the locusts, insects that represent one of the biggest …
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