Javier, as drag performer Sinthya, tours rural Cuba to use art as activism, challenging LGBTQ prejudices and seeking re…
Explore Gaza's daily struggles with health systems and basic needs under blockade through the eyes of its resilient cit…
After 15 years in a Cuban HIV sanatorium, Crespo revisits the abandoned facility to recount his ordeal during the gover…
A queer single mother in Vietnam finds healing and self-expression through hip hop dancing amid cultural and personal c…
Struggling with her deep yearning for motherhood, a 39-year-old devout janitor at city hall searches for ways to fulfil…
Lola Flores, a pioneering Cuban drag performer and city street sweeper, defies economic hardships to become a beloved i…
Lawyer Yavar Hameed explores the challenges of socially conscious law in Ontario amidst rising education costs and acce…
A newlywed couple's life in a Bashkir village is upended by a tragic conflict over a beloved horse amidst the turmoil o…
The inspiring story of Juana Candela, Santa Clara's first openly trans woman, whose life embodies the struggle and resi…
In a time-frozen town, two women grapple with life’s crossroads, finding solace in an old house that whispers stories o…
A Kwakwaka’wakw girl defies colonial education, seeking cultural resilience and alternative learning paths.
In a remote Ukrainian village, a bedridden poet’s daughter preserves memories while an old poem merges with their isola…
A young boy’s summer of dreams and games in rural Russia is overshadowed by war, as he wrestles with questions of power…
A Russian woman navigates the challenges of new motherhood, academic life, and an evolving identity in the midst of glo…
A DJ redefines European identity by blending music with migrant musicians on a quest for a new sound.
This is the tale of what happened to the Americanized Children of Holocaust survivors. The film includes the testimonie…
A visionary CEO battles the German healthcare system to create a revolutionary patient hotel, offering luxury and equal…
Two girls seek refuge from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, their escape is made urgent after one of them is de…
A nostalgic glimpse into a 1950s childhood through toys, family, and film noir.
A land stripped of its predator shows the fragile balance between humans and non-humans, where remnants of the wolf's p…
A revealing journey behind the scenes of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, where the fine line between triumph and disaste…
A heartwarming story of love, devotion, and the enduring bond between a wounded stork, her caretaker, and her migrating…
A quarter-century after the Yugoslav war split Višegrad's Muslim and Serbian children, two former educators embark on a…
This gripping documentary follows Andrea, a single mother who, after discovering her partner’s abuse and becoming pregn…
A group of hardened young men battles to adapt to societal norms, while their mentors struggle with the immense challen…
Explore the lives of a New York burlesque dancer, French chefs, a Swedish diver, a Japanese pearl maker, and an English…
A visually striking 16mm journey through Kazakhstan's abandoned Soviet-era industrial sites, revealing the lingering im…
A reconstruction of history like never before, where nameless faces from the past become vivid narrators of Czechoslova…
This haunting documentary explores the grief of those who opposed the Itoiz reservoir, which submerged seven villages a…
Empathetic and profound, this documentary intimately explores the daily lives of Chloe, Alex, and Salma, three young pe…
As North Korea edges the world toward nuclear war, a global web of players and spectators, from the USA to Iran and Hez…
A gripping and introspective documentary, that uncovers the harrowing story of Xavière Gauthier's clandestine abortion …
Ten years on, director Gerd Kroske revisits the Leipzig street sweepers, now grappling with deeper social decline, alco…
This film makes visible the small community of Malana, in the mountains of the Himalayas, where an advanced concept of …
Five punk artists from East Germany attempted to paint a white line around the Berlin Wall as a political statement. Th…
On the shores of the Gulf of Morbihan, young people from diverse backgrounds come together at a summer camp. Through sh…
Nearly a decade later, director Gerd Kroske revisits the Leipzig street sweepers from his 1990 film. Now disconnected a…
At Europe's borders, individuals with unwavering resolve challenge the EU's barriers, using only their dreams and vital…
Amid Leipzig's historic Monday Demonstrations and the 1990 electoral frenzy, nightly talks with street sweepers Gabi, H…
During the crab fishing season, this captivating documentary chronicles the simultaneous arrival of crabs and tourists …
18-year-old Alexander Schulz, son of a pastor, engages in the citizens' movement with high hopes. After the GDR's first…
Slum dwellers write their way to land ownership, sharing personal stories that reveal the heart and history of the city.
A moving documentary exploring the life and legacy of Paul Robeson, an artist and civil rights activist who faced relen…
In an age of constant documentation, we archive our lives meticulously, but what if we lose something essential in the …
In a surreal maritime disaster, a woman films and rages against the chaos, capturing moments to fend off despair.
Lucie writes a letter to her childhood abuser, determined to deliver it in person and confront her past.
Reynard the fox symbolizes endless obsession. Marta seeks her inner essence, balancing between freedom and self-impriso…
Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her family to reveal a deeply emotional portrait of intergenerational trauma, grief, …
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