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A tale of human connection, hope and resilience in the face of great tragedy, Under a Bamboo Sky uses new technology to bring to life an untold story of Australian soldiers held prisoner by the Japanese in WWII. Using their own words, their own voices, the film weaves the recollections of more than 60 former POWs with newly colourised archival material and new location footage to deliver a moving and revelatory first-hand account of their experience. Captured during the Japanese offensive and imprisoned in Singapore’s Changi Barracks, the film follows the years long journey of these soldiers through four countries. After bearing witness to some of WWII’s most history-defining events, they tell of returning home to families, wives and sweethearts, and of the price they paid for the trauma they endured. Shining through the horrors of war is the spirit of these men and an inspiring human capacity to find beauty in their surroundings and hold onto hope in the worst of circumstances.

For centuries, art has stylised violence against women - and called it beauty. Proserpina (or Persephone) frees herself from Pluto's grip and leads us through masterpieces from antiquity to the present day: from Roman sarcophagi to Bernini, from Artemisia Gentileschi to Marina Abramović. This journey through art history opens up new perspectives on the representation of sexual violence in art.

A woman comes to America from Germany through unfortunate circumstances and has to go through a number of experiences and changes.

A short musical film that uses an innovative technique of animated tiles, featuring a rebellious Mary joining her voice to those of celebrated women throughout history in the fight for equality.

Berthierville, 1970. From a modest background, a young Quebecer with a passion for mechanics and speed decides to risk everything he owns, including the future of his young family, to try and make a name for himself in the highly selective world of top-level motor racing, a sport normally reserved for wealthy elites, relying solely on his raw and extraordinary talent. His name: Gilles Villeneuve.

Spanning 50 years, the documentary traces a path through the Berlin district of Kreuzberg, linking the legacy of the rock band "Ton Steine Scherben" - best known for their work in the 1970s - with their successors.

After a night out drinking, F. Scott Fitzgerald arrives home to find his wife, Zelda, ready for battle in a blow-up fight to define the Jazz Age.

A historical thriller about Latvia in 1939 - a year before the Russian occupation.

A sequel to the theatrical film "Jaffa's Stories", based on the books by Menachem Talmi and the TV show adaptation.

As 2026 heralds the start of technopop group Perfume's 'cold sleep' hiatus, this documentary traces the first 25 years of their career, and is expected to go behind the scenes of their latest album, Nebula Romance, and their latest tours.

A desperate hunger strike meant to capture global media attention slowly unravels into a hilariously bleak showdown between ambition, reality, and an empty stomach.

A meditative depiction of a colonial villa in Mungo, Surinam, taken back by nature.

A visceral action-thriller where a lone fighter is forced into a relentless pursuit by a grim ancestral decree. To satisfy a blood mandate that haunts his family's legacy, he must cut through a web of enemies and shifting alliances. As the hunt intensifies, the line between justice and revenge blurs in a raw struggle for survival.

A relentless rivalry between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a young, charismatic and vulgar composer and Antonio Salieri, the experienced, wealthy and acclaimed court composer of the Austrian emperor. Salieri sees the genius of the prodigy Mozart, understands his status and position in the court is at risk and driven by jealousy into madness, does everything in his power to impede his growth but is it possible to stop a talent granted by God?

After leaving the Rohwer Japanese internment camp, a Japanese father and his young daughter hide in rural Arkansas, where survival depends on every choice that could lead to their freedom... or capture.

Through exclusive archival footage and never before seen home video, this documentary aims to explore the real face of Andriy Viktorovych Kuzmenko (Kuzma Skryabin), the father of the contemporary Ukrainian rock and roll scene.

The filmmaker, Alexandros Papathanasiou, travels to Crete to meet Lefteris Eliakis, a guerrilla fighter during the Greek Civil War and a political prisoner for two decades. This insightful portrait conjures the ghosts of the Greek Civil War – the maverick people, revolutionary politics, and breathtaking events that have shaped today’s Greece.

As the United States celebrates 250 years of American exceptionalism, The Onion looks back on the pivotal moments and enlightened fathers who gave birth to the greatest nation on Earth.

While fleeing their hometown during the Nazi invasion, Jewish teenagers Fanye and Rivkah are chased through the woods by an armed Nazi soldier and are forced to make life-and-death decisions.

Affected by the powerful images in the pamphlet Om kriget kommer (If war comes), farmhand Karl-Göran Persson begins fortifying his house. Through years of harvesting scrap-metal, he transforms the house into a fortress, meant to protect him and his neighbors when the enemy attacks. As the task progresses, reality and the threat of future destruction become intertwined, and construction becomes an obsession for the lonely Karl-Göran.

This documentary explores the inner life of François Mitterrand from a unique perspective: that of the writer he never ceased to be. From bookworm child to prolific author, from his brilliant speeches to his literary friendships, François Mitterrand's life cannot be separated from the literary world. His daughter Mazarine Pingeot undertakes to read the texts left behind by her father.

1942 - Two Nazi officers discuss how to establish a living space in the East

In WW1 Germany, Australian citizens are pronounced 'Enemy Aliens', and their lives and whereabouts are controlled by the authorities. Wilf is taken from his University and placed on a rural farm, and then later imprisoned along with other foreigners as the war rages on across Europe.

Philippe Croizon, a 26-year-old metal worker at Fonderies du Poitou, had no idea that his life would be turned upside down on March 5, 1994. On that day, the young father received three 20,000 V shocks while trying to dismantle the TV antenna hanging from the chimney of his house in Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse. After two months in a coma, he woke up with all four limbs amputated. Thus began what he calls his "second life", which has enabled him to overcome his disability, meet his partner, Suzanna Sabino, and achieve some incredible sporting feats, including a swim across the English Channel in less than 24 hours.

During the Japanese Invasion of Malaya in 1941, Mei Lan, a dignified and traditional mother, raises her tenacious six year old daughter, imparting her unique words of wisdom while bonding. But as the Japanese occupy more of their country, Mei Lan witnesses first hand the horrors that are starting to unfold. She must find the courage to protect her daughter and herself from the evil that threatens their way of life.

While Mixel tries the best he can to help along with Martin's parents, Charlène and Martin have escaped the flames and appeared somewhen else, where twists and turns won't end. Why is everything happening? To find that out... they must go Back to the Toaster!

This feature-length documentary offers a chilling look at the long-term effects of urban conflict on a city, its people, and its neighbors. More than just a dusty history lesson, this program brings viewers face-to-face with not only the racism and violence of the event, but the heartbreak that followed, and the ensuing determination of the people who refused to let the riot define or defeat them.

Three extraordinary stories of women, risking life, health, and money to explore the Arctic deserts – but in our days forgotten. We also aim to highlight contemporary women’s involvement in Arctic research, such as those aboard an icebreaker in Greenland or preserving Inuit culture and language in Alaska and Greenland.

In 1912 Australia, two girls hide a forbidden bond from their nature-worshipping cult, but when their secret is exposed, the fearsome Shepherd blames them for the land’s failing harvest.

The epic story of one of the most iconic Latvian rock bands – Jumprava [Yumpravah]. The feature film tells the story about how the electronic rock group Jumprava was founded in 1984 and how it evolved throughout the years until 1991. With their songs and their unique style, Jumprava encouraged the “third awakening” in Latvia and inspired young people to dream big on this side of the Iron Curtain.

The film about Real Madrid's path to winning the 15th Champions League in its history

Washed ashore on a small island in the Pacific, shipwrecked Scottish sailor, Hamish MacKay, is quickly taken captive by local islander Adiben. On route back to Adiben’s village where an ill fate certainly awaits him, Hamish must figure out a way to escape his captor. At the same time, Adiben must make an impossible choice: to fulfil his responsibility to his people or to help a stranger lost at the far end of the sea.

A documentary about Milda Palēviča (1889–1972), Latvia’s first female philosopher and a doctoral graduate of the Sorbonne, whose independent spirit and intellectual freedom endured despite the hardships of the Soviet era. Facing personal tragedies, a stifling daily reality, censorship, and the destruction of her academic career, Milda nevertheless preserved her inner world and commitment to thought. Her legacy survives in nine diaries written between 1911 and 1972—an extraordinary chronicle that offers a unique female perspective on the dramatic social, political, and cultural transformations of 20th-century Europe.

What if women were hidden among the ranks of Ancient Rome’s fearsome gladiators? A group of experts searches for evidence to prove women once fought in the arena just like men. Combining history, archaeology, and forensic investigation, journey across Europe in a quest for answers. If a female gladiator's existence can be proven definitively, what can we learn about their lives?

Between the late 1970s and the 1990s, many young men died while serving compulsory military service, often under unclear circumstances. This documentary focuses on four families’ stories, exposing cases labelled officially as suicide, accident, or self-inflicted death but challenging those designations through testimonies and research.

Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with themes of seppuku, duty, and loyalty to one’s masters and the shogun, we see very little in terms of action. Instead, the film focuses on the inner thoughts and struggles of the protagonist—who is ordered to perform a ritual suicide—his wife, and their entire household, all leading up to the final moment.

A century after a village and its paper mill were abandoned, a group of actors is tasked with recreating the fantasized daily life of its inhabitants.

An exploration of the dazzling rise and mysterious downfall of French actor and filmmaker Max Linder (1883-1925), the world’s first international film star and mentor to British actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.

A young Chinese woman grapples with the guilt of using the identity of a deceased girl to immigrate to the United States via Angel Island in 1926.

Paris, when a young artist discovers a mysterious drowned woman, his obsession to immortalize her in a portrait threatens his sanity. Decades later, the photograph resurfaces, consuming a young journalist whose pursuit of the truth blurs the line between memory, myth, and madness.