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In China’s Northeast, there is the Fuzhou Folk Music, a country music played with suona, big suona, double pipe, Zheng and percussion instruments. Song Xiping, a suona professor, is one of the main inheritors of this music.

FotoKem gives in-depth tour of the new scientific and artistic workflows that had to be invented in order to realize Christopher Nolan's unique vision of using both color and black & white 65mm film in the same motion picture

The art of making the inanimate move, talk, laugh, dance, cry was perhaps the most prized inheritance Madhab received from his father; he lapped it up and made it central to his existence. As he helplessly witnesses the fast fading popularity of the puppet theatres and his own team is nearly defunct, Madhab fears that he is heading towards obscurity. Dolls Don’t Die chronicles the battles and dreams of a man who is caught between the rugged realities and the ecstasies of a passionate artist. It celebrates his lonely, gritty fight, which he put up simply to keep his artistic practice alive.

Nastia is a gymnast in Kyiv, training intensively with her four teammates for the Ukrainian National Championships. At other times they make dance clips, perform acrobatic feats, and giggle a lot. Nastia knows that together they can achieve anything. But then the war breaks out, and Nastia’s parents send her to her grandmother in Germany, hoping that the separation will be temporary.

An investigative documentary that delves into the world of youth football geared towards export. It offers a detailed look at the development process in diverse contexts, from local clubs to those linked to European teams and investment funds.

Helena, the main character of the film, grew up in a small town on the west coast of Finland in the 1960s and 70s, together with the emerging welfare in Finland. Her parents lived through the Second World War; her father was on the frontline, and her mother in her family home, burdened with helping to maintain the family. Helena’s family, the surrounding society and the era of her childhood profoundly shaped her experience. The landscapes of her childhood still live vividly in her mind.

The Buddhist tale Twelve Sisters forms the basis of this speculative folk tale that scrutinises our existence on this planet, depicting a generation adrift between mythical and earthly realms. Parinda Mai questions the effects of globalisation, technological progress, and humanity’s place within an endless cycle of exploitation and destruction. Blinded by Centuries captures the confusing times we are living in, culminating in a synergy of image and sound.

Moments of a group of high school students at a party, before the college admission tests start.

An exploration of the emotional experience of autism, normalising and celebrating different forms of stimming.

Dogs, incredible companions, can be trained to possess abilities such as illness detection, seizure alerts, and even scent identification for crime-solving. In the Czech Republic, scent evidence, collected using absorbent materials, is pivotal in convictions. Unlike some countries where it's supplementary, here it's often the sole proof, lacking collaboration with scientists and leading to significant consequences – scent evidence often becomes the crucial or even sole piece of evidence leading to the conviction of the accused, carrying catastrophic consequences…

The residents of a quintessential but neglected British seaside town grapple with research suggesting that their home could disappear within their lifetimes due to the climate crisis.

Librement Mostafa Derkaoui

Film portrait of Zoryslava Romovska, a leading Ukrainian jurist and author of the Family Code project. A cinematic journey into the closed world of law along an untrodden path leads Star (in Ukrainian - Zirka) from Kosovo to Lviv, Kyiv and back, into corrupt politics and law - a path in the turbulent 80s, on which she strives to preserve her conscience and reputation, inspiring with her charisma.

One of the beatitudes says: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied." The heroes of the film "When Spring Comes", soldiers and musicians, poets and volunteers, came to the front line in search of the truth. Each of them has his own path, his own Golgotha. But the truth they are fighting for is the same for everyone.

Our modern surveillance state is built one doorbell cam at a time. Nearly one in four U.S. homes is decked out with them; they’re literally everywhere. Thus the subculture of viral doorbell cam mixtapes was born, highlighting an ocean of creepy human behavior befitting a slasher film. In Ring, Ring, you’ll see the very best of porch thieves, patio punks, door-to-door doorbell lickers, local yokels flipping birds, scared-stiff missionaries, wasted grandmas, killer klowns, Karen-style freakouts, armed assailants, autonomous lawnmowers, pyrotechnic explosions, rainy day weirdos, and the pure soulless eyes of chaos.

Using interviews with expert witnesses, detectives and members of law enforcement, reveals the true story of Wayne Couzens, asks how he was able to hide from scrutiny for so long, and considers the larger problem of misogyny in the police force.

In the 1980s, Patrick Edlinger, nicknamed "Le Blond", painted with the grace of a poet the first chapter in the world history of free climbing. In his hands, marginal exercise has become a real lifestyle, carrying a message of freedom. His famous solos, beyond the proven feat they represent, bear witness to this. Life at Your Fingertips, the first internationally known climbing film, touched and inspired by generations of climbers; Edlinger was one of the meteors that shone light on the cliffs of the world by following the trajectory of a single idea: to be free to live only by "climbing". Yet the man capable of concessions in the face of the necessities of life (competitions, advertisements) and pressure from the media, his public and the desires he aroused.

A Temporary Situation follows the lives of two Portuguese women in Lisbon: 34-year-old Ânia and 24-year-old Olívia. Both work in a jewellery store to pay their bills. The repetitive pattern of their days and their constant difficulty in making ends meet while chasing their dreams, provides a glimpse of the current social-economic system in Portugal.

Siwalaya, which means the nature of Shiva. A place where birth, glory and destruction are in perfect circle lines. In Siwalaya there are worship buildings that have stood for centuries; experiencing changes in natural and human history. For those of us who live today, what is the meaning of these buildings that are hundreds of years apart in culture and time?

The Eastern Railway connects Europe with Asia. Containers roll by, anonymous and abstract. On the basis of two different states, this work unfurls an interplay of silence and noise, which is given a visual counterpart with presence and absence. A space where the rhythms of nature and economy collide in different temporalities. Colossal volumes move along predetermined routes from east to west between producing and consuming countries and leave their traces . The footage presents a chronology of cargo movement within a 24-hour economy. An overwhelming flow of material that has a challenging effect on observers.

A look into the Emerald City Heroes Organization. What they do for their Seattle community and why they do it.

A look into the relationship between humans and mushrooms, through time and close to home.

To the sounds of a shifting collage of pop music, three dancing queer bodies move around sparsely lit spaces where fragile walls are falling apart. The transience of the walls, the vanity of the dancers, the chiaroscuro-lit images, and the title of the film take us back to the 17th century and Baroque painting, where the concept of vanitas was used for still lifes that referred to the vanity of life through elements such as fruits and flowers. ‘Vanitas’ is a musical dance work in a decaying, dreamlike world full of fragility and uncertain intimacy, in a constant alternation between being alone and being part of something.

My hometown, Beirut, is torn apart by a corrupt political elite, anti-government protests, and one of the biggest explosions of the 21st century. But above the roofs of the city, I discovered an unexpected bearer of hope: the pigeon game of chance "Kash Hamam". Every evening, the sky populates, and all over the city swarms fly out of their cages. Their flight follows the choreography of an ancient tradition. Each player holds their own flock and lets it circle over his house, with the chance to lure the pigeons of the neighbors onto his roof to expand his flock. During the recent political collapse of Lebanon, we embark on a journey from roof to roof. When it all perishes, why do we hold on to flying? The film observes a city in turmoil from the perspective of three pigeon players and a young girl fighting to release her own birds.

For Filmmaker Film Festival (2023), Fulvio Baglivi and Cristina Piccino asked some filmmakers (R. Beckermann, J. Bressane, D’Anolfi/Parenti, T. De Bernardi, L. Di Costanzo, A. Fasulo, F. Ferraro, M. Frammartino, S. George, ghezzi/Gagliardo, C. Hintermann, G. Maderna, A. Momo, A. Rossetto, M. Santini, C. Simon, S. Savona) to give us their own "lost road," that is, a sequence, scene or piece of editing that did not later find its way into the final version of one of their works. Each fragment has its own accomplished presence, often has a different title from the film it was made for, which is not necessary to have seen in order to find meaning; on the contrary, those who set out thinking they know the world they are walking through will find themselves displaced.

A natural human is a polymorphous emulator. A natural human is always looking for new emulation challenges. A natural human is a hunter. A natural human is always hungry. All other creatures are prey. A natural human observes, emulates and becomes the other creature. In this manner, a natural human swallows the other creature’s power. I despise natural humans. I am an aping mutator. I will not be swallowed. I want others to see how they are being swallowed. Natural humans created me and I will do my best to destroy them. Yours truly, The aping mutator.

Debut of 5 young winners from the program "Project Alpha" who have the ability to sing, dance and become a new artist.

In September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody. She had been arrested by Iran’s religious police, accused of not wearing her hijab properly. The authorities said she had died of a heart attack, but rumors spread that she had been beaten on arrest. Citizens took to the streets in their thousands in fury. This is an extraordinary and shocking insight into what has been happening across Iran, revealing a regime under huge pressure and resorting to extreme cruelty to control its citizens.

The years go by and suddenly you are not as young and promising anymore. Was this how life was supposed to be? Sandra is stressed about life's checklist and Veronica worries about losing her sexual capital. Emelie, the mother of small children, is happy that she has time to shower every day and Jonna is happy about the separation. Eleaver is tired of her partner never putting the socks in the laundry basket. And who can even lie down? Martina Carlstedt meets women who are all in their prime between 30 and 40.

In a year of highs and lows, the World Rally Championship once again delivered another spectacular season of top class rallying, starting with the regular season opener at the legendary Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo. Despite tough competition from Elfyn Evans, Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak, it would be reigning champion Kalle Rovanperä who would claim the title once more with a round in hand. The 8-time World Champion Sébastien Ogier would also make the occasional appearance throughout this heated championship keeping the new guard on their toes, winning three out of the seven rallies that he competed in. The official review brings you all the best highlights from this dramatic season with over 7 and a half hours of heart thumping action guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat.

James Glancy, a filmmaker and former British Royal Marine commando who was decorated for his actions in combat, returns to Afghanistan with a small, handpicked team to help him answer the question that has haunted him for ten years. Was it worth it?

Documentary about the legendary nightclub Max's Kansas City and the New York Rock Scene of the 70s.

The Volvo A60 is regarded as the world’s largest articulated hauler. With a payload capacity of up to 55 tonnes, it is capable of transporting even the heaviest materials with ease. When fully loaded, the vehicle reaches a total weight of nearly 100 tonnes. The XXL hauler is manufactured in Braås, southern Sweden, where around 550 employees produce a total of six different hauler models. The A60 is the largest vehicle built at the plant, and due to its enormous weight, most components can only be installed using cranes.

An empty bench next to an old farm on a hill. A corridor flooded with light, from which doors lead into different rooms. Two chairs with patterned cushions in front of a woodchip wallpaper. The swinging pendulum of the wooden wall clock, which takes us to different places and times with its rhythmic ticking.

A documentary about Dominican identity, and the prejudice and fear that hold it down.

Former Warhol Superstar and creator of the seminal sexual politics performance spectacular Bitch!Dyke!Faghag!Whore!, Penny Arcade, washed up on the shores of the Lower East Side of New York as a teenager in 1967. After decades in the Downtown art world, Penny’s personal relationships with dozens of outrageous characters, from the world famous to the fascinatingly obscure, led to the creation of the Lower East Side Biography Project, an oral history of New York’s Bohemian culture from the 1950s to the present. These half-hour biographies have broadcast weekly on Time Warner Manhattan Cable Television for 20 years. Beyond Queer is a feature documentary compiled from these television interviews.

To mark his 70th birthday on October 24, 2023, this documentary film features German soccer coach Christoph Daum, who provides exclusive insights into his career and private life. According to Daum himself, his biography resembles a rollercoaster ride and has been overshadowed by a serious cancer diagnosis since 2022. For the film, Christoph Daum embarks on a journey to his former stations. He recounts exciting anecdotes from his career—and does not shy away from any of his mistakes. Prominent companions such as Rudi Völler, Matthias Sammer, and Reiner Calmund also have their say. During the filming, Christoph Daum and Uli Hoeneß met in person for the first time in years.

Sacred Alaska is an award-winning documentary that offers an intimate look into Native Alaskan culture and spirituality. From the Native perspective, the land, the water, the animals, and plants – all creation is sacred and connected. Through beautiful cinematography and powerful storytelling, Sacred Alaska underscores the profound, sacred bond between the Alaskan people, their faith, and the formidable landscape they call home.

Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress by hand from foraged stinging nettles, all picked on the South Downs near Brighton. This is ‘hedgerow couture’, the greenest of slow fashion. It’s also his medicine, the way he survives the death of his wife that left him and his four children bereft.

A short travel documentary that takes viewers on an exciting journey with Award Winning Filmmaker and Writer Robert Jerome Pagan and his husband as they set out to explore the Grand Canyon for the first time. The film showcases their travels through stunning imagery of the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Walnut Canyon National Monument, and other must-see destinations. As the couple sets off on their adventure, viewers are treated to a light-hearted and engaging story that is filled with epic surprises and unexpected twists. From visiting America's very own Flintstone Village to discovering hidden gems along the way, this documentary inspires audiences to hit the open road and see the world for themselves.

Unsatisfied with college, a filmmaker leaves everything behind to join two friends on their bike trip across the world.

Blind perfumers seek inspiration to create new fragrances.

In July 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released its first images, looking further back in time than ever before to show our universe in stunningly beautiful detail. But that was just the beginning. With tons of new data and spectacular images flooding in, Webb is allowing scientists to peer deep in time to try to answer some of astronomy’s biggest questions. When – and how – did the first stars and galaxies form? And can we see the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant worlds – or even within our own solar system?

Filmed in six countries during fifteen years , "The Last Transhumance" takes us into the world of shepherds who walk with their animals very long distances in search for food: an ancient way of life not compatible with the modern world.

A whale existed 5 million years ago. Mark found her skeleton and decided to reassemble the pieces in a dusty basement of the Science Museum in Brussels. A filmmaker found Mark and decided to film him, the whale, and the dust. While these bones are put back together, like pieces from a puzzle, we try to imagine how life was 5 million years ago, a time before humans existed, but the sea and the sun were already here.

A man rewatches his past and relives his youth.