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A history of Argentine horror cinema, from its beginnings in 1934 to present day. It is a path of defeat, dead-end streets and triumphs, where the protagonists will lead us through the lesser known hallways of local horror.
A desperate cry for help written in Chinese was discovered in a pregnancy test sold in France and made in a Chinese factory. It revealed a hidden world of Chinese prison-companies where prisoners are forced to work for 15 hour days manufacturing products for export. This documentary tries to find out who wrote the letter.
Over the past twenty years, there has been a growing protest against the widespread sexual assaults committed within the Catholic Church. Yet, even today, few victims come forward to testify openly. In Germany, it wasn't until 2010 that the taboo was broken, when former pupils of a Berlin Catholic secondary school told of being assaulted by Jesuit priests. Suddenly, the "isolated cases" argument no longer held water, and numerous other cases came to light. In France, until recently, the Church has shown a profound indifference towards victims, as illustrated by the Bernard Preynat affair.
Family memories and personal art movingly portray author and motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary's journey with an immune disorder and terminal illness.
a sensorial journey on a scottish island reminding us of the connection between the living questioning our relationship to the sea and to the land
At the foot of Mount Fuji, Mohei Honda, 36, is one of the most innovative tea masters in Japan. Leading a handful of young trailblazers, Mohei experiments, refines and reinvents the ancient art of tea, which he holds up as the perfect antidote to the modern world’s frenzy. He even travels the country in a “tea truck” with an ambitious goal: to win over the hearts and minds of Tokyoites...
In this short documentary, Gen Z'ers from around the globe talk about how climate change affects their mental health, life choices, & their visions for the future. The Gen Z'ers featured in this documentary are climate ambassadors in their community, fighting against the government for their rights and finding joy through community action.
Setting off on a road trip of discovery across the southern United States, aspiring singer-songwriter Ismay leaves the isolated existence of the family farm in search of inspiration. Tracing the roots of music icon Lucinda Williams, Ismay seeks out the people and places that highlight parts of Lucinda's early career.
On a speedway in Comines-Warneton, Alizée is a bangers driver, just like her whole family. On Sundays, they unplug their brains and press the accelerator in a great release of speed and destruction. But the circuit that has brought the community together for 40 years is due to close…
Tien is the first Asian trans man to publicly come out in the Vancouver, then, gay and lesbian community of 2001. In this profound and inspiring film, Tien shares his story as a trailblazing, racialised, transgender immigrant and his journey to discovering his true purpose in life — cultivating and becoming joy.
In the second largest school district in the United States, 98% of teachers vote to authorize a strike. Watch as one of the largest educator strikes in modern U.S. history unfolds in real-time, highlighting the stories and leadership of some of the women who led it, from union leaders to classroom teachers. From strike vote to contract vote, When We Fight goes behind the picket lines, documenting how and why teachers strike. "This powerful and beautifully crafted film is a must watch for anyone interested in the state of labor in America today." - Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor and Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
Jacob Sanchez, a young and determined Latino figure skater in a sport that lacks diversity and has plenty of stigmas and challenges, uses his talent, perseverance, and passion to push himself to become a Junior Olympics star—and now he has set his sights on the 2026 Olympics in Milan. This documentary sparks conversations about diversity, determination, and the unbreakable bonds of family in the pursuit of one’s dreams, meanwhile showcasing the profound love and dedication of Jacob’s parents and his extraordinary coaches, former-Olympians themselves, who have become instrumental in shaping his talent.
...in this new film, the performativity of his subject - Brunhild Meyer-Ferrari is self-evident. Composer Brunhild Ferrari, born 1937 in Frankfurt a.M., Germany moved to Paris in 1959 where she would meet and marry the composer Luc Ferrari. Brunhild Meyer, who produced a number of works of radio art in the 70’s and 80’s for SWF, slowly began to emerge as a composer in the last decade (adopting her husband's surname only after his death). Luc Ferrari, was a pioneer of ‘Musique concrete’ and a founding member of Groupe de recherches musicales (GRM) with Pierre Schaeffer in Paris. Fowler’s film provides peripheral glimpses into their collaborative life and work but resists a traditional biographic narrative.
Visualizing the 2030 Bangkok from the eyes of an activist who dreams of "the new imagination". Along with the generated images of the city by the AI Midjourney.
To celebrate the 30-year anniversary of his emblematic album, “El amor después del amor”, Argentine singer-songwriter Fito Páez performs in a sold-out show at Vélez Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Lost cinema. Lost culture. Lost country. Lost people. How to recreate the past with nothing? Cinema of the impossible. The silent past is a horror film. The smell of nitrate in the morning. How many ghosts can the cinema contain? 75 films. 22 years. What is the numerological significance? Too late. Never too late.
Author and former Love Islander Yewande Biala, who has never been able to climax, uncovers the secrets of the female orgasm and embarks on a journey to achieve her first big O
Catalan Francesca Llopis is a visual artist. She draws, paints, sews, folds, films, photographs. And she dates. One night at a wine-fuelled dinner, the vivacious – and single – grey-haired woman declares she longs to find a partner. Her friends protest, telling her she will find no better company than them. Still, she ends up downloading a dating app on her phone and starts setting up dates. Her beloved daughter has just flown the nest to explore the world and play music, so Francesca is left alone to deal with the new emptiness rumbling in her heart. She fills the gap with splashes of bright red paint as she calls her daughter and listens to her heavenly voice, which provides the beautiful soundtrack in a gloriously life-affirming tale about the art of staying young at heart.
Eric Cameron chronicles the relationship between Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and the quaint town of Dingle, Ireland where it was filmed.
An aspiring hospital chaplain begins a yearlong residency in spiritual care, only to discover that to successfully tend to her patients, she must look deep within herself.
A short documentary about the creation of the art piece "Canyon" by Katharina Grosse.
The story of resilience and hope of Viktor Frankl, the Austrian psychologist who survived Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
Documentary about the making of Dave Castiglione's film 'Deep Undead'.
Having recently faced the loss of her sister, Norah MacRae - the longest serving Post Office worker in Scottish history - begins to reflect on what’s to come in her remaining years from the wee shop attached to her house.
Mayan culture still thrives among the Tzotzil people of San Andrés Larrainzar, a town in southeastern Mexico. Each inhabitant shares responsibility for the collective well-being but only a few are called upon to serve the gods—often in a dream.
In 2009, an anonymous notebook containing 200 stories of occult and magical phenomena was found at the University of Calgary. Since appearing online, the stories have formed new mythologies around the seemingly mundane city of Calgary.
Geoffrey Cardozo (English) and Julio Aro (Argentinian) are Nobel Peace Prize nominees for their joint work in a historic humanitarian cause—the restitution of the identities of Argentine casualties during the Malvinas War. Elma Pelozo is 80 years old and the mother of Gabino Ruiz Díaz, a young man who died during the war, and who remained buried in the Darwin cemetery for three decades as a “soldier only known by God.” Gabino is one of the Argentinian heroes who gained back their identity thanks to the work done by Geoffrey Cardozo and Julio Aro. Elma has two dreams—meeting Geoffrey Cardozo, the person who buried his son with honors, and traveling to Malvinas to visit his grave.
Deschamps gives an interview that is both touching and captivating. From the creation of “L'Osstidcho”, through his earliest childhood to the popular movements of the 1960s, Yvon tells his story, lulled by images from various archives.
The story of Francis Uyematsu, a Japanese immigrant, told through the words of his granddaughter, Mary Uyematsu Kao, and Chuck Currier, a local historian and former teacher. Uyematsu created a booming flower nursery, owning 120 acres of land in Manhattan Beach until the Japanese-American Internment during World War II, when he was forced to sell his land. Entire neighborhoods now sit on his former land, including hundreds of homes and two high schools. And the flowers he created are no longer his.
Christianity arrived in the Philippines together with Spanish colonization, but it became a fount for resistance against oppression.
It's a genius story that all started with a silly word, Google. While most may know Google, few know the story of the revolution's geniuses. Follow masterminds, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, whose brilliance has forever changed the world.
This documentary explores the idea of transformation and how different cultures have interpreted the concept throughout time. Take a look into something truly transformational in Avatars Of The Astral Worlds: Transformation.
The documentary Black Rio! Black Power! looks at the influence of the Black Rio movement on culture, society and the struggle for racial justice in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil between the 1970s and 1980s. The film shows the movement's impact on music and on the direction of politics and the black movement during the period of re-democratization, influencing genres such as hip-hop and funk, and the affirmative stance of the younger generations, who perpetuate the black pride and aesthetic appreciation spread by Black Rio 50 years ago.
Celebrating London’s women mural artists, documenting WOM Collective's Street Art Jam and graffiti workshop at Stockwell Hall of Fame.
"Revenge porn in Pakistan can have deadly consequences. With Pakistan’s rapid growth in smartphone and social media use, and with certain conservative areas placing the blame squarely on the victims, VICE News explores the impact – and limitations – of Pakistan outlawing revenge porn."
Nine years ago, Liu and her family were asked to move out of the place that they rented for ten years in fifteen days. This documentary examines how they become separated and the importance of home to the family.
In the late 1970s, the US government sent a message to our distant neighbors. Twenty years later, the response we received sparked the biggest UFO sighting in history.
Can Team Wales win against cheerleading superstars Team USA? After months of training, this squad of disabled and non-disabled athletes have one chance to become world champions.
“In order to strengthen the happiness, sense of belonging and sustainable development of residents in Colaone, the “Coloane Construction and Development Association(Macau)” will hold an opening ceremony for the audience of Macau. Together with representatives of development areas in Coloane, we sincerely invite you to join our ceremony to witness a historical moment of Coloane.”
Jawaher was a farmer with her father when she was young, and a beekeeper in old age. Beekeeping to her is a way to overcome life's difficulties. Despite the difficulties she's facing; the economic situation, climate change, and wars, she's still sticking to her source of livelihood to save a living.
The multi-generational story of women’s football in South Africa through the ambitious Mamelodi Sundowns FC. The film follows the team as they battle it out at the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League in Cairo.
After her divorce, Treen finds what she thought was a fairy-tale romance. When leaving that abusive relationship she brings together friends, family, and other survivors for support.
Around the 1990s, as video media became popular, a personal movie watching culture had been formed. The video culture of various layers, such as watching movies of various countries, by genre, and repeatedly, has influenced film making and its community directly and indirectly. Film directors, film researcher, broadcast producer, cameraman, Blu-ray producer, and video art curators who have directly experienced this culture talk about the meaning and value of video culture of the times.
Located in one of the oldest and most popular neighborhoods in Mexico City, La Colonial is the refuge of those who, faced with the adversity of modern society, have designed their own community in it.
Just one week after the inauguration of the new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, supporters of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, invaded and vandalized the headquarters of the three branches of government in Brasília: the National Congress, the Planalto Palace and the Supreme Federal Court. Unhappy with their defeat at the polls and guided by fake news and conspiracy theories, many of the pro-Bolsonaro invaders believed that the Armed Forces would overthrow the newly inaugurated government. The images of destruction made headlines around the world. In this special documentary, reporter Camilla Veras Mota and video journalist Giovanni Bello went to Brasília to speak with witnesses of what happened that day and, with the help of experts, piece together the pieces that made the January 8 attacks possible.
Super 8 (Black & White) film by Helga Fanderl
The film is inspired by a rural folklore from central India, centred around a concept known as “Maya” or "the buried treasure." According to folklore, this treasure possesses its own consciousness and has the ability to select its rightful bearer. When the treasure is acquired by the person it is destined for, no trouble arises. However, if someone other than the chosen or destined individual claims the buried treasure, it brings forth bad omens. The film explores the lives of two cousins and the choices they make, highlighting the conflict between greed and need, as well as the themes of prophecy and destiny.
Federico Marretta's dream, 26000 km from Italy to Mongolia riding his motorcycle, where stories of different people, cultures and religions merged along the Silk Road. To discover himself, open his heart to other cultures and help people through volleyball.
In Yira's family album, there is only one picture of her father with his three children. Even if she did not notice it, he was an absent father. His union struggles, the congresses, threats and, later, attacks, turned Luis Alberto Plazas' life upside down, between Cartagena, Bogotá, Russia and Medellín. Today, with over 70 years, father and daughter live together by themselves for the first time, and she begins a quest to understand the political and fatherly side of this man.
As part of the Disciplina Tour, Lali performs at Vélez Stadium in Buenos Aires in a highly anticipated concert. True to form, Lali breaks out all of her hits in a showstopping performance.
After the outbreak of a full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine, the Ruslan Shostak Foundation carried out the largest evacuation of orphans since the Second World War. Rescued 1700 orphans from Ukraine, transporting them to Turkey. What do children dream of without parents? Where will they return after the war?
Follows the work of the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in a poor Dominican community, and the efforts of their only surviving original member.
Six individuals from diverse backgrounds embrace cycling as a way to overcome daunting personal and systemic challenges. Through these struggles, bicycles have the potential to transform lives and contribute to a better world.