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Documentary telling the important story of service people discharged from the UK Armed Forces simply for being LGBTQ+.

In the 1970s, the cleaning ladies of the Catholic University of Louvain fired their boss and created their cleaning cooperative, Le Balai Libéré. 50 years later, the cleaning staff of UCLouvain meets the workers of yesterday: working without a boss, is it still an option?

No one knows his real name; he is only known as Mr. Shoshani. He was an eternal nomad, a mad genius, who attracted disciples such as Nobel Prize winner Eli Weisel and renowned philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. Mr. Shoshani is one of the unsolved riddles of the 20th century, he is among the 10 most mysterious people of all time.

Dear Kin follows nine Alaska Native LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and families who share a letter to past, present, and future Indigenous queer relatives. This is Neech Yanagut Yéil. The full video series is accompanied by photographic portraits.

Thirty years after the world premiere of legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham's August Pace, the original cast members gather in a New York City studio for the first time to teach their roles to a younger generation. Their reunion is a grand experiment in group transmission where the older dancers rediscover the work only to let it go and see it anew as observers.

Shot in Romania, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Qatar, the documentary follows the story of Alexandra, who decides to marry Daniel, a young man converted to Islam.

The nature has caressed us into being, has even taught us how to pet her back as we grew up. We then started hitting her hard, using her goods in order to progress at her expense. She stares at us reluctantly yet tolerates us as a mom would. But occasionally she freaks out, warns us with an earthquake, a pandemic, or a tsunami. shall we ever learn not to take advantage of our mom, but humbly share her goods with respect and appreciation?

Swedish documentary concerning people afflicted by hoarding disorder.

A Field Guide to Coastal Fortifications is an essay film charting the technological evolution of military bunkers built within the San Francisco Bay’s eroding coast. The film observes a dynamic geological relationship between the literal structures of colonial power, and the land itself. As symbols of military might, the bunkers were tasked with protecting the coast from ‘perceived threats.’ Constructed, reconstructed and updated over time, these structures stood and waited for the enemy that never came. Against the backdrop of a changing landscape and its mythology, the film looks at the evolution of military technologies of seeing.

Short ethnographic documentary on the Tetela tribe in Congo based upon footage and commentary by director Luc de Heusch from 1953 reassembled by Damien Mottier (Université Paris Nanterre) and Grace Winter (CINEMATEK).

Finding your tribe is one of life’s greatest pleasures—and losing it is one of the greatest sorrows. In Amy Nicholson’s beautifully observed film, working-class Americans gather every summer at a seaside trailer park in Chincoteague, Virginia, to enjoy the simple pleasures of a scrappy, no-frills vacationland, and each others’ company. When a developer buys the land and reimagines the property, the inhabitants of this shabby Shangri-La wistfully eke out the joys of one last summer together as a melancholic twilight hangs in the air.

Long before there were computer-animated images, Oskar Fischinger compiled abstract forms, pulsating color patterns and moving animations and combined them with music in short experimental films. In this documentary, Harald Pulch sheds light on the life and work of the "father of the video clip" and also shows an exclusive interview from 1993 with Elfriede Fischinger, the filmmaker's widow and colleague. In it, she talks about the couple's life as artists, who first worked in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin and finally in Hollywood.

While studying in Bruxelles, Daryna Mamaisur is caught up in the conflict tearing through her country. She questions the way in which to speak about it, at a distance, while cinema seems the “least appropriate” means.

Mark Jenkin explores a world he found most unsettling.

The odyssey of the Cambodian Royal Ballet and the Khmer classical dance. A millenary art and the symbol of a restored identity. A movie that captures history, emotion, expression and the beauty of hand gestures. A movie about movement and the story behind it.

Chronicle of the historic trial held between April and December 1985 against the leaders of the last Argentine dictatorship (1976-83), responsible for the disappearance of thousands of people and other State crimes.

The remarkable story of Dr. Mohamed Helmy, the Muslim Egyptian doctor who became the only Arab recognized by Israel as a ‘Righteous Among the Nations.’ A proud humanist who freely criticized the Nazi regime, Helmy risked his life to save Anna Boros, a Jewish girl he knew, by dressing her in a hijab and pretending she was his niece. Shot on location in Berlin, the film incorporates rare photographs and archival footage of Berlin in the 1930s and ‘40s.

There are 57 net makers working on the coast of the Basque Country, continuing a traditional craft as if time had stood still. With their hands covered in salt, they weave silently, without stopping. They are part of the sea and its mystery. The warning signal of a ship breaks the night, a lighthouse illuminates everything with its light, a sailor drifts through the thoughts of the water, and hands dance and dance until they merge with the nets.

A companion documentary to the ITV1's series Stonehouse. Political star or blatant fraudster - who was the real John Stonehouse? Uncover the truth from his family and friends about what really happened.

It is every parents worst nightmare. Their daughter, only three years of age, taken from her bed.. with no clue left behind. Seconds turned to minutes, minutes into hours, hours into days... Long after a decade, her fate still remains... unknown.

From the music of Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi, Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude crafts a coda to Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.

‘I have decided to die this year,’ - jokes Basia, who does not look like someone who turned 80. She fulfils herself in her role of a grandmother, mother and sister as well as on stage. The camera captures her preparations to the performance of her life.

Documentary essay-research about premetro in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. This "son of the good old subway and fast tram" called as "metrotram".

As Italy lurches to the far right, a Malian migrant finds a place amongst a family of charcoal burners in the remote Calabrian mountains.

The film follows the humanitarian efforts of Mago, one of the most influential artists from Japan, who has tracked the world's flow of waste and recycling to the slums of Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana.

Che Ling means “pull bell sound”. This ancient Chinese juggling is a form of yoyo, once popular in Europe as “diabolo”. Two youngsters take turns exhibiting their skills, with the joyous involvement of their whole body. Almost unnoticed, the dominant hand controls the acceleration – counterclockwise – and directs the trick; the other maintains a responsive balance; it’s as if the magic was drummed into existence.

Through a thick layer of snow in the forests of Russia, historian Yuri Dmitriev searches for unmarked and lost graves. His singular efforts have uncovered mass burial sites of those who were killed under Stalin’s “Great Terror” of 1937. With no help from official channels, he traces the dead and rescues their memory from the eternal doom of oblivion. Dmitriev’s riveting story is a tale of one man’s fight against the erasure of history by the state

This documentary explores the galaxy and our solar system. Take a wild ride through the stars in Avatars Of The Astral Worlds presents The Galaxy.

A memory capsule of the Academy as it is to us - skipping lectures, partying and discovering deep connections with fellow students.

Filmed on January 5, 2023.4 friends travel the streets of Queens, NY.

Yellow Cat in Memory lane is a film on the famous Indian Poet T. K. Doraiswamy aka Nagulan. The film was shot three years prior to his death. He takes us through his memory lane while talking about Poetry, Uncertainity and Life.

This is a tale of true determination that took Kalvin Phillips from a working-class estate in Leeds, to the pinnacle of his profession. In 2022, he made the challenging decision to leave his beloved Leeds United and join Manchester City. As he faced the pressures of adjusting to a new team he sustained a serious injury, threatening his inclusion in both Man City and the England World Cup squad

A documentary tracking one man's 18-day trip to India after 5 years of being away.

Vyacheslav, an 88-year-old man, lost his wife a few years ago, with whom they had lived 55 years together. It seemed that the loss could not be made up for, but life goes on. Other women begin to appear in his closed world.

A look at the origin and evolution of Harlem River on the tenth anniversary of its release. Featuring an interview with Kevin Morby and performance footage from the last decade.

A portrait of Argentine libertarian politician Javier Milei.

Through a computer screen we travel through the streets of a bygone Mariupol, the recurring presence of a bicycle is intriguing. Who does it belong to?

In 1998, the President of Colombia dared to demilitarise a zone to carry out peace negotiations with the FARC-EP guerrilla group, but chaos erupted. A pivotal 2000 attack shifted the tide. Crafted solely from news archives, this film presents the atrocious event that changed the country's destiny.

Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in many countries around the world. This documentary explores Halloween with The History Of Trick Or Treating.

One woman's story of providing aid to migrants crossing the border in the harsh elements of the Arizona desert.

In China, beekeeping is an ancient and traditional profession. Every spring, beekeepers migrate huge distances with their bees in search of the best nectar to harvest the highest quality honey. Relying on the changing seasons and fluctuating temperatures, making a living is becoming increasingly difficult in this traditional industry. Flower Chasers follows the journey of young beekeeper Xiaolong and his family as they travel across China in search of flowers and honey, witnessing the precarious living conditions beekeepers face, along with the threat of an ecological crisis.

A documentary about Fernanda y Bernarda de Utrera.

One step at a time, the trail-running community is constantly moving upward. In recent years progression has vaulted forward, with runners blending inspiration from the world of alpinism, rock climbing, and running and tackling technical terrain in a way we’ve never seen. Follow along as Emma Cook-Clarke and Jesse McAuley dig deep on the west peak of Ch'ich'iyúy Elxwíkn, the Twin Sisters (or the Lions), an iconic Sea to Sky trail. Filmed within Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw territory, the homeland of theSk̲wx̲wú7mesh People. As well as, the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta, the territory of the Blackfoot First Nation (Siksika, the Piikuni, the Kainai); the Stoney Nakoda First Nation (Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley); and the Tsuut’ina First Nation and within the homeland of the Northwest Métis and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.

In a remote village within a Peruvian jungle, a boy finds himself in between the natural world and the spirit world. Through this, he gains an acute awareness of the energy of his long lost ancestors.

In 2016, the band "The Bergamot" took a timely journey to perform in all 50 States inviting people to sign their message of unity on their car. What ensued is a heartwarming tale of empathy and understanding during a polarizing time.

Jeff Koons is widely regarded as one of the most influential, popular and disputed artists of the last 30 years. Koons transforms mass-produced, everyday objects into the highest art forms.

"As I watched you, exotic words drifted across the mirror of my mind like summer clouds across the sky."

In Brest, Teddy explores the underground of the city with his electronic music, Mireille prepares concerts in the squat of the rue de Saint-Malo, David rehearses his melancholic songs, the rappers record in their studio and at night the punk bands make the city dance. Together they tell us the story of Brest, its identity, its soul. That of a popular city at the end of the world.

The Weight of Things explores this world of layers, these liminal spaces between heaven and hell, life and death, hope and despair. It is a visual testament of these pandemic times, of the invisible weights we bear. These weights of words and actions, unpursued dreams, the loss of loved ones—these burdens that bind us and hold us down, making it all too easy to forget the lightness of possibility. To not only be weighed down but to also become the weight…

TUNE OUT THE NOISE is about a group of unlikely upstarts who crossed paths at the University of Chicago in the middle of the 20th century, just as computers were first being used to analyze data. That serendipitous, monumental shift enabled them to develop, and then apply, research that turned Wall Street upside down, from its ineffectual investing methods to how those were sold to the public. This is a story about a decades-long revolution of science triumphing over speculation in the financial services industry. It's an illuminating exploration of how markets work, and why that matters.