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A quest for friendship with a humanoid turned into a rabbit-hole of questions regarding the future, at the intersection of technology, race, gender and social equity.

This film about the process of technical discovery, insight, and the "theory of the internal explosion" of man is based on the real facts and events of 1988 in the USSR related to the implementation of the treaty with the Americans on the elimination of medium- and short-range missiles. And 1966 - related to the creation and demonstration launches of missiles in front of French President General De Gaulle. And the backbone of the plot was the story of the physicist and lyricist, the uncle of the author of the film, Anatoly Grigoryevich Istratov - the author of the technical monograph "The Theory of aluminum Gorenje". Without the key discovery described in the monograph, not a single solid-fuel rocket would have flown.

Kurtis Wiebe is the writer of the successful feminist comic book series Rat Queens. This is a look at how he coped with the success and related pressure, especially when his illustrator partner is arrested and faced with domestic abuse charges.

A profile of the stories of gang involved youth and young adults in the high impact crime neighborhoods of inner city Boston, the street workers and social workers tasked with helping transform their lives, and the organizations attempting to provide the bridges to opportunity.

Slated as an 8-day music festival in June of 1971, the Celebration of Life drew over 60,000 attendees from across America to a small crossroads called McCrea, situated along Louisiana's Atchafalaya River.

More than 20,000 New Zealand Maori have Spanish blood and a family nickname that recalls it: they call themselves "Panioras," which means "Spaniards" in the Maori language. They are descended from a man from Segovia, Manuel José de Frutos, who emigrated to New Zealand in the 1830s. This documentary follows the trail he left and meets his descendants, who are very proud of their Spanish heritage.

This documentary paints an intimate portrait of the last surviving Balkan monarchs in their own words - Bulgaria's Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Montenegro's heir apparent, Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro as well as the already deceased Michael I of Romania and his daughter Crown Princess Margareta...

This documentary features “Poetas Vivos”, a Porto Alegre-based Poetry Slam Collective and its members. Slam poetry performed by Cristal, Agnes and Felipe Deds. It also addresses Black resistance in poetry and the lives of these poets.

Documentary about the folk scene around Castilla y León

Milos Forman talks Robert Fischer through his filmography and the difficult transition from Czechoslovakia to Hollywood. Shot in 2000, edited and completed in 2018.

Six university professors of math and physics wanted to share the beauty of their research. They organize a competition with the hope of inspiring artists to create ground breaking pieces, based on modern science. A jury of six experts in art, fashion and architecture were invited to judge the results. One may think, that in contrast to mathematical beauty, artistic beauty can be appreciated without a complete understanding. Unexpectedly, mathematical rigor is replaced by artistic rigor; the overconfidence of scientists in the beauty of their research clashes with the modern artists world view.

The documentary recounts the story of Giselda Castro and Magda Renner, two women who were central in environmental advocacy, not only in Brazil, but worldwide, at international conferences, the UN and the World Bank.

Shaw Yifu founded Shaw Brothers (HK), Ltd. in 1958 as the largest private studio in the world at that time called Shaw Brothers and nicknamed the Oriental Hollywood. It established a complete and mature film production marketing system which continuously enriched and perfected its practices to achieve great success. Li Hanxiang developed Huangmei Opera Film and other historical plays. King Hu created the New Ancient Swordsman Film. Chang Cheh created the first film over a million box office record. And Jia Tang and Lau Kar-leung developed their own respective styles of Kungfu in their movies. From such work, Shaw Brothers produced a lasting world-wide influence. Shaw Brothers had produced over 850 films until it stopped its blockbuster production in 1980s. From oral history and old movies, we track down the details of the past, mixed with romance and sorrow, prosperity and impermanence.

A documentary about the underground punk/new wave/thrash scene in Tulsa Oklahoma, focusing on the late 70s up until the mid 90s. Going against the grain in the conservative atmosphere of the city formerly known as the Oil Capital of the World, bands such as Los Reactors, NOTA, Pitbulls On Crack, Bunnies of Doom, Baby M, Brother Inferior, Tex Montana's Green Party and many others struggled to make a name for themselves releasing their own music and playing local and national venues. Oil Capital Underground is filled with rare live footage, flyers, photos and interviews with many of the colorful musicians, promoters and club owners discussing the music, personalities and social climate of the time.

That drive into camp as you come through the pines. The memories flood back, you roll down your windows, you smile, you exhale; you're here. For the past 60 years, Pilgrim Hills, located near Millersburg, Ohio, has been sacred ground for thousands of people who have walked those trails, had an encounter with God, laughed until they cried, survived thousands of mosquito bites, and sang songs until they had no voice left. Quite possibly the most important aspect that Pilgrim Hills accomplished is by simply being camp. In February 2017, the Ohio United Church of Christ conference made the decision to close this special place and move everything to their other property, Templed Hills. This documentary tells the story about the last summer held at Pilgrim Hills, and why this place has been so special to so many people around the United States. This film also explores the nature of summer camping today and what the future holds for places like Pilgrim Hills.

Walker’s is a short observational/ethnographic documentary about a historic black barbershop in Wilmington, North Carolina. Composed primarily of close-ups, the film illuminates the barbershop as not just a shared space, but a social institution of great importance within the community.

Why do adults not dream like children? This is a film about Michael Farih, who dreamed to become a pilot in his childhood. However, the life was different: first, he had a brilliant military career in the Soviet army, after the collapse of the Soviet Union and start to run a business, therefore a realization of the dream to be a pilot becomes illusory. Finally in 2013 Farih decided to make a round the world flight. The film set was literally the whole world. As a result, we get something like "Tower of Babel", as all of these are completely different people live on the same planet. Mikhail Farikh realized his dream. April 19, 2016, the year Mikhail Farikh died, crashing in a helicopter.

Sisters Leah and Olya are trying to establish their own brand of clothes, but during the work hidden family contradictions and bipolar disorder of the older sister make themselves felt.

A physical and spiritual journey of the last heir from the ancestral culture of oral tradition that remains on Easter Island: María Elena Hotus. Before dying she has taken the decision to leave her legacy and appoint as her successor to her daughter, Aru Pate Hotus, an island that must fight against the deeply rooted and prejudiced patriarchal society.

Ana Josefa, 71, from Bahia, is the mother of seven children. With a bowl of coriander on her head, she traveled miles through the municipality of Tucano (BA) to sell a plant door to door and generate livelihood for her own family. And so it went through trials and missions.

Pescadores de Palavras" directs the focus to names that go back to marginal literature, from the "Mimeographer Generation" in the 1970s and 1980s, and to the resilience of current literature. how Grupo Picaré revolutionized the region's literature, how Revista Mirante remains the country's oldest independent literature magazine, and how the artisanal publisher Costas Felinas persists in its activist ideal of remaining faithful to the non-commercial and non-commercial ideal. mercantilist.

Alexander V. Men was a Russian Orthodox priest, theologian and writer, whose influence is felt among Christians, both in Russia and abroad. He was murdered on September 9th, 1990.

The Tigerbelles, coached by the legendary, irascible Mr. Temple, were a group of African American female track athletes who broke the color barrier of the Olympics in the 1950s and '60s, winning 16 gold medals, over 30 national titles, and 100 percent of them received college degrees, all during the Jim Crow era.

“Footsteps of My Father” uncovers an act of extraordinary courage by Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, a devout Christian from Tennessee who risked his own life to save the lives of 200 Jewish G.I.s when they were prisoners of the Germans in WWII.

A true story of Wilhelm Reich, a pioneer prosecuted and imprisoned. His books and publications were banned and burned in America, where he dies in a federal penitentiary. Now 60 years after his death and 10 years after the unsealing of his archives, a new documentary presents the facts. Four days before the outbreak of World War ll, Dr. Wilhelm Reich - a prominent Austrian psychiatrist, physician and outspoken anti-Nazi - arrived in New York with a teaching visa from the New School for Social Research's renowned 'University in Exile.' After almost continuous investigation, starting in 1939, involving four U.S. government agencies, Reich's published books and research journals were banned and burned by a Federal Court order in the 1950's. This film uses primary materials, scholarly interviews and eye-witness accounts to present a factually-accurate narrative of Reich's life and work, and to explore the events that led up to this heinous example of censorship in America.

Set against the thriving dance music scene in the city of Adelaide, Decks and the City explores the passion for electronic music within the night time cityscape and the obstacles that DJ's, producers, venue owners and patrons face from lawmakers and a conservative society.

Andrea took a drug mule trip from Argentina. She was taken directly from Barcelona airport to prison. Katia was imprisoned for two years at Martutene correctional facility in the Basque Country. Marta Dillon, journalist and feminist, visited over several years the female prisoners at the Ezeiza prison in Buenos Aires and captured their experiences in the book "Corazones Cautivos". These stories, along with those of other ex-prisoners and researchers, are part of the documentary "Cárceles Bolleras" (Dyke Jails), that pictures the reality of women behind bars and how gender inequality affects their lives there. Under these circumstances , lesbian desire becomes a form of resistance to the penitentiary institution. Through these interviews, we depict the prison universe we are unallowed to access.

LIU and WEN share a collaborative relationship in film, and also a close friendship despite their age difference. In this visit by WEN, we enter LIU’s life and reflect on her five-decade career in acting. Regardless of glamour or monotony, a steadfast mindset always prevails.

Kerry, Kathleen and Robert Kennedy, Jr. share personal recollections of their father on the 50th anniversary of his death. Robert F. Kennedy's battles over civil rights, poverty, and the war in Vietnam are explored, as are his personal struggles after the death of his brother.

For three years we follow the two twin girls Molly and Smilla in a crucial time of their lives from age 11 to 15. The girls are diagnosed with autism and are not like the other children. They must learn to live with the awareness of being different. The film follows them in crucial years where they grow from belonging to the same safe bubble to stepping out into the world as two confident, strong girls. The film ends when Molly takes a big leap and start at a continuation school.

As part of child protection, the Parental Center hosts mothers and fathers for whom parenting is not easy. In this place where feelings and emotions are sharp, the boundaries are thin between protection and constraint, between advice and admonition, between repair and separation. While, not without rebellion, two girls try to learn to become mothers, a couple agrees to ask for the placement of his child in a host family.

Documentary about the Drents Dream circa 1945-1990.

Karen Collins is a grandmother and award-winning quilter with deep Texas roots. She never cared much about politics until the 2016 election. Now her retirement has a new sense of purpose.

The two-hour special is a combination of archival footage and personal interviews with Harding, news anchor Connie Chung, Harding's former coach Dody Teachman, I, Tonya star Margot Robbie, and other news commentators who covered Harding's career in the early '90s and contributed to the media frenzy surrounding the attack on Harding's rival, Nancy Kerrigan.

The Japan-born son of an illegal Thai immigrant faces deportation under Japan's increasingly conservative immigration policy. Filmed in careful detail, Prapat Jiwarangsan draws a portrait of the young man by scratching onto a photograph of his silhouette, a process that brings out his humanity more than an anonymous state statistic.

This documentary chronicles the relocation of an entire town in Newfoundland, Canada.

A Killer on Floor 32 takes you inside the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history using never before seen footage, and exclusive access to tell the story of that tragic night in Las Vegas.

Eulogy for the Dead Sea is a poetic experimental documentary chronicling the disappearance of the Dead Sea from the initial manufacturing enterprises dating back to 1930 to present day. The Dead Sea borders Jordan, Palestine’s West Bank and Israel. It constitutes the lowest place on earth and known for its therapeutic high sodium and mineral rich waters. Despite its name, the Dead Sea basin is a host to many wildlife species and is superb for farming. Unfortunately, due to the diversion of water from the Jordan River and mass mineral extraction though evaporation pools, the Dead Sea’s water reduction currently measures at 1.3m annually. Turning the lens on sites of existing and abandoned infrastructure, marking the lake’s current and former receded shores, Eulogy seeks to explore the potential for unifying international conflicts and examine alternatives for commerce and conservation through the lens of ecology and environmental responsibility.

A reflective and meditative look at Malcolm London: a poet, activist, and musical artist from Chicago, IL.

Sequential images sourced from dozens of massage books are activated to reflect on recent public conversation from this past year surrounding bodies, massage, and assault. Ease the pain from past physical and mental distress. The body remembers. Aches may linger. Lay prone, breathe deeply, release tension.

British artist Oliver Payne presents this stylishly thought provoking film about cult-like Japanese fashion brand Cav Empt. Through playful visual studies of the elusive brand's clothing, amplified by a soundtrack from Jackson Bailey, Payne explores the concept of the "Spread Mind" first developed by Italian philosopher Riccardo Manzotti, which argues that consciousness is literally real—a physical thing. The artist-filmmaker, whose work has been exhibited at the ICA and Serpentine galleries, riffs off this theory by posing the enigmatic question: "Where does Cav Empt happen?"

A group of activists try to increase voter turnout in their neighborhood.

It's an ordinary day. Ships sail off, people stay ashore waiting. Something unexpected occurs. A ship collides with a small boat, which capsizes after being hit by a wave. There are cries, men stuck in the hold, fishermen are out in the cold days on end crammed in a dinghy. On shore, people are crying after having heard the news, they're preparing for mourning, and they are waiting for a ray of sunshine that could maybe bring live people. The dates won't be forgotten, and the scars stay in the body and mind of those who experienced it.

Manal is forced to leave Syria. Once in safety, she plans to send for her children. As she learns that she must wait three years, Manal contacts 'an agent' to reunite the family. But first they must cross the sea...

Whilst eating only beige snacks like chips, bread, and chicken nuggets may just be the picky diet of a spoilt child, it may instead be the symptom of a deeply entrenched psychological disorder. The Truth About Fussy Eaters explores the cutting edge of eating disorder research with the help of expert therapists and psychologists, to shed light on a newly identified, potentially deadly and widely misunderstood condition which affects millions of people worldwide. Whilst disorders such as Bulimia and Anorexia relate to body image, sufferers of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder instead display a deep psychological aversion to certain foods, and are often left terrifyingly malnourished, unable to function, and on the precipice of a dangerous medical crisis.

The film is about the story of Ihsan Polat whose job is to lighten the darkness “with his own words.” He is the first end last Braille repairmen of Turkey. It is mentioned about that blind people can use their fingers just like their eyes and they read the books by touching them. It is expressed that braille is very important for their own world. IhsanPolat is lightening their world by means of this job.

80 talented students of primary and secondary music schools – laureates of prestigious domestic and international competitions, from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, represent a tangible example of the fact that reality in the Balkans cannot be reduced to conflicts.

The need to recognize one's own history, a history that is individual and collective at the same time. A look into the past with promises that come and go and an almost inevitable destiny. The portrait of the Coceramic factory in the voice of its protagonists.

The clatter of sewing machines, the clatter of memories. In 1987, the Saxon town of Werdau was looking for workers for the textile industry. Due to full employment, the jobs were advertised in Vietnam, as was customary in the GDR at the time. Many came, and some stayed.

The film crew, as if being detectives try to understand how their country became independent about a hundred years ago. Starting from facts and a little dull talks with historians, the search of information (knowledge) takes them to Paris where they discover even more philosophical questions related not only to the independence, but as well to the concept of freedom in general. “We have started making a movie about the freedom conference of 1919 and the role of Lithuanians in it. But making this movie we have stumbled upon lots of ideas. We have started asking ourselves, what is freedom, and what is the difference between the territorial and personal, or self-freedom?”

Maybe the most important decision Fran Tarkenton ever made was in 1957, when as a high school senior leading Athens High School to the Georgia state championship, he went with his heart and chose to go to the University of Georgia over Georgia Tech and Auburn. The rest is football history. Directed by Jay Jackson and Ryan Kelly of NFL Films, "Scramblin' Fran" tells the story of the quarterback's unlikely rise at Georgia, highlighted by a memorable SEC title in 1959. The film traces his steps toward a long, successful pro career that saw him go from an unconventional, trailblazing "scrambler" with the Vikings to veteran savior with the Giants, to an icon in Minnesota who, in his second stint with the team, led them to three Super Bowls. Now a successful entrepreneur, Tarkenton will proudly retrace his steps - from his beginnings in Georgia all the way to a return visit to Athens for "G-Day" in 2018 - in this documentary about a football legend.

Documentary about the birth and development of candombe in Uruguay. It is built through testimonies, audiovisual files and animations. It also covers the actuality of the candombe on the shores of the Río de la Plata.

An adventure-filled exploration of conservation science, BEARS OF DURANGO embeds with a dynamic team of wildlife researchers tasked with conducting a black bear study in Durango, Colorado. In response to an exponential increase in black bear-human conflicts – including bears breaking into cars and homes, and cubs getting trapped in garages – Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioned a six-year study to determine the factors behind the state-wide trend, and to propose solutions to quell it. BEARS OF DURANGO invites viewers to consider their own regions and backyards, and how they can better cohabitate with the wildlife around them.

Perhaps the first documentary about Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. A film about this hospital, about this art object: a sum of techniques and gestures that, as the Xerazade narratives, or the Antonius Block chess, try, in an endless movement of opening and closing doors, to outwit the arrow of time.