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Stepan is a folklorist, a graduate of the university. He is enthusiastically engaged in preserving the musical heritage of Udmurtia. In winter and summer, he travels to the villages and towns of the region, collects ancient songs and melodies, learns about forgotten rituals and traditions. Stepan goes hitchhiking deep into Udmurtia to sing a song recorded almost a century ago to those who might remember it. Otherwise, the song, as well as the memory of it, will disappear forever.

The following documentary started as a promotional video of "the making of" for the film "Plan A". Unfortunately, during the process, this film was cancelled. These images are now all that's left.

Chasing Tables explores the journey of Jordan Taylor, a Sioux Falls native whose rise in the culinary world is as complex as the dishes he creates. After training under James Beard award-winning chefs Cory Schreiber and Brad Root in some of the Pacific Northwest’s most acclaimed restaurants, Taylor returned to South Dakota and built a string of successful establishments. But his story goes beyond the kitchen—it’s a tale of resilience, transformation, and the pursuit of excellence in an industry known for its intensity. Featuring interviews with renowned chefs, colleagues, and influential culinary figures, Chasing Tables offers a behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows of Taylor’s career, capturing the heart of South Dakota’s evolving food scene.

The film tells the story of four different protagonists whose experiences ultimately merge into one narrative. Georgians who emigrated to France fight tirelessly for survival. One of the world’s most touristic cities becomes both a refuge and a last hope for many emigrants. The film uncovers corners of Paris that seem hidden within a city better known for its tourist attractions. Parallel Movements is a Georgia that exists beyond its borders. It resonates with the story of every Georgian who has already left, is leaving now, or will leave the country in the future.

Two young men arrive in a small village in Senegal, fleeing the dull life that awaits them in Barcelona. After giving up on the documentary about emigration they had in mind, they are drawn to a local story that will lead them to embark on an unexpected project.

A documentary that traces the origins of the blues in Spanish, while paying tribute to Deacon Jones and celebrating his cultural legacy.

In Negros Laços, an ancestral narrator revisits her memories to bring to light the trajectories of three Black families who lived in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil, between the 19th and 20th centuries. Combining the accounts of their descendants with deep historical research, the film exposes the struggles for freedom, dignity, and belonging, while confronting the celebration of slaveholders in that city against the erasure of Black histories. It ultimately reveals the black ties that forged different ways of existing in the Black Atlantic. The film follows the trajectories of José and Innocência, Anna and Mathilde, bringing forth their names, their faces, their legacies, their ancestral roots, and their descendants.

Revolcadero Beach in Acapulco, Guerrero, is one of the areas most affected by Hurricane Otis. Residents struggle daily with the effects of climate change to maintain their main source of income: providing tourist services.

The Elbistan Plain is Turkey's most fertile agricultural land and also home to the country's largest lignite deposit. Currently, two thermal power plants are crippling the entire ecosystem in the plain, and plans are underway to add six more. Turkey ranks eighth in the world for sulfur dioxide concentration, and Elbistan ranks fifth globally in this toxic race. While witnessing the narrative of how the shared dream of development is slowly turning into unshared disasters in the documentary, we see that even at the most toxic moment, life and hope are ready to sprout with care.

In a poetic exploration of death and grief, filmmaker Eva Phillips embarks on a journey to reconnect with their grandfather years after his passing. Through testimonials from their mother and grandmother, Phillips uncovers new truths in their relationship with their grandfather and the significance of his life to their family.

Between February 4 and 11, 1945, three months before World War II ended in Europe, US President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Churchill, and Soviet leader Stalin met in the Ukrainian city of Yalta to discuss how the continent should be politically reorganized after the imminent defeat of Nazi Germany.

Every night women are forced to feel obliged to take precautions in order to feel safe on a night out. This is the story behind the victims of the serial spiking frenzy. A student documentary shot, directed and edited by Naomi Long Music composed by James Roberts Hearing the unsettling realities for women on nights out; Millie Robinson, Zara Mansell, Annie Foulkes and Janice Asare

After the death of his mother in 2011, the director embarks on an intimate journey through the personal objects and memories that remain of her in the present. This short documentary explores grief and illness and their relationship with dignity, care and transmission, claiming cinema as a tool to reveal the past.

Follows five contenders, ages 8 and 9 years old, as they compete in the Beginner Box Stock class, against better funded competitors from leading NASCAR families.

Casa Cheia de Mim is a documentary that presents liturgical practices in Candomblé and the daily life of a bàbálorixá and an ìyàwó. They narrate their experiences and singularities in their relationship with the sacred elements of Yoruba culture, both inside and outside the terreiro.

An intimate and political journey through Donna Gottschalk's personal archives—photographs, contact sheets, audio cassettes, letters, diaries. Based on interviews conducted by Hélène and previously unpublished documents, the film traces the lives of Donna and some of her loved ones. The voices of Donna, her sister Myla, and friends like Jill intertwine, composing a choral and fragmentary narrative, where the intimate meets collective history. The film recreates an era—that of a generation of queer women who were committed, precarious, and often invisible.

In August 2022, a 59-year-old female truck driver set off alone from Xi'an to Aksu, to start the arduous transportation. She thought she could earn a big order as usual. But unexpectedly, the news of the destination’s lockdown began to spread on the first day on the road. Thus, she experienced an unpredictable week on the truck...

A documentary created from a camera glitch that follows one year of a young girl's life.

Meet the Istanbul drag artist defying exclusion, claiming strength, identity, and resistance on the city's streets by day.

Boca Chica, Texas. Hemmed in by the Gulf of Mexico and the Rio Grande, the village is defined by the rhythmic sound of the waves. But this wild country is in the midst of irreversible change. For the swamps have been drained, the beaches closed and the homes bought out: the shadow looming over the beach is that of a 50-story rocket, being readied for launch into space.

Breathtaking climbing sequences. As a guide, none other than "The Rock Queen" Catherine Destivelle. Climbing companions of the caliber of Chris Bonington or Tom Livingstone, one of the greatest Himalayan climbers today... for the production of "Great Britain, Journey to the Sources of Mountaineering," Vincent Perazio and Bertrand Delapierre have proven themselves equal to a complex but fascinating subject: the British origins of mountaineering. A journey through time. Since the second half of the 19th century and the beginnings of the British writer Albert F. Mummery, who would become the first sport mountaineer, notably in the Alps and the Caucasus.

The film deals with a justice system based on colonial legacy. A post-Mandela plot, partly shot in Berlin, in which many references to German postcolonial history appear.

An unknown table tennis club unexpectedly finds itself in the spotlight with four world-class stars—but the ping-pong paradise is destined to fade.

Jimmy in Saigon is a documentary exploring the mysterious death of Peter McDowell's eldest brother, James, who died age 24 in Saigon. The film explores unspoken grief and family secrets, while honoring those lost long ago.

Young women from the pietistic south of Norway sought happiness in New York after the war. Six of those who returned share openly about their great life journey.

ELSKER DET FOR DIG is a poetic and investigative documentary about transgender communities in Denmark. In an old-fashioned bathing establishment, we meet them, soft and bathrobe-clad, wherever they are in life; from the young newly in love from northern Jutland, to the childhood friends from Odsherred and the meeting between two parents with small and adult children. The surroundings encourage self care and Nordic traditions of well-being but also mirror a very old-fashioned healthcare system. In Denmark, access to treatment (such as hormones and surgery) is still limited, and often achieved through exhausting and humiliating processes. The internal sharing of knowledge, humor and care are therefore vital in transgender communities.

The film tells the story of the outstanding role of the legendary ruler, Prince Yaroslav the Wise, in the formation of Kyivan Rus. As a lame boy who was bullied as a child, he had no idea that one day he would be able to unite the scattered lands around Kyiv and create a powerful medieval state.

Kyle Albertson and Wave Chapelle, hosts of "The Show on Riverwest Radio," explore Milwaukee's unique culture and untold history. Their journey begins with Great Lakes Championship Wrestling (GLCW), a Midwest staple since 1997.

"Zenny" follows a woman's journey of loss and healing in her 50s, where faith and cherished memories transform grief into enduring strength.

Massi, Addi, Lylybeth and Joy are four non-binary artists at a turning point in their careers on Brussels' burgeoning drag scene. While this chosen family is close-knit and supportive, their blood family often has difficulty understanding their identity and their craft. Many truths and emotions remain unspoken. Their shows, sometimes very funny, sometimes very dark, often both, are directly inspired by their daily struggles. The stage allows them to express their gender identities. It's also their livelihood and the place where they draw the energy to force their way into our society. As their performances become increasingly notable, a quest for identity and artistic recognition takes shape. These artists aspire to something essential: the need to embrace who you are and, above all, to be accepted for who you are.

Necropolis follows the construction of massive underground burial tunnels excavated deep under the biggest Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem. This ambitious construction site will serve as background to our cinematic journey; we’ll observe sorrowful mourners, Palestinian builders, and Ultra-Orthodox morticians roaming around the spectacular monument. The lively collage they create together shows the eternal struggle of Jerusalem between the high and the low, progress and tradition, manual labour, and sacred work. This is a film about a city of contrasts, about death and the life surrounding it.

25 years ago, three persons made up their minds to record the movement of the Sun. Today, Kuba continues the tradition of their solarographic experiments.

Part documentary, part daydream, this co-created film sees residents of a small town in Norfolk re-enact their memories, with other residents stepping in to perform their experiences.

Meet “the 35s”, a daring group of housewives and mothers from Dublin and London who defied the Soviets at the height of the Cold War to help secure the release of dissidents. They paved the way for the liberation of over a million Soviet Jews. Now in their 80s, these women finally tell their story.

An intimate look at a Mexican-Lebanese couple’s life through archival footage spanning 48 years. Told from the perspective of their youngest daughter, the film explores their relationship, gender roles, and the influence of cultural traditions on identity.

Shot between Sardinia, Rome, London, Paris, Baltimore and Los Angeles, the film tells of the arrival of Hollywood at Capo Caccia in 1967, when the film "Boom" by Joseph Losey was shot, with the stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Although the film, produced with a high budget for the time, aspired to become an international success, it was one of the most sensational flops in the history of cinema.

Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) was a videogame magazine that started in 1989 and lasted (sporadically) until summer of 2014. This feature documentary involves many people from its heyday, from starting up to its eventual selling to Ziff Davis and how that affected the tone of the magazine.

48 NOIDED MOVIES, 2025 Single-channel video, color and stereo sound, duration: 3:26:32 Full HD, dimensions variable Not for sale 48 NOIDED MOVIES is a derivative experimental film/edit in which 48 movies are layered, collaged, and animated simultaneously to extreme paranoid effect.

In a world losing itself to screens, teenage mystic Carlo Acutis saw beyond our social media-addicted society and offered an answer—if we’re willing to listen. Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality explores the life of the first millennial saint while following teens on a phone-free pilgrimage to his tomb, immersing them in his story, his passion for Christ, and a search for meaning in a digital age.

Two Canadas from the 12th century. One real, one imaginary.

Somewhere, a man tinkers, cooks, and smokes in silence, caught between the tranquility of an afternoon nap and the strangeness of time stretching out.

How did Greggs steal McDonald's fast food crown and how is McDonald's fighting back? Dani Dyer explores this extraordinary fast food feud.

Gaston Rollinger, an elderly poet and film-maker, lives alone in his childhood home in the astonishing landscape of Esch-sur-Alzette, a very special place where industrial relics meet wild nature. He draws all his inspiration from this place, and tells Fränz Hausemer many of his secrets, even though some of his landmarks are gradually beginning to disappear. This portrait of a singular man is interspersed with spellbinding pieces, the contours of which are drawn from Rollinger’s own poetry.

In Lignan, a village of few souls in the Saint-Barthelemy Valley in the Aosta Valley, an Astronomical Observatory scans the skies every night. Like a bell tower or a lighthouse, the large telescope marks the time of the small mountain community. In autumn, the astrophysicist Paolo Calcidese moved into the structure as the sole custodian and inhabitant to carry out his scientific research and experiment with new technologies. Due to a technical accident, however, he will be forced to put aside the stars and solitude to dedicate himself to other forms of life not yet considered: human beings.

A short documentary that exposes sexual harassment against men through two intimate testimonies, accompanied by images in public spaces where skin becomes a canvas for insults and aggression. A raw and sensitive portrait that questions the social silence surrounding this issue.

Guests and hosts of Leo Tolstoy's family estate, Yasnaya Polyana, testify to how photographers came to them to "take portraits" of Leo Tolstoy and his household. How did the efforts of those who came end, and what is a "photographers' attack"? Was the blue blouse in which Tolstoy first appeared in Prokudin-Gorsky's color photograph blue? The filmmakers expressed their appreciation and gratitude to Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece Rashomon, presenting the same events in Yasnaya Polyana through the eyes of famous contemporaries of the great Russian writer.

A family that raises meat rabbits invites viewers to follow the journey of a litter of bunnies from nest to pot.

In the quiet seaside town of Worthing, Marlon and Murry (Murewa) form a deep friendship, bonding over skateboarding, photography and the carefree adventures of youth. But as they grow older, their lives take different turns. Marlon leaves for university in London, while Murry, facing mounting pressure at home, makes choices that lead to prison. Through years of home video, Murewa reflects on the complexities of growing up, and how opportunity and circumstance shape the futures of young people in ways they don’t fully grasp at the time. Intimate and deeply personal, the film explores boyhood, belonging and the lingering question of what might have been.

A grandson tries to revisit his grandparents' graves for the second time after a year.

The delicate structures of our soils have been damaged by the extractive practices of industrial farming in ways that affect our food, our health and that of the planet. Humans have the ability to heal our soils by practising regenerative techniques that produce nutrient-dense food, sequester carbon in the ground and nurture essential biodiversity. We have the power to be part of this story by choosing to support those who care for the soil whether producing food or fibre. Healthy soil, healthy people, healthy planet.

Between the Pages focuses on lifelong educator and award-winning children's author Dr Marcello Pennacchio, exploring the creation and inspiration behind one of Australia's best-selling children's picture books, Somewhere in Australia.

Director Mateja Raičković embarks on a journey of healing and reclaiming her identity through intimate conversations, family gatherings and moments of reflection in nature.