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The year is 1967: hundreds of thousands of young people gather in San Francisco to change their destiny and the world during the "summer of love". By 1969, Woodstock has given rise to the modern festival movement. What is left of it fifty years later? This is the art ballet group (La) Horde sceptical study of the modern music festival as a mass ornament and yet another manifestation of the culture industry.

A documentary about a recovering alcoholic and addict – especially one whose story we're already broadly familiar with – doesn't sound like a great night's entertainment. But this compact and moving film made by Fiona O'Loughlin's mate, Sam Petersen, is not just thoughtful, it's also often very funny. Petersen follows O'Loughlin from the time she leaves rehab in 2016 (she spent seven days in a coma following an epic binge) to her return to the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2018 – including a relapse that put her back in hospital again. As you might expect, many gags are cracked. Truths are told. But this is also an exploration of the way the live-comedy scene is a natural home to excess, and the dangers of the misguided but entrenched association between creativity, and drugs and alcohol. Source: The Age newspaper (https://www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/twisting-british-thriller-is-the-stuff-of-any-parent-s-nightmares-and-it-s-really-really-good-20200504-p54po9.html)

Phnom Penh-based dancer Prumsodm Ok—a Cambodian-American and pioneer of the first Cambodian gay dance company Prumsodun Ok & NATYARASA—demonstrates the meticulous form of Khmer dance. This short draws a parallel between the nature of film as a time machine and the dancing human body as both fundamentally dynamic and temporal. Within the frame beckons a prayer for healing and empowerment in the face of violence and conflict.

In New York, Min is suffering from writer's block, depression and hallucinations. On the opposite side of the world, in Singapore, her adult daughter Renée, left there years ago by Min, struggles with existential questions. The young artist makes her failed marriage central to her new project, while almost drowning in suicidal thoughts and loneliness. In this drama, the two estranged women try to stay afloat, with varying degrees of success.

An intimate and classic journey through this wild country. We witness magical moments of nature, from a cougar mother playing tenderly with her cubs to the rare desert flowering, where different animals take advantage of the opportunity the flowers give them. From Vampire Bats to Blue Whales we see a small sample of the enormous natural beauty of this country.

"A riveting, emotionally charged rock doc like none before it. This decade long journal follows the band and phoenix-like implosion and spiritual immersion of their front-man, who was born with a genius like gift to create hit music."

Do ghosts exist? In this new documentary, a filmmaker travels to rumored haunted places interviewing psychics, scientists, and skeptics in search of the truth. Along the way, his crew captures unexplained phenomena including a box that allows the dead to speak.

Once the ruler of one of the greatest empires in the world, Cleopatra is synonymous with seduction, beauty and scandal. But despite being a prolific figure throughout history, details about her life remain largely unknown.

20th Century Flicks is the oldest video rental store in the world. Its small, close-knit crew has unwittingly become custodians of the largest collection of DVDs and VHS tapes in the UK, and faces a constant struggle to adapt and survive in the age of streaming and downloading.

Climbing has always been more than just a sport. It’s provided a way of life and a makeshift family to misfits who share a calling. As the sport grapples with its growing popularity, the people who anchor its core and community have more responsibility than ever. This film tells the stories of five of these anchors, the Stone Locals who keep the soul of climbing and nurture it as the sport evolves.

A close friend is asked to start an investigation before an inevitable act occurs. Interlacing images, textures, movements, traces, and sounds from over a century, this film recounts in minute detail a home and street in Bethlehem.

Bluefin hadn’t been seen in Southern California waters in any numbers for almost 50 years. But when the feeding pins were set up off south of the boarder about a decade ago, an unexpected thing happened. With nothing else to do but swim in a giant pin and get fed, these initial school sized bluefin began spawning. Broadcast spawners the fertile eggs drifted outside the pins and a “new” school of baby bluefin tuna were created. With perfect water conditions and a plentiful supply of bait, these fish stayed around and year after year continued to grow and breed and before anyone really knew what was happening, we had a bluefin tuna fishery in our back yard. Initially 20 to 25-pound fish were being caught. Each consecutive year producing larger fish. This year we’re anticipating setting a new California state record when a 400-pound local fish will be captured.

Raj Against the Machine is a documentary that follows the journey of Bloodywood - a relatively unknown heavy metal band from the suburbs of India that shot to fame via a few viral music videos and went on to play sold out shows across Europe, UK, and the biggest heavy metal festival of the world - Wacken Open Air, on their very first tour itself. The band had never played a live show before this tour and the documentary unveils an emotional, hilarious and nerve-wracking story of how this seemingly impossible dream became a reality.

Karl Edward Wagner was one of the most accomplished dark fantasy and horror writers in the world during the 1970’s and 1980’s, but very few outside of his devoted cult of fans even know his name. Creator of the immortal antihero warrior Kane and the author of several cerebral tales of psychological horror, Karl gave his characters and settings a unique and chilling perspective. A rugged and imposing figure who resembled his red-bearded swordsman Kane, Karl’s life ultimately ended tragically in 1994 due to the ravages of alcohol, cutting short the career of a writer who should be considered a legend in the field of weird fiction. This feature-length documentary features Karl’s family, friends, and contemporaries like Ramsey Campbell, Peter Straub, and Dennis Etchison as they explore the life of the Last Wolf, a dark genius from a bygone era who, like Kane, remains immortal through his words.

Ludwig van Beethoven is far more than just an epitome of European culture: he has become a synonym for classical music, much like the Beatles for pop or Picasso for modern art. "Beethoven Reloaded" brings the composer's inexhaustible potential to everyone, from interested laymen to musical specialists, with a fresh perspective. The essential biographical facts, political convictions and the musical and historical context of Beethoven form the central theme of a multifaceted portrait.

The documentary describes the preparation for the staging of Euripides’ tragedy Alcestis at the ancient theater of Epidaurus, during the 2017 Epidaurus Festival. This documentation accentuates the Festival’s ambiance, as well as the theater’s grandeur. At the same time, the film highlights the special virtues an actor should master in order to meet the demands of this special place; lastly, the film also reveals the limitations set by the space itself to the performances that can be staged in Epidaurus.

A light-hearted look at how Waitrose established its 'posh' credentials.

Crowdfunded documentary on the life and career of Japanese idol Tsukihi.

Deeyah Khan examines the alarming erosion of reproductive rights in the US. Featuring powerful accounts from activists fighting for - and against - women's right to choose.

Three brave doctors work to save lives during the first wave of the outbreak told through their own intimate video diaries, encapsulating the historic times in which we live.

Amidst the period of social isolation, we interviewed writers, philosophers and political scientists who brought pertinent and urgent reflections on possible scenarios for a post-2020 world.

In Brazil, a country led by an openly homophobic president, Rio de Janeiro is one of the most dangerous places to be a member of the LGBTT community, and trans women of color are the most vulnerable. 'Na Luta Delas' (‘In Their Fight’) follows a group of women bravely fighting back, as they track the growing violence, learn self-defense, and challenge the systems failing to keep them safe.

The documentary tells the origin of Arsenal since its creation in Turin and portrays the work carried out by Italian missionaries, precisely in the place that was the shelter and reference point for so many immigrants, and the stage of dreams, expectations, anxieties and conquests of millions of people of different nationalities, mainly Italians.

The programme includes The Damned’s set-smashing performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test and the Sex Pistols' anarchic trip on the Thames. It also features powerful live performances from Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Gang of Four, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Tubeway Army, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soft Cell, The Selecter, Joy Division and the Au Pairs. In addition, there are gems from The New York Dolls, The Fall, Blondie, Pete Shelley, The Police, Devo, X-Ray Spex, Klaus Nomi, Laurie Anderson and many more.

The grandparents of the director, Marieke Widlak, confront her with a complicated question. Along with several inhabitants of Knegsel, they have been supporting the Indian priest Christopher Bara and his poor community for the last forty years. Does Marieke want to continue this project? She hesitates and raises confrontational questions. Is something like this effective, or just self-interest? To get real answers, she looks up Bara himself. The bond with him grows, but so do her doubts. Until an unexpected message from India clarifies things.

Moscow protests in the summer of 2019, caused by the inadmissibility of independent candidates for elections to the Moscow City Duma, were brutally dispersed by riot police and the Russian Guard. Peaceful protest actions on July 27 and August 3, which brought thousands of people outraged by the injustice to the central streets of Moscow, inspired and made many more courageous, despite the arrests and a large criminal trial called the "Moscow case". The persecution has mobilized new forces of solidarity among professional human rights defenders and grassroots activists, especially young ones. Supporting political prisoners has become a fashionable pastime. How long?

My father died under obscure circumstances when I was just one year old – one of the millions of Russian men who died too soon in the nineties. Why were those years in Russia so deadly? After 26 years, I want to get to the bottom of this mystery.

Not Vital, the internationally renowned, black hat-toting, Engadin-born artist, has seen more and achieved more than he could ever have dreamed. And yet his fabulating and playful inner child drives him restlessly on to fathom ever new realities. Although his works are scattered across the continents, every one of them originated from his childhood in the mountains. They reflect his longing for wonders and real adventures. Director Pascal Hofmann takes us on a mesmerising journey through space and time into the fascinating thought processes and creative works of this headstrong spirit.

An Eternalism film.

An essay in two movements and two voices about the violence of images. An attempt to move from a refutation to an affirmation of another origin and other symbolic horizons.

A film about images and imaginary.

Nature documentary shot in the national park Drentsche Aa.

The first documentary about street musicians in the city of Porto and the Pippermint Twist project of the 80's. PORTO. Days accelerated to the sound of the music of the street artists. We dropped a coin, we went on, but what stories hide "behind the coin"!? From the streets to the stage, from the limelight to the streets. Souls seeking food, bodies seeking sustenance, but in the end only music survives.

Walt Disney World reopens "The Most Magical Place on Earth" during a pandemic.

In the heart of our forests, the death of an animal is synonymous with a feast. In the Bavarian Forest National Park, a team of researchers is trying to gain a better understanding of the phenomena and interactions that accompany animal corpses. Little is known about the complex cycle of death in woodland species: larvae developing in carcasses, organisms modifying their chemical composition, plants transforming the nutrients contained in corpses... From the tiniest mouse to the imposing red deer, decomposing bodies provide refuge for tiny life forms and become a source of food for opportunists.

In Brazil, the inhabitants of Teewald, a German colony founded at the end of the 19th century, are still proud of their Germanic roots. Starting with the text of German-Turkish researcher Ilhami Paker, which uses irony to analyse different migratory movements, the film questions the complex process of constructing a national identity.

The film was inspired by Mieczysława Nogajewska, the prewar proprietress of "Foto-Elite" - a well-known photo studio in the city of Gdynia. WhenWorld War II outbroke, Nogajewska lost her entire livelihood; she spent many years wandering around Poland in search of a safe place to live and reopen her studio.

A vast, sun-scorched steppe on the border with Kazakhstan. Here, in the small village of Bursol near the lake of the same name, live people who risk their lives every day, and perform the hardest work, for the sake of one thing-the extraction of salt.

Meet the real Anne Marie in this documentary special, which charts her life in front of and behind the camera, from her school days, where it all began, to emerging out of Lockdown, ready to perform again. With special appearances from close family and friends, go behind the scenes as Anne-Marie preps for the biggest, littlest gig of her life - performing her brand new track 'Problems', live on top of London's largest music venue, the O2.

A triumphant portrait of a boy who left his home in The Gambia at the age of 15, and a Nigerian single-mother who birthed her child in a refugee camp, as they transcend their difficult histories while integrating into a quiet region of southern Italy.

SISU follows a ten person cycling team from a small community in Maine on a journey to compete in a 1,358KM race around the perimeter of Iceland. The one hour documentary combines an observational filmmaking style with elements of a travelogue and engagement of action sport. Set just after the summer solstice, the team faces rapidly changing road and weather conditions as they push forward against the 72 hour time limit. The film explores the motivations of amateur athletes pursuing a massive physical challenge and considers the role adventure plays in contemporary life.

This film escorts us back in time and provides a 360 degree panoramic view from the historic to the prophetic. It is a tool of laser light cutting away the mental debris of misguided tradition and miscued religious dogma, and lifts to the heights of eagle vision.

Deniz Aytekin has been refereeing Bundesliga matches since 2008 and international matches since 2012. In 2019, he was voted "Referee of the Year" by the DFB. Players and coaches have great respect for him. No wonder: his height of 1.97 meters and his striking facial expression alone are impressive. Above all, however, Deniz Aytekin impresses with his body language and his manner on the pitch. He simply radiates a natural authority. Deniz Aytekin is also an exciting personality off the pitch - as a successful entrepreneur and amateur DJ. He deals with the stress of everyday life with electronic music and yoga.

Revolutions celebrates the lives of those whose worlds simply revolve around stepping out of their comfort zone, having no boundaries and redefining what's possible on two wheels. This film is dedicated to them.

From a dramatic chapter to the eternal ecstasy of a great achievement. The documentary "Mosaico" tells details and behind the scenes of the recovery from the injury suffered by player Diego Ribas, shirt 10 of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, during a match in July 2019 for the Copa Libertadores da América.

Documentary film exploring the art and science behind the advertising industry's 20+ year evolution.

"We wanted to tell a story with a woman we love,” say directors Cassandra Surina and David Ehrenreich. “A true outlier wherever she calls home.” Graphic designer Asami Tsukada is a Japanese expat living in Canada. She has lived half of her life in Tokyo and the other half in Vancouver, but has found “community and isolation, acceptance and discrimination in both cultures equally.