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Documentary about Ukrainian heroes and others who keep making music in the harshest conditions, to lift people's spirits during the war with Russia. Shot on location in Ukraine, Russia, and Poland.

A character in the urban culture of Aracaju in the 90s, the so-called “Véia do Shopping” attracted the curiosity of Aracajuans, being constantly photographed and full of stories, but in reality it was different. This film seeks to create a poetic and loving portrait of the tragic story of Maria José

From an infant who wound up in the ICU to a surfer who had to relearn to walk and talk after the parasite crept into his nervous system, the documentary gives an eye-opening look into the potentially catastrophic consequences of Rat Lungworm disease shared through several accounts from Hawaiʻi residents on their battles with the parasite.

This documentary special dives into the inner workings of the popular members-only wholesaler to determine whether it's worth the price of admission.

James Salerno was a boxing prodigy who turned pro at the age of fifteen, dubbed 'The White Ali' by some news reporters in his native Florida. In a career of ups and downs, he was tragically murdered in his prime of life.

Yvo is the portrait of a grandfather, narrated through the lens of his grandson. A reflection on growing older, the passing of time, and the acceptance of death. A dance between a fantastic fable and the intimate portrait of a man who waits.

It presents a fragmented glimpse into the life of people on the move hiding in the unofficial camps in the forests on the EU border.

In April of last year, the mother of a child voluntarily reported child abuse to the police. Monitoring for over a year, a mother who confessed her wrongdoing, the film acts not as an investigative agency, but as a disinterested party which records the point where daily discipline turns into abuse.

After running an antiquarian bookshop for 35 years, Kyosuke and Chiseko decide to close down their shop due to the pandemic-induced recession. The elderly couple continues their daily routine even as they prepare for the closure. Kyosuke continues filling in the shelves with a new selection of old books stored in a rented warehouse. Chiseko starts managing an online shop, while Yuki, a staff member, decides to open her own bookshop. POLAN portrays how all three relate to the customers through the books they sell.

The Demands of Ordinary Devotion is a meditation on care and love, a beautiful riddle of shapes and gestures where creation and labour are playfully celebrated. Shot in majestic 16mm and featuring creators of different kinds – a ceramist, a mother-to-be, a carpenter, a film director – Eva Giolo’s new opus is a much-needed gem of beauty and freshness.

Pat tells her story, in her own words, in this illustrated documentary. With more than 2,000 hand-painted watercolors by Antonio Contreras, songs performed by Pat Cleveland, and music by One A aka Gehno Aviance and Maurice Lynch, this story blends multiple disciplines to deliver an engaging historical account in the star’s own words.

A hundred years after the publication of his notorious anti-Semitic screed, The International Jew, the ghost of Henry Ford returns to Detroit to face a troubling legacy.

Brian Hall has been living with Parkinson's since he was 14. He is now in his 60s. How do you fill the well of optimism when it's been drained progressively and constantly for well over 40 years?

Apophenia is a horror film, a video essay and a travel documentary in which an urban legend becomes the starting point of a Lovecraftian tale in search of a disturbing unknown. The images emerge from the web intertwining and overlapping, showing themselves as symptoms of a collective schizophrenia to which the user slowly succumbs.

Sparks of Light is a short documentary that follows a real story of the protagonist Fahri Krasniqi, who as a child was hit by a car and since then his left hand is out of order! Our protagonist shows how from a great fall, he starts and rises to become a great wood carving artist, even though he has physical problems!

During the Congo Crisis (1960-1964), several hundred Norwegian and Swedish soldiers were sent to the Congo as UN peacekeepers. They were pioneers of the UN peacekeeping forces, were sent on dangerous missions, but knew little or nothing about what they were sent to. For the first time the veterans talk about their experiences. They tell about dramatic rescue operations and captivity that has never been told before. Then UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld had great ambitions for the UN, and the UN Congo operation was far ahead of its time. At a time when the world is once again characterized by Great Power Politics, the film is a warm defense of international cooperation and present exclusive, never seen archive material from the Congo crisis.

or: that's one way to quit your job

A moving painting and a delirious stream of consciousness, painted in the darkest tones.

The pacific northwest is calling to you.

Behind the famous fairy tales are two men with a passion for language, literature and politics. The Grimm brothers tell their own stories, in a documentary set in 19th-century Germany.

Poet, musician, visual artist, and Afrofuturist Moor Mother roams a hallucinatory Mojave Desert alone. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Moor Mother visits the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra HQ and plays with jazz luminaries and elders, including Henry “The Skipper” Franklin, Michael Session, and Maia.

A short documentary that follows Korean grandparents as they share their modern-day reckoning of their immigration story and grandparenthood.

In this documentary, landscape architect Louis De Jaeger outlines how food forests can save the earth from suffocation, resuscitate communities, make agriculture sustainable, reverse global warming and still produce an abundance of food. This film takes you on a trip through the secret gardens of food forest pioneers. From urban jungles to healing projects in psychiatric institutions. Because nature appears to be the best healer for the social, psychological and ecological scars that people have caused. If we give nature's resilience a chance, together we can create a new Eden. In fact, pieces of this new paradise are already visible.

There is a parking lot, a stadium. A wood and men. The Ardèche river flows. Habits, appointments and messages on the trees. Patrick, his voices, his fingers. Christian, his flowers. The water crosses then the stone, the green. There is, there is, there is.

The narrative follows the story of a young woman from Turkey, a militant activist, an icon of Leftist resistance, and a proxy fighter in the US war against ISIS.

A deeply personal coming-of-age story which follows music artist Akeem ‘GUAP’ Hayes as he navigates a complex upbringing in Oakland, California. The music from GUAP’s album 1176, titled after his childhood home address, sets the tone for this moving story, telling the tale of a Black-Filipino artist as he explores his identity, his family, and community.

Alfredo Arias is an Argentinian artist whose nephew decides to follow him around through one year of work to study his creations and make this documentary.

Teton Gravity Research and Indy Pass bring you a short film celebrating the independent spirit of the Midwest ski and snowboard community. Those who ride the Midwest will tell you - they don’t need endless storm cycles, 4,000 feet of vert or fancy base areas to have fun. A few rope tows and rails, a set of slalom gates to bash, reliable snowmaking and a sense of adventure is all it takes. The ski industry could learn a few tricks from these tried and true Midwest ski areas: Family-first means affordable passes, after school programs, volunteer-led race clubs and most importantly, a sense of camaraderie. In Pursuit of Soul 2: Midwest Independence was filmed on location at Buck Hill, Caberfae Peaks, Granite Peak, Little Switzerland, Lutsen Mountains, Nordic Mountain, The Rock Snowpark, and Tyrol Basin.

Plagued by anxiety about climate change, a filmmaker decides to start seeing a climate psychologist, hoping to find peace of mind at what she’s pretty sure is the end of the world.

Gino Bartali’s legacy endures far beyond his three Giro d’Italia and two Tour de France victories. He was a true hero of cycling, but it was only after his death that it became known that he was also a genuine war hero. He rarely spoke about the sacrifice he had made, and very few people knew that he had smuggled fake identity papers for Italian Jews in his bicycle frame. During his daily "training rides" on the gravel roads between Florence and Assisi, he repeatedly put himself in danger.

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"Pierogi - stories with stuffing" are short glances towards four different worlds. The characters of the film will let you into their lives for a moment, but they don't promise to reckon how their stories will end. In fact, you can be sure they left the endings for themselves. Stuffed stories are a search for the unusual in the ordinary. It is worth absorbing this uniqueness. Remember, the door will only be ajar for a moment.

Have you ever told the new generation what future you’re going to leave them? The world is struggling with a climate crisis and other critical issues; what will it look like in 30 years’ time? This one-to-one performance gives you the chance to get into a conversation with a teenager who’s about 16 years old.

Join Abby Hornacek on a nature filled journey through Yellowstone National Park's magical winter wonderland.

Microscopic plastic particles are now everywhere, including in the food we eat. What implications does this have for the future of humanity?

In the dangerously overcrowded California State prison system, 50 men serving life sentences are given the opportunity to become substance abuse counselors. As the first-ever participants in the Offender Mentor Program, the group reckons with their own demons as they excavate the deep trauma of their fellow inmates. An intimate study on the possibilities of redemption.

"From Mexico to Vietnam: A Chicano Story" is an inspiring documentary that chronicles the life of Jesus S. Duran, a Mexican immigrant who became a decorated U.S. Army soldier during the Vietnam War. Born in Juarez, Mexico, Duran moved to the United States as a child and enlisted in the Army in 1968. On April 10, 1969, while serving as an M-60 machine gunner with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), he displayed extraordinary bravery by rescuing several wounded comrades during an intense enemy ambush in Tay Ninh, Vietnam. His valorous actions led to a posthumous Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama. Directed by Andrés Gallegos, the film delves into Duran's personal journey, his family's migration from Mexico, and the broader impact of the Vietnam War on the Chicano and Latino communities.

“...man says: I am self, I am master, all the rest is other - outside, below, underneath, subservient. I own, I use, I explore, I exploit, I control. I am that I am, and the rest is women & wilderness, to be used as I see fit.” - Ursula K. Le Guin Made with sadness after the leaked opinion. Released with sadness after the decision.

An immersive first-person narrative that places the viewer inside the filmmaker's experience of a violent attack, When the Shot focuses on the feelings and sensations that fear elicits and how life flashing in front of your eyes might actually appear: a fusion of blood and water, body and memory, jagged edges and abstractions of familiar yet indistinct landscapes.

“Hatun Phaqcha, The Healing Land” highlights the nutritional potential of Peruvian native foods, the importance of its cultural heritage and the need to ensure its survival.

Hollywood's own "Can't Be Stopped" crew is one of the most influential and recognizable graffiti crews to emerge out of the U.S. is Since its inception in the early 1980's, the initials C.B.S. have been at the forefront of evolving graffiti art into a true, authentic art form.

Penn State football icon Joe Paterno went from revered patriarch to reviled pariah. A look back, now, ten years after the Penn State sex abuse scandal.

Dykes on Bikes Sydney is Australia’s longest-running female-identified motorcycle club, and one of the country’s oldest LGBTQIA+ community groups. With chapters all over the world, these days, the club is about having a good time with friends and giving back to the community. But things weren't always so recreational. Dykes on Bikes® Sydney emerged in response to gay hate crimes in the 1980s. The group met on weekend evenings to patrol the streets of Sydney and break up the attacks that were happening. From protectors of the streets to Sydney Mardi Gras icons, this project dives into present-day member accounts of their history, why they continue to ride today and continuing their legacy for future generations. A hybrid of a documentary and visual poem, this is a love letter to the Dykes on Bikes® Sydney.

The location is the same as Laveuses, and the vue is an example of a home movie, with people playing or fooling around, fully aware of the camera. When you have a Cinématographe Lumière, why only use the Kodak Panoram? The child’s pushcart bears the name Helvetia, the naturalized Swiss version of the Sunlight brand, whose factory was launched in Olten in October 1898.

(2022) Warren Wilson. A killer storm cycle in the Monashees. Adaptive backcountry riding like you’ve never seen before. The ultimate grass skiing run. Alaska (twice). Come along for the biggest days with the 73rd annual Warren Miller film, Daymaker. Then get ready for your own. Because there’s no better day than one out on the hill. We hit Snowmass for the biggest party of the winter, surprise a Warren Miller superfan at the base of Snowbasin, and take him skiing with Jonny Moseley and Marcus Caston. We follow one of Europe’s most legendary mountain guides, rewrite the rules of adaptive backcountry riding, and try to keep up with some of the most exciting young skiers and snowboarders on the planet. In the world today, the ground shifts constantly beneath our feet, and bearings are hard to come by. Warren Miller’s Daymaker will take you on a journey to peaks that replace the mountains in your mind with ones that free your mind.

Ewa, a woman with intellectual disability, creates handmade dolls and toys. Through them, she talks to the people around her and communicates her emotions. We also see fragments of animation based on Ewa’s tale inspired by her life.

Dave Meslin, a 47-year-old Canadian activist, is known for his campaigns to defend public space from commercial interests. For 15 years, he has been lobbying Toronto to remove illegal billboards from neighbourhoods across the city. He assembles a team of volunteers, including his 11-year-old niece, to gather intelligence and strategise on how to bring down the billboards. They are prepared to do whatever it takes to reclaim a local green space. As the Billboard Squad clashes with power, bureaucracy and inertia, Dave grapples with the emotional complexities of activism.

On the Jos Plateau in Nigeria, the British mined tin and columbite which sustained local generations until the end of the 20th century. Mining is now an artisanal activity. Karimah Ashadu portrays the harshness of manual labour while questioning the harm caused by the uncontrolled extraction of natural resources.

A journey is taken to see the various rivers, ponds, lakes, streams, reservoirs, and waterfalls of Massachusetts.