In the village of Anhovo on the Soča River, there lies an old asbestos factory that has managed to outlive wars, regimes and borders. It provided employment and stole life. Even today it continues to exhale smoke.
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In the village of Anhovo on the Soča River, there lies an old asbestos factory that has managed to outlive wars, regimes and borders. It provided employment and stole life. Even today it continues to exhale smoke.
Footage of the creative process of Quasar Dance Company in 2013 in Goiânia for the creation of the show "Por 7 vezes" (Seven Times). The fabrication of those Olympic bodies (the work of high-performance dancers), directed by choreographer Henrique Rodovalho, reenacted the relationship between cinema and dance. Dance, offered to the film since Loie Fuller, is sublime, Apollonian, and Dionysically sacrificed to the ghosts of the image. As a former ballerina, the filmmaker returned to the dance hall and the stage, and what was documented as a process became, in the editing, a non-knowledge.
In Monalisa's home town, a small village in the middle of the rainforest on the Indonesian island of Borneo, many people are faced with a tough decision: Do I sell my land to ensure my family's financial survival and risk deforestation and environmental destruction by large corporations? Or do I stand up for the preservation of nature and suffer economic consequences as a result?
His art adorns products, galleries and collector's walls worldwide, yet who is the man behind the name? Meet Romero Britto - the painter who rose from Brazil's favelas to become a global sensation. Alongside a star-studded cast, discover the extraordinary story of a man who transformed pain into a colorful empire that today brings happiness to millions.
With anger and melancholy, the director describes her home in Chile. The former natural paradise is now covered by monotonous pine forests - alien, thirsty, waiting for the next fire.
In 1963, Franco inaugurated Galicia's largest reservoir on the Miño River in Chantada (Lugo). Work on the dam by FENOSA between 2011 and 2013 meant that the villages and lands saw daylight for the first time in 50 years.
Tattooed hands gently glide over a rock face, probing it with the tips of the fingers. Three women, arms raised to a high boulder, appear to be in prayer. Hidden in a cave, two others stare at their bloody palms. Touching Rocks depicts bouldering as a pagan ritual.
Nelson Sullivan was a prominent figure in New York's queer community in the 1980s. With a video camera that he rarely let go of, he was also a chronicler of the club scene of the time. The archival documentary draws on the rich video archive Sullivan left behind. It looks at a marginalised subculture and the life of the man sometimes described as the first vlogger.
Two very different MMA fighters from the Far North seek glory inside the ring and to inspire their community in this absorbing fly-on-the-wall documentary about small town heroes with big hearts.
The capitulation of German socialism on November 9, 1989, happened almost incidentally — through a travel law. Thirty-five years after the disappearance of the GDR, this essayistic documentary reflects on transformation through personal memory and public imagery.
A choreographer in the midst of creation embarks on a journey though the traces of her memories in Columbia, shaped by the violence of the 1990s. Her memories lead her into a new space of introspection, body perception, and time, allowing her to become a woman free to exist.
From the back rooms of Camden's pubs to the roof of Buckingham Palace at Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee: the London band Madness enriched British pop music history with their cheeky style and spectacular performances. In this documentary, we look back on their illustrious career with interviews with band members, friends, and music industry figures. Featuring brand new recorded interviews with Suggs and Bedders from ‘Madness’. Alongside interviews with Lynval Golding, Rhoda Dakar, Clive Langer and many more.
Drivers prepare and compete to win the notoriously tough off-road Dakar endurance rally in this sporting documentary.
A portrait of indigenous childhood: Guarani Kaiowá, Guarani Ñandeva, Baniwa and Khisetje.
A writer, a filmmaker, a trip to Italy: a diary in two voices, where the desire and the difficulty of love are intertwined with literature, cinema, landscapes and the pink stones of the spaces to inhabit.
Despite displacement and living under occupation, young Ukrainians cling to hope for a brighter future, embodying the resilience of their generation. Some are DJs of the famous Shum Rave, while others are artists fostering unity amidst chaos.
A poet works with the young people attending the Marion Centre of Excellence in Belfast.
The film follows Georgia, Sofia, Loukas, and Thiseas as they explore the city through walking routes, sharing the story of their trans experiences and transforming walking into an act of empowerment and visibility.
A botanical-cinematic guide based on La Flor by Mariano Llinás. This work explores the various uses and roles of trees: as background, fictional device, figure, object of reflection, and as an image of an image.
In her attempt to escape her past, Huiju relocated to the UK over 11 months ago. However, even after moving to a new country, she found that her nightmares from Korea continued to haunt her. Determined to move forward, she made the decision to confront her memories head-on in a very contemporary way, using dating apps to push the boundaries she had set due to her sexual trauma.
The enigmatic Amos Andersson (1878–1961) is an undisputed dignitary of 20th-century Finnish society. His life can be viewed from the perspectives of many historical developments: support for the arts, queer life, theater, the business world, the press, Finnish-Swedish urban culture, politics.
While searching for her grandmother, the director comes across the story of three brothers who are torn between the fronts of political ideologies in the Third Reich and divided Germany: "the third brother" is the filmmaker's grandfather, who, in confronting her father, tries to overcome decades of speechlessness and, in the process, to understand where in the past her father's sense of family fell by the wayside.
Summer 2025, 6 people go on vacation but drugs will take them to hell
From the sandlots of Alameda, CA, to the bright lights of Citizens Bank Park, relive the remarkable career of Phillies all-time hits leader Jimmy Rollins. This feature-length documentary, produced by Emmy Award-winning Phillies Productions and narrated by Ryan Howard, features stories from teammates, coaches, and Hall of Famers - it celebrates Rollins’ lasting legacy and his impact on Phillies history.
Constantly online, never at home: A film about the crew of a cargo ship, their loneliness, and their attempt to escape it. For months at a time, far from home and family, they live in cramped quarters. An allegory for the homelessness of modern humanity, caught in the monotony between machine, sea, work, and sleep.
A collective oil pastel-animated reflection on death, as shared by individuals facing the end of life aided by psychedelic-assisted care.
Canada for the Masses is a reflective, found-footage experimental documentary that critiques the federal branding of Canada for its persistent efforts to mask the country’s deep-rooted issues. By deconstructing Canada’s carefully curated self-image and juxtaposing archival footage from World War II Canadian propaganda films, Canada for the Masses analyzes the underlying nefarious nature of Canadian identity.
An intimate exploration of a Sydney-based artist Dyan Tai’s quest to create and celebrate queer Asian spaces through the transformative power of their art.
A documentary exploring student and young people involvement in the local alternative music scene of Teesside, an industrial area in the North-East of England.
Women read letters sent to Nők Lapja, Hungary’s longest-running women’s magazine, established during the country’s communist era. Stepping into the imagined roles of the letter writers, they revisit personal stories about motherhood, relationships, and work, interpreting them through the lens of their own lives. Through this intergenerational dialogue, we learn how women’s lives have changed and what this reveals about contemporary urban society.
In the heart of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, there's a grocery store unlike any other. A down-to-earth, high-energy, family-run institution where the deals are as legendary as the lineups, Gateway Meat Market isn't just a place to shop: it's a community lifeline. At a time when grocery prices are soaring, Gateway dares to do things differently. This documentary takes viewers inside the fast-paced world of Gateway Meat Market, a small business that's showing that, with the right approach, keeping food affordable isn't just possible - it's a mission worth fighting for.
2022, Russian-Ukrainian war. During a rocket attack on the city, a newlywed couple expecting a child is killed. Two victims of terrorism – who are actually three.
Film follows the two twins and B-girls Joel and Naomi on their way to the 2024 Olympic Games, where breaking/breakdancing will be represented as a discipline for the first time. For the hip-hop subculture and the twin sisters, the same question arises: do they have a chance on the big Olympic stage? How does the subculture fit into the system of competitive sport? An intimate look behind the scenes, constantly accompanied by a break in the system.
Uncover the chilling true story of Kyle Clifford, a 26-year-old ex-soldier whose brutal murders of Carol, Louise, and Hannah Hunt shocked Britain. This documentary delves into the heinous crimes that led to his life sentence.
An Italian cruise ship carrying passengers from all over the world is hijacked off the coast of Egypt by a Palestinian commando unit. It is the beginning of a three-day ordeal in 1985 that culminates in the murder of an American hostage and an armed clash between two NATO allies to capture his killers.
From the son of an immigrant to a billionaire building contractor: Bruno Stefanini has a crazy biography. This documentary chronicles Stefanini's conflict with army abolitionists and squatters as well as his passion for collecting everything from tanks and works of art to Empress Sissi's underpants, castles and nuclear bunkers. When he died, his entire estate was lost in a huge, moldy mess.
In a world where the spotlight has long been dominated by men, five trailblazing women step into the ring to carve out their place in West Australian wrestling history — leaving behind stories of grit, triumph, rivalry, and legacy. The Femme Fatales of West Australian Wrestling is a powerful documentary that pulls back the curtain on a scene too often overlooked. Through the journeys of five extraordinary wrestlers — Chili, Harli Hyde, Layla Divine, Michelle K Hasluck, and Roxy Ryot — we explore the highs and hardships of carving a path in a male-dominated sport.
A documentary that records the lives of a group of former (and some still active) Portuguese transvestites. They are: Zizi Mayer, Fanny Star, Guida Scarllaty, Deborah Krystal and Wanda Morelli. They are João Callati, Fernando Paulo, Carlos Ferreira, Fernando Santos and Fernando Soares. All these artists deserve to have their lives told because they are bigger than anything they give on stage. They are important symbols of Portuguese cultural memory and their lives and careers illustrate different moments and mentalities in our country. They are lives that have endured hardships and overcome them in forbidding times and where persecution and punishment reigned supreme. No documentary has ever been made about their lives and it is urgent that these stories are not lost. They also tell the story of our political and cultural country.
Five former public sector employees gather in an abandoned hospital. As they explore the space, the former judge, police officer, emergency doctor, teacher, and postal worker share their experiences of work-related suffering and the ethical conflicts they faced following the dismantling of public services.
Kai Lenny and Natxo González travel across El Salvador searching for never-before-surfed waves.
The documentary focuses on the memories of actor Sergio Mamberti, thus revealing a panorama of more than 60 years of Brazilian culture through the trajectory of this great actor, who also worked as a director and actively participated in our country's politics.
The world faces a sea change, generations of fishermen face their fate and yet, a tiny Scottish fishing town still continues to crown a teenage girl their Herring Queen.
Philippe de Villiers embarks on a personal quest to “rediscover the trace and image” of Saint Louis, a 13th-century king both powerful and deeply human.
Gamescom is a world class gaming event that draws global attention every year. This year’s Gamescom attracted over 300,000 attendees. The event has grown so large that it has expanded into two regional editions: Gamescom Latam in Brazil and Gamescom Asia in Singapore. This year, the eyes of the world will be on Thailand, as Gamescom Asia joins forces with Thailand Game Show, the largest gaming event in the country, to become Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show, taking place from October 16 – 19, 2025. How will this event impact Thailand’s gaming industry? What could it mean for us? To explore this, The gamenivore team interviewed four key figures involved in Thailand’s gaming scene to hear their perspectives on this major development examining their expectations, readiness, and visions for the future of the industry.
In a world of light, movement, and nature, the film unfolds in each image—not as a story, but as a continuous flow of impressions that connect and develop in their intensity. Light breaks, moves, reflects, sneaks through the density of landscapes and places. It is a journey without a goal, a dive into moments that unfold from the constant interaction of light, life, and landscape.
A filmmaker seeking financial freedom dives into the world of online marketing under the mentorship of Akbar Sheikh, a former homeless man turned digital millionaire. But as the cash rolls in and the stakes rise, cracks begin to show. Is this a dream come true or a dangerous illusion?
Ane, daughter of two members of the terrorist gang ETA, born in prison, and a film student, embarks on a search for her own identity, lost between collective memory and personal experience.
On December 6 2024, Riga hosted Gustavo's arena show "Tagad tikai sākas"— the artist and producer’s most dynamic and dramaturgically rich performance to date. Alongside impressive concert footage, the documentary presents a fast-paced narrative about a unique phenomenon in the Latvian music scene: teams coming together to create massive shows designed to be performed only once. It's a story of bold artistic ambition, perseverance, and the ability to unite behind a shared goal — even when the creative visions of those involved don’t always align. It’s also a celebration of the passionate enthusiasm that drives Latvia’s creatives forward, despite the challenges posed by a small market and limited budgets. What sustains this kind of enthusiasm in the long run? What sacrifices does it demand? And how does the increasingly short lifespan of songs in today’s world influence the creative process? These are just a few of the questions that Gustavo seeks to explore throughout the film.
After Stalin ordered the forced collectivization of all the farms in 1930s Ukraine, Maxim, a humble cucumber farmer, rebels. He is arrested by local authorities and shipped off to forced labor camps of SIberia. In a bid to survive and return to his family, he steals away in the dead of night and begins the 1,000km journey home.
Audrey, a woman in her mid-fifties, has never been able to make peace with her tumultuous family history. A clumsy mother, an emotionally distant father and sexual assaults that have gone unreported. She now decides to confront her demons. Supported by her son, the director of the documentary, she revisits a striking scene from her past: the moment when she told her parents that her grandfather had raped her. Together, through a year-long production process, they transform this awkward exchange into a moment of communion, thanks to actors, a set and Audrey's desire to do herself justice.
Does new evidence show that Queen Victoria and her Highland servant John Brown had a romantic relationship, secretly married and had a child? Rob Rinder and Dr Fern Riddell investigate.
Paweł, a young boxer, and his half‑sister Julia inherit a flat, offering hope to leave the orphanage for their first real home. Their quest for stability tests their bond and confronts adult challenges.
Willkas is a journey back to one's place of belonging. A journey that reveals the environment, the family, the beliefs, and the traditions that sustain memory. Family songs accompany the path, anticipating the images that emerge as memories. A spoken letter to the grandparents she never met, who are now her Willkas, like guides at every step, as if in the landscapes and imagined visions, their presence could still be felt, as if her Willkas could still hear her.
As Spencer Phipps aims to build the next great American heritage brand, he delves into what defines Americana and what makes it great.
This documentary tells the extraordinary story of George Best and his time with Cork Celtic on the 50th anniversary of his time in League of Ireland, featuring exclusive interviews and rare archive footage of Best in action in Cork.