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Twelve strangers share their feelings of isolation, grasp of reality and eventual hope.

The documentary film "Kremlin Cadets" marks the 105th anniversary of one of the oldest military educational institutions in Russia, the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Military School.

Experimental documentary on fog.

In the desert of southern Morocco, three sisters have chosen to live in perpetual struggle against a hostile environment.

Discover the land of a thousand lakes on this stunning Scandinavian aerial journey across Finland. From the city nights of Helsinki to the Northern Lights of Lapland, discover Finland’s diverse landscape of wild forests, northern swamps and snowy expanses. Ride on a husky sleigh, sleep in an igloo and venture towards the Arctic Circle to the magical Christmas village of Rovaniemi. You might just even catch a glimpse of Santa Claus!

“Rollout“ is a vérité-style journey alongside residents of a tight-knit Kenyan community gripped by the “shadow pandemic of vaccine hesitancy,” as they face mounting pressure from a government they don’t trust, to get a vaccine they suspect may cause more harm than good.

Progression of 122 words through their sound and meaning, pared with 60 found footage clips from 1950s TV-commercials. Each of the inserts appears twice as a pattern of déjà-vu cognitive associations, evoking a multitude of emotions from banal dailiness, flashbacks, or behaviors, slowly leading us from one particular feeling to its opposite.

A woman with progressive Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy must continually reinvent herself to cope with its affects. As the disease progresses she commits to doing everything possible to maintain quality of life for herself and others who live with the disease.

The last great battle of the 101st US Airborne Division in World War II during the battle of the bulge.

Fuel For The Fire is a film about resiliency and transformation . It tells the inspiring personal stories of people from populations in the Black Community mostly affected by HIV, (cisgendered and transgendered women and gay men), and how their lives were impacted by HIV-related stigma. After going through a journey of self-discovery they recover their strength to move on with their lives.

Albert is haunted by the dreams of his childhood, reminding him of a world within he lost.

In India, three women are pioneers of urban sustainability by addressing waste management issues. Despite working in male-dominated fields, these figures transform waste into construction materials, assemble community members to restore rivers and produce zero-waste personal care products. With their stories woven together, we see that waste is filled with potential for repurposing.

A Grammy award-winning music producer talks about his life and history in this animated short.

When your state flag contains an emblem that's been used as a symbol of hate, how do you engage with those who consider it part of their heritage? Artist & activist Genesis Be, after her controversial protest against Mississippi's Confederate Heritage Month, heads down to her home state of Mississippi to have an honest discussion with people on both sides of the debate, including her childhood friend, a proud descendant of Confederate soldiers.

A documentary about the 10 years of the Hyegwang Blind Orchestra, composed of visually impaired people, founded in 2011. Unlike many films about the disabled which mainly focus on topics of survival and human rights, the documentary focuses more on art and how it brings change to life. The self-esteem and the possibility of communication with the outside world of persons with disability in a tight-knit environment, under the gaze of prejudice gained from encountering music that changed their lives. Rather than focusing on the difficulties of life for people with disabilities, the film narrows the gap between the disabled and non-disabled communities and focuses on the growth of both disabled and non-disabled people through musical exchanges. Music is a great bridge that connects two worlds, and the process of understanding each other's world through art in different physical situations is sometimes solemn and sometimes beautiful.

A life dedicated to decay. Johannes Weigelt (1890–1948) was a palaeontologist, a dilettante photographer, a Nazi, all of it fervent. This essay is dedicated to the pioneer of taphonomy – sober and at the same time exciting in form. Three image fields are filled with changing content: black and white documents of fields of animal carcasses, a snapshot with Göring, text panels, artful photomontages. They all charge one another, containing a vibrantly shimmering biography fossilised in images.

Polina Svezhentseva's film captures the passing of time and the change of epochs with him. The Torpedo Boxing Club is more than 80 years old, dozens of champions have come out of its walls. Now the members of the club are forced to adapt to the changes, having lost their native hall. Looking into the faces of athletes and listening to their stories, the director shows that people united by one idea cannot be destroyed by an excavator.

In 1956, the U. S. Naval Medical Research Unit No.2 built a pure white building in Shuilin Township, Yunlin County, and began a seven-year research project. The building was white, clean and bright, so that local residents call it the "American White House." The various things in the research process made the residents quite curious and suspicious of this mysterious building. The adults even reminded the children not to approach it. However, Taiwan didn’t know much about this project. After the project ended, all relevant materials were taken to the United States and stored at Johns Hopkins University. So the team went to America to find research materials and bring them back to Taiwan. The director’s father was one of the members of the research project then. Therefore, the shooting process is not only to dig out the past, but also to evoke the youthful memories of those elders.

When Loo Lay Yen suffers a stroke, the lives of her husband and three boys are changed forever. Shot by her eldest son, Tai Binquan, the film features family albums alongside raw documentary footage. where are you now is both a loving tribute to Loo and a piercing inquiry into care, dignity and the ethics of representing end-of-life experiences.

The Art of Making It explores the art-world ecosystem through the prism of young artists at pivotal moments in their careers, revealing the secret sauce that thrusts some into the stratosphere and leaves others struggling to survive. Why does it matter who we anoint to tell the stories of our time? Including the voices of luminaries and disruptors, the film leaves one to question whether the new world order will make art more accessible for all.

Gerda Saunders embarks on a journey of self-discovery and inquiry as the effects of dementia slowly unravels her identity. A teacher and scientist by trade and grounded in reality, Gerda invites us into her memory loss experience with nuance, poetry and vulnerability. While the disease progresses, Gerda reveals what remains of who she is and what she must let go of.

Karin's grandfather has had enough of life and wishes for it to end. He has prepared careful instructions of his funeral which he hands down to his children and grandchildren. Karin documents the last few years, and then the last few days of his life.

A British expeditionary team attempt a dangerous, world-first circumnavigation of the Earth in an 80-year-old vintage World War II fighter to inspire a new generation through the freedom of flight.

As his health rapidly deteriorates, legendary Algonquin Park fishing guide Frank Kuiack spends his last fishing season searching for someone to whom he can pass on his wisdom.

In 1987, Su Ping-kun was found guilty of armed robbery and attempted murder, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. In the era of Martial Law, he endured abuse and torture from the authority. In 2000, Su received a presidential pardon but still remained guilty in Taiwan's legal system. He refused to have a tainted name and continued fighting for over 30 years, just to clear his name.

In the spring of 2022, the comedian, actor and journalist Sven Melander passed away after a long illness. He then had a long career behind him in stage, film and television. With his unique combination of warmth, intelligence and mischievousness, he not only won the audience's love, but also made a clear mark in Swedish entertainment history. In this portrait, the story of Sven's career is told, but we also meet him on a more personal level when he talks about his alcoholism, outlook on life, childhood and where he got his sense of humour.

For 50 years, Paul Limmer was a world class track coach at Long Island's Mepham High School. He holds NY State's record for wins with 737 and was inducted into the 2016 New Balance Coaches Hall of Fame. Limmer's true legacy, however, just has nothing to do with awards. Thousands of former athletes, many of whom never broke a single record or won a solitary trophy, credit him for changing their lives. This is the story of all the other kids - the ones who never felt "seen" - until Paul Limmer came into their lives.

The story of Alexa's journey as a trans woman, navigating the toxic culture that encompasses skateboarding, and what it means to transcend fear through community.

For three decades now, Qatar, this small desert kingdom, has not stopped being talked about; because of its financial power and the secrecy that surrounds it, the royal family that runs it fascinates as much as it frightens.

Where does the feeling of guilt come from? Starting from the account of a medical condition, Farah Hasanbegović resorts to animation to search for the origin of those sensations that accompany us throughout our life, whether we want them to or not. Through eloquent pencil strokes, Ribs is a sensorial meditation on the material dimension of our feelings.

The narrator talks about leaving Manila to escape the pandemic, but she realizes that she cannot really get away from it. A person talks about being inside a quarantine facility after testing positive. Another person shares her fear of getting pregnant due to the lack of proper healthcare. The narrator goes back to Manila, only to realize that her fears will always follow her but she can do something about it.

Live in Mexico, At The Corona Capital

The life and works of Maria Montessori have seen a renewed interest in recent years. This explores how the Montessori method, conceived almost a hundred years ago, continues to be crucial for an education that aims for the self-sufficiency of children.

“Her Majesty’s Queue,” a documentary by Matt Stuart, captures the passionate ways in which London mourns.

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced musical activities to shut down in March 2020, singers searched for ways to stay connected and sing live music together. Online solutions such as Zoom helped groups socially, but did not allow a choir to rehearse and perform together. Several tech-savvy musicians turned to old-school audio technology to organize parking lot choirs, with each singer safely isolated in their own car. The idea spread through social media across the US and Canada, and reached the attention of the New York Times, the Today Show, and NPR. "The Drive to Sing" tells the story of the parking lot choir, the cast of characters who worked together to develop and refine it, and the singers who kept their musical communities going during this time of fear and isolation.

A joyful documentary spotlighting a non profit, founded by an innovative woman, that has been changing lives for over 125 years.

The city of Canindé, in the interior of Ceará, celebrates the second largest Franciscan festival in the world. Faith and devotion meet in the celebration marked by the stories of the faithful.

An international project that spans across Korea, China, and Japan, Lash challenges viewers to think fundamentally about the human existence and humanity. The three chapters titled “Messenger,” “Message,” and “Messiah” feature workers of a Chinese sex doll factory, a politician dreaming of innovating the Japanese political system with AI robots, and a middle-aged Japanese man living with a sex doll.

'Rooted' is the exemplary story of the Abrante family, from the predominately black town of Loíza, Puerto Rico - a municipality rich in African culture but plagued by generational poverty, systemic racism, and governmental neglect.

An analysis of Quentin Dupieux's film "Incredible But True" by film critic Elena Lazic.

COIN chronicles the rise of a visionary founder in crypto who harnesses the power of this emerging technology to promote a mission of global economic freedom.

Why do all the bottle tops start the same way up, grouped together, if there are two teams? When is the ball launched with a plank and when by hand? Why sometimes way overhead and sometimes to the body? When can you turn the tops over? Is it like the runs in cricket or baseball, hurriedly performed while the ball is elsewhere? But how can each team’s turning score be counted? Is the ball as hard and painful as it sounds? How do you get “burned”? Does that give the other team the ball, or are there a set number of throws? Does deflecting the ball a long way with your plank count for anything? How did the winning team win? Why is the game called Stars?

Starting with a confrontation with a caged bird, a man confides his impressions, reflections and memories about the place where he is, the temporal confluences that occur there and the fragility with which memory is sustained. Little by little the man will build an imaginary that will allow him to shape a personal map in order to capture a humming that is lost in time.

Natural History film. Crocodile fishing on the Klang River in Malaysia. Fishermen setting the bait, and later hauling the captured crocodile ashore. A final title tells us his hide will be sold to make fancy leather-goods.

A documentary movie about opinions from people of various professions on issues of educational development for young children.

A personal tribute to the filmmaker’s grandfather, a first-generation immigrant to Canada from Jamaica in the 1950s. Through both digital and super 8mm found footage, Michael’s past catches up with him as he struggles with difficult memories of his immigration to Canada, finding comfort in his spectacularly over-grown garden.

Iran is the only country in the region to recognise trans people (any other LGBQ+ identity is banned). Both Shervin and Samar offer a glimpse into what life is like for trans youth, who despite loving and supportive parents are forced to live covert lives, shy away from their neighbours and even consider emigration, in order to be who they truly are. One of the many heartrending scenes in this documentary features one of the boys, fully clothed on the beach and yearning to go swimming, while the other shouts at his parents, asking whether his father is also forced to wear a headscarf. This is Not Me is a detailed depiction of the legal and social labyrinth that promises a slim aperture of freedom.

Don Luis, a 79-year-old peasant lives on the edge of the Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, México, garbage dump. suffering from fires, death of cattle and contamination due to the landfill which is managed by the company of an environmentalist politician who benefits from landfill concessions in Jalisco.

NFL Films presents a look back at the best moments from the 2021 Buffalo Bills season. The Bills finished 11-6 and captured their second-straight AFC East Division Title.

Throughout two consecutive summers, a director was documenting his conversations with an actress about Beirut, love, failure, and immigration without her knowing that her private chats and voice notes have been transformed into a film.

Where does the dream begin and reality end? In Dreaming Arizona, this is the question both for the central figures and for the viewer. Known for his staged documentaries, Danish director Jon Bang Carlsen has five American teenagers from a small town in Arizona reenact their own lives—past, present and future.