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Embracing the reality of a Tana Toraja village girl living a simple life with her grandmother. Stevia Azalia Saranga, putting her future at stake as a selected national young sprout. Becoming a member of PASKIBRAKA is the biggest challenge in her life. At the same time, it is the starting point towards her dreams and path of devotion to the nation.
Sultana of New York is a Palestinian drag queen, performer, and artist. "Sultana’s Rein" opens with a conversation with Sultana, as she is being painted by Jordanian artist, RIDIKKULUZ. Reflecting on her journey from Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, to then New York, Sultana tells of the challenges of performing drag in conservative societies, her nostalgia for the glory days and the glamour of Egyptian cinema icons, and her struggle to prove her existence and her self-expression as a performer and artist. She also shares her love of celebration and her everlasting commitment to be true to herself.
In the geographical center of Buenos Aires, a group of friends establish a self-managed space free of prejudices under the premise of the Buenos Aires Anti-fascist Action and the SHARP (Skin-Heads Against Racial Prejudice) culture, called La Cultura del Barrio (LCDB). La Cultura gathers all street cultures and promote various aspects of counter-cultural music, literature and other arts. Within this context, they open a boxing school as well, proposing another form of playing sports in response to a selfish, racist and homophobic system. LCDB thus becomes the first and only anti-fascist sports and social club in Latin America.
For 30 years Leyla Assaf-Tengroth have known Chadia and her daughters and followed the family's colorful personalities. She have seen the children grow up.She have seen some of them develop into rebels, others more resigned. There are major contradictions within the family that mainly concern tradition or renewal. By telling about Chadia and her daughters and the rest of the family, she mean's that she is simultaneously reflecting the great religious, ideological and political conflicts going on in the Middle East.
Itzanamí, a young woman, is facing stormy relationships. In his attempt to discover himself, he creates a documentary, wondering why he associates love with violence. Revisiting her family's past, and the relationships her grandmother and mother have gone through, she discovers the true face of love: the love between the women in her family.
The occult is often thought of as a category of supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of religion and science, encompassing such phenomena involving mysticism, spirituality, and magic. This documentary explores the history and practices of the occult.
Through social networks, a son and his mother overcome the physical distance that separates them in an intimate and simple story. in an intimate and simple story.
"motoko" collects private footage of anonymous deaths from harrowing events and disassembles them into chronophotography, then creates realtime-based algorithms. Based on this, "HASC" appropriates the wisdom of Dziga Vertov and Bruce Conner, who sought to (re-)define "cinema," and models the functioning of realtime sounds and images by (re-) convert/anchor it into a fixed format of non-realtime. The work A MOVIE explores the apparatus of sounds, images, and illusions, attempting to revive the conditions necessary to be designated as a cinema in today's timeline.
Short film documentary at Mt. Olympus
In an empty warehouse, four women remember the rooms of the house where they were tortured during the last dictatorship. After testifying about their experience, the women make a sketch, similar to the one used by Judge Rafecas in 2020 to identify the site of the clandestine center.
Occultism. Rituals. Satanism. True crimes. Exorcism. Cannibalism, Extreme music This is not your ordinary documentary, it's not even a documentary, it's a new genre of movie, we call it "A reality movie". The film will mix true action sequences with drama, sub-plots and interviews with extreme metal bands, all blended together in a storytelling style that will blow your mind!
Japan has an estimated 24000 actors and talents working in the media, mostly playing nameless roles in independent films. A large portion of these actors are unrecognized by the general audiences and not even listed in the talent directories. This documentary provides an intimate look into the lives of these actors, the aspirations behind their dreams, and the challenges they face in the film industry. The subjects in this film are the actors who appeared and participated in the audition of Takaomi Ogata's movie "Cinderella Girl."
À la Poursuite de mes Rêves is the story of four adults who never attended traditionnal school. They grew up in « democratic schools », where class is not mandatory, and where they learned what they wanted to learn, from 4 to 18.
The collective voices of whānau, hapu, and iwi gather in Te Kaha to reclaim Mātauranga Māori. This is their way of life.
A documentary about Roma thieves.
Nine LGBTQ+ comedians take center stage at the Comedy Bloomers competition. From the witty observations of a non-binary comedian to the hilarious tales of an Argentinian immigrant, each finalist brings a unique flavor to the table. As they navigate the challenges and joys of their identities through humor, they not only compete for the crown but also showcase the rich diversity and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community in the world of comedy.
The shattering documentary produced by David Rogers Webb, based on his book, alerts us all to the privately controlled Central Banks’ preparations for the inevitable financial collapse. Former Hedge Fund Manager and author, David Rogers Webb, announces “The Great Taking.” The not-for-profit documentary exposes the scheme by Central Bankers to subjugate humanity by taking all securities, bank deposits and property financed with debt. Running time is 71 minutes. The film is produced by Webb and Executive Produced by Vera Sharav, Holocaust Survivor and director of the 5-part docuseries Never Again Is Now Global. Webb takes us on a 50-year journey of how the Central Banking systems have secretly put collateral confiscation schemes in place, making everyone from all walks of life vulnerable when the inevitable financial collapse comes.
Dao-Shun Zhang began to study magic with his magician father, Qing-Zhou Zhang, at the age of 3. He is a child with moderate to severe hearing impairment. His father led him into the world of magic. At the age of 15, he has participated in magic competitions all over the world, but Dao-Shun said that he has lost his passion for magic. He does not want to continue to make a living as a magician in the future, but his magician father expects him to inherit the family business. Now Dao-Shun is faced with the career choice of the junior high school entrance examination. How should Daoshun face his future?
Camille cultivates flowers on 7000 meters square in Aveyron, France. During all year, « le Jardin de Veillac » structures itself : building a new greenhouse, preparing seedlings, collecting flowers, preparing bouquets and, finally, selling them on Rodez's marketplace, where flowers unveil their beauty and spread in the city.
This is not only the story of the famous rivalry between Borromini and Bernini, but of Borromini’s rivalry with himself, a genius so tied to his art as to transform it into a demon that devours him from inside.
The film records the daily life of James, a 19-year-old autistic patient, and his mother. During the day-to-day study and work, we see that music brings a different power to his mother. Music also makes us look forward to the future.
Peruvian documentary film written and directed by Ernesto Carlín. The film narrates the last months of the life of twice democratically elected president Alan García Pérez and analyzes the circumstances of his painful departure. The film didn't have financing from the Peruvian State.
In February 2022, filmmakers Spencer Frost and Guy Williment, and pro surfers Letty Mortensen and Fraser Dovell started a journey to the unexplored Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia. After two years of planning, their adventure almost ended before it even started, when Russia invaded Ukraine an hour before their scheduled flight to Moscow. They went anyway.
Rocó and Noï are the kind of friends who would do anything for each other, and that includes creating their own fantastic, colourful world where only they exist, far away from the problems of the world. Like Rocó’s parents’ divorce.
Yamnuska, akin to Canada’s Yosemite, has been witness to countless tales of triumph, struggle, and unwavering determination. Sitting at the eastern edge of the Canadian Rockies, the iconic big wall stands as a testament to the indomitable spirit of adventure.
When Paultje (61) is told in prison that he only has a short time to live, there is only one option: back to his old home, in Amsterdam North, with his brother Paul (79). With time ticking, will things finally change in their troubled brotherhood, rooted in their dark family history?
Born in 1943 in Bessarabia region, Victor was forced to flee his homeland because of the war. After 77 years, his grandson, Dan, goes back there with his grandpa, Victor, who is recounting memories and seeking information about his birth and his lost relatives, in the country that is now the Republic of Moldova.
What is the future of humanity? It might seem bleak, but the case for optimism is strong. Humanity has what it takes to reach transcendent futures.
Seb Bouin adds a direct start to a Chris Sharma classic, creating Supreme Jumbo Love, the hardest climb in the U.S.
an elegiac rumination on loss of memory. The filmmaker reflects on the experience of seeing his grandmother gradually lose her memory over time by weaving across archives and footages, utilizing the film as a medium for recollections even when they are at their most unsalvageable.
Barrel Racers, Cattle Ropers and a Bareback Bronc Rider talk about the Rodeo Circuit, how Native female athletes are making their mark in the sport, and what makes the Indian National Finals Rodeo special to Indian Country.
An exploration of what it's like to be young, sexual and disabled in Australia, with three young Australians with disabilities opening up about their intimate lives.
Initially produced as looped 16mm miniatures presented on custom projectors, Philipp Fleischmann’s dazzling Film Sculptures are a suite of formal experiments exploring queer sensibilities and different states of visibility.
India is the land of story telling through Ramayana, Mahabharata reading from time immemorial. Their presentation needed a lot of voice acting as well. Jagannath Bose and Urmimala Bose, the veteran couple of todays Bengal somewhat bear that rich legacy in their presentation of Shruti natok or talk theatre.
A woman patiently cleans her chimney and tidies up her domestic space: this is a daily toil, endlessly reiterated, yet not alienated. Around her unfolds an Irish landscape, and a superimposed text unveils its still topical story, marked by England’s domination, that even Thatcher’s death will not erase. A voice-over refers to a tale by the Grimm brothers, The Bremen Town Musicians. And from this childhood memory is delineated an analysis of its libertarian subtext, as well as a history of its avatars in the context of the upheavals of 19th century Europe.
This intimate documentary follows the story of one woman's extraordinary struggle over five years to bring the man who raped her to justice - a man accused of scores of assaults and rapes against women who applied for work at his London escort agency.
A David Bowie sculpture idea for Overton Park and the new Metal Museum: An ‘Aladdin Sane’ “weather vane” to celebrate the 50th anniversary appearance of Ziggy Stardust in Memphis and his visit to the Memphis Academy of Art in February, 1973. Named after an article in The Commercial Appeal from 1984.
The film is not just about two talented and determined actresses with disabilities. The determination, energy and courage of Lucy and Yulia radiate onto the stage and screen and have an impact on many levels of social perception. Their successful entry into professional German theater is a profound statement against the accepted norms of a world where fashion, profit and sexism dictate the aesthetics of the female body.
When is the moment you think: I'm going to hoist my regional flag? Who are these flaghoisters? And what does it mean to identify with your region? These are questions that filmmaker Okki Poortvliet, theatermaker Hans van der Werf and designer Vera Vos asked. So, they went through the whole of Drenthe, a region in the North of The Netherlands where all three of them grew up, to collect as many stories as possible from hoisters of the flag of Drenthe. The Flaghoisters is a film about the confrontation between the countryside and, as people from Drenthe call it, “the city dwellers”. A story about a disappearing language, the safety of your village, greeting each other, being proud, and just acting "normal".
As youth violence rises, a wild and rebellious movement of young people tear up the city’s streets as they try to escape the harsh realities of street life through the brotherhood of biking.
As she goes through hills and rivers looking for Melusina, a mutant and legendary mermaid from the city of Luxembourg, where she grew up, the director talks to four women about their uncertain identities: what it is like to be an immigrant without being one, and to be a Luxembourgish without being one. A journey through memory in rainy weather. A search for ever-fragmented identities. An uncertain attempt at reconciliation. The memory of emigration from a contemporary perspective of a generation with a radically different relation to territories and displacements.
Two transgender lovers and their friend visit Redondo Beach on a December night.
The Warao people break through the boundaries created by colonization, inhabiting the city, occupying the streets, occupying the banks of the river, occupying the fringes of society. Looking toward the future of their people, they sing to heal, to love, to dream, and to make the rain come. In the outskirts of São Luís, a people inhabit a space with their territorial ancestry. And they celebrate a new ally: the sea of Brazilian Jamaica.
He does what he can to be comfortable.
A written testimony by co-director Jin Ryoo on his experience preparing for Korean compulsory military service is juxtaposed with images of an empty UCSD campus, the desolate construction sites sprawling off of it, and the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial.
Social media phenomenon Deive Leonardo reflects on God's love, sings and tells stories about the disciple Peter's spiritual journey in this special.
In September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody. She had been arrested by Iran’s religious police, accused of not wearing her hijab properly. The authorities said she had died of a heart attack, but rumors spread that she had been beaten on arrest. Citizens took to the streets in their thousands in fury. This is an extraordinary and shocking insight into what has been happening across Iran, revealing a regime under huge pressure and resorting to extreme cruelty to control its citizens.
Functions without theaters, murals without walls, clothes without fabrics and students without schools says the necessary about the state abandonment and but also talent and creativity of Colombians, which it has nothing to lose. The documentary tells the story of the beginnings and resilience of several artist from Barranquilla in different disciplines in continuing to maintain and diversify the living culture, that remain to exist.
Cipria is a ghost film: three Italian women who lived during fascism had told their lives hoping they could become a film, but the war had shattered the dream. We didn't even have an image of them: only the stories, still current, of their lives, which had been waiting for eighty years to be seen and heard. The challenge was to visualize their stories with footage shot between the 1920s and 1940s and new footage, to give each of them a face, a voice and a body.