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A hidden and forgotten lake, it is home to flora and fauna. Visiting this space is a green trance.

This was also the case in 1981 as a grassroots democratic initiative by the Kasseler Filmladen e.V. Changing the world with political, cultural cinema, making society more open, fairer and greener. Four decades later, life planning, commercialization, the digital revolution and the pandemic have radically changed cinema. In addition, a generational change is imminent.

A coming of age tale about West Ham United's meteoric rise through the 2022/23 Europa Conference League Competition, but will they be crowned European Champions? Includes talking heads from the likes of Divin Mubama, Aaron Cresswell, Jarrod Bowen and more!

Following former X-Factor star Janet Devlin as she embarks on a journey to understand the impact her alcohol addiction had on those closest to her and how problematic drinking is affecting other young women in Northern Ireland.

Celebrating the sitcom in which Victor Meldrew's constant complaining drives his wife mad.

On April 9, 2020, nearly 1,000 Irish Debenhams workers, most of them women, received a generic email telling them their jobs were gone. The longest-ever Irish industrial dispute began.

The documentary follows in the footsteps of the controversial personality of František Kriegel, M.D., who was born into a Jewish family in Halych, saved lives as a frontline doctor in Spain, China, Burma and India, and after World War II joined the service of the Communist Party and the People's Militia. In 1968, he became one of the main representatives of our state and was the only member of the kidnapped delegation to save face and not officially condemn "fraternal aid," which had significant professional and social consequences for him.

Different encounters as experienced by the indigenous population of Australia’s Northern Territory frame the narrative, enriched by the collective’s approach to filmic ‘world-making’.

LOVEBITES, one of Japan's leading heavy metal bands, brings live footage. It contains the complete performance from "WE ARE THE RESURRECTION" held on March 11, 2023. In addition, it contains behind the scenes and the opening video narrated by Mikey Goodman of SikTh. Includes commentary by the members as sub-voice channel.

This is a story about a mainstream actor, who got into depression for various reasons. But he fought back and his passion helped him to get out of that situation.

Britain is experiencing the largest fall in living standards since records began almost 70 years ago, with the rising cost of everyday essentials - such as food and household bills - thought to have pushed many into poverty. ITV News' Daniel Hewitt has followed the impact of this crisis for more than a year and examines how it's changed lives across the country. Filmed over the course of the winter, he follows working people battling every day just to stay afloat, shocked by how their circumstances have changed and often unable to see light at the end of the tunnel.

The story of Ghana’s music genre through personal accounts of key artists and creatives in the scene from past and present. Featuring pioneering icons such as Reggie Rockstone, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, and film-maker Abraham Ohene–Djan, as well as rich historical archive of Highlife music and Ghanaian life, reporter Akwasi Sarpong heads through the genre’s early musical and cultural influences

Tillage & Fury is a portrait of anger as a product of Black ecology. This essay-film explores the eco-geography of rice cultivation and the life cycle of the fly, both of which are indelibly linked to Black life. Anger is used to trace the lineage of rice, from the transatlantic slave trade to the 2022 rice shortage in Liberia.

Through the eyes of four inhabitants of the Mayan jungle, roots of a culture threatened with extermination are unearthed. The preservation of the culture resembles the transplanting of a ceiba tree.

The Great British Sewing Bee’s Patrick Grant goes behind the scenes at the family business creating thousands of bespoke ceremonial uniforms in time for the coronation.

Rugari and his family live on the border of the Serengeti. During the dry season hungry lions threaten their village, and Rugari is faced with a terrible decision - save his livelihood, or find a way to live with lions?

Parwiz reflects on the principles he was raised with as a boy in Iran, and hopes his dreams will inspire a new generation.

History, religion, and colonialism collide with spiritual awakening, miracles, and poverty in Portobelo, Panama, where locals worship a black Jesus Christ. Culminating in the rapturous yearly festival, his most devout followers share how they came to their faith.

An abstract film consists of static shots of a small house-like being demolished through temporal ellipsis.

The film includes the thoughts, words and visual ideas of over 30 Autistic and neurodivergent women, non-binary and trans people. In conversation with the filmmaker Sophie Broadgate, the people involved discuss the world around us, their loves, senses, big questions, research and all our theories.

This documentary introduces you to the entirety of the Amtrak service network, which spans from coast to coast, and border to border. From both trackside and onboard perspectives, you’ll see and survey the trains that so many ride for practical purposes and pure enjoyment. Along the way you’ll learn about Amtrak’s intriguing origin story, its on-going challenges, and insights on what’s yet to come.

Monique, Thérèse, Marie-Noëlle, Marie-Dominique, Geneviève, Jacqueline and Annie are nuns. They have spent over than 40 years in their community in St Héand, in the Loire. They are about to make a major decision...

A dissection of events around the assassination of President John Kennedy, charting the timelines of head of security Roy Kellerman, Lee Harvey Oswald and Jackie Kennedy.

Synthetiki was founded in 1985 in Athens by Apostolis Loverdos and Dionisis Avgerinos. The music documentary A Film about Something highlights the late recognition that this electronic band through the web, while recording moments from their concerts and jouney as a band. Apostolis refers to this early period as a “perfect rejection toward us.”

Deeply moving documentary about a group of Dutch army veterans with PTSD, who found a shelter at The Home Base. Honest and vulnerable, they talk about their demons and their struggle to connect with society. Beautifully serene, Marjoleine Boonstra captures their intense experience.

A family’s difficult but endearing journey that re-defines motherhood: is it through nature or nurture? Yasmine is a young woman forced to raise her 3 younger siblings after being struck with life’s difficult circumstances. Trying to provide for their stability, she begins working random part time jobs to make quick and easy money and is constantly trying to balance between her personal life and work life. This family’s journey is difficult, but it is surely heartwarming. Throughout the film, we discover why Yasmine has to be responsible for her siblings despite her age.

Kino Kalye was birthed from a desire to show how this sense of alienation, the speed of commerce, and the consequences of the increasingly digital landscape occurred even outside his home, across industries, felt most strongly by those in the margins.

A blackmail email prompts a filmmaker to explore the intersection of shame and masturbation through a series of animated Zoom conversations with his friends.

Autumnal scenery of Riverside Cemetery in Waterbury, CT, set to 'Impressions of Susan' by John Fahey, reflecting on the passage of time, mortality, social class, and memorialization.

Attempting an ethical perspective on the meat industry. Various people who work in the industry have their say. Can they justify killing animals?

A group of women and non-binary journalists, bucking the white male status quo, launch The 19th*—a digital news startup that asks who has been omitted from mainstream coverage and how they can be included.

Two of cricket's greatest players, sporting icons from different corners of the world. This documentary compares their early lives, stellar careers and dreams, uncovering striking similarities and never-before-shared details.

About 500 immigrants from Indonesia are guarding the fishing fleet in the fishing village of Caxinas (Vila do Conde). Without these immigrants, most boats would not go to sea and the local economy paralyzed. The film recounts the difficult life on the high seas and his experiences. They are supportive men and give a lesson in life and citizenship. Not only do they send money to families, but they help orphaned children in their country to have their dignity back. In times of xenophobia and racism, they are the ones who help the development of the country where they now reside.

I grew up in a broken family, which was fragmented due to my father's emotional violence. Communication conflicts between my parents affected me and my brother under the same roof. During my upbringing, the four of us in the family became more distant and were unable to communicate properly with each other. As I grew older, I explored my gender identity, but found it difficult to balance my identification with my original family, so I decided to face why my family became like this. With the help of a camera, I opened up my own heart and the hearts of my family members, and found a way for each of us to express ourselves.

Four generations of politically active women talk about voting and running for office. They grew up assuming that women belonged in government and everyone should exercise the right to vote.

The gentle gestures enacted by large-scale machines subvert our notions of the domestic, imagining industrial equipment as bodies in a home rather than the machines that construct the spaces we inhabit daily.

Structuring this intimate and insightful portrait of Lynda Myles, academic Susan Kemp invokes a form known to define, criticise, and shift paradigms in culture – the manifesto. Meshing archival material with interview subjects including Jim Hickey and B. Ruby Rich, Kemp employs a series of provocations to tease out the philosophy behind a lifetime of ground-breaking film work. In the film's central conversation, Myles beautifully expresses the thrill of putting on a show (including the 1972 Women's Event, pioneering retrospectives of Douglas Sirk, Sam Fuller and Raoul Walsh and many more) while always avoiding the polite.

The rigging scandal and contestant revolt that took place as Miss USA and its parent company, Miss Universe, came under female ownership for the first time, as well as the legacy brand’s attempts to increase profitability by embracing women’s empowerment.

Digging far below the surface, two gritty teams of hobbyist cavers are poised to discover the longest and deepest caves in Canada. Risking life and limb, their curiosity is matched only by their courage to chart the unknown.

Through four nights of musical magic at Ullevi, Gothenburg, Håkan Hellström cemented himself as one of Sweden's greats last year. Edited together, this is a concert film of epic proportions and a musical euphoria.

Upstream, the Kukadi River has dried up. Downstream, it has been dammed and its waters exploited. Filmmaker Aisha Jain explores the activities that take place along this river that runs through rural India, as well as the more intimate relationships people have with its waters. An inventive portrait of a territory and the people who inhabit it.

After former members of the Chelyabinsk Feminist Organization (Agitgroup), now known as the Ural Feminist Initiative, began to receive threats from the Union of Maoists of the Urals, the Yekaterinburg “Feminist Tribune” teamed up with the Chelyabinsk feminist community “A Woman Can!” to show what UFI and UMU so desperately want to hide.

In eight blocks of Purulia district, a small number of 12360 forest-dwellers of 3121 families live in 168 hamlets. These people are officially called "Sabar". In the past they were physically strong, but now they have become weak. But their simplicity has remained as before. This film depicts the day-today account of their life' s saga.

POWER. CONTROL. TERROR. The centre points of any dictatorship. The need for power, the want for tyrannical control and the subsequent terror unleashed to achieve their goals make dictators some of the most fascinating figures to study in history. In this series we will be looking at some of the 20th century's most notorious dictators, from their rise to power to their inevitable downfall.

Blessed is the person whose home is his kingdom of heaven. They do not have to choose between staying and leaving. The filmmaker left with Katya, Olya, Misha and Finn when his home country Russia covered the whole of Ukraine with terror. They found a piece of heaven on the Turkish island of Heybeliada, where they were soon joined by the painter Yu, who comes from China but studied art in Russia. “China and Russia are very big countries,” an insert explains, “yet here we are, sharing a room in Turkey.” “Heaven and Home” is a snapshot of a temporary exile, a clever and melancholy reflection on origins, community and parting.

Fern Britton, Ore Oduba and Sunetra Sarker visit the UK's best places to live.

Despite the social and legislative progress of the last decades, hateful acts towards LGBTQIA+ people remain a sad reality, and are even on the rise with the trivialization of extreme right-wing discourses. Between France and Germany, this documentary compiles the testimonies of ordinary people who tell their often traumatic experiences: Charlotte and Linda, who were brutalized in broad daylight in front of their daughter's eyes; Max, a high school student targeted by an anonymous cyber-stalker; Arnaud, victim of a violent assault in the middle of Paris; Tessa Ganserer, elected to the Bundestag, exposed to transphobic hate campaigns on the Internet; Ria and Leo, confronted with "queerphobia" mixed with racism... Activists or not, they all aspire to normality, to safety and to have society stop turning a blind eye to what they suffer.

A quiet, piercing and intelligent look at what it means to navigate the gender identity clinic.

Illegal care for the elderly is a major grievance that has long been tolerated by the state - it's the only way the system works. The work is hard, self-sacrificing and unnoticed by the public. Seemingly invisible. An affected person reports.

A poetic documentary essay about war, fears and solidarity based on broadcast videos of military parades which enter into a dialogue with deeply introspective texts by the poet Sveta Grigorjeva.