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When the war with IS in Iraq is nearly over, the displaced people who fled from Mosul want to return to their old homes and lives. Ala’, an eleven-year-old girl, is one of these refugees. She dreams of having a small garden at her family home, even though the city is in ruins.
Three players in the free-market economy assume responsibility for society and subsequent generations: they practise sustainability. The film examines various stages in the careers of successful entrepreneurs who operate on a local, national and international level and deliver on their promise of a sustainable future.
A documentary on Incapacitants, composed of live footage and interviews.
In the spring of 2017, film-makers Vincent Moon and Priscilla Telmon were invited to make a contemporaneous portrait of The Sai Anantam Ashram, the multi-ethnic and multi-generational spiritual community founded in 1983 by Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, which included speaking with some of the community's elders, as well as Alice's sister, singer Marilyn McLeod.
There is a bridge between present and past, and sometimes we fall while walking through it. Memories, a constant reminiscence.
A complete history of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) as told by former members which became the bases of the Army Special Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
A documentary on the making of the 1936 film Swing Time, featuring interviews with jazz and film critic Gary Giddens, dance critic Brian Seibert, and Dorothy Fields biographer Deborah Grace Winer. This is an all-encompassing feature covering the evolution of the Hollywood musical, Astaire's and Rogers' work, and the film's music, written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields.
Entre Destinos poetically explores the travel stories of ordinary people who wander through a bus station in a celebration of the beauty we can find in the mundane.
Hebrews to Negroes 2 : Revelation is a documentary that uncovers the 'True Biblical Identity" and Ancestral Homeland of the people living in North Africa, the Middle East and the Levant (Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Israel). Find out what "secrets" have been hidden for centuries in regards to the "Identity" Theft of the True Descendants of Abraham and Jacob with the Children of Japheth.
A story about traveling alone told using footage scavenged from various mobile devices. An exploration of isolation and suicidal thoughts on The United States' Amtrak rail system.
This documentary begins in 1878 until the final days of Don Antonio Santos Bautista. He is a Bulakenyo, agriculturist, philanthropist, keeper of memories, and a true hero. The story tackles the Philippine revolution against the Spaniards and the road to the First Republic. In times of war or peace, Don Antonio continued the good fight for the welfare of his countrymen. Being rich or poor, it does not matter when it comes to patriotism. Our hearts are one with nationalism. Whatever your status in life let us all emulate Don Antonio Santos Bautista and dedicate our lives to noble goals for our beloved country the Philippines. Let us commemorate the legacy of Don Antonio Santos Bautista in our hearts and mind. El Heroe Verdadero.
DEAR FATHER… is a documentary about Beate’s fight to take back her life, after a childhood with a physically, mentaly and sexualy abusive father.
We follow the hunt for the ultimate coffee blend. From Sweden via Kenya, to the Dubai International Coffee Championship.
In the world of off-road motorcycle racing, Destry Abbott is one of the most iconic riders. His story is about life, triumph, a battle with leukemia, and how love for the sport and family can reignite the desire to fulfill one's dreams.
A follow up to 2018's "The Team that Baseball Forgot," this sequel tells the personal stories of fans, former players, and the fan club.
Inclinations began as a moment of “crip” play. The ramp becomes a source of creative movement. Dancers can move in ways that they cannot move on flat surfaces and the ramp itself becomes an artistic object, transformed albeit temporarily into an environment that reveals connection, trust, beauty, and desire. Choreographed, directed, and shot from disability perspectives, this dance-on-video delves into the playful connection enabled where disability, community, and ramp meet.
The psychologist Giulio De Santis goes to Apulia to make a documentary, on tarantism, one of the most discussed myths of Italian folklore.
A documentary about the explosion at School No. 49 and how the pain of this loss was transformed into a genuine struggle to make visible the serious infrastructure problems in the district of Moreno and throughout the province of Buenos Aires.
It is about the historical and social geography of Baherestan region (Iranian Parliament) in Tehran.
Sixteen-year-old Eitan wants to live in Amona where he was born, but that territory is still disputed. The most persevering squatter, he builds a house out of stones there together with his friends, which without any fuss gets destroyed by the police. "Never Locked" - a film with that name eloquently describes Eitan’s dream house - explores the question of whether people can live where they want and are able to live in their own country, of what makes places home, and talks about the feeling of being at home itself.
A cinematic dysfunction based on found footage and manipulated lost films that come together to rethink modern society. The perversity of control, power, consumption, compared to images designed to enhance the sensory side, are some of the topics covered. SIMULACRUM evokes chaotic scenarios transposing us to the origin of cinema in a disturbing way.
The deposed Mayor of Zacharo (Sugartown) is running for office again. He has one week to deploy the techniques that have kept him in power for the past 12 years. His goal is to defeat his opponents once and for all and make them "disappear from the region."
Semira Adamu arrived in Belgium in 1998 when she fled from Nigeria. Held in a closed detention centre next to Brussels Airport, she died smothered with a cushion during a sixth attempt at forced repatriation. 20 years later, Pauline Fonsny re-enacts this “State assassination” that shook the country and led to the resignation of the Minister of the Interior at the time.
Political artist, painter, writer, performer and photographer David Wojnarowicz was one of the leading personalities of the 1980s New York art scene. In an interview conducted in 1989 by cultural theorist Sylvère Lotringer, Wojnarowicz speaks candidly about intimate moments in his life, the creative process, sexuality, AIDS, and coming to terms with one’s own death - at a time when society categorically refused to face up to the AIDS epidemic.
Two female glass-blowers, Gina and Candice, discuss their drive, struggles and passion surrounding glass-blowing and being in the artistic industry.
This is the story of a forbidden song that mourned Esteban Ramón. Born in 1914, into a very humble family, the implacable Bercian mountains would be the silent witnesses of a sung tragedy whose notes we should not forget.
Four young surfers who have endured poverty, abandonment, abuse, and death find refuge in the ocean on a journey to not let their pasts define who they will become.
A look into the career and impact of "classical liberal" talk show host Dave Rubin.
She is a trans artist. He is a gay/cis filmmaker who met her online and wants to make a video with her. The film was shot over the course of 10 years and shows how Lola constructs her identity and her road as a singer. She is the architect of her life and her body. The film is narrated as a personal diary of her transformation, her feelings and the director's friendship with Lola.
Horsepower: Indiana’s Equine Industry reveals Indiana’s rich history with horses and horse racing. A stalwart in Indiana, Standardbred racing dates back to the mid-1800s, with events occurring at many county fairs across the state. In exploring this tradition, the program looks into the Hoosier experiences which have produced some of the most famous and celebrated horses in history.
A quick guide to infantry tactics and formations of the Napoleonic period, which first appeared in our video on the Battle of Aspern. In this video we try to explain why lining up shoulder-to-shoulder was not as stupid as it first seems, and how different formations were used to maximise firepower, mobility and defence. All achieved through the miracle of drill.
Documentary on Gea Casolaro included in the Ceilings 2 project, curated by Simona Caramia.
Performance artist Tasha Diamant is the first person in the world to stand naked on the street with the Extinction Symbol, which she started in 2012. This mini-doc was shot in 2019 in Montreal. Her work confronts privilege, capitalism, state oppression, obliviousness, whiteness, to name a few. Ask yourself: why 10 cops?
In 2003 a group of volunteers rebuild an old movie theater and concert venue. This documentary zooms in on that venue and it's volunteers.
The son of an anarchist republican who went into exile in Mexico in 1941 brings back to Spain the suitcase with which his father left Spain. Through his testimonies we will discover the exciting story of his father, unknown until today in Spain.
The counter starts to go down.
An Australian family go on an adventure to restore an old hunting ranch in South Africa. Their goal is to rebuild the overgrown habitat, create an eco-tourism ranch, and allow the natural wildlife, including predators, to move back in.
How did we get into this state, and what can we do about it?
The Women Weavers of Assam focuses on the craft, labour and the everyday lives of a group of women weavers in India’s northeastern state of Assam. The weavers belong to a non-profit collective called Tezpur District Mahila Samiti (TDMS), which was founded a century ago by women activists and Gandhian freedom fighters of Assam. The TDMS weavers preserve traditional motifs and methods of Assamese weaving, which have been declining since the introduction of mechanized cloth production in India. Montages of weaving blend with the weavers' accounts of their personal experiences, generating an evocative representation of the environment and the rhythms of TDMS, and the cultural significance of hand-weaving as a craft and industry in Assam.
Cy Twombly was a truly amazing artist: painter, illustrator, sculptor, and photographer. This documentary is a tribute to the prolific American creator, a contemporary of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns who inspired Michel Basquiat, Anselm Kiefer, Francesco Clemente, and Julian Schnabel.
When 18-year-old Rahaf Al Qunun renounced Islam, an action punishable by death in Saudi Arabia, fleeing the country was her only option. After being stopped in transit, she barricaded herself in a hotel room, making headlines around the world. Sophie McNeill was the only journalist to join Rahaf in the hotel room. This documentary exposes the most intimate moments of Rahaf's terrifying journey.
In recent years, Tunisian fishermen have got used to spotting dead bodies in the Mediterranean. They belong to migrants who were sailing for Europe via neighbouring Libya. Piled up by people smugglers into unseaworthy vessels, they often drown at the start of the dangerous voyage. According to the UNHCR, 325,000 migrants have arrived in Europe since 2016 after taking the Central Mediterranean sea route that links the Libyan and Tunisian coasts with Italy. Tragically, 9,044 are thought to be missing or dead. One former fisherman has decided to give their remains a decent burial. Chamseddine Marzoug tends a makeshift “cemetery of the unknown” in the southeastern coastal town of Zarzis or Jarjis, opposite Libya. On a visit to the graveyard, the fisherman shares what inspires him to act as next-of-kin for these anonymous victims of the Mediterranean migrant crisis.
“Abdoulaye Mamani, a militant and trade unionist, journalist, engaged writer, led a lifelong struggle for people’s freedom and the independence of his country, Niger. Retracing the footsteps of my father, twenty-three years after his death, I gradually rediscover not only his story but also that of my country.”
Nadia, at 19 years of age, has to go through one of the greatest difficulties of her life, having her daughter Mariana, who is born with Ontogenesis Imperfecta, a disease that made her have to seek support and be rejected in various places, until she I managed to enter the Telethon
Documentary feature with unique archival footage, unveiling the unknown story of rescuing thousands of Jewish refugees in Albania (Mostly Muslim state) in WWII. Ennie Altaratz-Francis, who was saved there escaping from Yugoslavia, decides to go to thank whoever she can. This voyage is full of surprises, discovering how an entire Nation saved refugees, bound by their Moral Code. At-last, the Albanians get the appreciation they deserve for being the only country in Europe that rescued the persecuted. The film carries a universal message of gratitude to human-values.
Highway Mike is the story of Mike, a formerly homeless addict who used to live below the bridge in a park where hundreds of users gather every day to do drugs. Now he does outreach work to prevent overdoses in that same park. Mike tries to balance his past with his present as he leads us into the underbelly of one of New York City’s most overlooked communities, and gives us a firsthand glimpse of what the opioid crisis looks like in urban spaces.
Japan is a close but distant country. The film tells the past and present of Zainichi Koreans and pro-North Korean schools in Japan. Through the close-down order, protests, and withdrawal of the order, the schools remained steady for 70 years. The film doesn't focus only on the past, but calmy depicts the lives of Zainichi Koreans. What is different today compared to 70 years ago?
The United States is home to a highway that has captured imaginations for nearly a century. This mythical route is part of American folklore, even of the great American dream. Its name is Route 66!