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Branimir Orač is a Croatian sailor who was arrested in South Africa for smuggling 230 kg of cocaine on a cargo ship. The film offers an authentic insight into his life in prison, followed by his efforts to fit in back in his hometown and adapt to the normal world after his release.

Twelve young women spend 40 days canoe-tripping in the Canadian wilderness over a challenging counter-cultural summer spent exploring their physical surroundings and inner selves free from mainstream society’s expectations.

Experimental visuals of water and salt terrains reveal the rhythms and textures of Ukraine’s natural environment.

Director Kevin Smith discusses the influence of the 1976 film 'The Bad News Bears' on his life and career.

The city of Rio de Janeiro in the films of Nelson Pereira dos Santos contextualized by critic Rodrigo Fonseca.

A short, socially critical mosaic shot on 16mm film explores how much the way of thinking has changed in Western society in the past few decades, wondering whether equality and diversity are a matter of course, or whether they are still just meaningless words. Patrick Tarrant’s film juxtaposes excerpts from White magazines from the past century and mechanical voice-over segments of an online learning module on equality, inclusion and diversity for present-day employees. – Ji.hlava IDFF 2021 "Mandatory Training is a slightly ornery reaction to being forced to complete computer-based training and tests on matters that range from the banal to the ideological. For better or worse, if you answer wrongly on a question relating to race or gender, for example, you can, as the module explains, keep repeating the test until you pass." – Patrick Tarrant

One year after the Beirut Port explosion, director Sarah Kaskas narrates her trauma through a collage of her fragmented memory. Together with the voices of survivors, they attempt to process their collective grief.

The image of a corpse abandoned in the street lives like a ghost within us. Film collage made with clippings, voices, drawings and moving images.

The absence of memory fills the void with sounds and images stored in time and space. A photograph is a seemingly motionless time, but which is now able to slide backwards. And make a film.

From the local Surinamese tongue, “A Pasi Fu Romeo” can be translated into either “Romeo’s Road” or “Romeo’s Passion”. In either case, the double meaning is appropriate when describing the passionate road the film’s main subject, Romeo Koffymaga, has taken to become an emerging Maroon voice in the fight against logging transportation practices in Suriname.

After an amazing ski tour at the Grand Ferrand massive in France, where you can ski through stunning rock caves, a few skiers decide to take it to the next level in a huge cave in Slovenia.

This is a film I've done about my covid-19 isolation

In this program, director Bing Liu, executive producer Gordon Quinn, and producer Diane Quon discuss the conception of Minding the Gap and its evolution. The program features separated interviews that were conducted in 2020.

Follow the story of young people who have attempted suicide or had suicidal ideations as they share their experiences and the ways they have sought help.

Four families with children who were born after their fathers perished on 9/11 share their stories of bravery and inspiration and reflect on how they rebuilt hope for their futures and came of age over the past 20 years.

Abandoned spaces of adolescence in films and series from the previous century. The light is still on, technical devices switched on, control lamps flashing, PC keyboards are waiting for input. The protagonists are missing. A narrator has investigated what has become of them since they left these film spaces.

The story of those affected by the 1990 Brazilian confiscation, the largest ever carried out by a democratic government against its citizens.

You can't bring back a dead horse, but there are ways to step into a place that was lost. "Homesick Lungs" is an experimental farewell. The film delves into the lungs of a dying horse and the history of a sold family farm. 3D animations, screen recordings and documentary footage combine to form an essay on reconstructed memory. In the end, the wind brushes through virtual nettles.

Before there was ever a 108, Inside Out or Quicksand, there was Beyond. And in 1988, Tom Capone and Kevin Egan took their seven song demo recorded in their hometown of Holbrook, NY and brought it to Some Records on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. From there, everything took off. WHAT AWAITS US, A Beyond Story is a documentary that, not only chronicles the history of the New York Hardcore band, Beyond, including their origin, their adventures and their demise after recording what is now considered an iconic record, but also depicts Egan's journey from New York to California as he tries to figure out where Beyond fits into his life today. The film includes interviews with members of the band, along with interviews with members of Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Judge, Burn, Bold and more.

Mountain mist unveils a rural scene in Georgia. As the town slowly wakes up, morning sounds blend into the ancient voices of its inhabitants. Traditional chants offer us a glimpse into the oral tradition of this community.

An exhaustive documentary about the creation of DINOSAURS IN A MINING FACILITY

What would happen if everything stopped? If the engine gears of the economy jammed for good? The Japanese island of Ikeshima is a place that seems to be ahead of its time, showing us a possible future. The few remaining inhabitants live in a surreal setting, clinging firmly to a normality that seems however to escape them. A dreamlike journey, which forces us to think about our relationship with the planet but also about social isolation and loneliness.

Dubai – the Middle East’s land of the future. “Higher, faster, XXL” is the motto of the desert emirate in the Gulf popular with tourists. One of the highlights is the Atlantis Resort at the top of the artificial island “The Palm Jumeirah”. The Aquaventure water theme park is also part of the complex. It was the largest of its kind in the Middle East even before now. But the makers of the Atlantis are stepping things up a gear! A new section of the park is being built on an area of almost six hectares in size, including a 34-meter-high slide tower. The opening date is fast approaching, but there are still frequent delays on the construction site. The documentary accompanies the construction work and the opening of the amusement park.

National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin travels to the jungles of Central America in search of the lost capital of the Maya Snake Kings.

Europe's largest refugee camp is frequently reported on in the media. However, these reports have slowed down, especially during the corona pandemic, and what you see from the camp are often images of misery. However, this is only part of the reality, which is why we try to capture the island's many facets. Lesvos is much more than just the suffering and hardship of the refugees.

This short documentary raises the question of ideal friendship. While filming her girlfriends, members of a musical collective known throughout the city, the director feels that she can strengthen their friendship.

This story will show the real life of being so innocent of knowing the cause of damage of Sarangani Bay. With such an incredible amount of waste taking over in Sarangani Bay, you will witness here the changes of behavior of the Ocean. The threats of improper waste disposals, pose to the health of Sarangani Bay. Inadequate protection and less discipline will create irreversible damage and destroys the most important food source of the world.

Merlin Holland tells the story of the epic court clash at the Old Bailey in 1895 between his grandfather, Oscar Wilde, and Edward Carson. Does Carson deserve his reputation as the man who destroyed Oscar Wilde? Also featuring Gyles Brandreth and actors Simon Callow and Rupert Everett.

This mind-expanding experimental collage explores psychiatry's history, as well as the ways in which the field is developing and advancing to treat high-risk individuals before the point of no return. Combining luminous lab images with animation, Fathomless takes us on a complex journey to uncover the secrets of the mind.

A documentary that uses the make-believe world crafted by Cabbage Patch Kids to examine discourses surrounding childbirth in the American South.

From September 2001 to April 2002 Nan and Nancy along with other Latin American women worked for the asbestos company “Branch,” cleaning the luxury apartments, offices, and banks of Manhattan in the hermetically sealed zone of “Ground Zero.” The women had neither residence permits nor work permits in the USA, and their dust masks had no filter for asbestos. At the PedWest border crossing in Tijuana refugees perform their stories. They play asbestos workers, American soldiers, Red Cross staff, and firefighters. Migrants from Guatemala and Venezuela and Mexicans who were deported from the USA to Tijuana: they are all stuck at the border due to the “Remain in Mexico” policy. Ahorita Frames moves the stories of the asbestos workers from New York in 2001 across the border to Tijuana in 2019, thus reconfiguring the political cartography of power relations.

Footage shot by the late photographer and cinematographer, Hani Jawharieh, slowed-down, studied, and re-assembled with material from where it was found—piles of film reels discarded by former Soviet cultural centers in Amman, Jordan, accompanied with commentary by literary and film scholar Nadia Yaqub. Via Dolorosa (Latin for the Arabic ‘Way of Suffering’) is itself a processional route that Jawharieh filmed in his birth city of Jerusalem.

With its reputation for being liberal and sexually-open minded, Scandinavia leads the the world when it comes to gender equality. Its empowered women are not afraid to express their desires. But is gender equality enough to ensure harmony between men and women? We go in search of the secrets of Nordic love.

From scorching deserts to predator-filled forests, Australia is home to some of the harshest environments on the planet. Here, animals have carved out extraordinary adaptations to survive and thrive.

Kandinsky-inspired painted abstract shapes convey the joy of thrilling movement, as Jemima tells us not to see her as “wheelchair-bound”.

Montreal artistic collective House of Pride takes you behind the scenes of innovative performances in drag, dance and the performing arts. A queer film that plays with gender in a provocative, avant-garde, innovative and legendary way while celebrating female power!

"Cabo Tuna or The Management of the Sky" is a materialistic re-reading of the history of artificial satellites and digital surveillance which, using footage found exclusively on YouTube, intertwines the origins of the Nazi and Soviet arms industries with the digital surveillance systems used in the Mexican context of the war on drugs. This narrative arc allows for an exploration of the Mexican government's failed attempts to create its own aeronautical rockets, the growing dependence on technology from foreign powers and companies, the privatization of space, and finally, the contemporary strengthening of the state's military control.

Artists, from production to the rap scene, are predominantly male in the French rap world. To challenge stereotypes, five female rappers from diverse backgrounds have decided to come together to make their voices heard by recording an exclusive track together. During this unique artistic venture, these young women collaborate not only on writing and recording but also on producing the song. It's an opportunity for them to share their experiences and to feel empowered together.

The last performance of the Travesía Travesti cabaret coincides with the Social Outbreak of October 18, 2019, in Chile. In the middle of the revolt, Anastasia tries to reunite the ex-members of a fractured cast, but Maraca, her best friend, does not want to continue with the work.

A place in Ghent, watched by the flightless and garrulous pigeon Lukaku. Living in a particularly close relationship with its owner, Francesco D’Amico, he gains insights into the human grotesque. Director Annelein Pompe lets him talk, introduce us to the world of pigeon breeding and reveal the thoughts of a few persons who retain small, hidden refuges in the mundane daily business.

The transparent, holographic portions from Canadian dollar bills are contact printed on to 16mm film. A cameraless, dizzying closer look at the monarch, maple leaves and colonial structures that secure and validate our legal tender.

So often throughout her life, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop's trajectory is tragically disrupted by a profound personal loss that pushes her into her worst self-destructive habits. Yet in her sixties, while grief-stricken, she courageously faces up to her most tragic heartbreak, writes her greatest work, becomes her truest self, learns to master "the art of losing," and earns her place as one of North America's greatest poets. Transplanted Nova Scotia filmmaker John D. Scott foregrounds how Bishop's journey is indelibly connected to her Nova Scotian heritage.

Earth Odyssey was made by dancers from different continents filming themselves in their confinement with their personal phones and computers. It was made in the first week of April 2020 while almost 2 billion people around the globe were unable to move freely due to the restrictions imposed in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Go inside the making of Brunei’s first zombie series. Through exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage, discover the challenges and triumphs that brought Kitani to life.

Abduktio was a hardcore punk band from Ylöjärvi, Finland. Abduktio combined progressive rhythms and complex melodies to the vicious sound of hardcore punk, which was unheard of in the scene. The band's talent was recognized by the critics despite being in the margin due to the genre. Abduktio disbanded in 2011 after the founding member, composer and guitarist Jukka "Zuge" Laajakallio committed suicide after suffering from severe mental health issues. The band was preparing their 3rd album. The documentary follows the band from 2015 onward as they become Abduktio once more to finish the four songs they had composed with Laajakallio before his death. Abduktio: Maailmanloppua odotellessa documentary tells the story of growing up together in a band and how producing one last record affects grieving.