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Polico Diaz, leader of the Ashaninka community of Nueva Austria, one of the last resisting illegal mining in Puerto Inca, accompanies documentary filmmaker Gustavo Carrasco on an expedition to the heights of the El Sira Communal Reserve to document endemic birds found only in this part of the world, of which there are almost no records. Joining him on this journey is his son Ruben, who faces the dilemma of leaving the community or following in his father's footsteps. After several days of climbing the mountain and documenting unique species, father and son witness not only the biodiversity of El Sira, but also the bond they share within these fragile and threatened ecosystems they protect.

"Listen!" is a hunt for sounds and meanings. In four episodes from four different regions, we will see how modern ethnic music is born, from the concept to the final track, and try to understand why we listen with such awe to music that features the voices of our ancestors?

In New York City, it’s illegal to idle a vehicle for more than three minutes, but for fifty years, it went unenforced. Now a small group of citizens are trying to enforce it.

A documentary that explores the story of Bachelor, Puerto Rico’s groundbreaking discotheque, which operated from 1975 to 1992 and defined an era in the island’s nightlife. Through the testimonies of figures such as Pablo Flores, Sonya Cortés, Choco Orta, and Barbara Herr, it revives a space that nurtured multiple trajectories in culture, art, and LGBTQ+ visibility in Puerto Rico.

Inspired by the question of how to deal with fear of the unknown, performance artists Merette van Hijfte and Samuel van Keeken embarked on a 600-kilometer backward pilgrimage on the famous Camino de Santiago. Along with their dachshund, Murphy, they begin their journey at the French-Spanish border. For days, they walk backward through rolling meadows, sun-drenched forests, and high, cold mountains. The world doesn't come to them, but moves away from them. This perspective casts the journey to Santiago in a completely new light. One of transience, beauty, and presence. After 50 days, they arrive at Santiago de Compostela. The unknown is no longer something unknown, but an invitation to slow down.

"Mãos que curam" explores folk healing, one of the oldest practices in the world. In it, the use of leaves, which, combined with prayers and hand gestures, offer healing and transformation. This short film draws a line between the ancestral wisdom of folk healers and the force that acts in their practices, showing how tradition, faith, and nature come together in the practice of healing.

Richard and Kim co-create imagined moments of their future together; moments shadowed by Kim's sudden autism diagnosis and looming illness. As Richard cares for his partner, he is forced to confront a buried childhood trauma: the helplessness of watching his mother die. This hybrid film becomes an intimate portrait of love, loss, and the ghosts we carry, weaving a raw, emotional journey through memory, imagination, and the fear of failing those we love most.

A documentary about the daily life of a horse coachman in Yogyakarta.

A 96-year-old begins to talk about her spirituality, her view of life, and her perspective on what lies ahead. The granddaughter gently weaves moments and memories together.

This documentary tells the story of Jacqueline Roumeau, a playwright and theater director who, in the late 90s, began a theater workshop with female inmates at the Antofagasta Penitentiary Center. From this experience emerged the play 'Pavilion 2 – Sentenced Women', created after nine months of work and presented at the 'Santiago a Mil International Festival in 2000'. The project set a precedent for prison theater in Chile, showing how art can serve as a space for expression and personal reconstruction. The Roumeau Method revisits the process and outcomes of this initiative, highlighting the impact of theater within contexts of confinement. Beyond recounting a story, this audiovisual piece invites reflection on the use of art as a tool to transform realities and foster dialogue around justice and social reintegration.

A unique resort has been handed over to an investor. The 12-meter building with 350 apartments is set to host 300,000 guests annually. The state granted 4.3 hectares to "Orbi" for just 1 GEL. Georgia’s troubled urban development history has already had dire consequences. Before construction begins, Anka Gujabidze travels to Bakhmaro to capture its untouched nature and daily life on film—before it’s lost to inevitable change.

Dan Snow climbs into the mountains on the trail of the lost city of the Inca, Machu Picchu, a magical metropolis perched high among the clouds. It was rediscovered, overgrown by jungle, more than 100 years ago. Now Dan explores its story and comes face to face with an Inca 'ice mummy' - a teenage girl frozen in time when she was sacrificed to the mountain gods 600 years ago. AKA The Lost City.

Follow a director's thirty year odyssey to get on the shelf of Blockbuster Video and beyond. A tale of struggle, perseverance and what to do when your dreams no longer makes sense.

Jean-Pierre Palmer's second short film made in the magnificent city of York during his 1 week stay. It includes such places as the Minster, the Shambles and Coppergate

An intimate portrait of a unique lesbian women’s community and collective in Berlin, which has gradually come into conflict with other developments.

Making of the film "Maputo Nakuzandza", by Ariadine Zampaulo.

Meandering through various farms in the southeast of Ireland, Hole in the Stone captures the collective voice of a community in flux. Suspended between the rhythms of the past and an uncertain future, the film delves into the psychological landscape of independent farmers as they navigate a path that grows increasingly difficult to sustain.

In 1980, 15-year-old Mika Taanila—soon to be a renowned filmmaker—recorded, under his then moniker Musiikkivyöry, a track titled We’re Becoming Blind. Here, played in reverse, it accompanies abstract 16mm film hand-painted by contemporary teenagers and fragments from Jean-Luc Godard’s Le Mépris (1963) and Ici et ailleurs (1976). Images and sounds echo across generations: a fragile dialogue of sight and blindness, of refusal and revelation.

In a forgotten nomadic settlement built on a cremation ground, an aging bull named Shankar prepares to leave his home, echoing the slow disappearance of the Nandiwale people's way of life.

An intimate behind the scenes documentary film, revealing the emotional and physical trials Queens of the Stone Age overcame to create Alive in the Catacombs.

Among the ruins of a magical place in the middle of the Tuscan countryside, as if arriving from another planet, two giant amplifiers, sixteen musicians, and their instruments touch down. Despite the Abbey’s lack of a roof, which would allow the sound an easy escape into the sky, Lucio Corsi and his companions manage to trap the music in an original and evocative film.

Some 26 million people around the world have already answered the siren calls of the clever marketing campaigns for companies offering at-home personal DNA testing. But are the results reliable? What happens to our data? Who uses it and what do they do with it? An investigation into the transformation of DNA testing into an at-home service, which is using a new scientific frontier as a springboard to propel us into the era of commodification of genetic data.

A feature documentary that chronicles the rise of legendary Bboy Wicket, famed for his explosive power moves and seamless footwork that redefined breakdancing. From San Francisco's Renegade Rockers to learning from East Coast icon Flomaster, Wicket fused styles into a groundbreaking form. But behind the fame, Gabriel Jaochico grappled with hiding his identity as a gay man. Featuring electrifying '90s battle footage and candid interviews, the film explores his dual journey—dance stardom and personal liberation. It's a powerful, joyful tribute to self-expression, resilience, and the courage to live authentically.

In May 2024, news of a murder in the Polynesian nation of Samoa rocked the Pacific. The perpetrator, Sia Figiel, was a trailblazing novelist and poet who won international acclaim for being the first to write about the difficult realities Samoan girls and women face. The victim was her friend, who was also a poet.

What if the delusions of the dissidents are in fact real? What if their paranoid fantasies are not fantasies at all? In other words, what if it’s not the political dissidents who are crazy, but the politicians? You’re about to learn about the dark history and the even more disturbing present of political psychopathy.

A group of undergraduate students at UC San Diego learn the difficulties of creating an audio animatronic. Faced with budget and time constraints, these students embark on a journey filled with comedic moments, setbacks, and betrayal to get their animatronic named “Taro” to talk.

Explores the life and work of Mary Stretch, a broadcaster, corporate leader and humanitarian, focusing on her experiences of resilience and transformation.

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Joaquín José Martínez, the first Spaniard ever exonerated from U.S. death row, grapples with the aftermath of his wrongful conviction, a landmark case that strained U.S.-EU relations.

This mockumentary follows Holden Tusk, a soccer player with big dreams but questionable skills.

A chronicle of the power and complexity of the relationship between Corinne and Tiana, two Queer Black women who experience cycles of life’s joys and pains together in the home they share.

It's time for muck spreading on the farm using all the muck that Farmer Tom has cleared from the cow's barn.

Produced by PBS Wisconsin, Bucky! chronicles the history and impact of the state’s most iconic mascot.

An animated story how a man's pet ferret Steve had to get a splenectomy.

A documentary record of the treasures found in the city streets. Photos, letters, objects, and ownerless mementos. Living trash.

42-year-old Elena has big dreams. The beating heart of her remote Moldovan village, she organises community clean-ups, supports lonely elders, and each year dons a Santa Claus costume to bring joy to her neighbours. But beneath the suit, Elena is driven by ambition and a desire to shake things up. Her dream? To become mayor.

Housing a Dream follows Dutch visionary artist Joost Conijn as he builds his dream home—an unconventional, rotating house that turns with the help of a red bicycle mounted to its floor. By pedaling, Joost can orient the house to follow the sunlight, reflecting his work's delicate balance between function and poetry. Through his process, the film explores the philosophies shaped by a lifetime of craftsmanship, revealing how building a home can become a profound act of artistic creation.

Boxing coaches watch female teenage boxers participating at the competition and experience hardships, victory and defeat.

Colorless Odorless follows the work records and archival materials of victims of semiconductor biohazards, tracing the smells and effects of substances that cameras cannot capture. Testimonies of the past overlap with current symptoms, and the disaster repeats itself in other bodies and places.

Regional Boarding Primary Schools (YİBO), established in 1962 with the stated purpose of providing access to education for children in mountainous and scattered settlements who lacked such access, were officially founded in 1962.

In A Tired Dog is a Good Dog, Part Two, pack behaviour is explored along with notions of dominance, submission, trust and consent, both within human and dog relationships and within pup play. Love and bonding become a central theme, weaving together further investigation into pup relationships, training sessions with a traumatised dog and the director’s own relationship to the dogs in his life that he has loved and lost.

A young woman devastated by the loss of her father seeks solace from five of Islam's greatest love stories, which unravel the mysteries of the Taj Mahal, reveal an unsung hero in Malcolm X's life, and show how love can change the world.

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A raw, gripping documentary on Deuntay Diggs' journey from hardship to triumph, tackling abuse, faith, love, sexuality, and race.

The film is an observation of the migrant experience; from crossing the Mediterranean Sea out of Libya to settling in Paris-based squats. In a view free from prejudice, we quickly see how the experiences of migrants vary in extremes during the different stages in their journey to a better life.

Join Farmer Tom and Midge to find out where carrots come from. See where they grow and how they're harvested. Plus, see the very big machine that chops off the leaves as the carrots come out of the ground.

Each braid, each curl, each hairstyle reflects a collective memory. 1001 Crowns immerses you in an experience where hair becomes an act of self-affirmation and identity. By giving voice to historians, sociologists, dancers, hairdressers, and contemporary women, the film offers an exploration of the history and evolution of African and Afro-descendant hairstyles from the ancient civilizations of the continent to the contemporary expressions of the diaspora. From the scourge of slavery to emancipation, from civil rights struggles to the rise of Black Pride movement in today’s popular culture, these hairstyles stand as a testament to a rich heritage with deep cultural, social, and economic impact.

Alejandro Egido returns to his paternal family’s village, a place on the Castilian plateau that, for years, he has only visited to bury relatives. There, he spends a few days with Carmen and Tomasa, his grandfather’s sisters, who share a daily life shaped by routine and absence. Through an intimate narrative, Hasta mañana si Dios quiere draws a subtle parallel between the fragility of human life and that of a village on the verge of disappearing.

A musical, often humorous, “found footage” documentary exploring four quotidian years (’21-’25) in the life of Tallahassee native/returnee, Jason Chimonides.