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A discussion with her family brings a daughter an occasion to ponder the past. Presence and absence lead to an immersion into memories, and ultimately, to the future.

Six University of Portland students share what it was like to come out to their friends and family.

Franz Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, departed over four years ago on May 14 at age 62. In the years following his lung cancer diagnosis in 2010, Franz, during work sessions, recorded hundreds of hours of audio alone and with his wife Elizabeth ranging from finished poems to revisions and fragments, from favorite poems to memos, personal observations to banter. LAST WORDS is a project that began as an abstract radio play and has evolved into a film that merges poetry and cinema. A film that frames the at times poignant and humorous and at times otherworldly and ecstatic stream of consciousness of Franz & Elizabeth's recordings. LAST WORDS is a film of deliberate restraint and austerity - a film that drops in and out of consciousness and pays quiet homage to one of the great poets of the late 20th/early 21st century.

In 1809, with Napoleon and his best troops bogged down in Spain, Austria decided to try to get revenge for her humiliation at Austerlitz three years before. Archduke Charles led an invasion of France's ally Bavaria, but Napoleon raised fresh troops and transformed the strategic situation in four days of hard fighting along the Danube. But having taken Vienna, Napoleon's overconfidence led to a desperate battle at Aspern-Essling, resulting in his first major defeat as Emperor, and the death of his closest friend.

Exploring the life's work of eighty-year-old glass bender Paddy Dignam, this film follows the man who used the streets as his gallery, illuminating Ireland with one iconic piece of work after another.

A feature-length documentary about the new challenges that workers in one of the world’s oldest professions have to face in order to continue existing.

The film is about how the occupation has changed and sometimes broken the lives of people living on the peninsula. Hromadske journalist Natalia Humeniuk arrived in Crimea on the day of the so-called ‘referendum’ on 16 March 2014, where she talked to people in Bakhchisarai, Simferopol, Yalta and Sevastopol. Since then, the journalist has returned to the peninsula at least once a year: she talked about the first political prisoners, the beginning of repressions against Crimean Tatars, the economic conditions and everyday life of the residents of the occupied Crimea, and what it was like to be a Ukrainian in the occupied Crimea or even an activist of the ‘Crimea is ours’ movement who began to criticise the occupation administration. After 5 years, Hromadske journalists returned to the people whose stories were told in the first months of the annexation.

Filmed over 14 months, this documentary follows the life of Orla Tinsley as she battles ill health and undergoes the double lung transplant that gave her a new chance in life.

Living Lolita explores the world of the unique fashion sub-culture that found its way from Japan to a group of young women in Ireland.

Brian describes his artistic journey and how he creates all forms of art. This film captures the power of his extraordinary imagination and creativity. Brian firmly believes that we are all creative beings and that we all have the power of imagination, the ultimate gift that we all have the potential to develop.

An ironic and touching moment between a mother and son shot in this short film by Mahdi Baraghithi

For the first time, a team from the Soviet Union came to the Olympics in Finland in 1952. Abroad, no one believed in the victory of Soviet athletes. But they did not know that the backbone of the USSR team consisted of front-line soldiers, blockade survivors, and prisoners of concentration camps.

A deep analysis of the multiple story threads in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the saddest Zelda story no one noticed.

Discover the awe-inspiring story of the Al Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem, set against the back drop of the holiest night in the Islamic calendar. Al Aqsa is one of the worlds most revered Islamic holy sites, but remains shrouded in mystery. This is a place where miracles, that helped define the religion of Islam, took place. Now, for the first time, experience the power of Al Aqsa, as told through the eyes of the people who live and work there. From the award winning director of One Day in The Haram And the Oscar nominated executive producer of The Look of Silence Comes a new vision, offering a unique look at both the spiritual history, and the modern day workings, of this most significant Islamic institution.

Four renowned artists, Peter Ciuha, Sreco Dragan, Oto Rimele and Tilen Zbona, are exhibiting their works as part of the 'SPEKULA' art project in the Loza Gallery, Koper. In a unique way, the film explores their varying artistic experiences through the exhibits and through an articulation of the concept of the exhibition, 'At the edge of the depiction'.

He was 21 years old. And then he left to join the insurgency.

In 1939 PM Menzies launched Australia's first international broadcast service Australia Calling. For 80 Years ABC has delivered an Australian perspective on the culture and events of the Asia Pacific on radio, TV and digital.

In the 90's and early 2000's Romanian mainstream press began reporting on homosexuality and activism in a very flashy and sensationalistic manner. Notes on Hiding focuses on what the media didn't report on.

Jaiquan's Sketch tells a story of the healing power of expressive arts.

Highlighting the decade long journey of Central New York's premier wiffleball league, the North Syracuse Wiffleball League.

An ASMR food experience that goes beyond cinema and deep into your brain. This is something you would watch first thing in the morning to get inspiration or on the wall of a famous art museum or right before bed, as you dream about the meal to come.

Wayne Liquorman had Ramesh Balsekar as his Guru, who in turn was a disciple of Nisargadatta Majaraj, authors whose books put non-dual thinking, advaita, in "fashion" in the West and gave the West a series of non-Hindu teachers who teach a advaita without vedanta. We have come up with many questions about the suitability or otherwise of this method without a method, of access, in these times, to these metaphysical heights that have always been the most demanding path in traditions such as Hinduism. His direct style of pointing out what is, he calls living teaching. Here is a small sample of the seed that the Grace of his Guru deposited in his heart.

To solve the problem of styrofoam, an adventure of beach cleanup in Penghu began. It started with a two-person studio and expanded to include many environmentalists. As they set foot on the small offshore islands to clean up beaches, challenges arose in the process. Is the carbon footprint generated during beach cleanup more environmentally unfriendly? How to deal with the piles of litter? These problems came as a great blow to them, just like waves crashing on the shore.

The extraordinary journey of John Kaizan Neptune, a California surfer turned Japanese shakuhachi master who became the world's leading player and innovator of this traditional instrument, as told through his son's perspective.

A documentary about the past, present and potential future of the Digital Compact Cassette. Very few people know the true story about, the Digital Compact Cassette or DCC. Was DCC's audio compression the grandfather of all compressed audio formats today? Why did it have such a short life? Why didn't it become popular in more countries? The early termination of the format in 1996, leading to the rejuvenation in 2014 by Techmoan and later the DCCmuseum in countries that rejected the format before. Nearly 2 years of research allowed us to finally get the truth about DCC on camera, presenting DCC enthusiasts the past, present, and potential future of the format we love. This documentary is about the format, the creators, the decision makers, the musicians, the collectors, the geeks, and the audiophiles behind DCC.

"Under the Underground" guides us through the improvised spaces of Janka Industries, an underground cellar vault and creative microcosm of Vienna's subculture. Voodoo Jürgens and Bands such as Petra und der Wolf and Tankris practice and perform here in the midst of a bizarre hodge-podge of electronic scrap. A music film and an ultimate underground homage that cinematically captures the magic of the site.

Live concert film by The Necks, documenting their November 22, 2016 show.

We are on the brink of a Climate Crisis. There is empirical evidence of changing climate across the planet. The worst affected regions facing the brunt of climate change are the Cryospheric regions of the world (Arctic, Antarctic, and the Himalayas) and the Oceans. Concerns about climate change and its impact on land, the environment, and mankind have been growing lately. Scientists today are using the latest technology and braving some of the harshest conditions on this planet only to investigate these effects of changing climate. Conducting any scientific research activities in some of these regions is extremely difficult due to its harsh climatic conditions, undulating and inaccessible terrain, and the remoteness of field sites. The film takes you on a journey documenting these scientists conducting research in the Arctic, Himalayas, and the Southern Ocean and experiencing some life-threatening situations to get the scientific data.

Arte with its "Court-circuit" programme will leave no secrets left unturned as it takes you behind-the-scenes to see how the film "Flow" was made.

Sophie wonders: An unknown person, a certain Kenny, is about to live at her home. What meaning does have an encounter? What does it imply to welcome someone?

A meta-film about a meta-journey.

How was matter able to organize itself into life? From the tiniest elementary particles to the most complex ecosystems, discover the fascinating organization of matter.

John Jeffrey “Janjep” Carlos became the second Filipino and Asian to win the Mr. Gay World crown after winning this year’s pageant in South Africa.

On January 23, 2001, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) staged and directed a self-immolation of Falun Gong practitioners to seek success. Through logical reasoning and analysis, the film shows clearly that a government-directed "drama" and self-immolation occurred to resolve a situation in which Jiang Zemin, then leader of the Chinese Communist Party, was "in a difficult position" to suppress Falun Gong. In addition, the film tells the story of how Falun Gong practitioners came out one by one to tell the truth, but were brutally persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party and tortured to death, but they did not give in and insisted on telling people the truth in a peaceful and rational manner. This spirit of perseverance and resilience in spite of life and death shook the audience to their core.

A short documentary about the anonymous manager of one of the biggest meme pages in Israel - Elijah Grapes.

In August 2010, the body of 27 year old Gemma Hayter was found, tortured and naked, on a disused railway line in Rugby, Warwickshire. Throughout her short life, Gemma’s mother had fought with social services and the medical profession to get a diagnosis for the learning disability that Gemma so clearly had. Despite numerous assessments, the relevant authorities decided that she was able to live an independent life without any support. Powerless to intervene, and with no help from the authorities, Gemma’s family and friends could only stand by as, unknown to them, her five “friends” mistreated Gemma, leading to her brutal murder in the middle of the night. Almost a decade later, her friends and family are still struggling to come to terms with the killing – this is Gemma’s story.

The protagonist is shredding a pile of documents, then making new paper from the shreddings. The actions of the protagonist are machine-like in this ritualistic act. The soundtrack gives a rhythm for the film. A mantra-like poem is growing letter by letter, slowly revealing the three-sentence structure, and finally taking form of a concrete poem.

The only thing we want is to feel that we are needed. Sometimes we want to scream about it. A story of therapy in a group of sex workers.

Documentary film by Clio Simon made with young people from the MJC La Maison, a social center in Tourcoing, as part of the Que Faire? program, led by LE BAL / La Fabrique du Regard.

The film resembles a memory with its lacunes, blurriness and sensuality. This is what it seems one saw some months ago wandering around Los Angeles.

16mm film, color, silent, 4 min, created with the support of Mono No Aware.

A couple friends visit the One Mile Telescope.