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On a research grant in 2019, Lai Yu Tong travelled to Hong Kong amidst its year-long anti-government protest movement, with only his phone, some money, and barely any luggage. The film serves as a meditation on the incredible and the political by way of the minimal and the mundane.

"¡Socialismo o muerte! (in defence of Cuban socialism)" is a short documentary looking at the latest imperialist assault on the Cuban revolution following protests against shortages across the island in mid-July. The film offers a defence of Cuban socialism, looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the US blockade on the nation's economy, as well as the broader strategy being deployed against Cuba socialism by the Biden administation.

“Gee, Haw” – the stockmen of the plains drive the four-ox wagon using these two words. This movie seeks to show the viewer the day-to-day life of stockmen, wranglers – the people of Hortobágy. Our protagonists were taken in as children by the plains, which – they say – once captivates you, keeps you forever. Through the intimate, honest interviews we get a glimpse of the part of their lives which usually remains hidden – as if peeping through the keyhole.

A visual that places you ground level on the night an entire city rallied behind the family of Casey Goodson Jr., who was killed by the hands of law enforcement in our very own city, Columbus, Ohio. Capturing a wide range of emotions, it paints a picture of how Casey Goodson impacted the life of those around him, and how his legacy is ushering in the tools of change as a result, due to the unfortunate circumstances surrounding his death.

The world's top Functional Fitness athletes converge on Malmo, Sweden to crown their World Champions. Will the USA dominate in 2019? Will Canada's Alex Parker defeat her rival, USA's Jordan Adcock? Does this sport belong in the Olympics?

Zhang Yonghong is a papercutting artist with osteogenesis imperfecta. His daughter also inherited the disease. A family of three came to Beijing in 2008 for her daughter's treatment. From then on, they stayed in Beijing by selling handmade papercutting for a living. After divorcing his wife, Mr. Zhang struggled alone in Beijing. In recent years, because business is not good and Beijing's cleanup of "Holes in the Wall", Mr. Zhang has difficulties finding a house and frequent move. Despite the enormous pressure to survive in Beijing, Mr. Zhang is reluctant to return to his hometown. To stay in Beijing, he dated a Beijing girl and hoped to marry her and have children with her. But the road to becoming a Beijinger is fraught with difficulties…

"Until the lioness starts telling her own story, the hunter will always be the hero" - I recalled this old African proverb while listening to her cry on the flight. Following the conversation of the weeping mother over the phone, I started writing the script of Neel Mukut -Director

Luigina is a nurse and a mother of three who lives in the outskirts of Rome. The effects of the pandemic weigh heavily on her, worrying the whole family. Only the warmth of her loved ones gives her the strength she needs to keep going.

At an LGBTQ retirement home, the annual “senior” prom takes on a whole new meaning – a celebration of the lives and legacies of resistance of the eldest queer generation.

some students want to fight against with 'Seven man helping",and they set up a new group called "Tsunami".this film shoot a story about the leader of "Tsunami" --Mr.Ma

Falling is a poetic screendance experience.

An intimate look at the joys and challenges of being queer in a small town. Filmed in Alberta, Nova Scotia, and the Northwest Territories, the film follows LGBTQ2S+ people and allies as they prepare for their local Pride celebrations. Organizing in church basements, classrooms and around kitchen tables, the various collectives take on conservative town councils that won’t fly a rainbow flag, and bend rules to create a safe space for youth to come out.

"Coisich, a Rùin" explores the decline of the woollen industry in the Scottish Borders through the accounts of workers of the long-abandoned Heather Mills, built on the River Tweed in 1871. Connecting with old looming traditions through oral histories, Flora Litchfield applies a tapestry of sound to images of the empty space to re-energise its dormant life.

An essay film on beauty, decay, and the beauty of decay; on Journey to Italy (1954), Rock Hudson’s Home Movies (1992), and Decasia (2002) among other images; on a theory of looking away.

For the besieged Leningrad, the primary need was bread. But it was equally important to ensure the smooth operation of transport communications. In order for the city to live, people had to go to the factories, soldiers - to the front; it was necessary to transport a huge amount of cargo… The most indispensable transport was the tram.

In the 60s of the last century, Soviet archaeologists opened a center of Paleolithic culture in the Southern Urals. Rock paintings of the Kapova Cave became a sensation in the world of science. There are not many places like Kapova Cave on Earth, where the evidence of the life and work of ancient people has been preserved.

Somewhere among the panel high-rise buildings the author met a strange boy – Mitya Elizarov. Why did they meet, what did it lead to, and was it for real?

Put the Brights On interviews four rural Transgender subjects from the Minnesota Lakes Region. The film works against common use portrayals of the rural and life in "the country" as quaint, cute, or dangerous and dumb, often with a sense of humor. Use of found footage, 16mm and Super 8 matched with the contemporary audio track give Put the Bright On a parallel low fi visual/hi fi audio contrast.

Smilla’s mother died when Smilla was little. Her father took care of her with love and affection. Today, she returns to the tragic loss to understand who her mother was and how her father experienced it. Old video and audio recordings from the 1990s bring back shared memories and strengthen the bond between father and daughter in a moving but warm and funny film about an exceptional relationship. Her father’s story of how he met Smilla’s mother is almost an entire film in itself, told with a twinkle in the eye by an incredibly likeable man.

Copenhagen, Denmark. Julia and Nina are friends. Julia is festive and creative. Nina is observant and hides behind her camera. Julia fights her alcoholism while Nina tries to understand and help her. A story about mental health, addictions, parties, life crises and art.

The Special Investigation Committee, which was created to punish pro-Japanese, was destroyed due to the interference of the Rhee Syngman administration. Since then, the Committee’s Investigators and their descendants live a painful life in the bondage of poverty and ideology.

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has reported that 22 royal mummies will be transferred in a wonderful parade from their present location in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to their new permanent place in Fustat’s National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which is located near the Babylon Fortress and overlooks Ain Al Sira in the heart of the historic city of Fustat. This event will take place in Cairo on the 3rd of April. The announcement was made in an official statement, which noted that the parade will start at 6 PM on Saturday and will contain 22 mummies that belong to between the seventeenth and twentieth dynasties. Valley of the Kings, the area of southern Egypt hosting their original tombs.

Belarusians did not even discuss under which flag to unite. Memory and respect for the white-red-white banner has always lived in their hearts, and now, through pain and suffering, it has awakened and inspired the nation to move forward.

Each year, thousands of Central American migrants journeying north to the US go missing. Kökdil captures moments of tender care, hope, and sadness as a group of mothers travel through Mexico in search of their lost children.

A story about 3 surfers retracing the brutal path of a legend in one of the most isolated and turbulent destinations on Earth. The Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

A day in the life of a vendor in New York who's been working the city streets for more than a decade.

In May 2016, a new museum dedicated to Palestinian history and culture opened in Ramallah. Inaugurated with no exhibition, the museum remained empty for several months until a first exhibition devoted to Jerusalem was organised. The film takes place over this transition period, during the construction of a dream city, in sharp contrast with a political reality that makes the future prospects for a Palestinian State increasingly hypothetical.

Short film by Dylan Hausthor

In this short documentary, filmmaker Aidan Porier asks his friends what it means to be human. Here's what they said...

In depth documentary about the history and uses of Chlorine Dioxide, also known as MMS.

Interview series: Things known (a complex psychological phenomenon)

Kastellórizo, Greece's easternmost island, has become the symbol of the crisis between Greece and Turkey. With Ankara seeking oil and gas in the island's territorial waters, the conflict in the Aegean could escalate at any moment. Will Kastellórizo and its 250 inhabitants be the collateral victims of this geopolitical crisis?

Alejandra is mourning the recent death of her husband. At her 51 years old, in the middle of a quarantine that accentuates the loneliness and intensity of this process, a social network emerges as a way to deal with her loss.

Twenty-three years after the Chavín de Huántar operation, Rafael, Iris and Miguel recount the moments and emotional consequences that the operation had on their lives. The film functions as an accompaniment that looks into the hiding places and debris - emotional and tangible - that no one has stopped to observe, that no one even imagines exist. We have become invisible, except for the “heroes”.

"Lightmare" was inspired by a group of youths who used to race motorcycles by my house. They would sometimes ride when I was trying to get my young daughter to sleep and caused great aggravation for me. The neighbors became quite worried as well and eventually the police were engaged to stop the racing, unsuccessfully. Stories began to spread about who the youths were and what poor conditions their parents were raising them in. The film attempts to capture the anxiety of the neighborhood, using negative space as a mask to subvert the audience's expectations of horizon and depth. In contrast, much of the content underscores the triviality of the perceived threat.

A gender expansive child recalls the moment they came out to their mom. Sundance Ignite 2021

The weapon carrier Wiesel is a small track vehicle of the Bundeswehr. Visually, it looks like a toy tank, but it's packed with firepower and power. The 20mm machine gun and the anti-tank guided missile TOW are dangerous weapons. The weasel was designed to be extra small and light so that it can be quickly brought into its field of application by helicopter and transport aircraft. It is probably the most diverse armored vehicle in the Bundeswehr.

In a tale of twisted sex, religion and family, a mother and daughter team up — first to overcome their severe differences, and then to take steps to end a curse that has plagued their family for generations.

Three women surf the waters off the west coast of Ireland, in a celebration of the radiant female surf community.

How does Hebridean shellfish get from the wild seas and onto people's plates in Spain?

A documentary film about the renovation of the historic Carnagie Library building in Snohomish, Washington.

The spiritual power behind China's national anthem.

Beloved Savannah native Diana Churchill recalls a life incidentally revolving around watching, documenting, and photographing her "many feathered friends".

Woodworkers have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. When ordinary forest companies get stuck, the specialists are called. They remove storm damage in the forest, saw at breathtaking heights and cut down giant rotten trees before the dreaded bark beetle can spread uncontrollably. Whether with the help of a harvester, rope crane or 'flying saw' - you are well equipped for all locations.