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"The body in action: relaxed and sensitive. The feeling: open and free. So breaking is a warrior art and must be transferred to everyday life." BBoy Said has to laugh at his own quote. But there is something to it: he draws strength from the breakdancing philosophy to accept defeat and dance resolutely towards his happiness. The big goal is the Olympic Games - BBoy Said would be the first Uigure to take part in 2024. BBirl Joana is also competing for the Olympics and at the same time has to find a way to deal with her past and learn to rethink family.

Obata's Yosemite considers the impact that visits to Yosemite National Park and California’s High Sierras had on the life and work of the influential Japanese American artist and educator Chiura Obata. His story takes a poignant turn during World War II, when he, along with 125,000 other Japanese Americans, were forcibly relocated to concentration camps.

A year of making friends and building connections is over.

A short film that follows artist and activist Whitney Bradshaw as she photographs womxn mid-scream during transformational gatherings where participants reclaim the power of their voices. Facing an onslaught of hostile legislation, Whitney works to spread OUTCRY’s radical empathy and community-building nationwide.

A young Chinese woman living in the United States is waiting for the results of the visa lottery. This time becomes a period of reflection for her, as she is visited by the memories of family banquets prepared by her grandmother, together with the ghosts of the past. In this enchanting journey through time, noodles take on a Proustian flavour.

A documentary about William (Bill) E. Pannell, one of the most significant figures in Black evangelicalism during the twentieth century. The film consists entirely of Pannell's own words compiled from sermons, speeches, and interviews he gave throughout his life.

The author of Cockfight: A Fable of Failure recounts her long history with Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter (1974), which is effectively illegal to screen in the UK due to staged scenes of the titular blood sport.

Disillusioned with the urban life of New York city, an artist moves out to the far west on a journey for self discovery.

For a long-awaited reunion, a family meets on the island of Hispaniola, where grandmother is from. Everyone is happy to show up. Except grandfather. He wants to die, urgently. His wish to close his eyes for good comes true overnight and leaves a stain.

Phases explores the dynamic perspectives of men across different stages of life. From the exuberance of youth to the reflections of old age, the documentary delves into how perceptions of the present and future evolve with time.

Ari Burback, a young fashion designer, sets up her first ever runway show in Denver, Colorado at Denver Fashion Week.

Shadows of Fallujah interweaves firsthand accounts and combat footage from Operation Phantom Fury to depict not only the story of Third Platoon but also the experiences of thousands of service members ordered to fight—and heal from—the bloodiest battle of the war in Iraq.

More than one third of the works made during the 120 years of Hungarian film history are considered lost, ruined or deliberately destroyed. But how did all this happen?

A young woman visits her ailing grandfather and explores the unspoken relationship dynamics among her family members.

The game “Mosquito of Pachacútec” refers to the historical metaphor of how the Inca Empire was challenged in its territorial conquests by a tiny adversary: ​​the mosquito. These seemingly insignificant insects hindered the expansion of the Inca Pachacútec empire in the mid-15th century, particularly in coastal areas, where malaria-carrying mosquitoes formed a natural barrier for the Inca armies. The players form a circle. One player throws an imaginary mosquito into the air, shouting, “The Pachacútec mosquito is going this way!” The following players try to kill the mosquito by clapping their hands in the air. After a couple of rounds, another imaginary mosquito is released, then a third, until the chain breaks and the round collapses in a fit of laughter.

A car mechanic with a PhD from Berkeley opens a mutual aid car repair shop in Prattville, Alabama, to counteract the systemic failure of Alabama's car culture.

From Reuben Barrack’s heavy opener to the unadulterated terror of Ben Havran’s onslaught, this vid serves thrills that will shock even the most seasoned Zero zealot.

A short documentary that takes an intimate look at the journey of professional athlete Cal Calamia, a transgender marathon runner who’s advocating for inclusion in the running world. It delves into Cal’s journey, from their upbringing in a conservative suburb to their decision to come out as transmasculine and begin hormone therapy. It explores Cal’s profound struggles with mental health and how they ultimately found the support necessary to survive and eventually go on to dominate the nonbinary category in major marathons, as well as become an advocate for transgender rights.

A short documentary revealing the hidden beauty of New Hampshire’s aviary population, captured from various scenic locations around the Durham area. The film is intended as a cinéma vérité piece, or a work of observational cinema; the lack of common documentary conventions like voice-over or non-diegetic music effectively transports the viewer into the stunning world of New Hampshire wildlife.

Feature-legnth documentary on the various hicksploitation hitting drive-in screens during the 60s and 70s.

We write the 43rd year since the existence of the Italo-Schlager. Roy Bianco & The Abbrunzati Boys have reached the peak of their work. Two #1 albums in the German album charts, sold-out tours over the European continent, Schlagerstrudel in front of the largest festival stages of the Republic, in the ZDF-Fernsehgarten and at the Brandenburg Gate. How could it come to this point?

The top-secret military testing facility Dugway lies in the barren desert of Utah. This is where the U.S. Army are rehearsing the wars of tomorrow.

In 2016, Canada became one of a handful of countries in the world to offer Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) to terminally ill patients. Since 2021, the Canadian government has been planning to further extend MAiD to people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental disorder. It became one of the most toxic and contentious debates in Canadian medical and parliamentary history, and highlighted a striking lack of compassion, empathy and understanding towards people who have been suffering from profound mental anguish for decades. NO WAY TO DIE follows two deeply mentally ill individuals, Jane Hunter and Savannah Meadows, both of whom had been planning to apply for MAiD, watching in sadness, anger and torment as a phalanx of opponents launch a ferocious (and often misleading) effort to halt the government's plan to offer relief to people like them-people who are out of resiliency and out of options.

Documentary on the recording of the Album Una vez iniciado el fuego by Sakatumba

third of five antifilms

Director Kim Moo-young focuses on anti-communist films produced during the era when anti-communist laws were enforced and films that were re-edited and released due to censorship, and ponders the power and status of images.

“From the Water's Edge Down” recounts the life of a fisherman who, through his memories, addresses the issues of the future of the lake and his ancient trade, both of which are linked to climate change and poised between survival and oblivion.

In this short documentary, Nora Twomey discovers the activities of her great-grandmother on the Anti-Treaty side of the War of Independence and Civil War.

I find a flower in a field, fall in love with it, and want to show it to the world. All presented through images created by artificial intelligence alongside a narration

Konstantin Vadimovich has a very unusual profession for his age. He is twenty-two years old and a kindergarten teacher. The young man loves his job very much and dreams of becoming a boss in order to change the education system. Will he be able to fulfill his dream?

The Gaza Building, a former PLO hospital, is a symbol of Palestinian survival in the refugee camp of Sabra (Beirut) North of Shatila camp.

In the 1970s, the GREINA, which connects Graubünden with Ticino, became famous throughout Switzerland. The architect and artist Bryan Cyril Thurston campaigned for 20 years with his art against a reservoir on this magnificent plateau. At the time, his saying "only poetry can save the Greina" seemed rather abstruse to his son. But today he finds an unexpected strength in it. Everyone wants beauty!

Umar Khalid, who once dreamed of playing cricket for India, now faces serious terrorism charges from the government. The vilification spurred by media trials reached its peak with a chilling assassination attempt. He's been in prison for 3.5 years as of March 2024, highlighting a worrying crackdown on dissent in India. This is his story, as told by his loved ones.

What kind of garden unfurls at the world’s northernmost settlement, sitting 78 degrees north and seeing temperatures drop below -27ºC? How can plants survive the long winter when the sea, land and sky are covered with heavy snow and the sun has not risen for months? A garden in the Arctic – is it an unobtainable dream or a worthwhile pursuit? By observing, meditating and imagining, ‘Arctic Garden’ journeys through a world where ‘one shade melts into the other’ and seeks a utopian garden where ‘they are all there’: a place where there are no boundaries of space and time (Fridtjof Nansen, Farthest North, 1897).

Large format film photographer James Florio explores the radical landscape of Tippet Rise, a 15,000 acre tract in the Montana wilderness. Home to large scale sculptural installations, Florio originally began to photograph the art pieces but gradually became more and more transfixed with the land itself. Like a cartographer in a silent dream, Florio moves through a stunning landscape, shaped by primeval oceans and eons of time, struggling against the elements to create images of deep expressive power.

This animated excerpt from documentary series "Queer for Fear" illuminates an 1872 letter of adoration sent to American poet Walt Whitman by a young British writer named Bram Stoker, years before he would find fame as the author of the novel "Dracula." The letter has since become the focus of much historical conjecture.

Fun, satirical and a pastiche of the chaotic, brash, self-deprecating and clueless 1990s/2000s British reality TV, TOPS sees self-proclaimed future award winning filmmaker Ames Pennington present their landmark faux-documentary. Casting themselves as an invasive TV presenter, Ames goes on a satirical odyssey through the lives and homes of four unique individuals, exploring the crucial question that defines trans masc experience, “What TOP did you wanna wear after TOP surgery?”.

Documentary about the history of cinemas in Porto Ferreira/SP. A look at its past and a glimpse of its future, with the opening of the municipal theater.

Some young music lovers are invited to talk about their musical passions. In the process, they end up reflecting on how music impacts their lives in different ways.

A micro documentary.

A short queer history of violent police raids on queer bars between the 70s and 2000s, and the rise of LGBTQ2S+ communities fighting back. Homage to Joe Rose.

Wulong City was divided by a mountain river until the first bridge was built in 1980. In local areas there is a mania for the endless connection of the two coasts.

With signing visa-free regime in 2017 between Ukraine and European Union the borders become open for the first time in 100 years and 79-years old self-taught artist gets a chance to accomplish his old dream and to set off on his first journey to Greece which he could only imagine from books and movies.

They have already lived for a century. They are great women who have turned the world they live in upside down with their female power. And they never tire of making plans for the future. They come from Cuba, Japan, Germany, America and Poland and with their fascinating life stories give a wonderful female perspective to a restless century.