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The Big Build is a six-week Design-Build studio that engages students, architects, amateurs, professionals, artisans, and villagers, both local and foreign, in the process of discovering the spirit of the contemporary countryside. The studio addresses the problem that not only China is facing as we see the increasing destruction and exploitation of rural communities and culture. Sited in Hangzhou, China, The Big Build was created by American Desmond Loren DeLanty, founder of the architecture and research firm Hangzhou Art & Design Collaborative (HADC). Using Design-Build as a means of pedagogy, practice, and production, the scope of Design-Build is as much designing and building as it is research.

The Cloud of Unknowing observes a Trappist abbey in Spencer, MA and spiritual seekers in the city of Boston, in order to explore themes of contemplation, mysticism and the quest for God, using mixed-format and experimental techniques.

Short documentary made by a high school student.

On May 11, 1960, the United States authorized the marketing of Enovid, the first contraceptive pill in history. In December 1967, the Neuwirth law authorized the sale of pills in French pharmacies. Decades later, some women are turning away, concerned about the undesirable effects of this pharmaceutical preparation. American and Indian researchers work relentlessly to develop a male contraceptive. But patriarchal attitudes got the better of the first clinical trials on male contraception.

A flood brings the colonial past back to Caju. The film attempts to understand how the past of a neighborhood remains present in details.

Marcy Made details the story of DeHaven Irby and his former relationship with Jay-Z. This documentary answers all of the unanswered questions and it also reveals the true reason behind their split.

All the Possibilities… is a documentary meditation on artist Vernon Pratt’s 1,450 square foot systematic abstraction painting, All The Possibilities of Filling in Sixteenths (65,536), which was completed in 1982 but only recently exhibited posthumously and for the first time.

In the late 19th Century, a movement known as the Hebrew Roots was born. This movement teaches a wide variety of doctrines that differ from Biblical Christianity. In this film, we go face to face with the members of the Hebrew Roots to gain a full understanding of their beliefs.

Endless powder fields and a magnitude of potential lines aren't immediately what you may think of when talking about Iran... This mini documentary tells the story of Iranian pro snowboarder Mona Seraji who invites two fellow snowboarders from Australia, Amber Arazny and Michaela Davis-Meehan, to come discover the wonderful mountains of Iran.

This documentary focuses on the transition required to switch fight codes with exclusive access to MMA star Jack McGann in the lead up to his boxing debut. Presented by Stephen Graham.

In 1984, two friends from small-town Pennsylvania win an MTV contest and the chance to party with Van Halen for 48 hours.

The heroes of the picture are members of the esoteric club in Rostov-on-Don who think that practicing Magic can understand God. This is the subjective view of a person who finds himself in a new environment, has passed all the tests, training courses and was allowed to participate in rituals.

Based on "The Ghost of Pinochet" by Armando Uribe. Through archive footage this essay documentary propose the thesis that Augusto Pinochet embodies a political fantasy that traverses the entire history of Chile.

Documentary movie by Dailius Dargis about 6th criminal police unit in Lithuania, who were the first ones to fight against Lithuanian mafia in the early 90s.

If popping a pill could make you smarter and increase your memory would you take it? In this cinematic POV documentary Nik Badminton travels to Silicon Valley and immerses himself in the real world of bio-hacking and smart drugs as depicted by Hollywood films like Lucy and Limitless. As Nik tries drugs and treatments recommended by people in the business of self-optimization, he begins to question the bio-hacking movement and asks: are we losing sight of what makes us human?

Ritual. The night and a room. The skylight.

Documentary short about the stage play "Wessis in Weimar"

Documentary short about Rotterdam housing project "Le Medi", formerly known as "Le Medina".

Documentary short about London rapper Melanin 9.

Documentary about the daily life of two Syrian refugees in Tampa, Florida.

Cowboy Ricky, 62, and Gretchen, 55, have been dating since 2008. Marked by injuries from their pasts, their relationship is an emotional rollercoaster ride between dependence and love. Nevertheless, Ricky and Gretchen try to grow old together as they cannot master the harsh everyday life in North Philadelphia without each other.

Portsmouth, Ohio is a town rocked by the opioid epidemic. One organization fighting to provide community and connection is the Portsmouth Stealth semi-pro football team. Recovering addicts, returning citizens, owners, coaches and players come together to share the spirit of football.

The wind whips the Caribbean Sea over the railing of the 'Malecon', where fishermen stand and cast their fishing rods, while kissing lovers photograph themselves. On the mouldy facades of formerly magnificent buildings on the waterfront, wet laundry has been hanging for days, unwilling to dry. It is winter in Havana. Four people, four destinies in a unique city. Accompanied by magical images of picturesque architecture and nature, far removed from the advertisements promising romance, sun, beach, cigars and vintage nostalgia. The film offers insights into the reality of life of the idiosyncratic, socialist island state that is still under the embargo of the United States, to which the Cubans respond with solidarity and zest for life, with a clenched fist on the outstretched arm calling 'Viva la Revolución'.

The movie tells the story of flm director Poli, who lives in Buenos Aires. Her son decides to take his Bar Mitzvah, in spite of the fact that Poli has no religious traditions, though she does know her mother is of Jewish origin. From Wannsee to Argentina and back, Poli Martínez Kaplun goes in search of her Jewish family’s roots. The director recounts over one and a half centuries of Jewish history and stumbles across family and other secrets.

Real footage about a small group of teen punks and their daily criminal routine in Lisbon suburbs

The film deals with the feeling of being chosen, and the responsibility that comes with being the Virgin Mary’s messenger. Using archival material, both images and text, a narrative is created from children’s experiences of various apparitions in Fatima, Garabandal and Medjugorje.

Tatarka Fleur 72. She spent her life helping others: healed people on the island of Sviyazhsk. Now Fleur is alone: the husband is dead, and the children and grandchildren parted. Once a year, the pension routine, consisting of walks in long-studied places, is violated. For a couple of weeks in the summer, the family brings chaos to Fleur’s measured life, temporarily drowning out loneliness.

A journey through the life of the smallest inhabited island of the Scottish Inner Hebrides. An ode to a hidden world on the verge of society, and a contemplation on belonging.

A documentary about enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings and mass secret cremations in Punjab that took place during more than a decade of conflict. For years the voices of families of those disappeared in Punjab remained silenced, this documentary explores those determined voices sharing a common trauma of being genocide survivors.

Ben Douglass wants to reignite pride in his home city of Newcastle after discovering that not everything is as worth being proud of as he once thought. However, is his idea of a mass sing-a-long enough to spark a change?

Short documentary by Sabela Souto

The only documentary brave enough to tackle the military’s most shameful secret: the epidemic of male-on-male rape, a hidden plague afflicting thousands of recruits every year. Filled with uncensored interviews (including two victims raped by then-drill instructor Jeffrey Dahmer), this is a shocking exposé of the most important national security story nobody is talking about.

ONE MIND is an immersive cinematic meditation on Zen monastic life in China, where a communion of nature, meditation, and labor reveals a carefully crafted way of life that reflects the very wisdom it seeks to cultivate.

The film follows midwives and doctors in Guerrero and Chiapas, two of Mexico’s most marginalized and violent states, as they fight against huge odds to transform the current medical system towards one centered on respect for a woman’s health, needs and choices. The two main protagonists, find themselves at the crossroads of a clash of cultures.

From a sleepy farming region, a global surveillance empire was born, its roots buried in secret Pentagon programs and intelligence agency funding. The documentary traces this hidden history, revealing how World War II, eugenics, and military contracts shaped the tech giants that now track our every move. It uncovers the uncomfortable truth that the internet itself was designed as a weapon of control, not liberation, and that the line between Silicon Valley and the spy agencies has always been blurred.

The people of the Boka Kotorska Region in Montenegro have a specific relationship with the South wind.

Recordings of elephants in the wild and various graphs lain atop.

After Zhen Li graduated, he came to Jinan alone. He relies on posting leaflet, sending and receiving courier parcel to make a living in the university campus. In his spare time, he likes to play guitar, play Tai Chi, study calligraphy and Chinese medicine. By chance, he became a teacher in an extracurricular tutoring class. The film mainly records his happy time in the tutorial class with students, as well as a secret story buried in his heart.

Mostafa Zaoui, 66 years old and retired, escapes the city whenever he gets the chance. He goes hiking in the most remote and wild mountains, in every corner of the world.

Erupting on to the scene in the late 70s/early 80s with their politically-charged lyrics and signature brutal, aggressive hardcore punk sound, carving their place in history as one of the definitive hardcore punk bands of all time, moulding the punk scene and handing the baton on to successive generations.

In 2002, the blue buildings fell after a long conflict between landlords, whose collateral victims were the tenants. A collection of testimonies and moving and moving memories. This film confirms the upheaval experienced by residents leaving buildings slated for demolition and the need to take their voices into account in rehousing operations.

While many Americans, including political pundits and the press, didn't know what to make of the real estate tycoon's bold decision to enter the race, Trump's campaign to 'Make America Great Again' had been in the works from the very start of his career.

After Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941, it was clear there was no time left to waste in the fight for peace. Immediately following the news, Winston Churchill journeyed across the Atlantic to spend Christmas at the White House with Franklin Roosevelt. The optimism, courage and camaraderie that Churchill and FDR demonstrated as the remaining leaders of the free world not only laid the foundation to win WWII, but allowed for a glimmer of holiday hope in the hearts of the American and British people.

Join Raymond Arroyo in celebrating Christmastime in New Orleans for a musical, culinary, yuletide celebration from the birthplace of Jazz, wrapped in 300 years of tradition.

Documentary about the Finnish skier Eero Mäntyranta

The history of the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School located in northern Oklahoma with a strong focus on the perspective of alumni from decades leading up to the school's closure.

The story of the outstanding poet Boris Chichibabin, whose whole life is connected with Ukraine. The film features three-dimensional photo and video footage, memories of the poet's widow, friends, and members of the legendary literary studio, which was headed by Chichibabin. Installation of the tape is made in the original form: as if the poet confirms or complements the memories of his contemporaries.