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Half symphony, half documentary. A poetic collage film about Chinese poetry, the secret life of translator Sidse Laugesen, and the art of translation.

Sasha Skochilenko is an artist from St. Petersburg, Russia. She was the first to speak out against the 'special military operation' in Ukraine: she changed the price tags in a supermarket and put information about the war on them. Now Sasha is in prison, facing trial. Through the eyes of her friends Sonia and Lesha we witness the ongoing trial up close, exposing the absurdities and inhumanity of the Russian legal system, and the threats that the group of friends who support Sasha encounter in daily life. Over 18 months they await the final verdict. In November 2023, Sasha is sentenced to another 7 years imprisonment for her artistic rebellion.

'The Verdant District' is an experimental tone poem exploring the history of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh’s relationship to the district of Chiswick, and its relationship to the present day.

A collection of moments from the life of a bohemian artist and his spirited partner, as they follow the rhythms of their cove-tucked home.

In a long-term observation, filmmakers Christian Lehmann-Feddersen & Alf Schreiber document the socio-political aftermath of the G20 summit in Hamburg. While activists are exposed to the legal repercussions, the capitalist system and resistance are regrouping in the shadow of the summit.

At 91 years of age, Alexander Kluge is solidly regarded as a trailblazing figure in New German Cinema and the avant-garde. He remains active and curious about media, so it’s no wonder that he recently began experimenting with artificial intelligence. He has been exploring a particular programme developed in Munich for medical research, which he systematically strains in order to find his images at the farthest ends of the system's creative faculties. With these, Kluge plays in the same essayistic fashion beloved from his television work – historical footage and a plenitude of texts, comics, charts and cabaret. In short: facts and fictions freely intermingle.

By a Thread is Ryan Oligmueller's personal and delicate documentary about loss and anticipatory grief. A woman becomes her mother's caregiver when she is diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Told through the lens of Live Action, Animation, & Home Video.

A comprehensive film based on rigorous research providing a detailed, unprecedented look into the extraordinary life, achievements and legacy of Raphael (1483-1520), one of history's most prolific and influential artists.

An ancestral house builds itself, comes to life, and shows us its story spanning one hundred fifty years. Through the ages, it allows us to perceive the passage of time.

In August 2023, news broke that the British Museum had been the victim of theft. Headlines around the world reported that thousands of items in its collection were missing. But how could this happen to one of Britain’s most revered institutions, and who was responsible? Katie Razzall investigates the story behind the thefts and the hunt to recover the ancient treasures that were taken.

From their iconic house and studio in London’s Brick Lane, Gilbert & George have been at the forefront of British art for over half a century. Their unmistakable art is stark, urban, poetic, profoundly romantic, brutally realistic, and wholly visionary. It has captivated mainstream audiences around the globe. By unpacking their long and literal walk through life – repeatedly likened to a Pilgrimage – substantially with their voices, and few other commentators, the film offers a rare, deep, and captivating insight into their personal philosophy.

Drawing on a wealth of unseen archival material and unpublished notebooks, the film weaves a complex and personal portrait of Margaret’s life, from the perspective of a fellow artist sensitive to the potential Margaret envisaged for film as a poetic medium.

A dog dreams.

A documentary chronicling the Starbucks unionization campaign which has swept the nation, following the workers behind the union as they navigate victories and defeats, and in the process breathe life into America's labor movement.

This documentary follows a team of archaeologists, mandated by the Louvre Museum, as they pick up where Egyptologist Auguste Mariette left-off with his discovery of the Serapeum tomb of the bull of Apis - one of the most sacred places in Saqqara, Egypt, in 1850. Mariette also managed to map out a network of underground tunnels leading to other burial sites that he did not have time to uncover. With exclusive access, we follow a team of archaeologists continue the research of Mariette.

Am I? is the first feature film by acclaimed concept and AI artist Kevin Abosch. The completely synthetic film (every frame of the film is made with artificial intelligence) is a musical wrapped in a documentary wrapped in a sci-fi movie.

Maria Pimentel is one of us! A fierce activist, she was part of the founding of the Federation of Women of São Paulo in the early 1980s as a union leader and contributed to the formation of several women's associations in the state. The film, in partnership with Instituto Angelim and Caliban Cinema, tells the memories and stories of Lúcia Maria Pimentel, an activist who fought against the military dictatorship in Brazil from a young age. Committed to her country and her people, she was arrested, went underground and exiled, but returned to fight for redemocratization and social justice.

The director Alexandra Routhiau Mikaélian, French of Armenian origin, made a promise to her grandfather, to find the members of their family in Turkey based on a simple name, Shahimé, this sister he was never able to meet.

"The blood on our Controllers" is an amateur documentary made to denounce the role of the video game industry in the normalization of the Palestinian genocide, through its close relation with the military industrial complex and the representation of Arab communities in games. It is a collaborative work between developers, artists, animators, and academicians to show how our games are doing wrong or right, what the game industry could be and what needs to be done for it to happen.

Artist Bob Cassilly spent years saving and repurposing relics and treasures slated for demolition as cities across the midwest practiced municipal disinvestment. The sculptor, who previously protected a Michelangelo masterpiece from destruction, transformed art, history, and junk into tunnels, slides and caverns inside of an abandoned ten-story warehouse where he recreated his own unique idea of a city.

Created from the live footage shot from the subjective point-of-view from within a tunnel-shaped space carved out of multiple layers of black screen mesh. The video traces the journey of a person passing through a hypothetical scanning device of human consciousness as he enters into "mind space."

A misty afternoon returns a Mapuche couple to their wedding video. In their civil ceremony, they are noted as one of only two couples married in the indigenous language of Mapudungun.

This documentary delves into the importance people found in stained glass throughout their lives, and the impact it has on the people around them, while also delving into the time it takes to go into this craft and trade.

Guns, explosions, musical numbers, zombies, tanks and Youtube. Thousands of hours of Youtube videos turned into a bizarre cocktail to show us the most extreme, wild and crazy gun-loving Americans. But what if they are just ordinary Americans?

A hectic montage of absract imagery and various events and locations in Rochester, NY, shot over a week on super 8.

The Danish-Iranian filmmaker Roja is in the most difficult period of her 36-year life. She is pregnant with her son Oskar and is diagnosed with incurable cancer. In the midst of all this, she must try to find herself. The film is her journey filmed over six dramatic years, in which she documents her everyday life and her thoughts about living with a disease that can cost her everything. How do you live when your precious time on earth is running out too soon? However, Roja is the last to feel sorry for herself. She immerses herself in being present, and then she sets out to chart her Iranian origins and the dramatic history of her family, which opened a new chapter when her politically engaged parents fled Iran after the revolution and ended up in Denmark.

The film is based on observations of the life of society on the scale of the preparation and celebration of the New Year. The fairy tale captures society, plunging into vivid illusions. People enter the circle of unlimited consumption in the store, or rather, gifts, food, jewelry. Preparations for the New Year and the hustle and bustle alienate people from the reality that they will have to face at the festive table.

Safranbolu has played an effective role in saffron production throughout history and today saffron production continues to increase every year. Producers in the region bring saffron together with innovations to increase the added value of saffron. While Mine, a young agricultural engineer and saffron producer, has important future plans for saffron, Habibe, who came to Safranbolu from Istanbul and first stepped into a natural and healthy life, brought saffron together with the delicious sourdough breads she started to make and continues to sell saffron breads in her bakery in Safranbolu.

Follow along with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team, as they launch a spacecraft to an asteroid, collect a sample of Bennu, and bring it home to Earth.

History tells us Adolf Hitler died a coward's death in 1945. But did he? Declassified FBI files raise the question about whether the Führer escaped Germany and fled to Argentina.

A 26-year-old breakdance champion risks losing everything to chase her dream. Battling family rejection, she questions if dance is her true passion, or just a way to escape reality and be seen.

An intimate and profound look at the poetics of Antonio Pettinicchi

This film is intended to show that theater exists in everyday life, and art is not only available to the elite. In 1984, director Aleksandr Kuprin created the theatrical composition "December 21" and created a theater group to implement it. The first production took place in the attic of the Palace of Culture of the Moscow Electric Lamp Factory, and then the director of the palace, Aleksandr Vainshtein, brought the performance to legal venues. This film is an interweaving of fiction and documentary and a brief history of Russia.

Paul, 30 years old, relives the memories of his childhood spent with his grandfather.

What even is a curry? A dish? A spice? A colonial mistake? Or something that’s always been part of who we are? In this documentary, Melissa unpacks this messy debate, tracing how a single word came to define (and flatten) an entire world of flavours, histories, and identities.

Throughout 2024, as the conflict in Ukraine drags on, the leadership of European countries has been increasingly warning their citizens about a looming war with Russia—this time on EU territory. Even timelines are being mentioned: anywhere from two to eight years. But what lies behind these alarming statements? Is it a calculated effort to remind Europeans of the importance of supporting Kyiv? Or is the prospect of a war between Russia and the West truly real? If a large-scale war is destined to begin, then where, how, and why might it erupt? Lithuania, Finland, Poland, Estonia—journalists from Dozhd traveled across the European countries neighboring Russia to ask local politicians, experts, and military personnel the tough questions. They also sought to capture the sentiments of residents in these border regions, people who may be standing on the edge of catastrophe.

A conversation with William John Daly, a radio writer turned deacon and how his love for storytelling has fuelled his desire to finish his long awaited book.

Roberto, one of 15 million Erasmus participants, joins a Youth Exchange—a short-term program not requiring university enrollment. His journey of cultural discovery, personal growth, and cross-border friendships highlights Erasmus's role in building a united Europe.

In Search of Hy-Brasil contemplates the textures and rhythms of island life. It brings to the fore the symbiotic relationship that exists between islanders and their elemental surroundings, and how their existences are formed and shaped by raw materials.

From photographs archived in family albums and photographs of patterns and texture, a collection of small stop motions emerges, accompanied by nostalgic ambient sounds. A reflection on childhood and the lack thereof.

A tender documentary portrait of Volga German grandparents, Alexander´s story unfolds with the garden as the central motif. This documentary is about cultivating, security, tradition, and strength. This is education!

Edek lives with his wife and dog in a house by the forest. Because of his rapidly deteriorating eyesight and his love of music, he decides to teach his dog to sing.

Four elderly LGBTQ+ individuals come together in a bright pink space. In this space, which is as much a living room as it is an archive, they share their life stories with each other. The short film is a hopeful, imaginative documentary about reclaiming spaces where the identity of older LGBTQ+ individuals is not accepted.

A trans tattoo artist rehabilitates themselves and others through body art.

A soaked body float under the water pierced by a stone of messages and sensations, that are underneath a same word and a same concept: the eunf. Water. Source of life, hygiene, well-being and dignity, but is it like this for everyone?

A film representing a stroll through St. Petersburg. Captured by a broken frame composition, deserted streets, frozen city infrastructure, stone embankments, pigeons in parks, dandelions breaking through the pavements, aberrations of color and light evoke an increasing sense of unease. Ambient sounds—random conversations, city noises, and a track composed by Mexican sound artist Enrique Arriaga—merge with the visuals, making the film a direct speech of a human/camera/witness about what clearly audible in the actual urban space.