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In August 2021, U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban were back in power. One group answered the call of duty and volunteered to save our allies. Their effort to rescue one interpreter turned into an evacuation saving thousands of lives.
A short documentary about the biggest gig to date of a local band Video Holographic Sex (VHS) from Sarajevo, as they take on the big stage in Dom Mladih.
Diving into a journey of self-discovery, ROOTS explores questions of belonging and senses of being torn between two realities. Delving into our origins, what is it, what makes us belong somewhere in the end?
A Tribal teacher struggle to establish a village school amidst a forest in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, India
Non-fiction short film.
What is the meaning of death? In his first documentary, Pedro Rino narrates the poetry and the mystery found inside the book “Nove Noites”, from the author Bernardo Carvalho.
Investigative documentary about the human cost of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Allegations of labour abuse have dogged the organizers, but what is the truth?
From waiting for an organ to his fragile rebirth, this documentary follows the precarious journey of a forty-something father who has undergone a heart transplant. A sensitive reflection on the meaning of life.
They can sense survivors under rubble three metres deep, warn our soldiers of an approaching enemy and show sappers where to look for a mine. And they are also cute. Service dogs and dog handlers saved us even before Russia's full-scale invasion, but after 24 February, the threats and challenges increased. The film is about how dogs and military, rescue and rescue dog handlers cooperate and coexist, how they meet each other, build trust and mutual love, learn responsibility and save lives at the risk of their own.
Exploring life at the high security prison which houses many notorious criminals.
Esalen Institute and Boulder Colorado USA 1960's and 1970's. The Human Potential Movement Resulting from her studies Ida Rolf Ph.D. developed a program of postural re-patterning using fascial manipulation and movement education which she called Structural Integration and which is nowadays known in the public at large as 'rolfing'. She was convinced that a better physical structure would improve function on all levels - physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual. Milano, Prague, Warszaw 2018 - 2022. This movie tells the story of an adventure that will take the viewer into Ida Rolf's world of Structural Integration. At the heart of the movie are 8 students and their quest to understand Ida Rolf's philosophy during their 3 year Basic Trainings in Milano, Prague and Warsaw. The movie also explains the basic ideas behind Structural Integration and discusses some recent research into connective tissue and fascia.
There is a woman who from childhood dreamed of giving birth to healthy children and being a good mother to them. She has become a good mother. And she gave birth to sons. But the youngest was born with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. So her life turned out: she fulfilled her dream, and the test from fate, from God. Her whole life is now devoted to her son with cerebral palsy Georgy-Zhora. The eldest son helps his mother whenever possible. The younger Zhora worries that he has become a burden to the family and is trying to learn self-sufficiency. But it is important for a mother to help her son Zhora. His smile matters. And for her, this is happiness and the fulfillment of her dreams.
An ongoing series of short shorts that are all under four minutes long. Each explore a single formal, conceptual or structural idea. The process of realisation can either be loose and improvisatory, or time intensive and heavily edited. Each of the films use footage shot with a DV camera, mini VHS or High 8 video camera. Using cheaper and handheld mediums, instead of 16mm (or a larger, more expensive HD digital camera), allows for a quicker, more intuitive and playful approach to production.
“Mozart in Nairobi. Or something like that” is an essay film project by Carla Schwering, Veit Vergara and Julian Wipplinger and stimulates a dialogue between seemingly different worlds, while seeing music as a bridge bypassing their separation. It tells the story of a group of imprisoned women while their children are left behind in the slums or different parts of the city Nairobi/Kenya.
The story is about the life story of the 55-year-old Hatice, who is the only woman working as a toilet attendant in a male tradesman-dominated bus station. His father killed his mother at a young age, his mother went to the grave and his father went to prison. While we are witnessing the story of our character who grew up in the orphanage in Adana, we will also witness the different lives at the bus station through Hatice's eyes.
The daughter of one of the nomadic tribes, despite all the problems caused by the traditions and common beliefs about girls exercising, succeeds in many successes in the sport of king boxing. He tries to persuade the families of the girls in the area to encourage them to attend training classes in the "Black Tent" of the Nomads.
Deep in the primordial waters of Earth’s history a creature is born with a will to dominate all, but Mother Nature has other plans.
In central Montana, the Highwood Cattle Roundup has been happening exactly this same way since 1912. As the world changes and modernizes, this proud iconic American culture struggles to preserve its way of life. Through the perspective of an aging father, his two sons, and their extended family of Montana cowboys, Only Roundup Remains provides a rare and intimate glimpse into the disappearing lifestyle of proud generational ranching families, their tradition, hard work, honor, and what might be their final roundup.
Fang Junrui is a 30-year-old hospital guard who lives in an old tiny flat with his parents in the center of Shanghai. He has been passionate about relic restoration but couldn’t find a related job for years. That has led to his disappointment in life. He routinely buys arts and history books but runs out of space to store them, irritating his parents who own the flat. Things started to change when a friend from the church and the film director came to his life. He felt like that his life was moving again at God’s will.
This 32-minute animation—in 4 Acts—describes the backdrop for The Great Simplification: an economic/cultural transition beginning in the not-too-distant future.
A film crew was given unique permission to film FIOD employees (financial investigators) during a large-scale fraud investigation. After a tip, the FIOD starts an investigation into possible tax evasion at a Dutch catering chain. After months of investigation, the FIOD raids several branches, securing ATMs, cash register systems and safes.
Karjalaine iäni explores the realities of being a young Karelian person in Finland today. The Karelians are a cultural and, in some cases, linguistic minority traditionally residing in eastern Finland and western Russia. Karelians and speakers of the Karelian language have lived in Finland for as long as Finns, but their culture and language have received no legal recognition. Both the culture and language are endangered, and the Karelian community, including young people, are continuously working to revitalize the Karelian language and raise awareness of the Karelian culture. Made in collaboration with Karjalazet Nuoret Suomes – Karjalaiset Nuoret Šuomešša ry as a part of Karjalan kielen elvytysprojekti 2022 (University of Eastern Finland).
Atlanta’s impact on hip-hop is undeniable, from chart-topping artists and viral dance crazes to the city’s social, economic, and political influence. Atlanta may not be hip-hop’s birthplace, but it's now the cultural center of the movement.
When Haunted Saginaw moves their headquarters & museum into a centuries old funeral home in the heart of Old Town Saginaw, MI - it ignites a powder keg of activity!
The film follows wood sculptor Nakasone Masahiro's techniques and thoughts on creating a new replica of the lion of Shitahaku and Shitahaku people's thoughts on their lion dance.
This feature-length film follows a strict production rule set by the director himself: The footage was shot “15 seconds x 31 days” every August over 15 years. Using sound to disrupt the metrical image, the viewers’ memory is served a jolt.1
George Manias has operated a shoe shine shop for 76 years, ever since escaping the Nazi occupation of Crete at 14 years old. Today, at 91, the loss of his sister Angela haunts him as he struggles to decide whether to retire, and whether to visit Crete again without Angela by his side.
Moussa has lived in his house for 40 years. The days follow one another while around him follow one another inexorably endless cycles of destruction and construction.
'Gideon: Searching for the truth' takes the viewer with Van Meijeren on his quest for answers to questions about the current global health crisis. Questions that are common among the population, but to which he, and therefore the people in the country, do not get an answer in the Dutch House of Representatives. A place where Van Meijeren says he often feels like 'crying in the desert'. Where he gets no answers to his 'justifiably pressing' questions. Where instead he is invariably framed and judged by form, which makes any form of democratic debate impossible in advance.
Just before falling asleep, Mariana has a particular impulse: she will change the names of everything in the world. As if in a trance, the woman gives precise instructions to reinvent words and the order of things. Peaches will be called brushes; death will now be a mask.
A poetic documentary that highlights four of the most captivating Bulgarian male dancers and lifts the curtain on who they are and why they dance. Combining their original performances with first-person documentary accounts, the film traces each man's personal relationship with dance to understand how it interacts with the idea of masculinity in Bulgarian society.
A verbose essay film, making a mountain out of a molehill. Due to Covid-19, exploratory field trips to the countryside turned into school trips. Just when we thought we were going to be bored through the trip, we noticed the "stalacitites" growing on the buildings of the school. And so, as we explored, a hidden ecosystem, hidden behind the neat facade of the school buildings, slowly unraveled. And of course, we didn't intend to stop at just finding them...
A tiny, 100-year-old Catholic school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts is struggling with insolvency. We follow the dramatic campaigns to raise money and enrollment as well as a magical football season that together saved a beloved institution.
Nine Black women recount a series of confrontational and misinformed interactions with white people, showing that stereotyping is alive and well in the United States. This revealing animation demonstrates that there is still much work to be done to combat institutionalized racism.
Ale left her mother's house at the age of 12 because she felt she did not belong then, now at the age of 20 she lives in constant resilience. Realizing that she is repeating her mother's patterns, she embarks on a reflection of the decision-making power she now has.
272km/h on a Standard Mountainbike - Elias Schwärzler broke the official Guinness World Record! Get to know what goes through the mind of professional extreme athletes like Elias, Marco Fürst, and Jochen Schweizer and how they overcome their fears.
Giant panda Fan Xing is now 2.5 years old. The cameras of 'Real Life at the Zoo' have captured every important step in his life. Viewers saw him grow from a helpless ball into a playful, mischievous and sometimes a bit clumsy panda adolescent. In the panda world, 2.5 years means it's high time to stand on his own two feet and that's why Fan Xing is going to China. He has a mission there: he has to care for offspring and thus contribute to the preservation of his species! In this special, we look back at the moments leading up to Fan Xing's birth and look at the most touching moments of the past 2.5 years. And of course, we follow Fan Xing's last weeks with his mother Wu Wen in the Netherlands. In preparation for his departure to China, he learns to deal with all kinds of new impressions and receives training to slowly detach from his mother. And that's not easy for such a small giant panda!
Studio Ukraine, a collective of artists from Ukraine who have found refuge in Berlin, are working together to make a political statement about the war, using scrap fabric to create cathartic works of art that express their situation. This short documentary introduces the viewer to three members of the group and gives us a glimpse into their lives after recently being displaced in Berlin.
In the heart of the Sudetes forest in the Czech Republic, the vestiges of a troubled past are still visible. Walking through these ruins, a young woman wonders about this past and our duty to remember.
When Mariana connects the Military Dictatorship's violent legacy as the structure behind Brazilian families, she embarks on an introspective journey to deconstruct her family life growing up in Brazil.
Simeiz is a small village on the southern coast of Crimea which is temporarily occupied by Russia. In the Soviet era, an underground gay resort arose in the village. It started with a small nudist beach; a popular bar and night club, Hedgehogs, appeared later in independent Ukraine. From the 1990s on, Simeiz became a significant meeting point for members of the LGBTQ+ community from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Every year, about 4,000 people visited the place before the temporary occupation of Crimea by Russia in 2014. At the moment, Simeiz, as a gay resort, is threatened with disappearance due to the homophobic laws of the Russian Federation. If this happens, old photos and videos will be the only evidence of its existence and extinction.
The documentary "Extremadura Natural Paradise of Europe" continues to reap success. This impressive feature-length documentary about Extremadura, produced by 1080 Wildlife Productions, shows the main attractions of our region from an unprecedented and spectacular point of view.
This is a story about how the Beautiful Russia of the Future happened in one Russian region in 2020. For several months, citizens became free and freely protested against the arrest of the people's governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Sergei Furgal. The protests were covered by independent journalists and bloggers who fell into the millstones of the Khabarovsk Carousel.
Three Black British people live with chronic pain. The story is told through dreamy visual sequences and intimate phone interviews. A poetic voice reflects on western medicine’s racist colonial past.
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This isn’t a happy story. This is a story of grief, of loss, of fire and fury. It’s the story of a boy who knew nothing, and something outside of him that pulled him into a shadowy place beyond good and evil to show him his darkness, his malice, his vastness, and ultimately, his real self. This is the story of OBLIVIØN.
