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Ghalib is a descendant of musicians from an Alevi village. When the last dede in the community dies, the villagers choose him as their religious leader, but he refuses because is still young. However, fate seemed to have something else in store for him.

Documentary exploring the horrific Arnsberg Forest massacre during World War II, exploring the reasons why the murder of 208 men, women and children went more or less unpunished.

Canyon//SRAM racing takes on one of the biggest races on the women’s calendar: the Giro Donne. The GCN+ cameras go behind-the-scenes to capture every single moment. With exclusive access to the team, including established stars and rising talents like Chloé Dygert, Tiffany Cromwell, and Antonia Niedermaier, this fly-on-the-wall documentary pulls back the curtain on how one of the best teams in the business navigates the emotional and physical rollercoaster of a truly dramatic race. With ex-pros Magnus Bäckstedt and Dani Christmas in the team car, expectations are for big performances and big wins. But, with treacherous conditions and big crashes across nine brutal stages, how does the team stay ahead of the competition and deliver results?

When the Pan-African activist Mwazulu Diyabanza walks into the Afrika Museum in the Dutch village of Berg en Dal and leaves with an exhibition object under his arm, the police arrest him for theft. But according to Diyabanza, he is merely retrieving what was stolen from Congo during colonial rule and returning it to where it came from.

In a heartfelt tribute to her beloved city of Beirut, a filmmaker weaves together the intertwined narratives of her two grandmothers, both named Noha. Through a tapestry of still images shot entirely on 35mm film, their respective stories, filled with love and cherished memories, preserve their legacy, ensuring that their stories will forever be etched in the city's heart.

Memories lead a mind… Poetry leads a life. In a final goodbye, Sofia finds pieces that remind her of her grandmother, from poems to Super 8 films recorded in Serra da Arrábida. She searches for fragments of her childhood and testimonies of a life in a now uninhabited house. These memories are evoked through the objects and scenarios visited as the film unfolds. Ultimately, only memories remain, small traces of life, moments.

The story immerses us in the unique reality experienced by people during the war. It is extremely important to describe this time, a period of dramatic changes which is full of a huge spectrum of feelings. So we created a multiverse in which we try to capture and analyze the current reality using a method of magical realism. In this episode, the Hermit meets an explosion, and the story spins completely out of control.

A hidden and forgotten lake, it is home to flora and fauna. Visiting this space is a green trance.

A documentary about love, forgiveness, and moving forward after hardships. Tommy Meeks explains his story of growing up and discovering his passions. Mr. Meeks later becomes a TV show host for the show "It's Time To Make A Change.” Recognizing societal issues, he advocates for the Juneteenth celebration, and mentors young African American juveniles looking for a second chance.

A team of students takes on the challenge of filming intimacy scenes. Despite a safe and caring environment set up by an intimacy coordinator, problems arise that challenge the classic mechanisms of a movie set.

The end of talking. The age of doing. A stirring testament to 21st century conservationism and people power in action, Reefshot is more than just a call to arms to save the Great Barrier Reef. It is the story of some of the Reef’s most loyal citizens racing against time to turn the tide on the danger facing the world’s largest living organism. Led by Andy Ridley the creator of Earth Hour, a small group of scientists, volunteers and Indigenous rangers set out to help protect and conserve the Reef by uploading data to one of the largest natural census undertaken in human history. Cutting edge technology meets 60,000 years of first-peoples know-how as the flotilla trade skills and intelligence in this herculean effort for conservation. The clock is ticking. The world is watching. But rather than getting that sinking feeling about the Reef and its fate, seeing this armada in action will inspire and empower all of us to take part in their plight.

Expers search for the elusive and colossal shark named Duchess.

​At 46 years old, she's been supporting her children and husband. Kyung-ah, a housewife who wants to be a woman instead of a mother! Ji-young, a Korean language instructor who has been naturally frail and sickly since she was a child! After meeting pole, she becomes a master pole dancer! Hwa-young, an actress who was most afraid of her talent at the audition! Pole dancing is now her specialty! For them, pole dancing is no longer just a hobby, but a way of life! Follow the ups and downs of the average 40-year-old pole dancers as they face the challenges of the 2021 PICK Pole Dance Competition!

A short documentary that follows Sheffield's local community group, Peaks of Colour, as they explore alternative routes to healing and justice in the Peak District.

Four athletes from different countries live with mental disabilities. But being "special" doesn't seem to be the real challenge for them, because they also have to deal with the difficulties of growing up, find true friends and decide what they want out of life. The stories of Timo, Toivo, Uyangaa and Mary Stella show us how inclusive sport can positively change the lives of people with disabilities and those around them. All four have a common goal: Participation in the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin in the summer of 2023. How do you master this path?

A new participatory documentary follows the lives of refugee families from Sudan and Ethiopia after reunion in the UK. Four families share the challenges of navigating everyday life hurdles as refugees, showing how complex memories and fears are mixed with new hopes and future plans for themselves and their children. Participant families chose to share these experiences in juxtaposition with everyday life activities like cooking, eating, or going to the park, revealing the humanity of their lives and raising awareness of the importance of living together in safety. The film offers a counter narrative to the current political focus on reinforcing border control and is a result of a research project conducted by the School of International Development at the University of East Anglia, in partnership with Together Now, and funded by the British Academy and the UEA ADR Impact Fund (Higher Education Research Funding).

At Casa Base, a volunteer structure of Diavati, a group of refugees learns the art of photography with photographer Mattia Bidoli as a teacher. Together, they plan their photoshoots, talk about what it's like to live in the camp, but also about the evolution and new horizons that open up before them through photography.

How do you take a picture and tell a whole story? A Chocolate Lens chronicles Steven Cummings’s photographic journey through a disappearing Black Washington. His approach was simple: use the camera lens to find the power amidst the storm. His images are a love letter to Black people across America.

A voice describes the relationship between two young neighbors and their encounter with a mysterious woman who will reveal an omen about future times.

The absence of a man in the family is a given, which is genetically incorporated in Russia. We find confirmation of this even in the traditional toys of Russia. A Matryoshka is a nested doll. All of her children are collected in a large mother-doll. But there was no place for the father. The father's place is at war.

Silent Cry tells the tragic story of Marcella, a young girl who lost her battle with depression in 2021.

PROBABLY NOT THE HAIRCUT is short film that celebrates Mario’s Barbers, one of Leytonstone's oldest businesses. It looks at the importance of community and gives you a glimpse inside the shop with Costa and his customers. Mario’s Barbers on Leytonstone High Road has kept its traditional interior from the day it opened in 1967. It has affordable prices for local people, and has endured the test of time, thanks to Costa's and his father Marios's well-respected local reputations.

Luis, a graduate in Spanish languages, was born in Boyacá into a low-income peasant family. Diagnosed with congenital bilateral amaurosis, he learned to adapt to the countryside through synesthesia, sharpening his other senses to hear colors and notice the taste of certain words.

A childhood memory is the trigger for research that uncovers an all too lucrative market and its racist background. What is the price of skin bleaching, who pays it and who benefits from it?

Documentary on the Falklands War of 1982

Journey with professional skier Anna Segal across the valleys, forests, boulder fields, and mountain summits of British Columbia as she questions her affinity with seasonal change and its role in connecting our modern lifestyle to the natural world. The ephemeral seasons that punctuate our year come from the Earth’s elliptical orbit around the sun and the tilt of its axis, which is 23.4 degrees. This poetically phrased short film explores the transformation of mountain landscapes and how humans are internally and externally affected by these changes.

In a house in the quiet neighborhood of Parque Chas, stories from the past and present converge. Its current owner shares the strange events she has experienced within her home. Edna, a victim of appropriation, narrates her close connection to the house and how it relates to a clandestine network of doctors and midwives that operated during the 1970s in the heart of Buenos Aires.

This documentary film tells the story of the struggle of a young man in a traditional village in the area South Bandung, which is trying to preserve gambar music which has been lost for almost 15 years year in the traditional village. Deni, the young man, is armed with great courage and will to revive the musical legacy

From laws on propaganda and extremism to forced "treatment for orientation"! Are we truly at this point in history? This is a collection of dramatic stories from people who have endured so-called conversion therapy. Pilgrimages to Iran, psychiatric hospitals, soul-saving Orthodox monasteries, prisons in the Caucasus, and even sessions of exorcising a jinn... The imagination of those convinced that sexual orientation can be "corrected" knows no bounds. But what are the consequences of this conviction, and how effective is corrective medicine?

This documentary follows 14 men and mountaineer Kevin DeVries on a trek to Everest Base Camp as he prepares to climb in the region after a cardiac arrest. More than a hike in the Himalayas, The True Summit calls men to the inward journey and the inescapable reality that the change we seek can only be found in a Christ-centered community.

The Norwegian municipality Bø in the Northern region of Vesterålen has reduced the taxes to attract rich inhabitants and make them invest in the small community of 2.500 inhabitants. But the opposition is not at all convinced of success.

After Russia started a fully-fledged war against Ukraine, the state's repressive machine against its own civil society started spinning with even greater velocity and the law system, which barely functioned before, eventually turned into a mechanism of abuse and brutality.

One of the most extraordinary personalities in the history of moving images, native New Yorker Ken Jacobs, and his wife and long-time creative partner Flo Jacobs, sit down for a series of discussions, reflecting on numerous clips from the many films and performances conjured onto screens since 1955 and through to today. From the antic collaborations with Jack Smith and company as a central artist in the 1960s underground film movement, through later, seminal, ground-breaking formalist works which expanded his recognition by The Museum of Modern Art and other major cultural institutions, to his invention of the Nervous System and the Cyclopean 3D patented Eternalism and remarkable musical collaborations (with JG Thirlwell, Aki Onda, Nisi Jacobs, Michael Schumacher and others) of his recent work, Jacobs demonstrates and articulates his endless fascination and pursuit of exceptional, moving image art.

A unique perspective on three Western countries’ attempts to grapple with anxiety, depression and psychosis.

Yongzhonglamu decided to fulfill her 96-year-old mother's wish to pass on their love to the children with her own hands and in her own way. With her hard work and the inherited skills, she saved enough money to change phones and complete the repair of the water mill, sending love to the children in this way.

Alejandro Vilas is a musician and Math professor who, according to some, is physically identical to his local Argentinian idol: Charly García.

A short documentary exploring the minds behind 'The Merkata Project'. Join Stefan Goodwin and his team as they pull of a DJ set in the heart of Newquay, Cornwall as well as exploring their process and the history of The Merkata Project.

A companion documentary to the ITV1's series Stonehouse. Political star or blatant fraudster - who was the real John Stonehouse? Uncover the truth from his family and friends about what really happened.

As their second year at university proceeds, the group explores the challenges of living in private accommodation, attempting to maintain the group dynamic through it all.

A Chinese Alpinist who had stopped climbing for 10 years, an Alaskan Glaciologist with Tobagonian roots and an Estonian climber, soon-to-be father. These 3 friends teamed up to embark on a climbing expedition in an isolated canyon called Icefall Brook in Canada. With a vision of finding a serene blue Shangri-la in their hearts. Their plan includes ascending a couple of frozen falls before taking on the mighty 600-meter Cerberus Fall and skiing above it.

Could the legendary cannon that defended the walled city of Dubrovnik and that supposedly lies within the shallow waters around it really have existed? Or is it just a piece of modern folklore?

A young filmmaker takes us on a walk through a rather peculiar neighborhood in the city of Maceió, where he meditates on his memories and the urban space from a sociological perspective.

In San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, journalists Concepción Villafuerte and Amado Avendaño are immersed in the Zapatista uprising of 1994. Their commitment to the truth takes them beyond journalism, involving them in politics and the struggle for indigenous rights. Ghosts with Guns offers an intimate view of this turbulent period in Mexico's history.

Follows three Marias as they travel to search out the truth and fight for justice in the midst of the Philippines' dwindling civic and democratic space, which encourages a culture of impunity.

From well-made public transit to shady Italian furniture stores, "In the Land of Trams" explores the crevasses of the Victoria's capital in the most conventional and vlog friendly way possible. As Lindsey and Taylor explore all the tourist traps, loveable locals and over priced meals they can stumble upon in the span of a week.

Community leaders set out to create a Historical Monument acknowledging the WWII Internment Camp in Santa Fe, New Mexico but find themselves embattled in fierce opposition by local veterans and their descendants.

The concept of imperfection-to look at it from a certain distance for it to make meaningful sense and that it is a part of something much greater. A film on the borderline of experimental, social documentary that comments on life ,people, sky ,clouds ,reflection and few other components that are suitable metaphors of imperfection and how every one of those entities are interlinked on a philosophical stand point, for its only purpose is to be conveyed as meaningful translations through the medium of film.

On the menu, a society coming out of the closet.

"The majority of the world’s cocoa comes from West Africa, but less than 1% of the world’s chocolate is actually made there. In Ghana, chocolatiers are working to decolonize cocoa and bring delicious chocolate made locally from bean to bar to chocolate lovers worldwide."

Sevilla, Spain - 1962. A British production company arrives in the city to shoot scenes for the film "Lawrence of

Dear F... is a hybrid documentary that navigates the intricate dynamics between personal and collective histories. Intertwining stories of Algerian migrants and their diaspora. Born in the early 90s, the filmmaker discovers a cache of letters from that turbulent time, shedding light on the challenges faced by Algerians. Blending the past and the present day through conversation with local barber Walid, whose shop is adorned with Algerian identity. The barbershop itself a symbol of transformation, knowledge and community, navigates how migrant identities connect with ideas of home. Dear F... nurtures connections through letters and conversations, always circling back to the starting point.