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The main character of the film is Alexey Avdeev, a well–known artist in the Far East, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, the author of hundreds of canvases and a participant in dozens of exhibitions in Russia and abroad. The artist now defines his main mission in life in short – to teach people to see the beautiful. According to the master, there was a time when he fussed, ran, tried to grab more.
The documentary "The Fate of Man" is about veterans of the Great Patriotic War.
Gunmaker-BaoQiang, a Chinese rock singer, whose musician friend committed suicide a year ago. Since then, he throws his whole being into touring, howling for freedom in an authoritarian state which was rife with Communist ideology—all walks of life are under surveillance by the government. How does an idealist longing for a better country?
«Why do they stay? » The boss here is crazy. A group of people who have been living here for a long time have no jobs and spend all day teasing female guests... They dislike each other but rely on each other. I'm thirty years old, and I encountered a relationship crisis in my thirties. He wanted to buy an off-road vehicle to start a tourism business in Tibet, but he was very poor and a face-saving person. Raising money to buy a car has become difficult. Finally borrowed money to buy the car. Unable to bear the financial pressure, Bingbing hoped that the hotel could make changes, but a conflict arose.
A journey around the universe of Idiazabal cheese in the company of exceptional characters like Eli Arrillaga who, widowed at the age of 24 years, had to choose between following her husband’s trade of shepherding, or returning to her urban environment in Zarautz. Eli continued to work as a shepherd and is today one of the most important producers of this cheese. Exceptional characters like Juan Mari and Elena Arzak, Eneko Atxa, Joan Roca, Martín Berasategui, Pedro Subijana and Andoni Luis Aduriz, who have absolutely no doubts as to the importance of an artisan, high quality produce that fits perfectly into their demanding culinary procedure. On the Urbía, Aralar and Gorbea mountain ranges, in the highlands of Navarre, the shepherds lavish care on their herds, their prized latxa sheep, with a view to obtaining a product of fine quality, capable of winning the annual cheese competition in Ordizia.
In summer, thousands of holidaymakers pour into the small sailing town of Salcombe in Devon. How does one of the UK’s most beautiful tourist destinations cope with its staycation invasion? Filmed in 2019 before Covid-19 restrictions.
The artist spent 24 hours with each of four women—Rogine, Waad, Hanin, and Zeina—in the cities where they now live: Zutphen, Oslo, Washington DC, and Sharjah respectively. All four of them cannot live anymore in their countries of origin, Syria and Lebanon. Together, they share a moment of cooking, rolling on the floors of their new cities, talking about life, nothing and everything, their exile and their continuous aims. This screening presents the chapters featuring Rogine and Waad.
DUAN Chang-wen left his hometown Sichuan, China in 1949, and followed the Government of the Republic of China to Taiwan. DUAN Tsai Tsai-chiung, a young female from Taiwan, worked diligently in a textile factory. For the next forty years, they lived in a military dependents' village and worked in a clothing factory. As the factory closed down and the village being demolished, people started to move away. The DUAN couple, however, continued to live there. Their memories and lives were being captured by their granddaughter in this film.
In 1939 PM Menzies launched Australia's first international broadcast service Australia Calling. For 80 Years ABC has delivered an Australian perspective on the culture and events of the Asia Pacific on radio, TV and digital.
Film, being an immersive experience, depends heavily on dialogue, music, and sound effects. The seven-time Oscar-winning sound designer Gary Rydstorm, often repeats his most quotable quote, "You do a great job in sound when no one notices it". This documentary journals 'Sound in Indian Cinema' and the incredibly talented people who work hard to remain unnoticed.
Through voicemails and individual objects, “Woldumar” is a short consideration of the things left behind by a father to his daughter after his passing.
A place that never rests: the Elbschlosskeller on Hamburger Berg. Pop songs blast out of the jukebox 24 hours a day, many regulars sit at the bar drowning their sorrows in beer and schnapps. The authors of this sensitive report have met people who have been dealt a bad hand by fate.
Renowned geneticist and author Spencer Wells reveal how changes in our genetic code have fueled major changes in our appearance and capabilities and why scientists believe we're continuing to evolve rapidly today. By understanding these changes, we are better prepared for the future.
On March 16th, 1988, Saddam Hussein’s regime led a chemical attack against the people of Halabja that resulted in over 5,000 deaths. Though past trauma often defines the city’s identity, the region also boasts a rich history of pomegranate cultivation, as home to the largest orchards in the region. Red Land starts the pomegranate on its journey from the fields to the markets and dinner tables of Kurdistan, a potent symbol of Halabja’s natural beauty and the resilience of its people.
In July 2014, mainstream US media became flooded with images of what they termed “unaccompanied Central American children.” Most of these children—many coming with their parents—were fleeing from the violent consequences of U.S. intervention in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Once in the United States, they were detained in what migrants have come to label “hieleras” (ice boxes) in makeshift detention centers around the country. Rather than providing asylum to these refugees, the Obama Administration used this “humanitarian crisis” to expand the previously defunct practice of family detention.
A seven-storey building in the centre of Tetovo, a city in the west of Macedonia, stands like a border between the part of the city where the Macedonian population lives and the other where the Albanian population lives. Albanians, Macedonians, Roma, Roma, Vlachs, Hungarians, Serbs and Bosnians have all lived in the same building for years and are all in some kind of silent conflict with each other, though they still lead their lives in common as neighbours.
Abelardo Hall Auditorium UP Diliman April 11, 2019
Documentary exploring the growing tension between two- and four-wheel drivers on Britain's roads. Cabbies feel like they are being pushed out of their own back yard, residents no longer feel safe to drive on local roads, crusaders patrolling the highways and byways, and police crack down on misbehaving motorists.
A fast (& short) tour in Rethymno, a city of Crete, Greece.
A pregnant man, homosexual parents, infertile moms. Ruled by desire: Baby on demand. The revolution of fertility.
In 2016, Nicole Saavedra Bahamondes was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered for being a lesbian. The film evokes Nicole through the use of testimonies of her dear ones combined with images that portray the absence felt in the places that she inhabited.
Featuring footage from every day at the gala, which was held from the 3rd May to the 6th May, this 2 DVD set features 13 locomotives in action throughout the 4 days
A fast-paced 25-minute summary of the war in Ukraine. The protests in the west, the protests in the east and the outbreak of war are chronologically presented in this informative, captivating and tragic short film.
Director's Statement This film describes the story of small people on the margins of society, focusing on two groups, one is a cancer hotel, and the other is test drug patients. These people have no life, just to live. Xiaoyan, who has cancer, lives in a small hotel and waits for a bed in the hospital. Their simple understanding is: being able to live in the hospital represents a chance of life. In order to survive, I waited for more than two months, and finally, it was my turn to be hospitalized, but most of the hospitalization fees raised at the beginning were used to buy medicine. Zi Xiu, who took care of Xiaoyan, had to join the drug testing industry. In exchange for Xiaoyan’s chance of survival. In the film, scammers defrauded life-saving money for cancer patients, unfilial men refused to treat the elderly and maliciously deducted commissions from testers and other heinous behaviors. The rhythm of the film is like an illness tormenting patients, slow and profound.
Docudrama on the culture of the lamb tacos in the northern sector of the México, Mexicali, Baja California.
A portrait documentary about 93 year old Clovis Salmon. Using Clovis’ personal Super 8 film archive mixed with Sandi Hudson-Frances’ own footage of Clovis, the film tells the story of Clovis’ journey from Jamaica 1930 to the present day.
Distant memories of the past are recalled as fleeting fragments by a man in his eighties.
A short film about a small town where the past and the present are difficult to tell apart.
1994. A band of faceless artists make a fool of national newspapers... and they all go by the name Luther. In the shadows of the city of Bologna in the 90s, emerges the fake persona of Luther Blissett, sharing his name with the AC Milan striker, but it's a pseudonym. Most of all, Luther Blissett is a space that welcomes experimentations, spreading freedom in a wide network of artists and saboteurs, it is performance, demonstrations, publications, radio shows and, most of all, what today we refer to as "fake news". This irresistible documentary tells the story of the collective from which the contemporary Wu Ming was born: a visionary cultural movement who's aim was to unveil the media's hypocrisy. And that managed to do it.
People Meeting in a Room reflects on collective filmmaking and workers’ activism in the UK, connecting the histories of activists and filmmakers associated with the Birmingham Trade Union Resource Centre in the 1980s with a group of contemporary collaborators. The contributors interpret archival films and collective actions through animation, performance, and conversation.
Three graffiti artists from Israel and their daily lives as artists in the street scene.
For young people who want to leave Hell-Joseon and start a life abroad, the harsh reality of reality is no different here or there. However, this chaotic Korean young man's Australian survival story, equipped with humor and a moody spirit, eventually pushes away the moldy reality. It presents the audience with a delightful optimism that dreams come true. Their dream of making the sky their workplace shines even more beautifully because their sincere efforts in their lives have been sufficient.
A look into the everyday hardships of dogs' lives.
His path was not easy. His name has become a mark of quality in the acting world. Those who were lucky enough to become his students call themselves "Rushkovtsy". The fate of the actor is unpredictable. How to succeed in the profession and at the same time not lose yourself, remain a man, be an example to follow for many generations of actors who call you Dad? Mykola Rushkovsky, a legend of the theater, his students and partners, leading actors of Ukraine, in a film about talent, skill, humanity and love.
Documentary-poetic film about the life of the poet and front-line soldier Boris Abramovich Slutsky.
At 235 kilometers from Omsk, in the heart of Siberia, there is a seemingly ordinary village of Okunevo. For the last 20 years, it has been one of the main places of attraction for believers of various religions - from Hindus to Old Believers and Muslims.
A film about mother and son.
Frida Guerrera decides to dedicate herself full time to investigating the femicides that have gone unpunished in Mexico, and creates "Voces de la ausencia" to tell us, together with the families of the disappeared, some approaches to the pain that this problem has caused for years in Mexico.
Anchored in their own traditions, the inhabitants of a Lebanese village witness a change in their daily life with the arrival of Monica Orozco, an Argentinian Tango star. Within days, Monica opens her heart and her soul to give unusual Tango sessions. Will Elie, a blind novice, and Fadia dance together again?
This is an insight into unconscious state of mind. Through the story of Afghanistan war on Soviet side veteran who is working at the ship and experiences problems with aggression and through the ancient world that shows the true essence of war - from its birth to the the tragical consequences. The history repeating - the archetypes of war inside humanity.
From a young age, Michael Fabiano was told he wasn't good enough. And things didn't get easier when he entered the world of opera. Now, a global talent, Michael reflects on a journey that led him to find stardom, and love, inside New York City's Metropolitan Opera.