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A documentary feature by Luigi Cazzaniga, filmed 9/11/01 with a handheld digital camera.

Honoré and Grégoire prepare their mother’s funeral. They are faced with the common and individual expenses inherent to funerals in Porto-Novo (Benin). Money is the nerve of their concern.

This documentary highlights the influence of one of Mexico's most impactful breaking collectives in Ecatepec, a region known for its violence and marginalization. It explores how breaking has become a powerful act of cultural resistance for local youth, fostering friendships and community bonds grounded in a philosophy of peace, fun, unity, and respect.

A banana seller invites people to smile.

The film, based on newsreels and documentaries created at the National Film Studio "Belarusfilm" in different years, tells the story of the burned Belarusian villages during the Great Patriotic War, and provides an opportunity to rethink at the present stage the policy of genocide that was carried out by the Nazi invaders in Belarus.

Through browsing your computer desktop, opening folders, sounds and visiting some web pages. The director traces various routes on his screen to generate fragments of an autobiography.

"Following the 2020 police killing of George Floyd, people around the world rallied not only to show solidarity in the fight against police brutality in the US, but also to confront their own countries' unique issues with racism."

A look back at how Irish has been taught on TV down the years, with clips from Buntús Cainte, Anois is Arís, Dilín Ó Deamhas, Telefís Scoile, Now You're Talking and Turas Teanga.

Four of the nation’s most interesting thinkers reflect on the ways in which Ireland’s outlook to life's important things has changed during the pandemic.

A highlight special from two concerts, presented by The National Concert Hall, The Arts Council and RTÉ to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Seán Ó Riada.

An RTÉ Investigates report looks at value for money in the Office of Public Works and speaks to one former senior employee who says he raised red flags while working there.

Three days after Christmas 1972 a car bomb was driven into Belturbet, Co Cavan; a forgotten atrocity that claimed the lives of two teenagers. RTÉ Investigates revisits a case.

The film collects the memories of five different people about the events on the Maidan. Among them are the stories of the mother of Roman Huryk, who was killed on Maidan, Radio Liberty correspondent Andrii Dubchak, artist Oleksii Sai, human rights activist Sasha Matviichuk, and Andrii Prepodobnyi, a former police officer and now the regional representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights in Rivne region. ‘MAIDAN. Six letters of our freedom’ consists of six chapters. Each letter of the word ‘Maidan’ is the title of a chapter, which symbolises a topic related to the events of the Revolution of Dignity, the memories shared by the film's characters.

Theologian Donna Bowman discusses the film Defending your Life.

Under Construction examines the work of 15 visual artists who were compelled to find inspiration amidst rapidly changing urban landscapes. Neighborhood enclaves once home to particular groups of people, manufacturing industries and warehouses have been razed and replaced by high-rise luxury condominiums with such an imposing presence that they completely transform our sense of place.

Documentary about the traditional musical art of the Turkmen people.

Part of a series of found landscapes, filmed on a single 8mm roll.

A walk through a garden.

During COVID lockdown, a boy’s affinity with nature eases his loneliness and leads to an incredible friendship.

This adventure documentary follows a blue-collar crew of Appalachian adventure seekers deep into the mountains as they climb, talk shit, fish for their dinner, and try to use their single-pitch skills to summit a 1,300ft rock face. Their main objective is to free an old aid route first established over 30 years ago, but will they succeed? Will they be strong enough? Will they be struck by lightning? One thing is for sure, they’ve been infected with “the illness!”

A documentary about vintage amateur runner Andrey Chirkov. At the age of 54, he argued with colleagues at work over a glass of vodka that he would prepare and run the Moscow Peace Marathon in four months. Now he is 81 years old and has 180 marathons behind him. Including in Antarctica and the first marathon at the North Pole. Andrey Chirkov is the author of 6 books about running and more than 200 publications in various publications on the topic of sports. The main idea is to show the spirit and essence of amateur running using the example of one person.

It is a story about loneliness, emotional pain and the desire to escape from the web of mental problems being in complicated relationship with oneself.

“Meraki” in Greek describes what happens when a creator leaves a piece of himself in his work. For the married Aset and Indira, the meaning of this word turned out to be fateful. They make handmade ceramic tiles and put a piece of themselves into each tile. Their story is not only a story of love or joint creation. This is a story of connection and mutual support. The two of them gave up their regular jobs and income to pursue their dreams together. They are young and light, a new generation of young entrepreneurs. They do not build big plans and business with a million turnover, postponing life for later. Aset and Indira inspire to live here and now and be real.

Sung by Kazakh poets, the Great Steppe is slowly and surely turning into slums. The film was shot in the city of Taraz - one of the oldest cities in Kazakhstan, once referred to as Dzhambul.

David Godman has extensively written on the life, teachings and disciples of Ramana Maharshi, an Indian sage who lived and taught for more than fifty years at Arunachala, a sacred mountain in Tamil Nadu, India. He first visited the Tiruvannamalai ashram of Ramana Maharshi in 1976. And for 8 years, between 1978 and 1985, he was the librarian of the ashram. In the last 30 years he has written or edited 16 books on topics related to Sri Ramana, his teachings and his followers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century". It was a noiseless collapse. Since then, the 15 countries between the Baltic Sea and the Pamir mountain range have gone their own way. Ruslan Semjonowitsch Grinberg, a renowned economist and trusted confidant of Gorbachev, believes that all successor states act on the same principle: maximum economic cooperation with Russia and minimum political dependence. But Russian President Vladimir Putin does not only have to deal with the former "sister nations". Most Russians perceive the fact that NATO is practically on their country's doorstep as a threat. In this conflict, Putin, nostalgic for the Soviet era and on the basis of internal repression, wants to raise Russia to a new greatness. This documentary shows what has become of the legacy of a world power, in Lithuania, in the Caucasus, in Kyrgyzstan and in Russia.

Documentary filmed on a sailing voyage to the eleven volcanic islands of the Caribbean.

A Documentary about eid holiday in iverönü.

A profile of two ambulance drivers in Geneva over 300 days during the COVID-19 pandemic

Three meetings. Brother and sister. Hate, love and drugs. Everyone makes a choice.

Cloud Migration presents a body of work by the talented South African artist Phumulani Ntuli whose diverse practice delves into contemporary themes, exploring complex issues of identity, migration and the human condition.

Based on an investigation of local botany, this film is an attempt to expand the possibilities of the archive. Under the cloak of cicadas, the plasticity of matter expands between poetic and philosophical reflections.

The story of a journey to meet the latest republican voluntary fighters veterans of the Spanish Civil War.

Shot over three years during the Matakan Project’s cultural transmission camps in the Atikamekw community of Manawan, this documentary attempts to demonstrate the urgency of taking action to ensure the preservation of Atikamekw heritage and culture.

Meitar Libi Flam's student work is a lyrical self-portrait of the 26-year-old filmmaker, woven from dreams and fantasies, words, music, and visual images. Flam believes that art helps formulate and convey the most hidden feelings that otherwise remain unreflected, causing restlessness and anxiety. In this sense, the artistic form serves as a way to delve deep within oneself and holds a therapeutic function. The film by Flam reached the semi-final stage of the Student Oscars (2021) and was also honored with a special mention by the jury at the Bordeaux Short Film Festival (2022).

"Nan Xia the Tramping Tiger" used to be the favorite show of Zhu, Ching-Quei, the founder and first-generation director of Shinergy Puppet Show Theatre, as it has been a renowned masterpiece of this theatre for years. When Zhu Ching-Quei died from disease in 2015, his eldest son Zhu, Sheng-Chueh started to take the helm of theatre, but was faced with a dire crisis in the fast-changing world. Then his younger brother proffered an idea of using projection mapping to create the best ever Golden Light Puppet Show. Hence the two brothers are faced with a tug-of-war between tradition and innovation.

A collection of shots from Hanoi, Vietnam.

A family reflects on their memories of a loved one suffering from dementia.

Blurring the line between fiction and documentary, this film is inspired by the director’s dream of a crop-dusting airplane spraying pesticides over plantations near the Manoki and Myky village in Brazil’s Central-West. The strong smell alarms the locals, serving as a commentary on the increasing use of pesticides in Brazil in recent years.

Meet Charles Fracchia, Jr., who might be the greatest fan in baseball history. His epic 35-year autograph quest covered thousands of miles, exploring fandom, friendship, and what brings us meaning and joy.