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Tucked inside Muir Woods near Mill Valley lies crumbling Druid Heights, a once-thriving bohemian enclave. Founded by famed lesbian poet Elsa Gidlow and Roger Somers, a gifted carpenter who made “wibbly, wobbly architecture” inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and others, Druid Heights today is in danger of falling under a National Park Service wrecking ball. Ed Stiles, a longtime resident and skilled furniture maker, gives an oral history of the property, recounting its rich influence on Beats such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac; philosopher Alan Watts, whose book The Way of Zen was instrumental in spreading the popularity of Buddhism in the United States; and rock artists including Neil Young and Graham Nash. With archival footage of the burgeoning hub and contemporary video of its slow decline into disrepair, Stiles takes the viewer on a tour through some of the biggest cultural movements of the 20th century, and Druid Heights’ place in them.

Wulong City was divided by a mountain river until the first bridge was built in 1980. In local areas there is a mania for the endless connection of the two coasts.

Tatyana and Artem have been living together for twenty-five years. They have two natural children who are now grown, and a constantly changing number of adopted children. Parents leave their children to Tatyana and Artem's family for temporary upbringing. They are trusted by guardianship authorities, parents who cannot cope with themselves and the responsibilities of raising children, neighbors and older students. But they are not trusted by people who accidentally meet them at the crossroads of fate or social networks. The story is not only about the family of Tatiana and Artem, but also about the distrust of each of us in the kindness and mercy of others.

“For a very long time, I couldn’t shake the feeling that this was a dream,” she said.
But even they, enjoying the beautiful park, hardly notice the planes roaring overhead from a nearby military base.

After encountering the mysterious CHICKENMAN, a man must unravel the mystery of the creature before it's too late.

The Chelsea Academy drama department takes a trip to Greece!

In the heart of the mountains in Azerbaijan, where time seems to stand still, resides a grandmother and granddaughter both named Tazaghul. Far from city life, the family spend their lives in a remote hut. As the camera captures their daily routines, a tender and timeless bond comes to the surface. Though their life may appear monotonous, it is rich with subtle complexities. Director Atanur Nabiyeva discovered this family upon returning to his village after many years. Their story evokes her own childhood memories, and through the depiction of the grandmother and granddaughter, she gives new life into those lost moments of his past.

The second part, "Expropriation instead of rent for profit," focuses on large housing corporations that use rent primarily to finance shareholder dividends. The "Deutsche Wohnen & Co" citizens' initiative has been calling for the expropriation of large housing corporations for years. In London, the situation for tenants is even more problematic. Vienna provides the counterexample: here, private investors must build two-thirds of their projects as subsidized apartments in which tenants are allowed to live for the rest of their lives. The article also looks at highly capitalist Singapore, where land is a particularly limited commodity. When a lot of "free capital" circulates above the land, land prices explode, as happened in the wake of the financial crisis. But thanks to a land expropriation law, 86% of Singapore's population lives in municipal housing.

Yoon Han-bong, the last wanted man of the Gwangju May 18 Uprising, fled to the United States. Later, he formed an organization called “Young Korean United (YKU)” with people who gathered to honor the Gwangju May 18 Uprising throughout the country. They went out to the streets playing Pungmul to advocate for the democratization of their motherland. In solidarity with people worldwide, he also managed to organize “The Grand March for International Peace” in 1989 in North Korea.

Portugal, April 25, 1974. The Carnation Revolution puts an end to the dictatorship established in 1933 by António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) and to five centuries of colonial history. Fifty years later, several witnesses recount how they lived this decisive day.

Yannis Kyriopoulos is a Greek academic internationally recognized as a pioneer who combined the study of health with economics and politics. His work has had a significant impact, as it contributed to the promotion of social justice. After his death, his legacy continues to inspire and guide his colleagues and students. The narratives of his friends, associates, and students highlight his multifaceted personality and his spiritual legacy.

With signing visa-free regime in 2017 between Ukraine and European Union the borders become open for the first time in 100 years and 79-years old self-taught artist gets a chance to accomplish his old dream and to set off on his first journey to Greece which he could only imagine from books and movies.

Bimsa: A basement, a cellar where we store the things we want to preserve over time. Kalarrites (a place where the waters flow seamlessly), a mountainous area on the peaks of the Pindos trail, remained proud and prosperous during the years of the Ottoman occupation. The few remaining residents still practice professions that will soon extinct, lacking any prospect of succession; they speak to the camera and take us on a journey through the history of the place.

Explores whether UFOs might be more than just physical spacecraft, looking at their possible spiritual, psychic, angelic, and even demonic elements.

Organic movements and glimpses of reality blend into a visual experience.

Three pairs of single mother - daughter relationships share their bittersweet journeys, exposing the complexity of womanhood, immigration and giving a glance of their dynamics and unique emotional bonds.

Issah visits his mother-in-law to inform her of his plan to go to the south of Ghana in search of a better life. A new day dawns, and the village awakens as we witness the socio-political and economic engagements driving his desire to migrate.

Canada Women's goalkeeper, Stephanie Labbé, has conquered the world of soccer. Known for her triumphant saves and advocating for equality in her sport, Steph's name sits alongside legends of the women's game. But behind the stadium lights is her reality. Shut Out is an intimate journey about how mental health can affect even those we deem untouchable - and how a girl from Alberta competed her way to the top, to change the game for generations of female players to come.

Hediye, a Muslim woman grappling with the conflict between her sexual identity and her faith. As she navigates the transience of this love and its heartbreaks, Hediye is forced to reconsider her faith and her heart.

Frants, 31, reflects on his fears, life's challenges and fatherhood. There is nothing special about him, an ordinary person who lives in Russia and who is trying to find himself in this life.

When best selling author and professor of literature, Blake Newhem Valenzuela, was dianosed with an inoperable brain tumor, his world was crushed. Being the "Word Guy" and losing his abilty of langauge expression, he searched for new mediums within the arts to save his life, his soul, and his neuroplasticity.

Sherry Bradley and Perman Hardy helped create a consortium of community members, academic institutions, nonprofits and government agencies dedicated to finding solutions for wastewater issues throughout Alabama’s Black Belt.

Less than 16 years after the end of slavery, the Black community of Tuskegee, Alabama, started an initiative to educate an improvised community of recently emancipated slaves. This is the story of how a community came together under the leadership of Booker T. Washington to embark on a unique experiment in self-determination and economic freedom.

Documentary about famous Croatian comedy sketch group's 20th anniversary. Gitak TV is a comedy group, known for its humorous sketches. It was founded by Mate Peruzovic, Marijo Grabovac, Bernard Peric, Matija Cizmic and Ivan Rozic.

The former Russia correspondent Christof Franzen is traveling to Russia. Also places that western journalists don't often go to anymore. - An impressive picture of Russia in 2024. Vladimir Putin is waging a war of aggression in Ukraine. Criticism of this will be strictly sanctioned. What is life like under these circumstances? Christof Franzen meets people who support the war and opponents of the war who are brave enough to say so.

Artists from across the musical spectrum will join the national library and U.S. leaders to honor the great songwriting duo of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, the 2024 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The lineup includes Joni Mitchell, Garth Brooks, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, Metallica, Maren Morris, Billy Porter, Charlie Puth and Jacob Lusk of Gabriels.

A nostalgic odyssey trip of Hisnu, Trying to get back of his past senior high school life before graduating.

This film is an exploration of the spiritual and scientific side of the pilgrimage phenomenon. The film is an immersion into the world of ancient pilgrims and a walk through old Jerusalem among modern religious tourists.

Here, another Thai translator and mediator, Payungsri Adam, who works at Ban Ying, has her say.

no matter what, i want to be next to you captures the filmmaker’s intimate experience as the primary caregiver of his mother, illuminating the daily routines and emotional labour involved as their bodies gradually yield to the march of time.

After Alon is kidnapped, his family embarks on a relentless mission to bring their brother home. Both in Israel and abroad- before tragedy strikes and after-the Shamriz family fights for the one thing truly worth fighting for: life itself.

No royal beginnings for this Queen of Country Music. Known for her larger-than-life positive attitude parading big hair and bold make-up, Dolly Parton would carved out her own identity as a singer, movie actress, and entrepreneur.

Step into the air with highliner Faith Dickey as she takes on her biggest challenge yet - a daring traverse 3,000 feet above Norway's breathtaking fjords.

The 15- to 16-year-old women from the ISC Alhilal agree: they have made football games more confident. This is also due to the two trainers who demand discipline with great empathy, but also with great clarity.

Water flows, water goes down, a principle that has allowed the Cavour canal to flood the rice fields between Novara, Vercelli and Pavia for more than 150 years. Here, where more than 40% of European rice is produced, the man-made landscape bears witness to a delicate balance. In a flow of images, the distribution of water allows us to delve into the complex irrigation network together with its workers.

Follow the filmmakers, cast, and crew as they navigate the challenges of bringing Death After Dusk to life. From behind-the-scenes struggles and creative breakthroughs to the intense physical demands of the shoot, this documentary captures the passion, tension, and collaboration that went into crafting Death After Dusk. Featuring exclusive interviews, and on-set footage. it's a must-watch for western fans and film lovers alike.

Portraying the epic allure around espresso, from its ritual entrenched in Italian culture and in convivial experiences, to its rise as a global phenomenon, this explores the expansion and evolution of the coffee market through a collection of personal stories.

The film tells about the spiritual, educational, social, charitable and peacemaking activities of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan, tells about the interfaith dialogue and the relationship of the Church with the state and society. The film particularly touches on the topic of political repression of the twentieth century and testifies to the help of the Kazakh people to innocent people who found themselves in exile and camps on the territory of the Republic. Interviews with hierarchs and clergy, prominent public figures of Kazakhstan and ordinary citizens of the country alternate with demonstrations of historical and cultural attractions, unique views of Kazakh nature.

Wincapita documentary film gives a silenced perspective on Finland's alleged biggest financial crime and pyramid scheme.

"China’s economy is teetering on the brink of widespread deflation—a scenario that could cause even more problems than high inflation. Economists are afraid that deflation is happening in China like it did in Japan’s recession in the 1990s. "Like Japan in the ’90s, Beijing is also experiencing a real estate crisis. So how could this affect the U.S. and the rest of the world? "WSJ looks at Japan’s 'lost decade' to explain why China’s economy is struggling and what it means for the global economy."

Live recordings, everyday notes and vocal music intertwine in an audiovisual project where every digital line and musical note are creative expressions of a shared grief.

As one robotic voice recounts nightmarish returns to Thailand, another seeks to console.

Riturnella, Calabrese Italian for swallow. Riturnella is a long-distance migrant and highly adaptive species.

An exploration of the fragility of our roots, the impermanence of our cultures, and the transience of our freedoms is presented through the lens of a traveling VHS camera in the late 1990s. "Hindsight" provides a visual meditation on the memories of two young Ukrainians emerging from the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Among the technology elite, the idea is gaining ground that humans must merge with machines in order to remain useful. World leading experts embark on a journey into the darkest, inhuman thoughts of technology optimists.

Between 1957 and 1996, thousands of families from southern Italy who emigrated to Germany had to leave their children at the A. De Gasperi Institute on Monte Bondone. This is the story of the boys and girls who spent their childhood in this Border Institute.

Twenty years after World War II, a young boy discovers an abandoned grenade. Driven by curiosity, his innocent play turns into a moment of danger that threatens his life.