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A slice of life into Stout Bread, a banana bread business primarily on the campus of UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin

Nao, who was born with a disability, was once told, "She won't live long." However, Nao has now turned 50 years old. Raised by her family and her community, and in turn, raising her family and community over the years... This is a human documentary spanning 50 years, dedicated to observing and cherishing the essence of "life."

This experimental film takes a closer look through the entomologist's lens at the cyclical behavioural patterns linking humans to the insect world. Just as the fig wasp inevitably finds death in the pollination of the fig tree flower, we too are thrown into the dance of passion and death. Drawn by the seductive scent of allurement and the inevitability of the final end.

Anne’s friends are worn out, or so it seems. She used to hang out a lot with her tight group of friends, but nowadays she is often home alone. Now she has turned 32, she realises it is time for a change. Determined to paint the town red on her birthday this year, she launches a search for connection in this documentary. Anne puts her current and watered-down friendships of yesteryear under the microscope, while actively trying to expand her social circle.

A memoir and a memory from a nightclub in Los Angeles.

What We Never Forget For Peace Here Now is a personal peace memorial produced in the United States, a country that does not have war memorials dedicated to peace. This video explores how we forget and how we remember memories of war. I think about who are my survivors and witnesses of war, and the deep impressions they've given me, becoming a part of me. Drawing inspiration from peace activists young and old, I ask viewers to join me in a practice of peace, here and now.

Things Will Be Different documents two neighbours’ experiences of displacement as they are forced to relocate from the Walker Street public housing estate in Northcote, Melbourne when it is sold for private redevelopment. The film explores the impact of losing one’s home and the important role public housing plays in our communities.

Real-life couples – both LGBT and heterosexual, celebrity and not – come together to take part in a campaign for marriage equality in Ukraine. We see the short film they have created playing with reversed reality, as well as hold real-life conversations with the couples in this documentary. Check out what pop star Volodymyr Dantes and his partner Dasha Katsurina, TV host Anatoliy Yerema and his partner Mykola Shestakovskyi, YouTube blogger Ihor Donskikh, Mariupol activist and founder of the art platform Tu Diana Berg and many others have to say.

Follow The Blue Quest to meet marine conservation projects, highlighting their actions and the people behind them. Join them in Palawan, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Coral Triangle and "The Philippines' last ecological frontier".

The future belongs to those who control it while humanity has begun to erode. Our every move is being monitored, every action controlled and freedom slips away as an insidious global plan has accelerated by a shadow Elite regime controlled by beings from another world wielding advanced technologies. Manipulation fuels compliance and fear keeps us in line, but as technology evolves so does the power of those who enforce it. The future is now - and it's not what we imagined.

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-DAY, four Navy SEAL veterans travel to Normandy on a journey of communion with forefathers shared, friends lost and a brotherhood never ending.

A concert by one of the most prominent contemporary Czech singers in Prague's Lucerna, where, in addition to her bands, the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava and other guests performed with her... Aneta Langerová entered the Czech music scene in 2004 thanks to her victory in a singing talent competition. She decided to celebrate her anniversary in show business with a series of special concerts in Brno, Ostrava and Prague. On the tour called "Miracle Songs of the Countryside 20 YEARS Symphonic", Aneta Langerová was accompanied in the fall of 2024 by not only her band and string trio, but also the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava under the baton of conductor Alena Hron, and in Prague the Maranatha Gospel Choir also joined. Songs from the beginning of the singer's career and current hits took on a new form thanks to the orchestral arrangements of pianist and producer Jakub Zitek, which captivated all concertgoers.

Lyrical state is cyclical. A lyrical flow of circles and bound energy, round energy, seeps through the lines of the ropes, the corners of the box, lyrical is cyclical and loud. It’s wrong, it’s noise, it’s emotive, emotion, the walk from Peckham Rye to Mountview is long, and it’s the same and it’s cyclical, but I would defy you to find two stories the same. Lyrical is lyrics. It’s poetry; it’s song. Part 4 of 5.

Both Ukrainian military personnel and volunteers from around the world are fighting on Ukraine's side. One such volunteer unit is the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC). Who are they, what are they fighting for, who do they want in their ranks, how do they see Russia after Ukraine's victory, and why does the Kremlin fear them?

A short documentary about the music you listen to, and the memories you have with it

The Healing Process is based on a true story of a coming of age journey featuring An-J’s nine years of becoming the artist that she is today. The feature includes the AR project of The Heart and Soul of an Actor, 2D AR projects of An-J’s early years, and 3D animations of her hardships and her calling to grow her artistry and fly toward the future to come.

A look at how air fryers can be used to make cost-saving low-calorie meals, including easy recipes for weight loss.

“Absent of Me” is a short documentary that offers a look into the lives of nine individuals across five U.S. states and three countries who live with a little-known mental health condition known as depersonalization disorder. With expert insight from medical writer Jeffrey Abugel, audiences will gain a clearer understanding of this largely unknown and under-researched condition.

A journey through the ancestral knowledges in Putumayo, Colombia.

Three strangers arrive at Ribeiro de Baixo, a village on the Minho border, where mysterious night lights foretell the death of its inhabitants. In the silence of the valley, Áurea and Umbelina spend their days watching over the cattle across the border, sharing stories of encounters with wolves and ancestral customs. From France, the grandchildren arrive and casually join the village in witnessing the twilight of a generation and a way of life.

Six Congolese women refugees in Kenya and Uganda struggle to overcome the physical and emotional scars caused by the violence they have suffered in their home country.

Family is more than just blood bonds. Christian, a gay man of Filipino-Australian origin, discovers the truth of queer life in the antipodes.

On march 25, 2023, I'm filming from within the ecological protest against water reservoirs taking place in Sainte-Soline, France. The police repression is so violent that after the event, I have repressed many of the experiences of the protest. The images I captured retrace my path within the protest and give me back my memories.

The story of a 20-year-old girl, her mother and a secret that destroyed their illusory world in an instant. A story revealed to us after a period of deep, desperate silence and addressed to each family personally. The film acts as a kind of guide — you don't need to be silent if you have been hurt.

"People who have been abandoned by their family can only seek reunion with their second parent." Mads, a depression sufferer, is not accepted by her family. She wanders to find where she belongs and who will love her. After a failed suicide attempt to jump off a building, her life swings between the chaos of her symptoms and fleeting moments of happiness, continuing her journey with trauma and sequelae. Will she find the “haven” and be accepted by society this time?

The Walls of Heaven, a video-essay film by Kadir Kayserilioğlu, begins with Kayserilioğlu's newfound hobby of terrarium building and transitions into a wide range of topics. The film explores topics ranging from hobbies and pet care to discussions on necropolitics, presenting viewers with surprising insights into consumer culture and the history of technology. The narrative is complemented by glimpses of activities from simulations and games, the life cycles of insects in terrariums, and selected personal experiences of the artist.

A documentary about the trans community and the defense of their rights in Colombia. It is a celebration of existence amid a life expectancy of only 35 years, it is a tribute to those networks that for more than 10 years have been woven around La Red Comunitaria Trans and its work, it is popular art made by queers, streetwalkers, transvestites, and prostitutes.

"Paint the City 2" tells the story of how local youth and volunteers created a large scale mural in Appleton, Wisconsin. It features the work of artist Neo Medina and an original score by acclaimed composer Ricardo Jimenez. Through rain and blazing sun, Neo leads the community to create color and beauty where once there was none. Proving that given the chance, youth will always show up and rise to the challenge.

Are all these craft coming from other galaxies, or other dimensions? What is The Truth about the UFO phenomenon? There are only two paradigms one can embrace. The first, which is sacrosanct in New Age circles, is that these so-called “aliens” are our space brothers from far away planets like Epsilon Eridani. They are here to help us evolve to the next level! The second position, and one that we hold sacrosanct is that these “intruders” – as Gary Stearman likes to call them – are nefarious entities from another dimension, specifically the second heaven, and they have a very dark agenda. These beings are the Fallen Ones, the Watchers of long ago. You will hear from a variety of researchers and authors on both-sides-of-the-isle regarding this curious but troubling issue. In the end we all must choose a side as the UFO phenomenon is real, burgeoning and NOT going away.

A documentary short about grief, blending old family photos and recent footage.

The aeroplanes are stationary, nothing moves, nothing takes off at the US military airbase in Arizona – until a young woman in a white dress begins to jump on a trampoline outside the fence, framed by an idyllic sunset. She conveys her story from the silent offscreen – only through subtitles. Having come from Saudi Arabia, she is stuck in the US because her father stole her identity papers. So homesick that she is considering drastic measures to get back home, she almost enlists in the military. But the US Army is suspicious and would not station her, a risk factor, anywhere near the Middle East. But there is a Baghdad in Arizona, too …

A room full of bubbling aquariums. Hundreds of fish with only glass separating them from people. The film is a probe into the lives of a married couple of aquarists who have dedicated their lives to fish and to each other. Aquaristics as a job that never ends. In my film, I observe how an aquarium exchange works, where fish are bought and sold, and I think about how deep a relationship can be with both fish and another person.

Observations of birds and other wildlife at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and a Forest in Ithaca, NY.

The story of three Polish women who, in a difficult life situation, found help from the volunteer organization Ciocia Czesia, which helps to mediate abortions in the Czech Republic for those women who are prevented by the restrictive abortion law in Poland.

The journey of 11 Qarafa documenters and their relationship with it. We began making this documentary from June 2023 to June 2024.

Laboratory rats are born under neon lights, in endlessly stacked plastic trays. Here, the relationship between man and animal is ambivalent: tenderness comes gloved in latex, and the violence of experiments looms on the horizon. With remarkable framing and sound design, Gene:sis takes us right into the animal’s point of view.

The story of Anita López, a lifelong socialist activist inspired by her father, agrarian leader Machi López, who was murdered in front of her. At just thirteen, during a massive protest in the Yaqui Valley, Anita vowed to continue his fight. She soon joined the General Union of Workers and Campesinos, becoming a key figure in the struggle for campesino rights and women's rights.

Choreographer, director, and educator Camille A. Brown affirms her community with bold explorations of everyday movement and African Diasporic dance.

Follow the furniture maker and conceptual artist, who confronts the existential crisis facing Black youth through his work and mentorship, as he prepares for his solo exhibition.

When there's chaos in her kitchen, she's there to help. When there's chaos in her city, she's there to help. A gritty, greasy look at what it means to be a modern day hero.

Every year, at the beginning of summer, a local community living on the edge of a protected wetland in the South of Spain prepares for a four-day journey on horseback gathering the remaining horses living in the wild. Alejandro stems from this village and will join the elders on this sacred journey.

This is a story about young girls after they are rescued from trafficking. A story of hope, and continuous fight against injustice as they deal with trauma, discrimination, stigmatization, threats, re-victimization.

In 1946, Anaïs López’ grandmother abandoned her two small children and left for South America with her Nazi lover. Or so the story goes. Photographer López browses through genealogical databases, combs out the internet, takes DNA tests, makes discoveries and dives deeper and deeper into this ever more complicated case. Everyone tells a different version of the history. But the deeper she digs, the more she loses grip. How important is it to know your family history?

Red and round, like a heart.

Karla is 26, the only female heir of a long tradition of Basque farmers and the first to leave the country in search of a different life. But when her mother dies, she has to come back and decide what to do with her future and the family legacy.