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The Sesc Experimental Theater - TESC emerged in 1968 in the city of Manaus/AM, during the military dictatorship. The group began its activities in a period of increasing censorship and repression on the part of state apparatuses, responding with radical scenic expression in productions that sought to explore the process of theatrical creation. As a reflection of their artistic development, the group focused on themes related to the Amazon, in shows that were dedicated to demystifying the illusory euphoria of the Manaus Free Trade Zone, and studying indigenous cultures in depth. The TESC produced works that represent historical milestones in the expression and construction of Amazonian identity.

Based on 50 years of footage shot in Africa, director Susumu Hani's latest work vividly shows the wisdom of the animals and the circle of life that they weave together. The director himself stands in the same line as the animals and questions life, death, freedom, and what it means to be human.

Maria is a young Ukrainian photographer who overcomes life's obstacles and rethinks her purpose in wartime Kyiv after the region's de-occupation. She meets her alter ego, a foreign journalist, with whom she embarks on an odyssey through the city, its past, present, and all its dreams.

In the documentary All Inclusive Curaçao Wensly Francisco delves deeper into the deep-rooted taboos and the problems that people who are queer on Curaçao are often painfully confronted with on a daily basis.

Borders always depend on who experiences them, both in the past and in the present.

Over 40 years has passed and a son embarks on a journey to take his first picture with his father. Heightened emotions that have blockaded the opportunity for personal freedom and growth are surfaced as a sit down conversation ensues between father and son.

In 2020, Peru and the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic. At the Belaúnde cemetery in Lima, the dust from the graves bore silent witness to the burial of hundreds of citizens who left without the opportunity to say goodbye, buried in silence. No ceremonies, no farewells, no hugs. Leaving behind a void that marked all of humanity.

Journalist Shu Meng-Lan takes her award-winning documentary series to the big screen. Filmed across 115 locations around the world over 15 years, Shu and her team have captured amazing footage of melting glaciers at the poles as well as the plight of helpless creatures living in those regions. Aiming to advocate for greater ecological awareness from a Taiwan perspective, the film is an important cautionary tale, reminding us that the fate of the polar regions is closely linked to our own.

Lisbon, with thousands of years of human occupation, may seem like an unlikely refuge for wildlife, but many species find space to live and thrive in the city. The documentary reveals the nature that coexists with us in the streets, rooftops, and gardens of the capital, often invisible to hurried eyes.

In the 1970s, a small Greek island emerges as a symbol of hope, freedom, and self-expression. Mykonos was "paradise on earth," and for some, it still is.

A short documentary profiling the London skate scene through interviews with skaters Ant Bean, Daphne Greca, and Louie Jones. 'Shreds' explores the redemptive and communal aspects of the skate community through personal stories told by those well placed in the scene.

A short documentary.

In the rarefied heights of the western Himalayas, an ancient creature that has featured in folklore and fever dreams for centuries, still prowls. The Brown Bear, or Ursus arctos isabellinus, was here before human settlements, villages, or electrified and militarized border fences arrived. Yet, today humans and the bears find themselves caught in an uneasy truce, a hostility over territory that doesn’t bode well for either species. Niazul Hassan Khan is a young wildlife scholar, a local who has known displacement from a troubled home too. He has returned to his community in Drass, Kargil to understand the Brown Bear, and broker peace between the animals and his people. As climate change hastens the glacial melt, and shortens winters, wreaking havoc on mountain communities, Niaz and his guide trek through the mountains searching for answers and a lasting possibility of survival for the land, its people, and the bear.

The Brotherhood of the Congos of the Holy Spirit of Villa Mella represents a cultural treasure that forms part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, as decreed by UNESCO in 2001, and has been included in the list of heritage sites since 2008.

Women who now live in the Pyrenees, in places where the most fervent witch-hunting once took place, now talk about the reality of femicide from between the 15th and 18th centuries. They invite us to delve into their own lives and themselves share their fears: new or even rooted in history.

Broken Courage is a film about memory, history and reconciliation. It's about how trauma has touched us all, the interconnectivity of stories and their power to heal. Meet Suon Rottana, a teenage Khmer Rouge rebel, a soldier with the Cambodian army, a prisoner of war and a landmine amputee. Suon is now a wounded man looking for redemption and reconciliation. His journey of reflection led him to share his story as a tour guide at several memorial war museums just outside the majestic temples of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

How do our vegetables grow? Do they grow above ground or below? And what machines are used to harvest them? Les has a puncture to fix; we see how the waste from the children's garden is taken away for recycling, and a visit to the farm shop shows a cake being made from carrots!

Since the birth of her child, dancer Mara has been feeling lonely and disconnected from her creativity. Together with the director, her friend Klara, she is finally planning another dance performance.

An ancient monk imagines that a day of modern people's life. The one man who respects for the great-nature practices Zen spirit through a day.

Where's My Coffee Cup? tells the story of John, who, at 64 and still in prison, must navigate trauma and aging in a space that is not designed for a geriatric population. Like others, he faces the challenges of stairs, top bunks, food that is not made for human consumption, and the everyday risks of violence and exploitation. John's story is a call and demand for compassion and justice.

An exploration of both the production process and historical-cultural meanings of ink—the most basic material of writing, capturing the making of sumi calligraphy ink, a centuries-old craft passed down from master to apprentice at Kobaien studio in Nara, Japan.

"What kind of times are these, when talking about trees is almost a crime? Because it implies silence about so many misdeeds!" Bertolt Brecht from the poem "To Those Born After," written in exile in Denmark between 1934 and 1938. A poetry film.

Denouncing violence, racism, classism in the history of gynecological research.

Batbileg lives in a ger district of Ulaanbaatar with his wife and two children, making a living by training falcons for hunting and showing them to tourists. Every year, at the beginning of summer, he captures and trains the hawks, and at the start of winter, he releases them back into the wild. One of his recurring endeavors begins with training a hawk named “Andgai.”(Oath). However, laws and regulations on bird training are lacking, and the densely populated urban environment, crowded with people and buildings, is far from suitable. Batbileg aims to revive Mongolia’s ancient falconry culture, raise public awareness of the value of falcons, and pass on conservation ideals to the younger generation. Yet, in the face of the many challenges before him, he is forced to confront a dilemma: should he comply with the law, or remain faithful to his ancestral tradition?

For almost 40 years, The Jackson Theatre provided entertainment in the way of movies and traveling shows during the early to mid 20th century for the town of Jonesborough, TN. By the early 1960’s The Jackson dropped its curtains for good. Few photographs or other historical documents existed to help preserve and tell the story of the Jackson during its heyday. At the heel of a decade long project to restore and reopen the Jackson, a group of life long residents, nearly all octogenarians, share their most memorable time visiting the Jackson when they were young. Nearly 60+ years later, on the heal of the grand reopening, the history of this small town theatre comes to life - told by those who where there.

Three biologists from the Institute of Mycology and Botany of the Faculty of Exact Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) travel through the Yungas region of Argentina in search of fungi. How do they conduct their work? What do they hope to find? What lines of research do their findings lead to? How important is their work? These are the questions this documentary attempts to answer.

The film introduces Lena, an artist who rethinks Russian folk song tradition, combining it with electronic rhythms and creating music that is understandable and close to the modern listener. She becomes a living bridge between the past and the present, connecting generations through sound. In the film, her world is revealed in two dimensions - black and white and color, as if two realities in which she exists and creates simultaneously.

A debut doco-style film by storyteller and icon Naavikaran and a foray into her futurist lore.

Gianfranco is an innkeeper in Italy. After reading Pope Francis' call to reform society which encouraged reconnecting and respecting the environment, Gianfranco decides to embark on a journey to deliver a basket to the Pope.

A living cultural monument: a love letter to the legendary St. Petersburg House of Radio, which has served as a place of power for people of art for decades.

Having no climbing experience until now, Müge finds herself facing one of the toughest challenges of her life. After crossing paths with Belgian climbers Sander and Maarten, she joins them in creating a daring new climbing route on a towering cliff in a remote Mediterranean cove. As the team pushes through the unforgiving forces of nature, confronts their deepest fears, and tests the limits of their endurance, it is courage, friendship, and the unbreakable bonds of family that drive them toward the summit.

The Dalton brothers, fourth generation of a circus family, have traveled the world experiencing both success and failure. Today in Catalonia, a new generation will host the Carpa Revolució, bringing the history of the circus to life, where magic, memories, and the future will take center stage.

A documentary.

B.F. Skinner Plays Himself explores American behavioral psychology through never-before-seen footage of the work and life of its most controversial practitioner. From Skinner’s early work with rats, pigeon-guided bombs and air-conditioned baby cribs, to communes and debates with Dennis Hopper - the film deconstructs the scientist by examining their behavior.

"My film shows queer poetry by non-binary poet Mo Bolduc, in French language, interpreted in Quebec Sign Language by 4 deaf people, among them, Karl who is gay and who’s got two fights. The poetry permitted for hearing and deaf people to meet around the feeling of not being included and the importance of the acceptance of oneself." –E.P.

Amid discussions surrounding the approval of a law prohibiting animal-drawn transportation in the city, one family of cart drivers continues to resist.

On board the navy ship Louise-Marie, a new group of sailors is confronted with the challenges of this seafaring micro-society. "Standby" portrays the journey of four young adults during a crucial NATO training where they experience what it means to be on standby every single day.

At the Café des Arts, two young musicians dreaming of forming a rock band cross paths with two septuagenarians, founding members of The Play-Boys (1965–71). From this unlikely meeting is born a vibrant exchange: the elders guide the novices, while the energy of youth rekindles in them the desire to return to the stage after half a century. Blending documentary and fiction, the film captures not only this improbable comeback, but also the pulse of a city that seems to have forgotten its artistic soul.

In the Netherlands, there are more bicycles than people, and in the city of Utrecht, they are everywhere. But for filmmaker Ella Aafjes, they are also constantly disappearing. Despite the evolution of the bicycle over 200 years, Ella remains stuck in a primitive cycle of loss, unable to keep a bike for more than a few months. The film explores "The Circuit"; an urban ecosystem where stolen bikes are sold and resold in a never-ending loop, turning victims into unwitting participants. Through a nostalgic and humorous look back at her "bike history," Ella documents her escalating war with Utrecht’s bike thieves.

An experimental short documentary that reconstructs the experiences of prisoners subjected to long periods of solitary confinement in a prison in Argentina.

Video tour of a hike through Steven's Trail

How to capture the violence that remains on the walls? How to address absence, more than forty years after the events occurred? Memory that seeks its place amidst the blood and broken glass.