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Fragments recorded in 2023, what I saw, what I remember.

Over the ten years, Ino has been passing down the Atayal culture with real actions, imparting all he learnt from the forest to children in Cinsbu. The audiences can feel his natural philosophy of life in his words and deeds. He makes people realize that there exists genuine, pure and beautiful relationship between human and myriad elements of nature.

From her South London upbringing, formative clubbing years at Nottingham University and running nights at the legendary Stealth nightclub and her international DJ success across the globe, Kitty Amor’s remarkable rise through the ranks of the UK scene and unwavering dedication to flying the flag for Africa’s Electronic Music is told like never before in documentary short.

Dwellings and footpaths carved in rock echo a history of living in sync with the natural world. A distance away, a geological anomaly reverberates in deep time.

Journalist Daisy Maskell goes deep into the world of Virginity Auctions - investigating the murky reality of ‘first-time sex for sale’ by putting her own body up for bidding. What do so-called ‘virginity products’ really do to our bodies; are the bidders looking to buy more than just sex; who are the women putting themselves up for auction to boost their bank account?

The artwork presents three scenes: the Paju factory where the books are made, a French professor reading in a lecture room, and a forest landscape. These images are projected simultaneously on three screens arranged in a triangle, allowing viewers to move around and experience the installation from different angles.

The housewife lives in an endless loop of daily routines of caring for the house and family. These daily routines are captured in the film Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975) over a period of three days. Similarly, this videographic essay takes the viewer through three stages in the cycle of the extension of the housewife logic into the sphere of the digital. It proceeds from introducing the evolution of reproductive labour, to a playthrough that foregrounds the connections between reproductive and cognitive labour in the datafied society, to a demonstration of how this development of housework turns us all into ‘digital housewives’.

The film depicts the journey of Tenzing Bodosa, a young tribal organic farmer, environmental activist and entrepreneur from Kashibari, Dimakuchi, a remote village of Assam in Northeast part of India. TenzingBodosa has developed eco -tourism, forest and world’s first “elephant friendly tea farm” He is engaged with conservation of nature through organic farming and resolving human and elephant conflict thereby

"Vaklush" is a documentary, filmed during the period of 1998 until 2022 and contains unseen archival footage from the life of the famous spiritual leader and Teacher Vaklush Tolev. The film is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of his birth and is a story about the life path and ideas of one of the most enigmatic personalities of Bulgaria.

Stephen Evan provided his facts and opinions about the Historical Hancock County Court House located in Carthage, IL. I did this project for 4H and was awarded best of the best by the Central Illinois Film Commission.

Spirits guide a contemporary Mvskoke artist reconciling his people's history and mythology.

Life and meaning at Smitty's Barbershop.

A documentary that explores the life and work of gay George Dureau, an iconic painter and photographer whose art captured the vibrant, diverse spirit of New Orleans. Known for his evocative portraits of marginalized communities, including Black, disabled, and LGBTQ+ subjects, Dureau challenged conventional notions of beauty and celebrated the human form in all its complexity. The film delves into his creative process, his deep connection to the city, and his lasting impact on the art world. Featuring interviews with those who knew him best, George Dureau: New Orleans Artist is a tribute to a visionary whose legacy continues to inspire.

This short documentary highlights one woman's determination to rise above the challenges of a rare disease to live with purpose. As she adventures on her red scooter through stunning landscapes, the narration tells the story of what living with the progressive disease is teaching her and those around her about the human condition.

A documentary about the outstanding Ukrainian philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda. In the company of well-known writers, historians, philosophers, folklorists, psychologists and neurophysiologists, the film's authors carry out a kind of investigation into the mysterious twists and turns of fate in Skovoroda's biography, taking the audience through various places and epochs associated with the formation and work of the philosopher. The film tells about medieval European secret societies, famous mystics and alchemists who were Skovoroda's contemporaries. The authors will reveal the secret of Blaise Pascal's mysterious vision and Socrates' otherworldly "daimon", help to unravel the symbols depicted on the walls of ancient temples, and even allow you to touch the mystical abilities of Indian yogis. Prominent scientists will help to better understand the Frying Pan phenomenon, revealing previously unknown aspects of the human brain.

Of Time, and the Town poetically depicts twenty years of changes and constants in the built environment of Farmville, Virginia and in the rural areas surrounding it. The film’s evocative super-8 film imagery documents children growing as one-hundred-year-old oak trees come down. A young couple labors to renovate an abandoned 19th century school and make it a home while the town’s previously shuttered all-Black high school finds new life as a civil rights museum documenting the 1950s student strike that helped integrate the county’s schools. Excerpts from the town’s AM radio station provide an intimate sonic complement to images of the town’s social and geographical evolution.

A shocking exploration of the stories of the Black and Brown people brought to Victorian Britain - and exploited for popular entertainment and scientific experimentation.

The short documentary film “Lenin Square. Elista” is dedicated to the history of the main square of the capital of Kalmykia. Over the past 50 years, the square has undergone several significant transformations, each one symbolizing a new turn in history.

In 2021, for the fourth year in a row, the Omsk region became the first in Russia in terms of population decline, and the song of the Volgograd rock band “Your friend will also go to St. Petersburg” is the anthem of half of those who left. The heroes of "Omsk Bird" do not listen to modern rock and do not read Palahniuk at night, but they also have a desire to leave Omsk. Should they try or does this family have their own way?

How to stay a professional but human being? How to live when someone’s pain is a routine? Every day surgeons fight for someone’s life! Sometimes realizing the hopelessness of the situation.

A documentary study of the relationship between an adult daughter and her mother with dementia, in which the author seeks answers to eternal questions about the inevitability of old age and loneliness along the way.

Soon after Evelyn realizes she is transgender, her parents sense she is simultaneously experiencing mental illness. As Evelyn struggles for independence, afraid of losing herself to her role in her nuclear family, her parents must fight to keep her safe. Prodigal Sun explores this conflict from both perspectives, as protective parents recount protecting the filmmaker during her first major bipolar manic episode, and Evelyn depicts her reluctance to accept help from those who love her most.

In the midst of intense dysmorphia, filmmaker Charli Christine Marker takes her most fatsexual early footage and tries to figure out whether she is truly more beautiful with her padding after all.

The documentary gives a voice to the international refugees and volunteers at the Tesco humanitarian aid centre in Przemysl (a Polish town on the Ukrainian border), which was opened in response to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

The film follows the FDWA, an organisation dedicated to assisting Filipino victims of modern slavery in the UK, which was founded by and composed of a group of women who are survivors of trafficking themselves.

Iceberg the documentary takes a personal deep dive into Stormy; the person behind and beyond music. A closer tap into his persona, his loved ones, his passions and Iceberg the album journey. Stormy’s goal is to present a beautiful memoir pinning a timestamp in his career to reflect back on in the future. He hopes this educates, inspires, changes perspectives or simply entertains his fans.

Hortulus Farm is an 18th-century farmstead, public garden, and horticulture education center in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The farm once functioned as a major dairy operation until the Great Depression. In 1980, famed garden and event designer Renny Reynolds and garden author Jack Staub restored the property with 24 exquisitely designed flower and vegetable gardens and a horticulture museum.

Tony Drees actually considers himself to have good fortune

In the hopes of a more inclusive society, a group of students explore the stories of the deaf community in Kidapawan City as they initiate a campaign for them.

The film is about the screenwriter Yuri Arabov and his first experience as a director: the filming of the film "Gjirokastra" in Albania, which tells about state terror and Soviet-Albanian friendship. For the first time, Arabov performs in an unfamiliar role, as if he himself is playing the role (of the director), building relationships with the actors and the film crew, while giving himself grades. According to Arabov himself, the shooting of the picture turned out to be an unexpected way for him, launching implicit cause-and-effect relationships in his fate.

It's easy to fall victim to the daily, and sedentary, routine. This film aims to motivate you to take full advantage of your lunch break. Plan a Lunch Break with your friends in you neck of the woods, and we guarantee you'll want to go back for seconds.

Dive in to the world of cliff diving following Red Bull athlete Jonathan Peredes from his local cenote dive spots in Mexico to the 28m high board on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2022.

Two family at the table decide should love, whom and how.

My first love, Michaël, died at the age of 20, killed in the Peruvian jungle in the fall of 2000. 22 years later, I go for the first time to the Amazon, under the direction of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, to the place where Michi lost his life.

The film deals with the theme of landscape transformation around the Czech-Polish-German border and the feeling of helplessness about it.

Tanzanian queer singer Tofa Jaxx in conversation with HIV/Trans activist Aunty Ali, exploring issues of sex work, gender and being out.

Three directors prepare a film about the chemical factory in the Cologne district of Kalk, on whose former grounds a shopping mall has been built. With some self-mockery they talk about their investigation and search for sources, their capitulation to the resistance of the material. Meanwhile, an archivist struggles with a mis-spooled 16mm film. Historical images splutter across the monitor of his analogue editing table. The silhouette of the factory with its towering chimneys is discernible. Site plans are shown, chemicals are blithely mixed. In an album, the filmmakers discover faded photos of female forced labourers. Suddenly, questions arise: Which stories are kept, which forgotten? Throwing away is part of his job, after all, the archivist explains in the finest Rhenish accent. What does this statement mean for the directing trio?

An impersonator also known as ‘Behrupiya’ amuses the locals by impersonating well-known movie characters. One day, while performing one of his acts, Behrupiya meets with an accident that brings his life to a complete halt. Despite this setback, the young kids in the village who looked up to him as an idol refuse to give up on him and offer their support. The story explores the themes of resilience, determination, and the importance of community support. The accident that Behrupiya faces has a symbolic significance, representing the challenges and obstacles that can arise in life. However, the fact that the village's young children rally around him and offer their support shows that even in the face of adversity, hope and encouragement can come from unexpected places. The story is a poignant exploration of the power of human connection and the resilience of the human spirit.

The film consists of audio tracks from amateur videos taken during the 2020 protests in Belarus: the sounds of people being beaten, dinner in the kitchen to the sounds of gunfire outside the window, the heavy breathing of those running away, the sobbing of a person filming from a balcony, etc. The visuals of the film are a recording from a video surveillance camera in Minsk. Nothing is happening on the screen; it's just a city square and people walking by, living normal lives, but the sounds you hear prove that their lives are no longer normal anymore. This CCTV view looks almost like a prison cell view—the same angle, the same grays, the same grainy texture, and the same figures in the lower part of the frame.

A man behind a camera narrates their experiences of living in Antipolo, a city in the Philippines. Shot on Super 8mm.

A look at the past from the perspective of Italian migrants who arrived seeking a new life, carrying with them a sense of uprootedness.

A love letter to the wonderful and quiet world of shopping secondhand with music composed by Caleb Queen.

Juneco is a centre for unaccompanied minor refugees in the Flanders region of Belgium, home to young people from countries such as Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Eritrea. They stay here until they turn 18, when those who have been granted asylum in Belgium can look for a home of their own. Those whose applications have been rejected face an uncertain future in a country where they are no longer welcome.

Creative documentary about the construction of the President Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline, a work that changes the energy paradigm of Argentina, lived and told by a group of collaborators involved in its execution.

For Rosalie Fish, Indigenous student-athlete and activist, running isn’t just a sport — it’s how she represents the strength and resilience of indigenous women within her tribe and beyond.

A life of a man who has passed away, but whose voice lives on through different letters he wrote about significant times in his life. Through the combination of different footage and personal reflections, we gain a deeper understanding of the profound impact that the war had on his life, thoughts, and relationships.

Between day and night, rave culture creates a suspended moment in which bodies come together, moving intuitively to the pulse of music and strobe lights.

A work that explores María Luisa Pino's extensive career, according to her own testimony, as an expert in the field of film editing and special effects, working on many fantastic genre films that are part of the collective memory of universal cinematography.

The real-life story that inspired Martin Scorsese's 1995 "Casino." Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal and his muscle Tony Spilotro earn the Midwest Mafia millions upon millions of dollars by skimming money from the Stardust Casino among others.

While navigating through an arduous journey with lupus, Kate Appleby continually engages and wholeheartedly immerses herself in outdoor adventures. Spreading awareness of hidden illnesses, Kate has become a powerfully inspiring woman in the outdoor community. This documentary examines the psychological and physical benefits yielded through thoughtful and respectful engagement with one’s environment and explores the human connection to nature.

With the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) lying in wait for its implementation, we get a glimpse on the drastic cultural effect of losing our traditional jeepneys. This documentary also amplifies the voices of jeepney operators, drivers, and the public masses who will be on the receiving end of its economical change.