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Documentary director Chen Jiaping is also a poet. He used his mobile phone to record the most authentic and vibrant lives of poets in this era. Poets Ma Hua, Ma Yan, and Hu Xudong passed away at a young age, symbolizing the beginning of the decline of poets born in the 1970s. Kun Niao, a poet from the 1980s, leads an unstable life, and neither of his parents attended his wedding. Chen Jiaping plans poetry events for the post-90s young poets, and young poet Zhang Xiaozhen finds this very meaningful. However, when his father comes to Beijing, facing Chen Jiaping's poetry and family life, it is nothing short of a judgment on his existential ethics.

Through never-before- revealed dramatic testimonies of Israeli ex-soldiers and Palestinian ex-detainees and previously unpublished videos and stills, the film tells the story of the Israel's controversial al-Ansar POW camp in Lebanon. Although Israel and Lebanon are still enemies, we were able to reveal the 40 years old secret.

Jemal is a musician and saz player. He became seriously ill 19 years ago and doctors did say he has a few months to live. His wife Barika began studying remedies and folk medicine, instead of waiting for death to come.

Reminiscence of high school memories from a boy's perspective.

Xiami Music, one of China's music platforms, was shut down on February 5, 2021. This project is based on the author's personal stories, real-life experiences, and accounts of lives fragmented by forced erasure of memories — caused by growing use of technology and disappearing data products.

Why do some of us enjoy going to work? Why do we join one company rather than another? And why do we stay there? What are we willing to exchange our most precious resource, our time, for? On the agenda is a three-part reflection on our relationship with work in a company: the How, the What, and the Why.

The Distant Feeler was a contraption created by the artist duo Goliatus & Carábida.

A rag-tag documentary team seeks to debunk the rumors of what lies in the Cold-War era tunnels beneath their high school.

Being haunted by the memory from the Vietnam war for 50 years, Harry Tabak was determined to return to where the battle began.

Amidst the shimmering expanse of Lake Victoria, Esther and Jessica, two brave sisters and young mothers, defy convention and danger by becoming fisherwomen. While the law dictates the use of large nets, their steep prices force these resilient sisters to resort to affordable but illicit small nets. Every cast of their net is a dance with death, as government soldiers patrol tirelessly, their bullets ready to silence any transgressor. For the sisters, this perilous existence is a desperate means to an end - a lifeline for their families in a world bound by poverty and unforgiving rules.

Mary Lowe and Annie Nicholson tell their stories about working in the coal and glass industries in St Helen's when they were teenagers in the 1930s

An experimental documentary animation exploring a mother and daughters relationship and how generational trauma created a vicious cycle across three generations.

Join Susan Calman for a celebration of the British seaside at its best.

An exploration of corporate capitalism, utilising clips from various films and set to the music of Thom Yorke. Inspired by John Rising's films (@HighEnquiries).

A harrowing yet hypnotic true story from the frontline of North America’s abortion debates, told through hallucinatory episodes.

An uninformed Brisbanite athlete risks both his career and health after discovering the ever-growing rate of suicide in Australia, further deciding to run 60km around Uluru in an attempt to raise awareness. Luke Kingdon, a twenty-three year-old Greek Australian, one day decided that he was going to make a change after learning about the silent killer; mental health. As he saw the growing rates of suicide on the news, accompanied by people around him losing their loved ones, he felt it was time for a turning point. In an attempt to raise awareness about the social issue, he decided he would run 60km around Uluru in one stint, prompting his fellow Australians to help attain his donation goal of $30,000 for mental health support company, Reach Out.

Four Pieces on Being Seen is a community dance film where participants articulate their experiences on their queer identity and how they would like to be seen. It was developed with community participants found through an open call in the spring of 2022.

Local reporting gets interesting when the crew decides to be more creative than they should and involve themselves in what they are covering.

An affectionate portrait of the local communities, rituals and routines of Hawick in the Scottish Borders that is deeply invested in the sometimes absurd ways in which a town’s cultural identities are shaped, intuited and lived.

Rio Alma, a Filipino poet and writer, reflects on his hometown of San Miguel (de Mayumo) and the cultural heritage of the Philippines. Recalling childhood memories of singing and reciting poetry, he becomes determined to reclaim the national memory and preserve the country's origins through proper education and research. Through visiting old houses, a local museum, and speaking with the people of his town, Rio Alma emphasizes the importance of understanding and loving one's culture. In his book launch, he calls for the youth to appreciate their identity and work towards a better future for the Philippines.

A trek up the mountain leaves a group of friends stranded. Trapped in purgatory, they consider their options and fight to survive.

It’s one of the most infamous true crime cases in Arizona history. But only so much has been publicly known about the case, until now.

Paper Line is an action film about a secret fraternity of black martial artists at a prestigious HBCU in Florida.

Although they existed for only three years, the Popular Cultural Centers marked the history of popular movements and engaged art in Brazil. Initially an organ linked to the National Union of Students, the CPC of Rio de Janeiro created a series of cells throughout the country, linking up with different student, union and popular entities, fostering alliances between artists, students and manual workers and intellectuals of the countryside and the city. Its objective was to structure an artistic production that would serve the construction of socialism in Brazil.

Madrid, April 28, 1945. José Vitini, lieutenant colonel of the French Forces of the Interior, head of the Fourth Division, another Spanish hero of the Resistance, is shot in the last days of a war that devastated Europe. That same day Mussolini was executed by the Italian partisans; two days later Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin bunker. Who was that guerrilla who was sacrificed at the end of the storm? Who gave the order for his name to be erased from history? José Vitini was born in Xixón on June 16, 1912…

take the bridge: on the road - follows ttb founder darcy budworth on a journey across the US during the 2021 summer series of races, connecting with community at every step. 10 cities, 10 races.

DOCUMENTARY, BEHIND THE SCENES, ON-SET INTERVIEWS

As Petter Moland prepares for his exam concert, he allows for the audience to get a glimpse at how life as a drummer has been up until this point.

About a genre of music unique to D.C. called Go-Go. Go-Go music is more than just music to D.C. natives; it’s part of their culture. Get an inside look at the music that shaped D.C.’s culture.

Sightings of Bigfoot along a country road in Texas can be traced back to the 1800s. New sightings and possible evidence have only added to the Legend of Hairy Man Road.

President Zelenskyy reacts to new conditions from the Kremlin to end the war and talks about the resilience of the Ukrainian people as he delivers a message to the American people in English.

An unflinching documentary that explores the surge in violent crime, homelessness and drug addiction in the heart of one of Canada's wealthiest cities.

Birds of Cornwall in motion.

This experimental short film gives the floor to Robert Dole, who shares his story and exposes his vision of schizophrenia. The theme of mental illness echoes in a cinematographic treatment that explores the materiality of film and magnetic tapes to find points of meeting and detachment, spaces resonating with the fall and redemption of Robert Dole.

Neuschwanstein Castle – a place full of dreams, miracles and myths, but also full of secrets. Year after year, the medieval castle in the Allgäu, one of the most famous sights in Germany, attracts over 1.5 million visitors from all over the world. The castle above the Pöllat Gorge near Füssen was built by the Bavarian King Ludwig II (1845 – 1886). However, the “fairy tale king” did not live to see the completion, he died in June 1886 under circumstances that are still unclear today. The German National Geographic in-house production “The Secrets of Neuschwanstein” looks behind the scenes of the most extensive restoration in the history of Neuschwanstein and provides exclusive insights into and behind the limestone facades and the mysterious personality of Bavaria’s fairytale king Ludwig II. The documentation accompanies restorers and experts and craftsmen in the complex restoration work and shows amazing discoveries by scientists in areas that are otherwise hidden from visitors

A mixed-media documentary about Trubs, a chronically ill shelter cat, who is adopted by the family of Jade, a young autistic girl with sensory sensitivities..

Filipinos are frequent winners of global beauty pageants. They craze over pageantry not only in the Philippines, but everywhere the two million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) work. Factory OFWs Robin, John Louie and Raymond are candidates of the Ginoong Taiwan pageant held in Hsinchu. Can they grasp their dreams as they embark on the journey of companion and competition for the crown?

Shiba Inu dogs have quite the personality and are now more popular than ever. Discover their unique traits by watching personal episodes with their owners and "digging" the latest scientific findings.

Friendship, creativity, authenticity and freedom of thought and expression: how these values can serve as sources of inspiration and strength in our lives.

A woman dressed in red is scared of death. She ventures onto this dreaded path, as the story of a childhood pet chicken-turned-hen slips into her quest.

It’s been 538 days since the start of the coup. Here is an inside look into the everyday lives of Burmese people under military rule.

13 years after his civil service in a hospital in Thiès, Senegal, Paul challenges his memories and traumas. With old video footage, interviews and animations he questions his role as a volunteer within the German system of development aid.

Off-road's first feature length movie documenting an event held in Colorado during the summer of 2021 that brought together a handful of Offroad companies and your average off-road enthusiasts for a week of wheeling on iconic Colorado trails.

Rather than a matter of carbon reduction, City Reindeer considers the climate crisis a relationship problem. This series of interspecies picnics aims to begin restoring relationships with the nonhuman, starting with our relative, the Reindeer.

Anal pleasure and its cohort of fantasies have metamorphosed Alix's life path. Her voice invites you, guides you. Have you ever welcomed, taken, held the other inside you? Who knows what can then move deep inside you?

In Play On we see how climate change is affecting the beautiful game through two key stories from two British towns and their clubs. From the plight of a club at threat to the actions of another taking a stand, we learn that the only way football can carry on, is to come together.