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While emptying her grandparents' house, director Jeanne Lefevre discovers the journal kept by her grandfather during a scientific mission to Adélie Land, French Antarctic Territory, in 1960. Atomic engineer Bruno Parlier had never spoken of this trip to his family. With her archives in hand, Jeanne decides to follow in his footsteps, to Antarctica.

From a high school art class to a local radio station, the day-to-day lives of several women coalesce into a poetic documentation of women’s presence and physicality across everyday spaces.

A hybrid film that paints a collective portrait of people who share a strange dimension of time within the silence of the asphalt wilderness – at motels, on the side of the road, and in tire shops, savoring the pure joy of the present moment while longing for loved ones far away.

In the historic centre of Palermo, another Italian city ravaged by overtourism, two filmmakers document a liminal moment in the life of a noble palace falling into ruin, where they live alongside other castaways of a city facing extinction, between the end of a centuries-long glorious decline and the beginning of a treacherous rebirth.

“A fragile journey into childhood, suspended between dream and harsh reality.”

Borderlands Jaguar is a thrilling documentary following photographers Austin Alvarado and Ben Masters on a quest to document the elusive species and show the importance of conserving wildlife corridors along the US-Mexico border.

The Tanaru Indigenous Territory holds the memory and story of the 'Man of the Hole.' As the sole survivor of his people, he outlived the massacre that ravaged Rondônia during the 1990s.

Between Us follows the multilayered stories of LGBTQIA+ Khmer and Vietnamese cultural workers in southern California as they contemplate the in-betweenness of belonging, healing, and carving out spaces of their own.

A look into the medieval mania around nose loss and other bodily fears, narrated by historian John Chatham who has been researching pilgrimage and power in the 14th Century. Shot and hand developed with Lomokino 35mm.

Sabine Lidl presents Siri Hustvedt’s journey from her first novel to being a leading voice in contemporary literature – a film about feminist perspectives, Hustvedt’s soulmate Paul Auster, and the power of thought.

Monroe, Aura, Marlene: Three drag queens from the Ukrainian LGBTQ+ community raise funds for the frontlines, re-defining resilience and hope between glamorous shows and wartime life.

When a fire destroys a beloved Chinatown bookstore, its hyper-independent owner learns that community is necessary for survival.

Four friends reunite when the album they made as pre-teens becomes a cult hit on the internet and scores a record deal twenty years later. Together, they revisit their friendship and early 2000s girlhood.

At the foot of Tepozteco, a sacred hill that governs the winds and fertility, lies the small town of Tepoztlán. Against this backdrop, fifteen-year-old Karla's body and mind are undergoing a revolution.

Mickey spent the last ten years exploring her transition process within the conservative context of Sinaloa, Mexico. Through digital archives, artistic reenactments, and deeply personal encounters, the film moves between tenderness and rage, transforming memory into an act of freedom. An exploration of self-perception and a non-punitive confrontation with the past.

A perspective and reflection on the work of Gabriel Ferrandini.

Movie recap version of the 2024 documentary series on panda.

The life of filmmaker Matthijs Vuijk's grandmother Coby is turned upside down when the community church she has attended all her life in the small Zeelandic village Kortgene is forced to close. Fortunately, preacher and entrepreneur Ruben van Zwieten, buys the church and aims to transform the faith community to be ready for the 21st Century, by attracting young people, but with all bills paid. Church of Glass explores the confrontation between the small aging faith community of Kortgene and the slick neo-theological entrepreneurship of Ruben van Zwieten transformational vision.

Entertaining portrait of Erlend Štaub - a self-made professional photographer working at the president's annual reception, theatrical premieres, and film festivals like Black Nights and Cannes, and talking about life and everything in it.

When an actress goes looking for the man who assaulted her, she turns her trauma into art and asks the question nobody wanted her to: why didn't you do anything?

Daughter of Nectar, a gracefully carved marble nude from 1921 by Huang Tu-shui, Taiwan's inaugural modern sculptor, encapsulates a complex century of Taiwanese history, spanning from Japanese colonisation to Chiang Kai-shek's authoritarian rule and the White Terror era. This sculpture, both delicate and resilient, stands as a silent sentinel, mirroring the enduring struggles, suppressed voices, and profound cultural transformations of its homeland.

Eva Tombak, a writer and a yoga teacher, invites individuals to a transformative retreat on the peaceful island of Zakynthos, Greece. There, she blends yoga with streaming writing, offering a holistic approach to healing that nurtures both body and soul. As participants find clarity, Eva draws from her own life lessons of hardship and growth. Her husband, Viktor, accompanies her on the journey, sharing quiet, profound discussions with her outside the camp. Together, they explore life’s big questions, while Eva teaches the participants to embrace vulnerability, uncertainty, and the beauty of not having all the answers.

Eddy Wally was a folk hero, showman, and cult figure. But who was the man behind the legend? Chérie follows his daughter Marina Wally in Ertvelde and Zelzate, explores the rich VRT archives, and reveals unique, never-before-seen private footage of his life at home, in Miami, and in Egypt.

An inspiring story that shows how the presence of a marine species can affect the entire economy and the whole society of one of the smallest islands of the Azores, the Island of Santa Maria. It is the only place in Europe where a large number of whale sharks are sighted and in addition their migration is shrouded in mystery, no one knows where they come from, where they are going … and why they appear surrounded by thousands of tunas. It also accompanies the scientific expeditions that for 11 years have tried to unveil the secrets of these giants and to know if their recent presence is linked to global warming and rising water temperatures around the Azores.

Feature-length documentary on the making of the 1986 horror film HUNTER'S BLOOD.

A playful and personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory, composed entirely of archival footage. It is a love letter to Beirut, spanning 70 years of film, TV, home videos, and photography, exploring the Lebanese collective psyche – marked by joy and intimacy, destruction and loss. Through the eyes of citizens, filmmakers and artists, the film reconstructs a fragmented history in a country without a national archive, celebrating creative expression as both resistance, renewal and a way to preserve memory.

Found footage recorded on March 12, 1998, in Germany, documenting Agron and Fitnete as they receive their marriage papers. Surrounded by family, they record heartfelt congratulations and greetings intended for loved ones back in Kosovo. What begins as a celebratory message, slowly shifts into a moment marked by uncertainty and concern about Kosovo.

A look at the impact of an already very precarious maternal health state in the U.S. post-rescinding of Roe v. Wade, via the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, reversing rights that women have been working so hard to fight for, and that will actually have a deep impact that we can't even see just yet in terms of the numbers of mortality and trauma as a result of those very draconian policies.

Saturday morning, Eden Yerushalmi and her best friend, Arbel, are dancing at the Nova Festival. Hours later, Eden is taken to Gaza while her sisters listen helplessly on the phone. What begins as a desperate hope for her return, becomes a journey through uncertainty, public struggle, and devastating loss. Through intimate access to Eden’s mother, sisters, and her best friend Arbel, Find Me, Okay?, follows the fight to bring Eden Yerushalmi home, the moment hope collapses, and the painful attempt to rebuild life afterward. A two-year portrait of love, grief, resilience, and the impossible task of moving forward after trauma.

In the second part of our historical investigation, "Crimea: The War Before the War," the Kyiv Independent team continues to investigate how Russia expanded its presence in Crimea from the 1990s onward. The documentary draws on testimonies, memoirs, and video and photo archives, including unique footage from the island of Tuzla, unseen for more than 20 years, which was handed to our team by a Commander of the Border Guard Detachment that was deployed to Tuzla.

Close confidants, friends and family of Elvis Presley recall never-before-told stories of their life around the King of Rock-N-Roll and his lifelong spiritual quest of balancing his faith and international fame.

A documentary about PantherFest 2, PantherFest Strikes Back explores the efforts Freddie Penrose underwent to make this second festival happen, as well as displaying footage from the night itself.

I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me. Its discovery happened by accident, originally conceived as a way to ward off evil spirits. This film begins in China, then moves to an event in Cartagena, and ends centuries later in Bogotá.

Marcus, all long time friend of The Man checks up on him after semmingly going silent for days on his phone. What has happened to him?

Tilda Swinton guides us through the life of cult British musician Patrick Wolf, weaving together archive and animation to illuminate a singular artistic journey.

Unable to return to Colombia, Francisco Godoy searches for belonging in the Netherlands. Alongside fellow newcomers Liu and Aleksandr, he rebuilds his life through friendship and the puppet theatre he once left behind.

For generations, the Samburu people and their livestock have had a deep connection with water, depending on the rains for their survival. The Land Smiles Back is the story of the Samburu community in Westgate Conservancy, who made the land “smile” again by returning to ancient hydrotechnology.

Posthumously completed film trilogy, conceived during the 1970s and left incomplete at the time of Abdelsalam's death in 1986, the trilogy reflects his lifelong mission of reconnecting modern Egyptians with the spiritual, cultural, and philosophical legacy of ancient Egypt. The work consists of three short films—The Fortress, The Dandarawiya, and The Tragedy of the Great House – Akhenaten—which examine ancient Egyptian civilization, religious thought, and humanity's search for meaning.

How did our world come into being? Beneath our feet lies a class of animals far more numerous than any other. Let us embark on a journey through time dating back 400 million years, and witness how scattered pieces fit together to form a complete whole. Insects – Hidden Heroes takes us into the microcosm with stunning visuals. Narrated by screen icon Katharina Thalbach, the film poses a question: Must it be humanity or nature?

Filmmaker Paula Gaitán and Richard Peña, a professor at Columbia University and former director of film programming at Lincoln Center, delve into the manifestos of Glauber Rocha, revisiting the Aesthetics of Hunger and the Aesthetics of Dreams to reflect on the revolutionary power of cinema.

Charlie O'Leary, born in Dublin on 1 February 1924, is now 101 years old, and best known for being kitman on the Irish football team which qualified for the European Championships in 1988 and the World Cup in 1990 and 1994.

In a mix of 2D animation and live action, through their voices and acting, two actresses recount the lives of imprisoned women that opposed the Russian Regime and their emotional stories of suffering and anguish.

As long as Kweku Adoboli is making millions for UBS in London, his future seems golden. But when the young trader takes responsibility for a $2.3 billion loss, the narrative shifts dramatically.

Dive into the world of Bad Bunny, from his Puerto Rican roots and genre-defying sound to a historic homegrown residency.

A female-led research team embarks on a quest to uncover the chemical secrets that make plants bloom instantly.

The Soul of Bossales is an immersion in the heart of popular Haitian culture whose spirituality and creativity have been forged by a surge of freedom and identity affirmation. Foukifoura, Édris, Charlotte or Ramoncite, “Bossales” characters with committed artistic and political acts, give us the gripping story of a very harsh reality: material and health precariousness, political violence, neo-colonialism.

Nadine Ramsey was one of 1,102 young women who answered the call to defend lives and liberty during WWII. The film is a profile in courage of the women who selflessly cleared the flight path for today's female combat and commercial aviators yet were not recognized or compensated as members of the armed forces. They came from all walks of life to join the experimental WASP program, a once in a lifetime opportunity to enter what had been an exclusively male bastion.