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The calm of Christmas Day turns to terror in Boden when a 57-year-old woman is stabbed to death in her home and her two teenage daughters are seriously injured. When the police arrive at the scene, the suspected perpetrator is shot dead. The case later sparks a major debate about compulsory psychiatric care and risk assessments. Leif GW Persson examines the case and the aftermath.
From 1996 to 1998, a low-budget TV commercial for Saskatoon’s Great Buffet of China aired relentlessly. Featuring a Caucasian pitchman introducing the phrase “How Chee” and a group of amateur young actors repeating it, the ad became infamous. Some laughed. Others cringed. Many called it the worst commercial ever made. Thirty years later, it still resurfaces—at one point even going viral in China. How Chee! explores the unlikely origins of the ad, the friendship between an immigrant restaurant owner and the professor who tried to help save his business, and the now-adult actors who became locally famous long before going viral was a thing.
Pernilla Månsson Colt meets the royal couple on Öland in a personal interview ahead of the celebration of their golden wedding.
An overprotective mum, a taciturn dad and a creative crisis? Arek Pasożyt really has his work cut out for him! In search of inspiration, he heads off to the Tatra Mountains. There, he stumbles upon a clue leading to the Panorama of the Tatras — the largest painting in Polish history, which went missing 130 years ago. Arek decides to find it.
A rural town in Ireland swells to a population of half a million for one week during the world’s largest annual celebration of Irish music, transforming it into a major metropolis of culture, diversity and decadence.
On a bustling footbridge separating Argentina and Paraguay, where people traffic all kinds of things in a mix of Guarani and Spanish, we meet Angel. Over the course of the next ten years, Angel will have to make decisive choices for his future.
A feature documentary about Jaida Lee, the first female to compete in men's baseball at the Canada SummerGames.
A random apparition leads to the aquatic ape theory, an unproven evolutionary hypothesis that imagines an amphibious origin of humans. The idea of a certain origin is called into question, and if we cannot verify the past, on what do we base the future?
During the 1970s, the Belgian music landscape was still completely dominated by crooners and folk songs. There was room for neither individuality nor artistry. And then there was new wave.
What if the Quebec healthcare system became a patient like any other? Overwhelmed, exhausted, it is collapsing. Once considered a source of national pride, it must now be hospitalized to diagnose the disease that is consuming it.
Together with his like-minded associates, Rashid is striving to secure recognition for the Tazy as a distinct dog breed, as well as its recognition at the international level. After all, officially there exists only the category of "Central Asian Sighthound," which encompasses a multitude of varieties—including the Tazy. For Rashid, the Tazy is not merely a variety, but a unique cultural phenomenon that demands careful preservation.
This new documentary traces the explosion of punk on London’s Kings Road and is the most authentic insider account of punk’s evolution and legacy, by the artists and people who lived it. Fifty years on, punk’s core values of individuality, creativity, authenticity and freedom, are more relevant than ever. Punk was never about the music - it is a way of life. Features interviews and footage with Hugh Cornwell, Dave Vanian, Vivienne Westwood, Rat Scabies, Gaye Advert, Richard Jobson, Glen Mattlock, Jan Wobble, Terry Chimes, Tony James, Viv Albertine and many more.
A stop-motion documentary about Two-Spirit people's gender experiences with magical-realism visuals.
Born in the creative heart of 1980s and 90s Bologna, Kinki was Italy's first LGBTQ+ club: a visionary space where house music exploded and the night became a realm of freedom, identity, and cultural revolution. Through the voices of the DJs and charismatic figures who led it, this documentary tells the story of how a small club beneath the Two Towers changed music and clubbing culture forever.
An intimate portrait of an uncompromising feminist artist and musician, depicting both her fierce creative drive and the personal costs of using her own life as raw material.
The death of his son causes McElwee, an autobiographical filmmaker, to look back on his life’s work. He eventually turns to his archive of home movies. To what extent did his camera affect their relationship when Adrian was alive? To what extent does it define that relationship now that he is gone? Meanwhile, an effort to adapt McElwee’s first feature, Sherman’s March, into a work of fiction lurches along, giving the filmmaker another perspective from which to meditate on movie making and mortality.
A family taboo, a missing story. Using 25 photos and the cold readings of artificial intelligence against his mother’s warm memories, a nephew reconstructs the life of Michele, an uncle lost to HIV and heroin in 1980s–90s Italy, exploring memory, the value of images, and what remains unspoken.
At the Vynnyky Medical Center, located in the suburbs of Lviv, Ukraine, the staff treats exclusively war casualties: amputees and those who have been disfigured. An internationally renowned surgeon, Chloé Bertolus is one of the leading specialists in facial reconstruction. Several times a year, she visits the wounded to repair tissue damaged by bullets and shrapnel from the Russian army.
Featuring interviews with 20 prominent voices and filmed using two iPhone 16s over the spring and summer of 2025, this easily digestible educational tool for curious audiences explores Palestinian resistance and the movement’s ties to justice movements around the world.
Mark Cousins' next two segments in his 16-hour saga about the history of documentary cinema. The 1980s, an era fundamental from a socio-political perspective.
A sequel to Arthur Marvin's 1903 documentary in honour of the quasquicentennial of its filming that simultaneously evokes Promio's 'New York: Broadway at Union Square' (1896).
A look into the world of a record shop
The story of four Austin restaurants and their multi-year journey to survive 2020's worldwide changes.
Will this be a culmination of the past 50 years or the beginning of the next? This question looms over the town of Prescott, Ontario as the community of just over four thousand people prepare for the 50th edition of the Super Bowl of minor league hockey, "The Leo Boivin Showcase".
Danae works at a bar, but dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. She is one of the many young women in Athens struggling to make ends meet. She decides to become an egg donor. Why not? Sounds like it comes at no cost. But the procedure is not that simple.
The short documentary “My Body, Your Rules” recovers the memory of Emily Bispo, a 20-year-old Brazilian woman. With accounts from her cousin and analysis from experts, the film humanizes her story and denounces gender violence, racism, and colonialism in the state of Mato Grosso (MT).
A poetic David and Goliath tale, where David is an eco-activist with shields, helmets and Molotov cocktails in the backpack. Director Laurie Lassalle documents the spirit and atmosphere with loyalty and an extraordinarily confident cinematic vision.
Documentary about Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson.
In northern Chile, where the desert meets the ocean, a few solitary fishermen have made their home. Despite the arid land, the sea seems to offer them everything they need. It is a fragile balance, since this haven of freedom becomes an arena for military exercises every year.
"Monsters Down Under" is the third film of Dinosauria Volume 2, and the eighth of my Dinosauria Animated Series overall. The film explores the bizarre and alien world of Early Cretaceous Australia.
During a drawing workshop, a girl traces on the wall of her room the memory of her sexual abuse; a young woman recalls the night in which the deception of those she once called friends turned into harassment. By sharing the stories with other girls and women, they realise that these are not isolated events but fragments of a shared wound.
What if women were hidden among the ranks of Ancient Rome’s fearsome gladiators? A group of experts searches for evidence to prove women once fought in the arena just like men. Combining history, archaeology, and forensic investigation, journey across Europe in a quest for answers. If a female gladiator's existence can be proven definitively, what can we learn about their lives?
Kevin Basko of Rubber Band Gun discusses his creative process and musical insights while recording his album En Passant.
With a bunch of friends, £1000 and a vision, teenager James Will Day shot his first feature film in the summer of 2025. This documentary shows what it was like on the set of a film made from nothing. Displaying the fun, exciting and tough moments of making a dream come true.
In a world where 92 million Americans rely on statins as their lifeline, one man's unexpected health journey uncovers a medical mystery that could upend everything we think we know about heart health, cholesterol, and the ketogenic diet.
In a world where digital distance reshapes human bonds, genuine closeness has become a fragile treasure. Finding Connection follows those yearning for trust and emotional intimacy, only to discover an unexpected anchor in the algorithms of AI. The deeply personal exchanges between humans and machines give rise to questions that echo long after the credits roll. The film’s perspective remains refreshingly unbiased, inviting reflection rather than judgment.
Liump! Heuriger is the event bringing together a traditional Austrian pop-up wine tavern and a moth-watching set. The idea of inviting both people and insects to the same table is appealing for its simplicity, its naivety, and its likely failure.
How do we read the sky—and who taught us? This beautiful exploration of ancestral Indigenous astronomy in Brazil weaves lectures, conversations and community memory into a poetic meditation on knowledge, loss and the many ways humans understand the cosmos.
“Woven”, a documentary with a vibrant tapestry that unravels tradition and modern clothes. From the stunning landscapes of England to the rural Isaan region in Thailand, we'll uncover the stories behind traditional clothing. We'll delve into the environmental impact of fast fashion and celebrate the sustainability of traditional textiles, from the intricate embroidery of China Polano to the bold tartans of Scottish kilts. We'll explore the power of clothing to shape identity and challenge societal norms.
Veteran filmmaker Mary Stephen digs into her own family past to uncover the long-hidden origins of her Western surname, revealing a story of culture shock, colonialism, and contested remembrance.
The story of the legendary Berlin club and its founder, a woman whose life is inextricably interwoven with the bright and dark sides of a hedonistic lifestyle.
Flowers as a gift for guests, the Latin alphabet as a form of order. A film of rules which varies, multiplies and expands into a novel of nomadic world knowledge as it narrates. Nurith Aviv visits her friends and asks for their first names – c'est ça!
In New Zealand’s heartland, teams of aspiring female rugby players must shatter glass ceilings both on and off the field to achieve their improbable dream of international glory.
Through the lens of his own recovery, a filmmaker offers an intimate look inside the billion dollar addiction treatment industry where young people are bought and sold for their insurance policies and ushered into a system designed to keep them sick.
The story of Bill Strickland, a Pittsburgh-born artist and social entrepreneur who transformed his lived experience into a revolutionary philosophy that has reshaped education, workforce development, and poverty alleviation around the world.
