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In Kosovo, two young men walk in the ghostly space of an abandoned construction worksite. Toni and Bleri evoke memories of a scarcely joyful past, as well as their dream to leave the country in search of a better life. Emigration seems to be the only possibility of a future, but how do you get into the Schengen Area when you do not have a visa or an employment contract and when you come from a region that current geopolitics have relegated to the fringes?
The life and career of filmmaker Sam Peckinpah as told from his daughter's perspective. She travels to his final home to learn more about his life and work.
A few years before the first manned flight to the moon, Pan Am began selling tickets there. 100,000 people joined the club of the first space travelers. Why did they want to leave Earth and what did they hope to find on the moon?
A TV documentary that recounts the many "battles" Coco Chanel overcame to become the great businesswoman and legend she is considered today.
In a uniquely personal journey on the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops in August 1969, Peter Taylor reflects on almost a half century of covering the Northern Ireland conflict.
Can a life size doll, an avatar or an artificial intelligence truly love you? Through unilateral love stories between humans and non-humans, the film explores different attempts to be in the world and draws a picture of Japan’s future.
Norval Morrisseau was the first Indigenous Canadian artist to be taken seriously in the art world. By the turn of this century his work commanded tens of thousands of dollars. So when Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn learned his prized painting was a forgery, he sued. But as Jamie Kastner's doc reveals, there was a cottage industry in fake Morrisseaus, an industry that flourished unchecked for years, feeding on greed, exploitation, racism and contempt.
A newly filmed interview with John Landis in which he reflects on his time working in Britain and British cinema.
The works of Marcel Pagnol are a veritable monument of French cultural heritage. Based on previously unseen archive material, film extracts, novels, plays, interviews and letters, the film pays tribute to the major author and popular filmmaker, who made his life a work and his work a life's project.
"King of Bollywood" Shah Rukh Khan opens up about his rise to fame, his family and his billions of fans as he and Dave meet up in Mumbai and New York.
The K-Pop phenomenon is shaking up the pop world. For the first time ever, there is a serious challenge to the west’s domination of the global music industry. Leading the way is the biggest boy band in the world, BTS. But how has this happened? Music journalist James Ballardie travels to South Korea to uncover the secrets behind this worldwide success story and to find out how, in just 20 short years, the music industry in the country came from obscurity to become a major player on the world stage. In the summer of 2019, BTS played two sold-out performance at the UK’s most icon venue, Wembley Stadium. Their catchy pop songs, bombastic beats, good looks and natty dance moves have captivated young pop fans worldwide, and sent them to the top of the charts in the US and beyond. Can K-Pop seriously challenge the west's domination of the global music industry? Music journalist James Ballardie travels to Seoul to meet Soo-Man Lee, the Svengali-like figure behind the phenomenon.
To this day Nazis who have taken part in crimes against humanity are being persecuted. The prosecution needs to prove the guilt of the 94-year-old Reinhold Hanning who worked as an SS guard at the Auschwitz concentration camp and says that he had not a clue about what was happening within its walls. Then the 3D model of the Auschwitz as it used to be is created, and the jurors are given VR-helmets so that they can step into the Unterscharführer’s shoes and make a moral choice that he had once faced. Then they will make their own decision in real life by finding him guilty or not guilty in being involved in a hundred and fifty thousands of murders.
Made as a pilot film of Chiyo, At Altitude is a self-reflexive film of a filmmaker’s brief visit to her grandmother in the Japanese suburbs. Not having seen her grandmother for a while, as the filmmaker has been living abroad for the past 5 years, she uses a 16mm film camera as a mediation tool to reconnect with her grandmother. Interweaving the juxtaposition of inside and outside spaces, the film offers an intimate look at family life and ageing.
Nasser is a young boy who is engaged in "kulbari" in the mountains of Uramanat. He lives in a rural family, and one of his concerns is helping his elderly mother, who is suffering from cancer.
This feature documentary provides fresh, new perspectives on the world of the ancient pharaohs of Egypt/Kemet. The film combines historical and contemporary insights drawing on interviews with experts in history, spirituality and channeling. The film presents a different view than that presented by western Egyptologists and historians.
A non-human, alien mummy found recently in Peru, could be the greatest discovery of all time, re-writing history as we know it. Dating back 1600 years or more, some experts say it is evidence of an ancient alien reptilian race.
Just one of the many far-reaching impacts of the slave trade on human history is on agriculture and horticulture. While the French plantation owners on the Caribbean island of Martinique had their gardens laid out, Versailles-style, their enslaved workers continued their tradition of using medicinal wild herbs. Nowadays these herbs represent one of several resources through which the people of Martinique counter the health and ecological ravage caused by the use of pesticides on the banana plantations. Farmers are reclaiming uncultivated lands to grow indigenous vegetables, without any industrial pesticides; they fight boldly for simple biodiversity.
When everything about you falls one man decides that theatre is the key, and the way to begin to unify a people. A film about the life and times of The Space theatre (a.k.a. 'The Space', 'Die Ruimte' in Afrikaans, and 'Indawo' in Xhosa).
By means of a skillful interweaving of sequences from erotic documentaries produced in the Sixties, the so-called "world" genre, the film offers a close-up look at the nightlife of the day in cities such as Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo and other exotic locations mapped out by the popular imagination of this genre, which opts for the documentary style to evoke a largely taboo world, that of naked desire.
I went to Tunisia and Algeria to collect songs and popular stories of the Revolution of Independence, on the trail of a family memory and the vinyl record of the Italian anarchist group Cantacronache “Canti della Rivoluzione algerina”. (Aude Fourel)
New featurette, writer/director Brad Bird, writer/director Andrew Haigh, director Danny Boyle, and cinematographer Anthony B. Richmond, amongst others, discuss the Nic Roeg's diverse body of work and his visual style as well as Don't Look Now.
Two girls in the bloom of youth meet at a vocational training program. Afterwards, their lives move in completely different directions.
Biosphere 2 is a unique space, the home of a rainforest, a river, and even an ocean; here mother nature is born from human hands, machines and transparent walls. People have accompanied and cared for her; Isabel and Steve are two of them.
A short documentary about Americans with Native American and Finnish heritage.
A short documentary that explores the complexities of being a political Jewish immigrant in Berlin Germany nowadays. Through interviews, phone calls, and chatting on dating websites, the movie portraits the conflicts young Jewish people have in Berlin.
A leader in a white nationalist hate group finds healing from the people he once hated - a Muslim heart doctor and his town of refugees. Chris is a husband and father, a veteran, and until recently, a leader in the KKK. He started hating Muslims when the planes hit the twin towers, but is forced to confront his hate when he receives a text from Muslim refugee, Heval. CLARKSTON illustrates the roots of hate, its devastating impacts, and ultimately how it can be overcome.
Teslem, Dehba and Jadija work in a fish farm in the Saharawi refugee camps. Where? In Algeria, in the middle of the desert, far away from their land. They no longer have sea, but they have fish.
Shinjuku Tiger, a Japanese documentary, is named after its subject, a colorful figure who has been a feature of the Shinjuku scene since the 1970s.
A documentary about Peter Lindbergh.
Bill Clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the Kennedy family reveal how JFK's sister Eunice used sport to change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.
A short documentary featuring waterman Kalani Lattanzi challenging the boundaries of Big Wave Surfing. Filmed in Nazaré and Rio de Janeiro, he faces the biggest waves in the world, in the most pure form of wave riding: bodysurf.
A charming documentary which captures the sights, sounds and spirit of the annual Victoria Park Lantern festival in St. John's, Newfoundland, celebrating the work that goes into this labor of love.
Sasha and Denis, two brothers, show us around their city : Prague.
One of the most influential and recognized architects in the world, Tadao Ando, will guide us through an intimate journey from his studio in Japan to the construction of Casa Wabi in the Pacific coast of Mexico. While we see his magnificent work coming to be, we will be welcomed into his world and learn his way of appreciating life, the arts, and his passion for architecture.
The remarkable true story of three animal species rescued from the brink of extinction: California’s enchanting Channel Island Fox, China’s fabled Golden Monkey, and the wondrous migrating crabs of Christmas Island. Discover successful, heartfelt, and ingenious human efforts to rescue endangered species around the world.
"Alla Pugacheva. That Very Concert" is a musical film based on the footage of Alla Pugacheva's jubilee concert "P.S." held in the State Kremlin Palace. "That Very Concert" became the highest grossing concert film in post-Soviet Russia: it was seen by more than 320,000 people.
At the start of the 80’s sport climbing was in its embryonic stages. Bolted routes were beginning to make a regular appearance, indoor climbing walls as we know them nowadays had not yet been invented and there was no such thing as being a pro athlete. During that period standards rose exponentially, from 7b+ as the cutting edge to 9a becoming the new world standard at the end of the ’80’s. In such a short period the sport changed beyond recognition and, in Britain, was fuelled by a small group of climbers who would do anything to climb full-time: sleeping in sheds underneath crags, shoplifting for food and clothes, and living off unemployment benefits. As illustrated in this film directed by Nick Brown, these climbers were living outside the rest of society and went on to become the most influential figures in the history of British sport climbing.
Over a decade after leaving the religious cult that dominated her childhood, filmmaker Cara Jones grapples with her time in the Unification Church.
Delves into the history of the most extreme and shocking films that have ever been made. chronicles the timeline of Red Films: those films that are too extreme for the mainstream and historically have been circulated via the bootleg circuit.
Portrait of an exceptional musical talent and one of opera’s biggest stars, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. With interviews from her illustrious friends and colleagues from the world of classical music: Daniel Barenboim, Antonio Pappano, Gustavo Dudamel and more.
Mozambique 1974 - the European name of the capital Lourenço Marques was deleted and replaced by Maputo. Between the delicacy and the apocalyptic, Brisa Solar reveals the little secrets of an African city that was born from a modernist dream, which led a revolution and which today sees its cultural heritage and threatened by Chinese capitalism.
Agrokor is the largest privately owned company in Croatia and a symbol of modern-day success of Croatian economy. The corporation headquarters is located in the tower of Dražen Petrović House, popularly known as the Cibona Tower, which represents one of the symbols of previous Croatian achievements from the late socialist period. In 2017 Agrokor’s business problems are disclosed – the losses amount to billions. In collusion between politics and economy, who is responsible for the breakdown of this corporation? Today Agrokor’s sign no longer hangs from the Cibona Tower.
Documentary that chronicles the trajectory of the journalist, federal deputy, secretary of state, minister of state, governor and ambassador José Aparecido de Oliveira, who lived with the greatest authorities and personalities from the political, business and cultural circles in Brazil and the world.
After the murder of Cintia, 19, her mother and older sister begin to explore their own lives marked by abusive relationships with their partners, trying to find an explanation for the crime and a new meaning to their lives.
Enter the life of one of the greatest guitarists of all time Jimi Hendrix. Despite his mainstream career only sadly only spanning four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.
Documentary Sublime Thirst looks at the paradox of scarcity and lack in nature and human fulfilment. A team of philosophers, physicists, theologians, anthropologists, psychologists and economists reveal lack as a universal code of being, the 'perpetuum mobile' behind everything in our universe. The film is based on a multidisciplinary research that reignites scholarly interest in the phenomenon of lack.
The testimony of the men who unwittingly became war photographers on the streets of their own towns in Northern Ireland, when violence erupted around them. Instead of photographing weddings and celebrities, as they expected, they produced the images that crudely show the suffering of ordinary people between 1968 and 1998, the worst years of the conflict.
The partnership of Vecinos Sin Techo and the Lof Mapuche Curruhuinca, through a National Act, took control of lands that were previously in the hands of the Army. They received 400 hectareas as a collective property in San Martín de los Andes, a highly coveted city for tourism infrastructure developers, because of the beautiful landscapes and the mountain sports, where the public use of natural assets as rivers, forests, lakes and the snow are increasingly limited. In this place they are building 250 houses and had reached new levels of organization and dignity.
Shocked when their friend embraces extremism, a group of Muslim Americans in Texas recount their time with him and theories about his fate.
Director Christophe Gans discusses the origins of the 2006 film 'Silent Hill'.