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High atop Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, two individuals brave the deadly peaks and trails to pursue their personal conquests before the slopes melt away, confronting climate change and our role in its prevention.
Making-of documentary of Wei Shujun's 2021 film Ripples of Life.
The author of the film decides to leave the country where she lives, in connection with the outbreak of the dramatic events, and return home to Armenia in search of a worthy example and solutions on how to live on. Paradjanov's house becomes a place of inspiration and a point of no return to toxic reality.
LES PIEDS SUR TERRE counts the adventure of Caroline, Antoine, and Tristan, who set out to investigate the environmental impact of travel. Driven by their desire to bring about change on environmental issues, they went to meet people who are thinking about a different kind of travel, one that is more responsible and conscious. Between moments of realization and unexpected twists and turns, they invite you to dive into their journey with them...
A three-week vacation in the middle of a heatwave. Failed Emptiness is an existential thriller that describes the familiar experience of emptiness when responsibilities end.
A documentary about the creation of a song in a studio with friends.
In JIMMY TINGLE: The “Radical” Middle — Why Would A Comedian Run For Office?, Jimmy chronicles his fascinating transition from a life as a seasoned comedian to a desire to enter into politics, for real this time.
Gautier Capuçon celebrates the fifth edition of his festival "Un Eté en France" with a new series of free outdoor concerts. For this new edition, the cellist is inviting back winners who have participated in previous tours. It's an opportunity to see how these young musicians have developed in the early stages of their careers. Sharing, transmission, emotions, discoveries, unusual moments, and behind-the-scenes glimpses are all on the agenda for this new summer tour. An inspiring journey through authentic French towns and villages: in the Var region in Signes, in Corsica in Porto-Vecchio then Bastia, in the Périgord region in Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix, then in Rivesaltes in the Pyrénées-Orientales for an exceptional finale with Schubert's Octet.
The film Miralles tells, as in a novel, the vision of the world of one of the most important Spanish architects of the contemporary international scene. Enric Miralles dies at the age of 45 from a brain tumor. The next day he is buried in his masterpiece, the Igualada Cemetery, an unfinished forest-cemetery. From that moment on, his life and his work are inextricably linked. The film unfolds in variations, following Miralles' own creative method inspired by Giacometti. A search without the possibility of conclusions, as in the extraordinary and complex Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, one of the architect's last works and also one of his magisterial works.
The film follows a group of Nenets women gathering firewood in a snow-covered tundra. This film is part of a larger Yamal Nenets Series, which explores the daily life of nomadic reindeer pastoralists on the Yamal peninsula in Western Siberia during the calving period in the spring. The footage for the series was captured during a three-month period of ethnographic fieldwork in 1999.
Lights, Camera, Mega examines How the journey of women who work as actors in the televised soap opera industry in Kolkata (known as mega), India since they joined this workforce? The growth of the regional soap opera market in India, have opened avenues for young women aspiring to be actors. The documentary provides an insight into the narratives of empowerment and struggles associated with actors and demonstrates intriguing findings
Fifty years after The Wicker Man, director Robin Hardy’s lost papers resurface, prompting his sons Justin and Dominic to explore the legacy of the cult classic, and their father. Together, they uncover the truth behind Robin’s role in the film and confront the complexities of independent filmmaking, family, and myth.
Sixty years ago, the late, great Neoclassical Penn Station was razed and replaced with the crowded, subterraneous version of the transit hub New Yorkers now know. Today, an all-too-similar demolition debate has resurfaced over the train station. But while just about every New Yorker can agree they hate Penn Station, no one can agree on how to fix it.
A short anecdotal documentary about the nature of destruction, a debilitating deadlock of humanity.
An ambitious journey to Wisconsin to follow the train hopper from YouTube’s “Jumping off the Cliff" goes from bad to worse for young filmmaker John Snelgrove and his cameraman Clayton Posey. Guided by their new acquaintance and the spirit of German filmmaker Werner Herzog, they must embrace their "sacred rite of trespassing". To do so, John must overcome his fear and attempt a risky train hop with the goal of not getting caught.
When Mzia was younger, and Georgia had just gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union, she fought as a sniper against Russian aggression in Abkhasia. Now in the autumn of her life, she manages an elevator in a Brutalist-style apartment block in Tbilisi. The elevator is there to serve the residents, but others can use it to access a labyrinthine construction and skybridge leading to a higher part of the neighborhood.
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story reveals the extraordinary rise, sudden disappearance, and resurgence of trailblazing Black trans soul singer Jackie Shane.
Jean-Philippe Dion goes back in time by focusing on the journey of investigative journalist Gaétan Girouard, 25 years after his death which shook Quebec.
A couple of artists travels through the Mexico desert to present their puppet show.
UNESCO Memory of the World: Explore the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica’s new home with 25,000+ rare books on alchemy, hermetica & mysticism at the Embassy of the Free Mind museum, set in Amsterdam’s historic canal mansion, the House with the Heads.
They have returned from the east and settled near the Basilica overlooking the city. The rooks have been back in Brussels for ten years now. They have had to make room for themselves among the other corvids - crows, jackdaws, magpies - and the many species that have invaded the city: peregrine falcons, parakeets, Egyptian geese, Canada geese, etc. Faced with these newcomers, city dwellers react according to their sensitivity to wild nature. Some fear for the local species and would like to chase away the intruders. Others are exasperated by the croaking and chattering. Some are pleased that the capital of Europe is home to an increasingly varied biodiversity, despite the incessant overflight of airliners.
Art Spiegelman's graphic novel Maus (1980-91) was the first comic to address the Shoah in mainstream culture and is still considered a landmark in art history.
Investigation that reveals the financial crime scheme executed by the economic power and its acolytes in the political and judicial powers, leaving one of the most important national companies in Argentina on the verge of bankruptcy.
Gaze into the success and problems with production of the Rendel Trilogy.
With a musical, psychedelic and poetic proposal, it portrays the editor and journalist Jorge Pistocchi and an entire generation that carries rock in its luggage, and whose driving force is to generate a space for independent thought, community action and experimentation.
The decades-long story of a monumental container of utopias: the former Marchiondi-Spagliardi Institute, located in the western suburbs of Milan.
Forest dwellers pound drums upholding rituals while urbanites cry "Progress!" More plunder the land's riches but newly defiant ones shout back.
As the Ukraine war moves into its third year, a surprising story of resilience: how children in Ukraine are surviving the Russian war machine that has targeted them and their families. With creativity and imagination they have transformed backyards and playgrounds destroyed by missiles, invented fairy tales where vegetable armies vanquish Russian attackers, and carried on the Ukrainian tradition of music and dance in bombed out studios. Life behind the frontlines as seen through the eyes of the children who will inherit a country struggling to survive a brutal invasion.
From the preparation for Carnival 2020 until the resumption in 2022, including the suspension of parades during the pandemic, the documentary makes a historical inventory from the emergence of samba schools to the present day, showing the cultural strength and its political and social significance.
A portrait of the legendary actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, icon of the French New Wave and closely linked to the work of François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Goddard.
Why does Doris Dörrie have a bag on her head in the interview? Consistent in the sense that in her works she always poses the question of how we want to be perceived. Dörrie takes us through the most important stages of her life, her films, her work as a mentor and teacher, and also addresses existential themes: Identity, motherhood, her role as a woman. And she talks openly about fears, setbacks and crises, such as the untimely death of her partner and cameraman Helge Weindler. "Shut up and breathe", the advice of a Tibetan lama, carries her through life - even beyond the screen.
Cláudio Livas is a renowned costume designer in Goiânia whose life was marked by a series of devastating setbacks before he established himself professionally, including his divorce, the bankruptcy of his former atelier, and the death of his mother. This documentary traces Livas's journey and how he rebuilt his life, inspired by two of his greatest icons: his mother and the American actress and singer Cher.
A girl, Keira, transforms her personal bullying experience into a powerful journey, as she rises from victim to crowned Miss Pre-teen Galaxy International. Through her resilience and determination, she inspires children worldwide to find their strength.
In the 2000s, Vicente Viloni and La Masa became legendary wrestling rivals and idols for kids across the country. The hit television show "100% Lucha" brought a spectacle of skill and drama to every home, forging a famous rivalry that transcended the screen, leaving a mark on national culture. After the conflict that separated them for ten years, they face each other in the ring and relive great moments from their careers.
The filmmaker’s grandmother moved into this house in 1971. When Rolande Ségalini died, everything remained as it was during her lifetime. But what to do with all the accumulated things? As her granddaughter Céline begins to film this material legacy, she realises that her grandmother has remained an enigma to her to this day. Room by room, she inventories, classes, counts, sorts the possessions retrieved from wardrobes, drawers, cabinets and boxes and arranges the objects into new still lives. It is an attempt to understand the deceased woman better and find out more about her. Step by step, the heiress discovers various connections to France’s colonial history.
In the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, five women collaborate with a team of theatre practitioners and academic researchers, sharing the horrific violence they endured during the conflict as part of a process of recovery.
Time seems to stand still in southern Burgenland. Not only for the gentle tourism, but also for those men that Katrin Schlösser visits in her impressive documentary. The “buben” or “boys” of various ages referred to in the title tell of their work, everyday life, their families, and mainly about the changes that demands of them, a new image of masculinity. Of a transformation that they have to deal with.
A grandson embarks on a personal journey of caregiving to his grandmother diagnosed with Alzheimer's Dementia. With the help of archived footage collated in 8 years and through personal conversations portrayed in soundbites with his family members, he tried to unpack their lives as it unfolds with Nanay Evie’s condition. This story eventually reveals itself as a personal letter to all the family caregivers.
Sky Original documentary following the next generation of tennis champions, as young stars like Alcaraz, Draper and Gauff contend with new pressures on court and online.
Following multiple scandals surrounding Canada’s hockey infrastructure and its dishonest leaders, a generation of young athletes find themselves facing a moral dilemma. Frédérique describes her exit from the game.
Emma and Lina are two young woman, passionate about motor sport and living in the northeastern part of Sweden. During the folk race season, we get a rare glimpse into their lives, culture and dreams - around the kitchen table, in the garage and on the racetrack.
Voice, face, body and whip. In a tense monologue, a girl looks back at the long shadow cast by the act of rape, which has materialized in the surprising form of an all-too-vivid whip. Slowly receding, the camera zooms out to accompany the moment when she manages to unclench her fist, rid herself of the powerful instrument and speak in her own voice.
"Urumqi Middle Road" depicts the 2022 White Paper Protests in China, where people took to the streets in Shanghai and across the country to protest the draconian Zero-Covid and lockdown policies.
A fake-diary film from memories of the time I couldn’t remember, using only the traces I could recall.
Following the success of her debut novel, All This Could Be Different, author Sarah Thankam Mathews embarks on her second novel, drawing from her adolescence between India and Oman. As Sarah excavates lost place and time, she must contend with the weight of truthful representation and the contradictions within her childhood memories.
“In Gaza you have to get there in the evening, in spring, lock yourself in your room and from there listen to the sounds coming in through the open window.... It's 2018. I am 25 years old and a foreign traveler. I meet young Palestinians my age..”
Helena Bergström is fearless in the spotlight, but anxiety and worry have accompanied the actor and director her entire life. Helena was only 26 when she met director Colin Nutley, who gave her the lead role in Black Jack, the film that floored Swedish cinema audiences. In a candid interview with Malou von Sivers, the couple talk about what it's like to grow and age together.