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The voices of the most prestigious specialists, admirers and names close to the Galdósian and Buñuelian worlds will help answer: who is Benito Pérez Galdós and who is Luis Buñuel? What about Galdós in the cinema of Buñuel? What united them?
Photography has the ability to reconstruct the past and does so through the memory of a narrator, that is, someone who was present at the time of the portrait, or who has a deep understanding of its context. Evidência da Falta is a documentary that explores this aspect of photography, delving into the complex relationship between the individual, emotion, and recollection.
Chicago artist Eric Perez breaks down how his practice in photography, video, and sculpture draws from his time spent as a U.S. Marine.
Director Nishimura, residing in Miharashi Hills Town, finds fascination in the shifting shadows cast upon its streets. Entranced by their ever-changing shapes, he observes how they intensify under the summer sun, creating a vivid contrast. Each silhouette holds unique qualities, seemingly containing the town's secrets.
The film is set on September 1th, 1923 , when a huge earthquake hits Tokyo . The quake caused buildings to collapse, and the city was reduced to ashes by fire. The Great Kanto Earthquake killed more than 105,000 people. 100-year-old films recording this catastrophe have been found all over the country.But who filmed the turmoil of Tokyo, chased by raging fires?After investigating, I come across three cameramen. They turned the hand-cranked camera in a trance without being ordered by anyone.
Due to a mysterious illness, Maya has to go to hospital in Germany during her pregnancy. As a recent immigrant, she tries to cope with the limited visiting hours and her loneliness. Between medical examinations, calls from her partner and guided meditations via cell phone interweave with digital hallucinations.
Through the director's own experiences, the film deals with Norwegian child protection services and casts a critical eye on how their protection is governed by an enormous rule of law.
Filmmaker Roberto Farias' passion for cinema is revealed by his daughter Marise Farias through an intimate look, from childhood to his political, economic and cultural role in Brazilian Cinema. Through Roberto Farias himself and friends such as Luís Carlos Barreto, Cacá Diegues and Zelito Viana, the film tells the stories of the director who achieved a direct dialogue with the public through successes such as O Assalto ao Trem Pagador (1962), the trilogy with singer Roberto Carlos (1968 to 1971) and Pra Frente Brasil (1982). Texts from an unpublished book of memories are interpreted by his brother, actor Reginaldo Faria.
Seeking healing and comfort in community, a dementia family caregiver road trips the U.S. to swap stories of love, humor, devotion, and death with other dementia caregivers who share this hilariously heartbreaking end-of-life journey.
Honouring Juneteenth and Black Music Month, this primetime special will detail the history of hip-hop, providing insight into its origins, growth and evolution over the last 50 years and where things stand today.
The Payret Operation orchestrated in 1979 by State Security against citizen Daniel Faz is hardly known. However, its repercussions continue to this day. For this reason and because of the number of people related to this event (directly or indirectly), we decided to make a film.
The film, based on drawings by Ariane Bergrichter, immerses us in colourful, working-class Brussels, dear to the artist’s heart. While her psychological life has been complicated, she claims to have found her energy for life in the city.
Take an inside look at Rick Perry’s strange and wonderful life as Creative Producer for Dimension 20.
Between 1963 and 1976, filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl spent months living among in the Nuba people in the Kordofan Province of Sudan, documenting their cultural traditions as well as the everyday activities crucial to their very survival.
Three generations of women, whose lived experience of migration is fundamentally different yet inextricably intertwined. What has been passed down from one to another is what connects them, but also precisely what sets them apart. With warm sincerity, this associative exploration of identity and memory interweaves family photographs, deep conversations, literary texts and playful performativity.
Determined to find answers, LaDonna Humphrey and her team spent eight years on a journey like no other. Never before seen case files, interviewing witnesses, potential suspects, and working alongside retired detectives to find justice.
This audio-visual tone poem uses the language of filmmaking to offer a first-hand evocation of the turbulent psychological effects one can experience due to prolonged lack of sunlight.
An intimate verité film that follows students and educators at a groundbreaking new high school in Memphis. Their inspiring journey shows what learning can look like—and accomplish—when a city comes together to rethink what high school can be.
After the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a boy grew up obsessed with all the movies he couldn't see. He met a mysterious film collector who saved thousands of films from destruction by the new regime. Despite arrest and torture, the collector refused to give up his secret hoard. Together they forged a friendship based on passion for cinema and resistance against tyranny. The boy escaped to exile in London to become a filmmaker, and tells their shared story of obsession and celluloid dreams.
Gender non-conforming dancer Vinay believes you don’t have to be restricted by gender. He tackles it with friends and family and tries to put on an event to change his life forever.
Bas and Aad van Toor started as acrobat duo The Crocksons, but became the most popular children's duo in the Netherlands as clown Bassie and acrobat Adriaan.
A middle aged director goes to Mali to seek out her childhood idol and answers her burning questions in life.
Documentarian Steve Bollman joins together scientific discovery, real-life stories and faith to investigate love.
What is the meaning of life? What is love, humor, fear and death? Is it all just a dream? Who are we and where are we heading? Will we wake up, will we remember?
How, after the death of Captain Tom, difficult questions were raised about his legacy.
To better understand what he has, filmmaker Cam Archer revisits former subjects, rephotographs them, and seeks new inspiration.
As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping examination of the critical moments leading up to this crisis over the course of the past three decades, and the pivotal role of a central player: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Starting with the Oslo peace accords and continuing through the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the ongoing war in Gaza, the documentary draws on years of reporting and is an incisive look at the long history of failed peace efforts and violent conflict in the region — and the increasing tensions between Israel and its ally, the U.S., over the war’s catastrophic toll and what comes next.
Hat, Lucie, Benny, Paul and Karen leave their old life behind and disappear for a while to reset. Some of them use a new identity. As they try to get closer to their true self, they find themselves re-evaluating the norms they grew up in.
Martín Zamora’s business has been going well — far too well: he manages a mortuary in the port city of Algeciras, Spain. He identifies the bodies of those who have died trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, informs their relatives, and repatriates them to their home countries. By showing how Martin is affected by the daily tragedies in the mass grave that is the Mediterranean, this film denounces the inhumane conditions on Europe’s maritime borders.
Walter shows himself and his apartment.
The swan song of the Honorary Director of the Eugenides Planetarium Dionysios Simopoulos was to be the last unpublished musical work of the late and world-renowned composer Vangelis Papathanasiou. On the occasion of the New Digital Planetarium's 20th anniversary, this show looks back on its previous productions, with unreleased music by Vangelis and narrated by Dionysios Simopoulos. A tribute to Science and Art by two creators whose friendship and mutual appreciation is more than evident in this work.
A documentary recording the lives of Khon students in their last years of study. They spent six years under the rules of the military regime after the 2014 coup d’etat. The coup granted the regime power to change many things, especially education which became more focused on the monarchy and royal glorification instead of basic human values. While the world is becoming awakened to human rights, the military regime deems them against their own values. The shooting of the film began at the time of the king’s succession, shortly after which there was a great social awakening in Thailand. Meanwhile, the authorities used state violence and oppression in an effort to eliminate dissidents, even when they were just high school and university students.
Meet Brian Boland—the beloved, eccentric hot air balloonist and artist from the rural Upper Valley of Vermont.
Documentary on the making of The Prophecy (1994) featuring interviews with director Gregory Widen, producer Joel Soisson, director of photography Richard Clabaugh and special makeup effects artist Mark Villalobos.
Filmmakers Dale Roossien and Jarrod Stark traveled all over North America, meeting people from all walks of life while exploring the growing subculture of car enthusiasts who love Ford's iconic "Panther" platform cars.
A movie about the question of meaning
Take a celebrated musical genius, some sibling rivalry, an unknown manuscript, a dash of sass and one sensational revelation and what have you got? As moving as it is joyous, this is the story of a very modern woman – who just happened to live 200 years ago.
The project is set in eastern Ukraine, where the main characters live — representatives of different professions, who have chosen culture as the meaning and business of their lives. They are the creators and keepers of the national cultural code. The authors study what exactly is passed down from generation to generation, and what meanings are hidden in it.
On an internal EU border – the one between Italy and Slovenia, a few kilometers from Trieste, migrants who manage to cross the border risk being stopped by Italian law enforcement. The stories of migrants who have experienced refoulements and readmissions are interwoven with the videos recorded by the migrants themselves on their smartphones during their long journeys, as well as with the increasingly contradictory responses of the institutions.
A community of people with disabilities are one of the first users of the long-opposed process of deinstitutionalization in the country. Among them is Marica, born and raised in an institution, yearning to see her mother again.
Vladimir Putin has literally poisoned Russian democracy. From Litvinenko through to Navalny, this stunning investigative series exposes Putin’s lethal criminality, while insiders like Browder, Panetta and Bolton attest to the ruthlessness through which he maintains power.
The "Ghost Adventures" crew returns to where it all began to settle the score with sinister spirits at the infamous Goldfield Hotel; disturbing new evidence reveals a dark and deadly presence on the premises.
A film director experiment and dreaming about his dream.
The unknown and fascinating origins of cinema and audiovisuals from prehistory to the beginning of the 20th century.
Discover the story of a legendary jazz guitarist and composer from Indiana. Wes Montgomery was born in Indianapolis on March 6, 1923, and rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time. This first full-length documentary of Wes Montgomery is told through the eyes of his youngest child, Robert Montgomery.
Jennifer Coolidge hosts the gala, which features performances by Doja Cat and Lea Michele, honorary tributes from members of this year's list and remarks from TIME CEO Jessica Sibley.
Immerse yourself in the tranquil rhythms of Shenyang with filmmaker Barry Wilkinson's "41 Degrees North." Shot over seven weeks, this observational documentary captures the essence of daily life without political undertones. Through a seamless blend of visuals, sounds, and minimal narration, Wilkinson crafts a relaxing and immersive experience, inviting viewers to feel the pulse of the city. From bustling markets to serene parks, the film evokes a sense of connection with Shenyang's residents, emphasizing the harmonious relationship between urban life and nature. "41 Degrees North" is a cinematic escape, a passport to the heart of China, where observation becomes a serene journey.
The second of two two Videographic essays with critical reflections on representations of the Vietnam War. “Disaffection Image,” uses the writings of Chinua Achebe and Gilles Deleuze to interrogate racist and colonial tropes in “Apocalypse Now.”
An in depth look at martial arts on film and off with interviews including Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Eric Lee, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Jeff Langton, Ernie Reyes Sr., and more!
A gesture of post-mortem cinema: spaces devoid of tangible life take on a spectral atmosphere, as though considered through the eyes of the departed. A spatial expedition through a deconstructed Berlin ensues, existential in its storytelling and political in its focus on an individual's trauma.
Legendary British guitarist Chris Spedding and enigmatic frontman Snips (aka Stephen Parsons) trace the fall and rise of their cult seventies band, the Sharks from the Marquee Club to... wherever. With former sex Pistol Paul Cook and Punk Empress 'Jordan' Mooney.
A group of friends heads out to the woods where they witness UFOs and experience a life-changing alien encounter.