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In Il mio pallone / la mia vita is the veil that hides the desire to leave posterity a time capsule with a message of brotherhood and existence.

The Vienna University of Economics and Business, first built in the 1980s, is facing a not so certain future despite grand announcements: should the building be demolished or can it possibly be renovated? And if so, how? Christoph Schwarz poses questions that go beyond the redesign of the site and the building itself.

A cherished drive-thru worker receives the day's proceeds as her going-away gift when the community queues up to bid her farewell on her last day in Gainesville.

Documentary about sexual violence and forced marriage, focusing on women who were coerced, abducted or imprisoned by their own families. Central figure is Dutch-Pakistani human rights activist Shirin Musa (Femmes for Freedom), tirelessly fighting for their rights.

Cosmic revolutions beget earthly revolutions in a film about the 2024 solar eclipse, ecstasy, ghosts, birth, death and the English poet and preacher John Donne.

With the hope of creating a platform for young, emerging filmmakers to showcase their films, Nico Cariati starts a film festival on his own, but realizes he may be in for more than he bargained for.

Home Is Not a Place follows a filmmaker’s search into her own family history after learning that her grandmother was kidnapped and forced into marriage. Through conversations with three women from her village, spanning three generations, the film examines the lasting effects of bride kidnapping in Nepal and how its influence continues to shape ideas of consent, marriage, and womanhood. Told through observation and personal testimony, the film looks at how women live with, respond to, and resist practices that have shaped their lives.

A man finds the motorcycle he parted ways with 30 years earlier.

An affectionate portrait of the forgotten town of Tapoleng, where church once served as a sanctuary for its residents during the old apartheid order. Here, a new religion emerges – one tethered to a new spiritual practice, community and self-determination.

A train trip with a stranger turns into a big question to find out the ultimate truth

Featuring remarkably honest interviews with a cross-section of South African women, Marxism & Period Pain takes an in-depth look at women’s experiences of menstruation, locating those experiences within the gendered structures of capitalism.

A new work from emerging filmmaker and prolific train-goer Katie Edwards.

Despite their age, Régine and Roger still fly their falcon, Fifi, as they always have. But that day, Fifi does not return. Is it truly the only thing to take flight and vanish?

This documentary explores the centuries-old Arabic poem "The Burdah" - it's origins, profound meaning, and enduring significance in modern-day life.

A video-log recorded by an English Literature student and a massive film-lover during "InterYouth Fest" held in Istinye University.

A cross-generational oral history of Cape Town, told through the underground hip-hop scene that turned rhythm, resistance and mentorship into a living education system.

During the Croatian War of Independance, a society of authors, painters, sculptors, playwrights and other artists was formed in the coastal city of Zadar with a singular goal in mind: fighting war and trauma with their craft and thus keeping the spark and strength of the city's diverse community alive.

Alois Spies was Europe's first "graffiti hunter" and was once notorious among graffiti writers as "Metro Kojak." After spending 25 years driving buses and trams for Munich's public transport authority, he moved to an internal position in 1985 and became responsible for cleaning subway stations. On his initiative, the MVG founded the AG/SV, a task force for graffiti and vandalism, with which he hunted graffiti writers for over a decade.

After the body of his father is found in a tent in Amsterdam, Marcus searches for an identity through a man he never knew. Tracing parallels with a father who lived outside the system, his own unease with authorities and institutions begins to take shape. As that unease deepens, Marcus pulls the film toward himself, drawn to male voices that promise clarity and strength and to a future he believes he can still redirect.

A forgotten goddess of carpet weaving is summoned back to life as a filmmaker pieces together lost memories across the Uyghur diaspora.

After struggling with his studies in the seminary, a young priest from Oklahoma discerns his call to serve Guatemala’s native people, no matter the cost. Hosted by Fr. Charles Connor.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, 10 Out of 10 is a documentary showcasing behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen moments from the iconic surf event, Capítulo Perfeito. Featuring insights from legends Rob Machado, Cory Lopez, Bruno Santos, and Nic Von Rupp, it offers an intimate look into the world of professional surfing.

Where Comes Mulan follows artist and filmmaker Tianyi Zheng as she returns to her ancestral village in Huangpi, Wuhan, where the legendary figure of Mulan is said to have originated. Beginning with intimate conversations with relatives and local residents, the film traces how Mulan has been remembered or forgotten in everyday life, only to collide with how local authorities have transformed her image into a powerful tourism brand. Through walks across tourist sites and abandoned ruins, Zheng questions the gap between lived memory and official narrative.

After a romantic interest vanishes without explanation, a woman becomes convinced he is dead. With only her phone as a companion, her katabasis through online spaces leads her to psychic mediums, obscure forum communities, social media archives, and conversations with LLMs. As her search deepens, her rabbit-hole investigation leads her through the histories of moving images, digital collective memory, and the new spiritual languages emerging in a technological age.

5 women tell their stories of resilience and fight against oppression in the Dominican Republic and the United States in hilarious and heartbreaking ways.

For generations, seemingly all paths led through Chicago as trains carrying passengers, livestock, and freight crisscrossed the country. In a new WTTW special and companion website, Riding the Rails, lifelong train enthusiast Geoffrey Baer hops aboard all kinds of trains to tell the story of this essential mode of transport and how it shaped our city. Along the way, he uncovers clues all around us to railroads of the past, recalls the colorful characters who built them and the unsung workers who toiled on them, and reveals why our current rail system is just as vital to Chicago’s existence today.

Alexandros, head of the cultural department of a well-known cultural center, spends his last day alone recalling great artistic moments, with lost friends and very important people of art with whom he lived there for the last 25 years, which he tells us based on archival material.

In the third year of the Yoon Sukyeol administration, the nation was already at a boiling point. A move to end democracy backfired, opening the plaza. This records the accidental Namtaeryeong plaza on a winter solstice night and the struggle to carry its spirit into everyday life.

How do teenagers, often faced with conflicting expectations, experience their first sexual encounter today? While the median age for first sexual intercourse remains around 17, young people’s sexuality is shaped by issues related to consent, pornography, and social media. With tenderness and humor, and at times with gravity, this film explores the evolving concerns and practices of a generation of 15- to 17-year-olds who are still thirsty for love.

A Balkan Ska concert at a contemporary art museum somewhere in Southeast Europe.

Embracing four years recorded on a digital camera to reminisce the teenage years

documentary short film

What happens when you take childhood friends turned Z-List celebrities, and lock them in a recording studio in the middle of nowhere with nothing but their instruments and insatiable ego's? You get LIVE SANKARAS IN YOUR AREA.

A documentary following a young mountaineer, Yashwanth Naik, on an expedition to Mount Reo Purgyil in Himachal Pradesh.

In the midst of a violent tropical typhoon, a young man struggles to fall asleep. His thoughts are the only source of light in the dark. The film was partially shot in Hanoi during the worst storm the country had seen in seventy years.

Follows Edinburgh craftspeople who repair and rehome donated pianos a joyful celebration of recycling and renewal.

Blog of the Eurotrip with isej: Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna and Prague

A story about a person who stands alone against the system, strange neighbors, and the growing chaos around them. Frightening things happen nearby, yet life goes on: him still go out to feed the stray cats and leave notes on the walls, trying somehow to reach the people around them. This is St. Petersburg without embellishment - cold, bleak, and full of tension. A city where, among ice and dark courtyards, one stubborn character keeps holding on and refuses to back down.

A look into Lleyton Senne's short film "Am I Funny Yet?"

The documentary explores the intimate and political story of the participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian and non-violent mission that in September 2025 attempted to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, amid the siege and genocide perpetrated by Israel. From the harbour to departure, the film recounts the preparation of the largest civilian humanitarian mission by sea organised for Palestine. Alongside the mission, the Italian mobilisations that emerged around the call “Blocchiamo tutto” (Let's block everything), launched by the dockworkers involved in the Flotilla, come to light. Amid drone attacks, demonstrations, rallies and institutional promises withdrawn when needed, the journey becomes a concrete metaphor for the will of peoples to overcome the limits and hypocrisies of the international community.

The documentary explores how nature has acted as a barrier against radiation and how the ecosystem of the Chornobyl exclusion zone has changed 40 years after the accident, with the zone itself becoming an international research site. One of the film’s focal points is the wetlands, which were drained in the 1950s and 1960s and now pose an increased fire hazard and risk of radionuclide dispersion, as well as facilitating enemy infiltration into these territories.

When ROV is sent on a toxic treasure hunt into the deep depths of our waters, it discovers how what was once an easy solution is now poisoning our seas and reverberating into the future.

Following a lifelong hunter deep into the Northern Yukon, the film tracks his pursuit of the animal he reveres most. With a careful eye on the often-overlooked spiritual motivations behind the hunt, and exploring the ethical contradictions, the film challenges viewers to confront the complexities of the hunting instinct in the modern world.

The award-winning Between the Hedges returns with a powerful special episode dedicated to ‘Yer Maun’ Joey Dunlop OBE.