Members of the voluntary Human Extinction Movement in Mexico try to convince people not to procreate to achieve gradual human extinction. Soon, an involuntary event will put their ideas into perspective: a pandemic.
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Members of the voluntary Human Extinction Movement in Mexico try to convince people not to procreate to achieve gradual human extinction. Soon, an involuntary event will put their ideas into perspective: a pandemic.
From a human point of view, a mountain is a barrier and a place of passage. Mountains have always been natural frontiers between territories. Nuno Escudeiro collected stories in Briançon, in the French High Alps, and in the Susa Valley, in the western part of Piedmont, and to these he added home movies from the Superottimisti Archivo di Film di Famiglia.
The curious crop circle phenomenon first appeared in the mid-1600s, known then by locals as “The Devil’s Mowing.” But once the 1970s arrived, the appearance of crop circles exploded. Centered around highly charged electromagnetic ley-lines, primarily in the mysterious Stonehenge area of England, these elaborate geometric designs, cut overnight into fields of wheat, suggest an advanced civilization, perhaps of extraterrestrial origin. Highly advanced mathematical equations were examined and deciphered, complete with sacred geometry and hidden messages for mankind. Most of these signs can only be seen from the air. Who is the Prince of the Power of the Air?
Convinced of the supernatural events taking place in a small village in Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1981, and which attracts millions of pilgrims every year, a priest collects conclusive testimonies from several countries, at the same time explaining the foundations of that message, according to the "seers " who narrate their experiences with the mother of God. This is the last time she comes into the world, before the events that were conditioned to her and which constitute a call to the conversion of humanity begin to take place.
In the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? SUBJECT reveals the unintended consequences – good, bad, and complicated – of having your life shared on screen. Featuring the protagonists of acclaimed documentaries The Staircase, Hoop Dreams, The Wolfpack, Capturing the Friedmans, and The Square, as well as the filmmakers of Minding the Gap, Cameraperson, An Inconvenient Truth, and more.
Since 2014, the terrorist organisation Boko Haram have led strikes against the villages and people of the Far North Region of Cameroon. Today, this constant threat of violence has woven itself into daily existence.
Justin Hardy, the son of the films Director, Robin Hardy talks to various experts about his father's film
Mario is the guitarist of "Duck Fizz", a rock band from La Paz B.C.S. who seeks to achieve success through his own art. However, getting it means having to leave your city for a new home. A decision that modifies their entire environment and lifestyle, but that will also help them to find more opportunities to fulfill his biggest dream, live from music.
On the mythical site of Saqqara, the Apis bulls were buried for more than a thousand years in the immense underground necropolis of the Serapheum. Discovered in 1850 by the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, this place shelters a treasure of which a part is preserved in the Louvre. The collapse of the ceiling of one of the galleries had however prevented the archaeologist from venturing into the entire necropolis. More than 170 years later, the museum's Egyptologists are continuing the work of their famous predecessor. Investigating the cult of the Apis bull and the mysterious rituals that surrounded it, the team is especially looking for access to the unexplored parts, which have at least eight burial chambers, with the hope of finding intact tombs.
A family must come to grips with the suicide of their eldest son. What drove the outwardly relaxed and happy Arie to his deed? For two years we follow his younger brother Gijs, mother Denise and father Arjan while they try to turn despair into meaning.
A city with a low reputation in many areas. But is one of those areas creativity?
Since 1979, Rose Chong Costumiers have been dealing in elaborate and vibrant maximalist attire for hire. In 40 years, it has established itself as an iconic and legendary Melbourne staple among the Inner-North's queer scene. But neither Rose Chong's nor fancy-dress are as simple as they first seem according to Dan, one of the long-time "Chongettes" who works there. When considered with care and attention, they reveal glittering ideas of play and fun and community. From a queer lens - or rather, a mirror - this unassuming costume shop is a place where one might begin to conceive truths about themselves and their identities. How to Dress Like Me is a 5-minute documentary that contends with the intersections of play, queerness, and clothes.
One thing to know about Newfoundland Honey, it's some of the cleanest in the world. There's no comparing it to what you're going to find on the shelves.
Documentary that describes month by month the fall of the self-proclaimed National Reorganization Process, the dictatorship that governed Argentina for seven years. In addition, we trace the path of the candidates towards the presidential elections, the socio-economic chaos that was experienced at that time, the media, the artistic references and the world of sports, until the arrival of democracy.
Hélias Millerioux, Frédéric Degoulet, and Benjamin Guigonnet are dreaming of opening a new extreme route on the legendary south face of Nuptse. A wall approaching 8,000 m in the heart of the Himalayas. Nuptse: touching in the intangible or the obsessive quest of three French mountaineers trapped in their desire for a summit.
A portrait film about Seaküla Simson, one of the sculptors with the best sense of form in Estonia. It is impossible for a man who went through the war in Afghanistan to forget what he experienced. Again and again the past catches up with him. Even in dreams. The only way to face your demons is to make fun of them.
The hero of the film Anatoly Sivak lives in a small town. He has a hard job: he is a sorter at a waste recycling plant. Anatoly also collects toys from the Soviet era and dreams of creating his own museum.
The death of a Burkinabé family’s patriarch and the division of his estate unearths conflict between his heirs and larger questions about inheritance, belonging and the communal customs of West Africa versus Westernized courts.
A director (P. Chann) tries to make a movie following the guise of Joseph Campbell's framework.
A filmic conversation about death, animals, and home movies.
The municipality of Ljubeščica has the second largest amount of entrepeneurs in the county of Varaždin and it even played a part in some major political and societal shifts that Europe had been facing since the 90s. But what caused this sudden turning point?
When an international military treaty fell apart in the mid 1930s, America rebounded by building the most legendary battleships ever constructed; the Iowa class of battleship. USS Iowa BB-61 was the lead ship of the class and was of service for nearly 50 years. Ultimately, an on board catastrophe cut her service short, but her story continues today as the Iowa is a living museum. Together, veterans and historians tell her stories of tragedy and triumph.
In 1968, Brazil’s military government convened the National Security Council to enact Institutional Act No. 5, ushering in the most violent period of the dictatorship. The meeting was recorded, but remained secret for decades. The filmmakers delved into the archives and now reveal the recordings.
No question seems more relevant in times like these than one: What is love? In the touching and captivating road trip documentary “What is Love?”, the film team embarks on a profound exploration, interviewing people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. They openly share their personal experiences, beliefs, and philosophies about love, revealing the extraordinary power and enigmatic nature of this universal human emotion. As the journey unfolds, viewers are taken on an introspective and unfiltered ride that ultimately challenges their own perceptions and understanding of what it truly means to love and to be loved.
The life and story of Saudi journalist Turki Al-Sudairi.
The film discusses a relevant issue of today: sustainability, a cleaner future, social equality, and organizational transparency.
This documentary takes us on a sensorial and atmospheric journey through the experiences, words and thoughts of the Venezuelan essayist and poet Armando Rojas Guardia. His early connection with the divine, the gradual inner maturation of a mystical experience that he manages to glimpse in his early adulthood, the determining and complex influence of his father (also a writer), his first crush on a young high school classmate, the profound experience of homoeroticism, the abysses of the psychotic crisis. All experiences pushed to the limit and which make up some of the singular elements of a unique artistic and intellectual quest with a broad universal scope.
Two Lives. One Gift. A post-kidney transplant memoir, told as a dream-like prayer to Mom.
A captivating story that takes you inside the heart of the Argentina national team camp of "La Albiceleste". Witness the incredible moments since they added a third star to their iconic jersey. Listen to their unique perspectives as they reflect on an unforgettable tournament, sharing the deep sense of connection that winning has forged between them and a nation behind them. A story about passion, dedication, and unity that make Argentina's victory truly memorable.
A former professor finds no more reason to be in the world, so he takes a train to Genoa and arrives on the shore of an icy winter sea. At the end of his journey, he winds up in an ancient abbey of Boschetto where the desperately homeless live. Waiting for the warden to take him in he walks around the cloisters thinking about his life. Is it everything in our lives already written in the stars or it’s all a coincidence? Then he gradually meets the guests of a limbo that welcomes and does not judge them. Each of them tells him their stories: between them there is a carabiniere, a countess, a railroader, a ship's deckhand; a whole humanity in its colorful diversity as in the backstage of the world. At the end of the film, he feels better than before, and he left this place to live his last years.
This film is the culmination of 4 years of therapy and half a year of production. A man focuses on his identity. A meditation on radical acceptance.
The Ghost Adventures crew visit the shuttered Los Padrinos Juvenile Detention Center, a facility given the ominous designation "Devil's Den", to investigate the presence of a lingering dark and disturbing energy that still resides inside the building.
William Albert Robinson became famous in 1931 after a world tour of more than 3 years on a sailboat of only 10 meters long. In 2019, a research centre in his name was inaugurated in Tahiti where he fought to eradicate filariasis. Between these two dates, the film traces the extraordinary life of one of the last navigators of the 20th century. But the film also seeks to reveal the intimate truth of an elusive, complex, and fascinating man.
In the era of food sustainability, Hanif Sadr, an engineer turned chef from Tehran, Iran, has opened his first Iranian regional restaurant in San Francisco, USA. He delved into the farm-to-table gastronomy world after working as a cook for a Montessori school in Berkley. His mission is to introduce the regional and seasonal recipes of Northern Iran, learnt from his childhood to the North American public where its ingredients geographically match California. With his wife banned from the US and a lack of distribution of Iranian food ingredients due to sanctions, he travels back and forth between Iran and the U.S., attempting to bridge the personal and political to bring back a taste of home. Alongside other renowned food figures, Hanif aims to show the depth of a unique forgotten cuisine that is connected with nature, influenced by seasons, and defines the art of preservation techniques.
She promised a new future with her revolutionary new crypto currency. But her $4 billion empire was all a fraud, milking investors, and sending her on the run as a global fugitive.
For some eight years, Kaneko Yu followed Japanese avant-garde director Okuyama Jun'ichi, observed him making and showing his films, and collecting printed materials.
The author's erotic imagination is mixed between desire and magazine clippings, and the trade of collage becomes a ship that travels from outer space to the city itself.
Documentary on Astérix's illustrator Uderzo, led by Antoine de Caunes with interviews from various French celebrities.
A short film by Pablo Useros.
The Implementation of the new security law in 2020 marked a major historical shift for the people of Hong Kong. This 2-year process brought on the reality which was not expected to have materialized until 2046. This harsh, unexpected acceleration fueled feelings of anxiety and distress. The fear of prosecution mixed with the impulse for self-censorship, the desire to leave wrestled with a sense of loss. Room 404 is an essayistic response to the documentary Room 525 shot by the same artists during the art residency in Hong Kong back in 2019 while the social unrest was growing.
Ramba Zamba: a theater with handicapped and non-handicapped people/actresses and actors, which has been living and working on inclusive integrative togetherness impressively every day for thirty years now. The film accompanies the mentally and physically impaired actresses and actors for six months through the theatrical production of the play GOLEM, from the beginning of rehearsals to the premiere. In doing so, the film is also partly influenced by the portrayed persons themselves, quasi inclusively co-determined, by them capturing their own view and perception, their view of reality itself on film.
“I'm modern, I take the subway” is a visual story illustrating how the Santiago subway is, par excellence, a symbol of modernity in the city. In it you can see contemporary art, mass and consumer society, multinational companies, the acceleration of life, etc., so the subway has become an overdose of modernity, with all the contradictions that this brings.
Svetlana has lost her son who was found dead while he was in the army. As she tries to shed light on the culture of violence and abuse in the Belarusian military, a group of young friends from the techno underground soon face being drafted themselves. They go to rave parties in undershirts and round sunglasses, but in a moment the party could be over – at least until huge protests break out in the streets following the recent ‘re-election’ of dictator-president and Putin sympathiser, Aleksandr Lukashenko. A glimmer of hope and a promise of change, which only causes the brutality of the authoritarian society to erupt in full force.
December 1919. The American government deports 249 anarchists and radicals on the “Soviet Ark”. Five years later, this same ship becomes the set of Buster Keaton’s slapstick comedy “The Navigator”.
Take a front row seat as we sit down to chat with some of the creators and stars of the best and most beloved exploitation and grindhouse films of the 1970s and 80s. Featuring interviews with John Dugan (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Craig Reed (The Re-Animator), John Russo (Night of the Living Dead), Lynn Lowry (The Crazies), Carl Crew (Blood Diner), and many more independent horror veterans.
three sparks is an intimate picture of village life in Albania, crafted in gratitude by a guest. Mexican/American artist Naomi Uman lived and documented life in rural Ukraine. Inspired by having seen her experimental non-fiction films portraying village life, she was invited to create a portrait of life in rural Albania. This took her to Rabdisht, a village perched high in the mountains, where people farm the rocky, vertiginous land.
About the events of 1998-2023 affecting the ways and achievements of Gazprom-Media Holding companies.
The story of the 1992-1993 season, when the Olympique de Marseille became the first french soccer team to win a European Cup.
The name alone invokes a senso of fear. But what is a mummy? When a human's soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional (anthropogenic) or accidental (spontaneous) exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions. Self-mummification was practiced until the late 1800s in Japan where monks whose bodies remain incorrupt without any traces of deliberate mummification are venerated by Buddhists. Join us for a fascinating and frightful journey into the mystery of The Mummy.
Inside Kabul follows Marwa and Raha, two friends living in Kabul. When the country fell to the Taliban they began sending voice messages to their friend, journalist Caroline Gillet, wanting to share what they were seeing, hearing, and feeling. These are their personal audio diaries.