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Mirna's mother died from ovarian cancer when she was just a child. Now she has been diagnosed with a tumor of the ovary. Because of this she also ends up processing her mother's death.

Join the quest with 25 intrepid history students – mostly Mexican American – who drive 2,000 miles from the Alamo in Texas to a Springfield, Illinois museum. Their mission? Asking to repatriate General Santa Anna’s prosthetic leg to Mexico and honor Abraham Lincoln with a Day of the Dead altar.

A documentary feature film about an anarchic political activist, Kunio Suzuki. He is close to both right and left wings, and ex-Aum cult members.

An assured, emotionally rich film about the lies a family tells to keep their patriarch happy; and the unattended costs of their falsehood. After sixty years of marriage, Antoine and Vivi have lost their most beloved daughter; but no one has dared to tell the bedridden nonagenarian Antoine, lest his heart crack.

Comedians Facu Díaz and Miguel Maldonado, along with filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo as host, tell the brief story of “No te metas en política,” a Spanish late-night talk show that was broadcast online between 2016 and 2019.

A journey across unique places that challenge the world of their time, landmarks of the future built by revolutionary minds that can be described, each in their own way, as architectural utopias. The film is divided in five chapters which represent five works.

American Rebels in Cuba follows the very unusual life of “Rebels” Neill and Nancy Macaulay and their involvement with the Cuban Revolution. Neill Macaulay, an American who fought with a band of Fidelistas in the final months of the Cuban Revolution and his young wife Nancy tell their incredible story of war, revolution, and attempt to settle in post-war Cuba.

Locals call it the "arribada", Spanish for "arrival": the magical days and nights when tens of thousands of sea turtles come ashore on Costa Rica's Pacific coast to lay millions of eggs. In 'Turtle Beach' Canadian naturalist and cinematographer Hugo Kitching follows a team of international scientists on a groundbreaking expedition to uncover the mysteries of this rare phenomenon.

Follow the journey of a high school's theater program as they prepare for their most ambitious musical yet.

An Argentine theater company sets off on a tour of various towns in France, performing Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, directed by Daniel Veronese. The actor who plays Treplev—the writer in love with Nina—and Perroud, a young film director, record this trip. What begins as a travelogue transforms into a duel of viewpoints: that of Perroud's camera versus that of "the Actor who plays Treplev."

Cool Black North explores the unique and vibrant Canadian Black Community and its role in our country’s contemporary identity. Through a series of intimate profiles, we are witness to a wide spectrum of life experiences, including the arts, entertainment, law, business, science and social activism. Though each person’s pathway to success is unique, they all share a common purpose and strength in overcoming often racially-based obstacles to succeed at the highest levels in their respective fields.

An unedited film documenting a rooftop sculpture garden cultivated over a summer in Vancouver. The sculptures come alive but the vegetables are apathetic.

Life and Death of Oriana Fallaci: the greatest Italian journalist of all time who made men of power tremble with her interviews and her sharp writing.

When producer Kees Rijninks, the husband of filmmaker Carmen Cobos, is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, their world is falling apart. Yet after months of sadness, anger and denial, it appears that they have sufficient resilience to find a new balance in their lives. In TOGETHER they follow for a year a group of incurably ill patients, their partners and their neurologist to find an answer to the question how people deal with the knowledge that they are incurably ill. Do they find the resilience to give their lives a positive meaning in hopeless circumstances?

In rural Azerbaijan, a mother welcomes her adult son, who left home eight years earlier. In the calm rhythm of rural life, reflective silences punctuate their personal, philosophical conversations.

This film is an African “Boyhood” that gives an insight to the political and historical situation of Burundi throughout the last 24 years through the eyes of six street children that now have become adults.

Loose images, feelings, shared glances and melancholic silences throughout two weeks of my life. The exploration of identity and the present through memories of the past.

The film centres on a 2018 project by twelve Dene people from the Northwest Territories to recreate a traditional expedition on the Nahanni River in a mooseskin canoe.

Rammayee, a Jarai woman, is a native of Lai village, Khnol commune, Oyadav district, Ratanakiri province. She orphaned when she was 2 years old and then lived with her aunt and aggressive uncle. As she did not want to burden her aunt any longer, she decided to get married at the age of 15 years. Unfortunately, she suffered from health problems during pregnancy. Her first-born had been underweight then and had suffered from constipation. Rammayee and her husband decided to borrow money for their child´s surgery in Phnom Penh. Despite of hard life in the village, they both work hard to raise their child. They hope that their child will not follow them, but instead of getting married early will go to school and have a better life.

In the small rural village of Ilsbo, Sweden, brothers Jonas Gunnar and Fredrik Höglund founded Bröderna Höglunds Verkstäder in 1919. This inspiring documentary tells the century-long story of an epoch-defining world-changing product born from a young boy's fascination with mechanics and engineering—a tale of relentless hard work, unwavering dedication to their community, their company, and a groundbreaking idea. J.G. designed a hydraulic tipping system that harnessed the vehicle's own power to raise a telescopic cylinder beneath the load bed, enabling effortless mechanical dumping of cargo and revolutionizing the transport industry.

Follows DeMarcus Cousins while he recovers from an injury that has been a career death sentence for some NBA players. Features exclusive interviews with his teammates, coaches and NBA insiders.

In partnership with the MasterCard Foundation and local partner Mwanza Youth and Children Network, the young reporters produce and broadcast radio shows that illustrate how farming can lead to individual prosperity and country-wide economic growth and teach the business and finance skills necessary to manage these small agricultural enterprises.

Using a special printing technique, Esther Urlus makes the film images look hand-drawn. She was inspired by Late-Medieval sketches of falling horses and studies for spectacular battle scenes. The historical pastel colours are based on the Medieval 'Epiphanie medicorum', a urine colour wheel used for medical diagnoses.

Protest and Desire is a video artwork that challenges popular STD / HIV discourse by focusing on how women of color deal with intimacy, sex, and age that relates to STDs and HIV within the landscape of white Europe.

The famous Teahupoo wave, nicknamed "the perfect wave", was bigger than ever in 2019. In August 2019, mountains of water dropped on the coral reef like bombs. Towed by jet skis, local surfers tried and succeeded what seemed impossible. Bravery and dauntless! Commented by seasoned Tahitians like Kévin Bourez, Matahi Drollet, Kauli Vaast or Ariihoe Tefaafana who share this unique experience, their fear and pride to have faced heights never seen before. The Polynesians have proven that they are the best, that the Teahupoo wave is "made for them". Unforgettable images, interviews and testimonies… It has become an unmissable event for riders and those who love the beauty of the Pacific Islands. No need to be interested in surfing to appreciate spectacular performances. This is a pure wave of pleasure for the eyes. A wave of emotion with these “aito” (heroes in Tahitian) of surfing, who share a part of the Polynesian culture.

A film about the artist Daniel Spoerri. It's actually a film about a thought by Daniel Spoerri: a film almost without Daniel Spoerri, it's actually mostly acted out by a child - to say no less than that everything somehow goes on in life, even if you die in between.

“While we are here” mixes fiction, travelogue, film diary and documentary to tell the story Lamis, a Lebanese woman who just moved to New York and Wilson, a Brazilian man living illegally for 10 years in the same city. The film narrates the story of their relationship in a personal way by articulating macro-political issues with intimate ones.

San Giorgio is an episode of the series The Roots of Violence which is also composed by: -San Siro (2014) -San Vittore (2018) Actually work in progress

Indonesia, 1965: hundreds and even thousands of people are arrested without warrant. Some did come back, the others lost without trace. Svet, one of the survivors of the Indonesian dark history recounts the memory she had of her father, whom she believes to be responsible for the 1965 tragedy.

Are Sergej, allu, Aleksib, Aerial and xseveN the following Finnish CS: GO superstars? What is the everyday life of a player when the computer clicks open six days a week? The documentary follows ENCE's journey to the big arenas.

A letter to a loved one from abroad. The reaction to a piece of news and the doubts generated by it in the filmmaker lead him to compile images and sounds, questioning memory and poor communication.

Aging fashion model Benedetta Barzini strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son’s determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera’s gaze.

"The Overview Effect" is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by the astronauts who saw the Earth from space. Senior astronaut Jean-François Clervoy is one of the few to have experienced it. Discover his story from a legendary astronomical observatory at the top of the Pyrenees Mountains before going to space.

For Tunisians, 1978 is forever linked to the memory of the famous national soccer team and its "epic journey to Argentina." It's a myth that marked my childhood, accompanied by an intriguing question: Why did my mother refuse to watch soccer? What if 1978 wasn't just about soccer?

There Is Always Something New Happening. So where is our limit? Our artform beatboxing has given so much to the present and has so much more to give in the future. Working in collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs the legendary beatboxer and member of the beatbox community, Reeps One, took a journey of discovery to understand more about the entire art form and how it inspires communities, scientists and engineers.

Two memories of mine narrated by my nephews, asking their mother (my older sister) if the images they recall are fake or real. Being raised up by my old sister and growing up in the same place, the film reflects how everything is related, revolving around the same experiences and memories.

This untold history of Toronto's Black queer community spans four decades of passionate activist rebellion. Refusing to be silenced and raging with love, the featured trailblazers demanded a city where they could all live their truths free from the threat of violence. In the spaces they found for loud laughter and sweaty block parties, they also found themselves. Each bit of revolutionary ground was gained collaboratively, whether protesting police brutality, forming feminist collectives or making room for grief and healing in the wake of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Their transformative creativity and visionary organizing made Toronto more livable for generations to follow. Our Dance of Revolution celebrates the living legends among us by unearthing what has been made invisible. Come honour this hidden chapter of Toronto's history and witness the courage it took to dance in the street for the struggle.

Explore the origins of the Celts, uncovering their culture through preserved salt mines, ancient artifacts, and the mystery of a 2,400-year-old tomb.

Young scientists are highly appreciated outside Russia. Western universities are hunting for them, seducing them with big money and good conditions. In this film, scientists will tell you why and for what they stay, what they dream about and what they think about the world around them.

This film is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to uncover the deep-seated and social media-fueled “boys will be boys” culture at the root of high school sexual assault in America. Like many small towns across the country, Steubenville, nestled in a valley in eastern Ohio, lives and dies by its high school football team. So when a teenage girl was sexually assaulted at a pre-season football party in 2012, no one came forward with information. True-crime blogger Alex Goddard set out to uncover the truth, piecing together the details of the crime through cell phone footage and photos that made their way to YouTube, as well as a nearly minute-by-minute account of events on social media. In the process, she uncovered both the perpetrators and the entire culture of complicity that enabled them. The ensuing trial, which made national headlines, cut to the very heart of nationwide debates about rape culture.

Missed connection regret at that one late-night spot—the kind you keep playing back in your head but not quite ever remembering right, until it starts to look like something else.

Raises questions without seeking answers, following several characters of all ages, generations and social level as well as a member of the people and an association representative in addition to a sociologist and a psychiatrist. This documentary deals with the issue of racism historically, geographically, economically, culturally, psychologically and socially. A young black graduate from Gabès who returns to the country determined to put his know-how in communication for the benefit of the motherland but his multiple contacts open his eyes to discriminatory attitudes contrary to religious precepts and political choices of his country some of which date back to the 19th century with the abolition of slavery on January 23, 1846 by Ahmed Bey.

Director Jessica Nilsson’s staggering documentary The Testament of Oliver chronicles her friendship with Oliver Juvonen-Peel. Oliver has schizophrenia and struggles with alcohol use disorder. He drinks to cope with his psychiatric issues, but his dual diagnosis makes it challenging to find effective treatment. He reveals to the camera that mental health facilities reject him due to his alcohol abuse, and he’s involuntarily discharged from outpatient clinics because he’s mentally ill. The Testament of Oliver reveals what happens to the people who fall through the cracks of the healthcare system. Nilsson’s documentary offers a raw and hardhitting account of a man in dire need of specialized treatment and support systems. Nilsson captures her dear friend’s struggles with an unflinching eye, sharing Oliver’s soaring highs and crushing lows on his arduous road to recovery.

The author of the film captured director Rimas Tuminas in the process of working on the production of the play "The Queen of Spades" at the Bolshoi Theater in 2017.

Are Mammograms the biggest scam ever perpetrated in medical history? You decide. In this film, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, scientists, and advocates...warn women of the truth that is kept from them, causing grave harm and death.

Investigative reporters examine the 1MDB scandal, tracing money from the Wolf of Wall Street all the way to the Malaysian Prime Minister.

The film begins and ends in a shopping centre in Hong Kong. We carefully observe the smooth movement of the escalators, the constant flow of people that never stops, the musical fountain that presides over the centre of the internal courtyard, as if this gigantic complex could concentrate the circulation of the entire city, or even, the entire country. From there, it will be more a tale about concrete, enormous port warehouses, glazed galleries built for the 2010 universal exhibition, overpopulated tower blocks, the fragments of still recent colonialism...

In order to better understand the origins of pollution in the Alps, Nicolas Plain turned his paraglider into a flying laboratory to draw conclusions with scientists from the Grenoble Alpes University. He will then go on to meet the people who act in the field and try to change the situation. Amongst them, Audrey Tcherkoff, co-founder of the positive cinema week, decided to take to the sky in order to present this unique event as well as the films taking part in the competition to us !

"Diário de Bissau" was filmed in 2017 and reports the daily life of the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. By reading the newspaper Diário de Bissau, which the film is named after, we take notice of the local news. This reading is intercut with the testimony of Martinho Barbosa, a Guinean who witnessed Guinea's recent history and presents his view of the key issues facing the country.