Discover Movies

For generations, the Gardell family have devoted themselves to a life working the land. An unexpected change in the legal conditions of the land they farm gives Tomàs and Maria no choice but to turn their farm into a bed and breakfast, where they patiently wait for guests to arrive.

Alexander Viktorovich lives near the village of Mokhovoye, on the shore of a pond. This is a fishery site where he breeds fish for sale. Every day fishermen come to him to relax and fish. Alexander Viktorovich is an elderly, sick person, and constant hard physical work is not easy for him.

An immersive Virtual Reality experience rooted in the Northern myths of the merpeople, who lured sailors and longing souls to sea. Like the lost ones of the past, you begin by the seaside. The world around you dissolves as you hear the calling from the sea, and you are submerged in a suggestive underwater world, where the distinction between reality and imagination, man and nature, disappears.

Wells Fargo was long seen as the 'golden child' of banking. But former employees detail the ruthless and fraudulent practices that fueled its growth.

America's experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. However, few know about the moment these two worlds collided, when the White House and NASA scrambled to put the first black astronaut into orbit. This is the untold story of the decades-long battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first superpower to bring diversity to the skies, told by the black astronauts and their families, who were part of this little known chapter of the Cold War.

In this fascinating journey, Melissa Hogenboom considers whether or not we are in charge of our own decisions; from neuroscience to physics to how our understanding of free will impacts on our morality and the choices we make.

The captivating story of a Russian Jewish filmmaker working during the height and collapse of the Soviet Union. In this autobiographical documentary, Peter Mostovoy takes us on his journey from impoverished childhood to award-winning filmmaker. Naively believing that his art could be free from demands of the regime, Mostovoy nevertheless became entangled in the absurdity of Soviet-era politics as an “untrustworthy” Jew. The Red Scarf is a smart blend of animation, archival footage—including clips of Mostovoy’s films—and a healthy dose of humour.

Two artists from Alexandria, Virginia, revisit the town’s segregated past and tell the story of family, friendship, loss, and love through historical dollhouses.

We drank the Crypto Kool-Aid and got sucked into the ICO bubble of 2017-2019: A wild ride into the heart of the Blockchain dream of decentralized freedom. Was it a mirage or start of new way to do capitalism? Whatever it was - it was crazy

Besides being an excellent showcase of Chiaki Mayumura's talents, this film is a brilliant melding of documentary and fiction.

In Cuba, the participants of the radical Army of Love spread love and sensual pleasure across gender, age and ethnicity. A utopian hybrid film without limits.

Harley, a successful criminal attorney who represents the most despised people in society in Paterson, NJ, embarks on a quest to win the woman of his dreams and defeat the bully who antagonized him as a child.

This work has been long-awaited as a masterpiece which is not performed in public since it was staged 31 years ago in 1989. This valuable video will be recorded in full and will be released for the first time. The story of a seed that fell to one point on the stage, and a tree that grew bravely and dignifiedly there. Amid the sounds of Tomoe Shizune’s exquisitely beautiful Guitar piece, the dancers’ bodies overflow with life and love of nature.

Time to wake up is an online documentary filmed during the period of coronavirus. It’s an almanac of stories that would not have appeared without quarantine. The crisis revealed two types of people: those who are waiting for instructions, and those who adapt to new conditions. The characters of the film, volunteers, street musicians, founders of charitable foundations, entrepreneurs and artists, find themselves in the same house, called the new reality. Pupils of the “Anton tut ryadom” center collectively practice vocals and dances through ZOOM so as not to become isolated again. The owner of the 3D printer company decides to produce protective shields for doctors, although it is almost impossible to certify these products. A twenty-year-old student teaches free digital professions to people with difficulties appeared during a crisis. Danish street musicians, without earnings, believe that the world broke a couple of eggs in order to find out what kind of omelette it will turn out.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of animals are entangled and die in discarded or lost fishing nets across the world. Two dedicated women in Mexico have been tracking dozens of entangled sea lions that are slowly being killed by nets cutting into their necks. Watch as they lead an international team of veterinarians and wildlife experts to capture the sea lions and perform delicate surgery to save them.

Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.

I can't sleep and my computer is full of memories.

Relive the dramatic story of one of the greatest songwriters to have ever lived. Experience his transformation from performing in the small clubs of Liverpool to packed stadiums across the globe. Witness the growth of the cheeky mop-topped Liverpudlian as he revolutionizes the peacenik movement, standing as an icon for hope against the war in Vietnam. John Lennon spread his message of Peace and Love through his lyrics, dreaming of a more inclusive society. Look back on the remarkable life of Rock and Roll's greatest visionary, John Lennon, The Dreamer.

Mina, the director of the film unveils a family secret about her grandmother's death. through a monologue with her grandmother, Mina shows the reality of domestic violence against women in Iran.

After their graduation, Anne, Efy, Elisabeth, Johannes, and Kaupo get their motorcycle licenses and set off on four old rusty Ural 650 sidecar motorcycles, travelling eastward from Germany to New York City. When plans collapse things start to get interesting. Roads dissolve into deserts, swamps, and rivers until they reach the 80 kilometres of open sea separating Russia from Alaska, the Bering Strait. Their unreliable motorcycles suffer ongoing breakdowns and the raw and rugged terrain throws them the most unrelenting difficult challenges. Equipped with no more than naivety and persistence they somehow make their way through the most isolated corners of the world. After 20,000 km of breakdowns, all roads end and the only way to get closer to the Bering Strait is by The Kolyma, a remote 1,600 km long river. To cross it, the group build an amphibious motorcycle rig that will lead them closer to Bering Strait.

Rob Lemkin’s harrowing yet urgent documentary shines a lens on the trauma and legacy of colonialism in one of Africa’s poorest nations, Niger.

Almost 50 years ago, on 6 May 1970, Feijenoord (now Feyenoord) won the European Cup in Milan. The cup was brought back to Rotterdam and the city exploded. A pavilion was built on the Coolsingel where football fans could have their photo taken with the cup. The makers of this documentary studied archives and conducted countless telephone interviews with ordinary Rotterdammers who witnessed this historic moment. How did it feel to win such a prestigious cup? And what are the stories from Milan, the Coolsingel, Stadhuisplein and the stadium in Rotterdam-Zuid?

Meet Daw Nwet Yin Win ("Yin"). As the dynamo at the heart of a women's empowerment project supported by Community Partners International in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta, Yin travels by boat to isolated communities to help women lead change.

The riveting story of the Bay Area metal scene that gave rise to many mavericks of metal today. Featuring in-depth interviews with Bay Area metal icons and pivotal players - musicians, managers, journalists and label execs. Featured are Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus, Y&T, Testament and many more.

A group of women perform small actions following the artist's instructions that can become a simulation of a violent act. The film is part of the program Mascarilla 19 commissioned and produced by Fondazione In Between Art Film.

Known as “The Pope of American Cuisine,” Chef Patrick O’Connell is a legend. He’s revered as a pioneer of refined American cooking, and as the eclectic restaurateur who transformed a country inn into an international culinary temple. But, behind the fairytale – behind the humor and whimsy – lies a story of a self-taught chef who started with nothing and overcame a decades-long feud with a fiercely conservative rural town to create one of the most renowned restaurants in America.

A self-ironic portrayal of a young woman and her secret cigarettes.

To outsiders, Turkmenistan is one of the world's least known countries. For the first time in ten years, a film crew has been free to visit spectacular excavation sites and follow international researchers into areas that have long been off-limits. Once considered the poorest part of the Soviet Union, oil and natural gas have brought new wealth to Turkmenistan today. A little known fact in the West is that 4,000 years ago, the country was home to one of the ancient world's centers of power. Although it flourished around the same time as the advanced civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, the Margiana empire was later largely forgotten. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the country has been slowly opening up to international researchers, and its astounding cultural heritage is coming to light.

As the author of one of the most influential novels in Latin American literature, Paradiso (1966), the Cuban José Lezama Lima is considered a major figure in his country. In this documentary, the director and writer Ernesto Fundora, carries out a study on the author's life through the testimonies of a long list of writers, artists and personalities close to him. The result is a film that explores his work, but also pays a heartfelt tribute to his immeasurable figure.

See the ups and downs, talent and determination of the exceptional LeBlanc Family of New Brunswick. Guided by their father, three young sisters are preparing a trip to France to present their Acadian musical roots.

Rahma, an Eritrean migrant, contends with feelings of isolation and disconnect while raising her four young children in Melbourne's inner suburbs.

From the plains of the Troade, to the cellars of a Nazi bunker, to the dark basements of Moscow's largest museum. With Homer and in the footsteps of the extremely wealthy businessman Heinrich Schliemann, we follow the true odyssey of the treasure of Priam which spans over more than 3 millennia.

This short animation follows a real testimony during the "No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs" period in UK History where men, women and children of all ages took a chance at a better life here in UK only to receive harsh welcoming from a big proportion of the locals. In this short we follow Delphine who has come to London to work when her child unexpectedly falls ill one night.

This video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns was produced in 2020

The front line told through the lens of fourteen photojournalists, who with their shots showed the hell, the horrors, the suffering and the indelible scars of war. The voices, photographs and memories of men and women become the stages of a physical and emotional journey between past and present. Because the front line is not only where bombs are shot and dropped, but everywhere you "fight" daily for survival.

An inquiry into film criticism in Argentina framed inside the historical debate about film ontology

Danny Kushmaro makes his way to the northernmost city on Earth, with the goal of entering the icy waters and being closest to the marine super predator, which is at the top of the food chain, the orca - the killer whale

Why do we see certain colours even when they aren’t there? Chinese director Tang Han meticulously analyses the 100 Yuan bill, which carries a portrait of Mao Zedong, and finds that – despite official representations and general perception – the note is pink rather than red. In a serious tone and colourful, merry images she also casually upsets any number of other entrenched notions about digitalization, globalization, capitalism and gender.

Just before the Covid surge, a tour through futuristic carnivals of antiquity and the latest versions of things in São Paulo before the outbreak. Cars, bicycles and vehicles powered by petrochemicals still take one last ride in normality. In another parallel world, Carnival takes place in its various forms.

Former conservative Justice Secretary Ann Widdecombe visits a Norwegian prison that has been described as the most luxurious of its kind.

A conversation with brazilian artist Amauri Neto about his work, creative process and about how his home town, São Luis, shaped him.

In Lesotho—a highland country surrounded by South Africa—an artist named Nthabiseng TeReo Mohanela takes discarded materials and transforms them into unique clothing and accessories. Teaching young people the benefits of recycling and re-creation, she calls her project “From Trash to Treasure.” With TeReo’s work as a starting point, this short film showcases a broader spirit of reimagination among artists in Lesotho, who use creativity to respond to entrenched social problems: Filmmakers show the need to end child marriage. Musicians write songs about climate change. Farmers collect seeds to protect endangered tree species. Designers use fashion to preserve traditional Basotho culture and challenge common perceptions of Africa. Profiling a variety of these innovators, FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives encourages us to take lessons from those who rethink, reuse, and reinvent in order to promote positive change.

This short documentary chronicles Klay Thompson's physical and mental recovery from his ACL injury in the 2019 NBA Finals.

Casa Mercedes is considered the best avant-garde restaurant in Guanajuato, where the inheritance dishes are prepared by hand and by the same owners, the Cárdenas family whose priority is to please palates through the recipes with which they grew up.

Over the course of the last several decades, the world has changed its views on a plant known as Cannabis. No matter what you call it, cannabis, marijuana, pot, herb, hemp, or by any other name, one thing is quickly becoming crystal clear: cannabis is fast becoming one of the single most beneficial substances in the world. Join us for a deeper look into this leafy wonder in Cannabis.

Iraxão is the spirit of the Iny people (Karajá, Javaé and Ixibyòwa). Pigs are the main food. The Iraxao party is to cheer the Apyãwa together with the spirits, it is the pacification of the spirits during the parties, where the spirits sing, dance, paint their bodies and celebrate, that is why many foods are offered to the axyga (spirits). Spirits arrive and mingle among people. Thus, they protect us from disease, from death, otherwise, if people do not believe in spirits, they themselves can cause spiritual illnesses.

A compilation of 75 YouTube videos that have been uploaded to the website within the last 6 months and are related to Covid in some way, specifically in the title. It flickers between quarantine vlogs, “what I eat in a day in quarantine” videos, “quarantine glow-up” videos and story-time videos from people who have had Covid themselves. Soto has been collecting these videos since the beginning of quarantine as she thought it would be important to document what was going on over on YouTube, a platform that has so much cultural relevance but is not often paid attention to from an archival standpoint as these daily diaries and videos are often seen as frivolous. This archive may just look like familiar imagery to most right now but is important to keep as a time capsule for the future.

For three decades, Jean Aspen and Tom Irons called Alaska's remote Brooks Range home. Choosing to live lightly with the land, their family built a log cabin and explored the valley on foot-a journey they shared in books and documentaries. Now elders, the couple decide to close the circle and erase their footprints. In their third documentary, they dismantle their home and carefully restore the site to intact wilderness while exploring stewardship, responsibility, and human belonging to our living Earth. ReWilding Kernwood is a layered conversation on release, completion, and finding purpose in the shifting mystery of life.

Fierce rivalries, rampaging ambition and a shot at becoming the highest authority in the land. A curious look at Trump’s America through the eyes of candidates throwing their hats into the ring during the 2018 Sheriff elections. In a country where ‘all politics is local’ the battle to be Sheriff is on the frontline of a divided America. The race is on.

Follows architect Kazuyo Sejima's design and the construction of a new building at Osaka University of the Arts

Documentary film about The Cog Factory, an all-ages music venue in Omaha, NE from 1994-2002. Featuring footage of Dillinger Escape Plan, Turmoil, AFI, Poison The Well, Desaparecidos and more.