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The extraordinary and hilarious saga of comedian Dave Griffiths' fight against fashion industry giant French Connection, for the right to wear his CNUT t-shirt.

A travel documentary along part of the Chinese Silk Road.

The Birth Statement is a documentary film that extends in the search for past memories of Joaquim Amaro Calado de Melo with the purpose of justifying the personality of the man that he is today and the way he acts in society. A film that reflects on the fact that we are constituted as much or more by our past than our present by being beings in constant physical evolution and mainly psychological.

Belleau Wood, France, June 1918. After three weeks of battle, the US Marines stopped the German advance a few miles from Paris. They earned the name of "Devil Dogs" and made victory possible for the Allies. Gilles Lagin has given himself a mission: to preserve the memory of the American soldiers who fought in Belleau Wood. For 40 years, he has led families into the footsteps of their ancestors, the 1918 Devil Dogs.

Without showing any explicit battle footage, this film nevertheless manages to show the life of Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers on the Donetsk front. Images of ruin and destruction from places that only recently were the scenes of fighting are transformed into a tragicomic parable of survival in a provisional space-time. Looting is a daily occurrence, and going out in search of booty becomes a boyish adventure during which the participants explore places only recently inhabited by private individuals. And when all this is recorded by a Polish television crew headed by a canny female reporter, an existential satire is born. The war is there, but somewhere around the corner.

Documentary about art performances during the demonstrations against the G20 summit in Hamburg 2017.

This psychedelic surf film emerges from the Elands Bay dustbowl like an LED encrusted crayfish. Acclaimed Fokofpolisiekar and African Cypher director (and two-time Encounters Audience Award winner) Little recruited musicians, sculptors, artists, a coastal forager, underwater wildlife filmmakers, conservation biologists, drone pilots – to spend 10 days and nights at a camp site where they surfed, created artworks, and worked with the local community, celebrating that coast and ocean. Surfing the line between fiction and non, this strangely surreal dreamscape is an invigorating dip into the stream of consciousness of an eccentric and wildly talented bunch.

Return to 'burn' only to find out you're already in that urn.

Deadly showdowns in the wilds of Southern Africa between big cats like lions, cheetahs and leopards, and jackals, wild dogs and hyenas.

Matt and Lars challenge themselves to serve a 4-course meal for 8 people using only ingredients that are farmed, fished, or foraged within New York City. The film follows them as they discover the rich diversity of food the city produces.

The African continent has always been a place that evokes a deep sense of wonder and fantasy. It is naturally diverse, with a vast array of people, cultures, and natural beauty. Being the home to ancient civilizations, it is considered the "birthplace of humanity" or "the Motherland". But could it also be the birthplace of style?

A portrait of the life and work of the visual artist Birgir Andrésson (1955–2007). Andrésson grew up under unconventional circumstances, with both parents blind. He was known for his marginal personality but eventually became one of the leading Icelandic artists of his generation.

European animal protection laws, foreign deployments of the German army and a confiscated tortoise with a Syrian rebel flag painted on its shell. The reptile sanctuary in Munich becomes a meeting place for humans and animals. And the war.

Documentary about Vir Tavla

The film covers the period from 1939 to 1963 and reveals the circumstances surrounding the arrest, imprisonment, and release of Josyf Slipyj, which are not widely known to the general public.

After their son is killed during his army service, Irit and Asher asked to extract his sperm and use it to have a child via surrogate. Empty Room raises ethical and scientific questions while taking the audience on a journey of hope and deep sorrow.

An experimental endeavor that explores the overlap of domestic and creative spaces, and their relationship to the female artist.

Kelly is a Brazilian transgender person who found refuge in an Italian holiday village. While pursuing her childhood dream of becoming a singer and performer, she survives on prostitution and dreams of finding the love of her life with the help of Afro-Brazilian rituals. The film is a psychological portrait of a complex and contradictory person who reflects human hopes and dreams in an excessive way.

Manuel Barbero, father of a sexual abuse victim, and Joaquin Benitez, the pederast who abuse the son of Manuel and 20 more children, are the main characters of this documentary. The director of the film approaches these key figures of this story with a work of journalistic investigation. For the first time, a pederast speaks and confesses with his face uncovered in a documentary.

Ken Saro-Wiwa was a well-known Nigerian writer and activist who led a peaceful resistance movement against environmental racism practices by nigerian authorities and multinational oil companies in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. In 1995, along with eight other activists, he was tried by a fraudulent military court and sentenced to death. Through interviews with artists, activists and family members, the documentary presents its history, the impacts caused by the oil exploration in the Delta and the political and cultural relevance of artistic projects in London dedicated to its memory.

In the valleys of the Triqui region lives a group of indigenous kids that have been winning basketball championships all over the world occupying minutes in the TV news and becoming the hope for their people. It was after an unexpected meeting with the triqui children, when Professor Sergio felt the need of helping such a marginalized and forgotten society. After 4 years, he came back to the region as head coach and the ideologist of this development program.

Our Sun could erupt at any moment, spewing a vast wave of charged particles toward Earth that could leave millions of people without power for up to a year. Learn about the latest missions to protect our planet from this potentially devastating threat.

A successful real estate entrepreneur decides to fulfill his childhood dream: becoming a drummer in Herman Brood's Wild Romance. The singer himself has died many years ago, but the businessman invests thousands of euros to get everyone close to him back on the road.

A land is a place of knowledge, resistance and enchantment. It is a place to reestablish the connection with ñanderu and live a life made of prayer, plantation, school, extense family, chicha, chima, terere, guahu, kotyhu. For the Guarani and Kaiowa in MS to retake occupation over their traditional lands, their tekohas, means resuming the possibility of living their own way of life, their Teko. Directed by a group of young men, women, and leaderships from Tekoha Guaiviry, this film attaches the particular story of a fight that resulted in the reoccupation of the land where they now live to the daily life arousal of the Teko in Guaiviry.

Peter Short, the charismatic CEO of a major Australian company, learns that he has only months to live after he is diagnosed with terminal oesophageal cancer. Not wanting to face a painful death, Peter decides to source the lethal drug Nembutal, giving him the option to end his own life peacefully. With the help of a rogue doctor who supplies the drug to suffering patients, Peter sets out to have voluntary euthanasia legalised in Australia.

The film is dedicated to the People's Artist of Azerbaijan, Professor Mirali Mirgasimov. Although Mirali lost his hearing at the age of 6, he was able to speak thanks to the efforts of his mother, Jeyran khanum. The film tells the story of the sculptor's life, the sculptures he created, and in particular, the creation of the statue of the prominent playwright Jafar Jabbarli. Mirali Mirgasimov devoted 23 years to this statue. The film is narrated by the sculptor's wife, Gultekin Mirgasimova.

documentary about struggling with mononucleosis, about wanting to perform but not having enough energy to meet social expectations. In the confinement of her bedroom the filmmaker exercises, sleeps, looks around and films every day. In this prison of banality the window and her computer screen are the only two views on the outside world.

An extraordinary story of tragedy and triumph, The Circus Saved My Life highlights the plight of the many women in Mongolia who suffer in abusive relationships. The subject of the film, Chimgee, tells her story, and it is one of courage and determination. Leaving the only home she has ever known to travel with an American circus helps her escape the domestic abuse she had endured most of her young life. But what is even more impressive is her eventual return to her homeland to help other women in similar abusive situations.

A portrait/self-portrait of Gillo Dorfles as seen through his favourite objects: in an intimate, gentle narrative, hanging inside a home, his home – a space both real and symbolic, mental and physical. GilloDorfles talks about the things he holds most dear, a mix of historical and artistic culture and everyday objects, family mementoes and original sculptures, memories and insights. It is an attempt to give shape, image and sound to the monumental intangibility of Gillo Dorfles’ thoughts, memories and desires.

Bryan Bale grew up in Cardiff at a time when homosexual acts between men were still illegal. As a young man in the 1960s he moved to London, enjoying everything the city had to offer, and he met the love of his life. With stories that are funny and intensely moving in equal measure, Bryan reflects on the past, while embracing his present and future.

On the 16th April 2014 South Korea was changed as a nation. After the days, weeks and months that followed the Sewol tragedy, the country became undone, untrusting and more divided than we have ever seen in its history. "After the Sewol" explores the changing faces of this nation through the eyes of two British film makers. They talk with relatives of the victims, rescue divers and activists about their struggles and battles since this tragic accident happened and embark upon a journey to uncover how this accident came about, looking deep into Korean history about why no action was taken to prevent it in the first place. This journey takes them all over Korea, meeting an older generation struggling to create a safer place for their children to live in and a young vibrant generation fighting for a corrupt free society.But, all of them searching for one thing, the truth about why the Sewol victims died.

First hand interviews and on the ground footage give a stirring account of The Standing Rock Sioux Nation's and water protectors' opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline

A high school principal is embraced by his community as he continues to lead the school, despite rapidly losing his ability to walk and speak due to the debilitating effects of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Heloisa receives a gift: a collection of super-8 films with images of enormous cataracts that once comprised the Seven Falls (Sete Quedas), a natural paradise destroyed by the construction of the world's largest hydroelectric plant, in the early 1980s. The construction of the plant, at the height of the Brazilian military regime, awakens memories of a past immersed in a political authoritarianism. The film starts from the relationship between Heloisa, the filmmaker, and her father, Alvaro, an engineer who had his moment of glory during the Brazilian military dictatorship. They question the political trajectory of Brazil.Projections and maps become the first bridges to connect with the past. However, it is the inescapable present that really strikes Alvaro and Heloisa as they position themselves on opposite sides.

Visual effects artist Dennis Muren discusses the legacy of Ray Harryhausen.

The protagonist of the film, Russian composer and singer Alexander Vista, was born into a family of deaf parents. In the past, Alexander worked at the Lenkom Theater, in the legendary rock band Araks. And now he is passionate about interpreting the legacy of classical composers, collaborating with the Gnessin Virtuosos orchestra.

For the sake of their children and in pursuit of justice, residents and activists of what was once a paradise, now threatened by an industrial monster growing up next to their homes, are exposing the state in the first Ukrainian environmental case in the European Court of Human Rights.

This documentary delves into the history behind the Wellington New Zealand based private LOTR Fan museum, run by Kathy. It plays on request at the museum.

A film about the Yakut rock musician Gavril Kolesov - Hannibal.

The Making of a Dream is a cinematic essay on stories of dancers. It shows joys and pains from the first steps in an amateur school to the goal to become a principal dancer in a world known ballet company.

Irina is a 23-year-old single mother that works at night driving her van, nicknamed Clockwork Orange.

They met at the institute. And they lived a bright, interesting, full of anxiety life, in which there were ups and downs, victories and disappointments. She still speaks of him only in the present tense, saying "Borenka" and "Boris Nikolaevich"with love and tenderness. It's been almost 10 years since his death. And the void after his departure was never filled with anything. Time has not cured me. They had the same life. One for two. Naina Yeltsina is a great woman and a great wife.

An experimental movie with no beginning and no end, shot on a mobile phone while on vacation in Goa. The main character is a Maya girl with a unique outlook on life.

Denis, a teenager from a residential area of Moscow, trying to earn money, washes the headlights of cars stopping at traffic lights. And Denis really wants to become strong and independent. But reality throws up challenges that can not always be sustained.

Russian biggest summer resort Sotchi has been chosen the venue of the Winter Olympic Games of 2014. President Putin has promised enough snow for the Games, no traffic jams and big investments in building the Olympic facilities. How it will effect the neighbouring small villages and if they succeed to survive and keep the living pace they are used to?

Thunderbird is a short documentary exploring the story of Steven Collins, an international Olympic ski jumper. Using archive footage and photos, Thunderbird gives a genuine look at Steven’s story.

Travel through Sicily with pleasure

A film about fear and dreams in a time where things are rapidly changing.

Over the course of evolution, insects have developed abilities that amaze us humans. The small "notched animals", the Latin translation of the word Insecta, are the most successful creatures on this planet. The documentary shows how insects can help solve some of the biggest problems of our time.

This documentary follows the remarkable local doctor who has been providing healthcare to nomadic families living in isolated regions of Mongolia.

The lineage of mountain lifestyle continues in Warren Miller Entertainment's 68th full-length feature film, Line of Descent, presented by Volkswagen. In this year’s film, WME travels the globe, by land, air, and sea, exploring the ties that bind ski culture.

The film presents the life and work of two sisters Grażyna and Violetta, who run a center for homeless men. The heart and unconventional approach to their children makes them build a real home together.

Take a culinary journey through the Abruzzo region of Italy, known as the “greenest region of Europe,” with two of Detroit’s finest chefs. When Luciano DelSignore of Southfield’s Bacco Ristorante returns home for his cousin’s wedding and to cook for his family, he recalls what made him fall in love with the farm-to-table simplicity of Abruzzo culture. Along for the ride is James Rigato, DelSignore’s mentee and chef at renowned eateries The Root and Mabel Gray.

Roel Cabato, a Baguio-based Ilocano-Ifugao artist-environmentalist who creates artwork from rummaged materials and showcases them in his home and art space, Hanan’chi. Through his creations, he conveys his spiritual connection with his Ifugao background, as well as his campaign for environmentalism and recycling.