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Three generations of a family that deals in meat, the epic of a young man that manages to twist his fate, and a simple family restaurant that ends up turning into “the cathedral of Argentine barbecue.” This is the story of Don Julio, considered by many to be the best parrilla in the world.
1990. As part of the reunification process, the West takes charge of the harmonization project between the two territories. From the outset, all of East Germany's industrial assets were transferred to a public company, the "Treuhand," which operated for four years. This marked the beginning of a rapid privatization of the entire economy of the former GDR, comprising some 8,000 public companies employing around 4 million people who needed to be offered a new future. At the head of this gigantic public holding company, Birgit Breuel, a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), was the subject of both praise and criticism.
Portrait of a tannery in Beira Alta and of its workers. The film follows the lives of Carla and Lúcia, the only female workers left after the departure of Patrícia, whose disappearance is the subject of much talk among the workers and serves as a metaphor for the future of the factory after the economic crisis that stormed the country.
A look at the careers of retired police officers, as described in their own words.
A documentary portrait of Gabriel Moked, who moved from Warsaw to Israel after World War II, quickly learned Hebrew, and published a literary magazine while still in high school. It was his first step toward becoming an editor and publisher who would shock the young Israeli establishment. A professor of philosophy and enfant terrible of the world of Israeli literature, he was the first to discover and publish works by Yona Wallach, David Avidan, Aharon Appelfeld and others. Today, at the age of 85, after 60 years as publisher of the literary magazine Achshav ("Now"), he has no plans to retire. He draws his sword for another round of battle, with a new generation of Israeli poets.
If André died this would be te saddest film in the world.
Filmmaker Kevin Booth travels to Bulgaria where a clandestine meeting with an Oligarchs' notorious banker reveals all, transforming the story into a political adventure - an entire country controlled by a shadowy mafia boss linked to the KGB.
The evolution of amplified music — from its birth in rock and roll to its golden age of Hi-Fi — to today's technology and what the future holds.
Documentary film about the tree house occupation in Hambacher Forst in the fall of 2018, shortly before their eviction by the police.
A film by Robert Orlando It remains the least-known story of the twentieth century - A president and a pope; an unlikely pair who combine deep faith with political acumen and high-octane star power. A plot that involves two assassination attempts, KGB scheming, CIA intrigue and the final act to topple the Soviet Empire.
"El odio" describes the discrediting campaign against Lula da Silva and the Workers' Party in Brazil, demonstrating how this process led Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency. Conducted by Argentine documentary filmmaker Andrés Sal.lari, also details the participation of Judge Sergio Moro, the media and Washington in the entire operation.
The main characters of the film are the inhabitants of the contemporary Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Odesa, and Lviv. Their reality is multi-layered, unvarnished, deprived of unambiguous interpretations of good and evil, humanity and cruelty, charity and indifference. This story is a kaleidoscope, which features all of us: the righteous, the merciless, the funny, the naïve. The honest.
A journey into Soul music through the lives and performances of some of the greatest Soul artists at Italy’s Porretta Soul Festival
This short film gets under the skin of the footballing giant to understand what makes up the unique DNA of the club through the voices of those at its heart; academy players, fans, first team players and staff.
The first air combat of Vietnam People’s Air force on April 4, 1965 in Ham Rong.
Would have one of the masters of Brazilian cinema always made the same film? From an encounter with documentarian Eduardo Coutinho recorded in 2012 and a vast amount of archive footage, this film offers a general look at Coutinho's work and testifies how the filmmaker’s thinking still stand the test of time to this day and age.
Muyai Thai championship at Poland. Couch puts the guards on Beatka and prepared her for a fight. After the bell rings, Beatka comes forward and her coach‘es eyes are following every movement of her.
When an extraordinary new resident – Balakrishna, an Indian elephant – arrived in the town of East River, Nova Scotia, in 1967, no one was more in awe of the creature than young Winton Cook, who became inseparable from his mammoth new friend. Using painterly animation, photographs and home-movie treasures, Balakrishna transmits the wistfulness of childhood memories, while evoking themes of friendship and loss, and issues of immigration and elephant conservation.
A portrait of of an era, a generation, of one of the most emblematic bands of Ecuador, Mamá Vudú.
Meute's first concert movie, which they recorded in March 2019 at Le Trianon in Paris.
Anishinaabe elders of the Curve Lake First Nation reflect on the history, decline, and return of the traditional food gardens that connect their culture, land, and contemporary life.
Off the coast of Central Africa lies an isolated island, covered by primeval rainforest and surrounded by dark ocean waters, inhabited by a greater variety of species than nearly any other place on Earth this terra incognita is called BIOKO. The ruler of this realm is one of the world's least known primate species, the drill.
Lukas Avendaño is the most important artist of the Muxe community. Poetry, dance and anthropology are the tools they use to enunciate and express themself. Since May 10, 2018, their brother Bruno mysteriously disappeared in Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. In Mexico, Bruno is one of 40 thousand missing persons. For Lukas, the search for Bruno has become their greatest utopia.
In 1891 Gauguin left Marseille for the Pacific, marking the beginning of a journey towards the essence of life and art, and forging his destiny as one of the greatest modern painters who ever lived.
Clara Schumann led an almost cinematic life as the daughter of a strict and ambitious father, as an internationally extremely successful pianist, as the wife of a famous composer and as the mother of seven children.
Through handmade outfits and dancing, Coby, a 93 year old retired Chinatown nightclub performer, and Stephen, an artist twenty years her junior, find unlikely love, despite dissimilarities in culture and age. As their last performance in Las Vegas approaches, Coby and Stephen prepare a final routine.
A peculiar math teacher from Transilvania is becoming a local Don Quijote when he quits the conventional educational system and opens a private lectures office in his own two-room apartment. Throughout a school year we follow his struggle and persistence in bringing back the passion of learning and change for better the lives of his pupils.
The Finnish filmmaker Antti Seppänen arrives in the old mining town of Real del Monte in Mexico. His two simple yet difficult questions for the people he encounters bring about varied and compelling responses concerning love, life and death.
She is a trans artist. He is a gay/cis filmmaker who met her online and wants to make a video with her. The film was shot over the course of 10 years and shows how Lola constructs her identity and her road as a singer. She is the architect of her life and her body. The film is narrated as a personal diary of her transformation, her feelings and the director's friendship with Lola.
Varvara's presentation about herself in English.
Enock is six years old when he is taken to a Confucian Buddhist orphanage and given the Chinese name Alu. He becomes extremely skilled in acrobatics. Suddenly he must make a choice to reunite with the culture of Africa or to sign up for five years in order to study in Taiwan.
Stories of black women who, thanks to the relentless toil of their mothers, were able to attend school and retrace the paths treaded by their ancestors. Their memories, joys and sorrows become present as a possibility for a new fate, transforming the hard work of the washerwomen in a spectacle of life and fulfillment.
The history of the Stonewall Riots is equally as cherished as it is charged. There are questions of who was there, who "threw the first brick" and who can claim Stonewall. This film doesn’t answer these questions but instead it aims to expand the story of Stonewall by including more voices in its telling by bringing together voices from over 50 years of LGBTQ activism to explore the ongoing legacy of Stonewall.
This Tabu biopic gives an honest, behind-the-scenes look at the ups and downs in the 20 years of the band. It tells the stories that have inspired some of their biggest in a long list of hits. It takes you backstage, painting the first truly honest portraits of the band members. Additional insights into their music are provided by their colleagues from the world of music, who consider Tabu a major player in the music scene.
Pigeons do somersaults in mid-flight, and there is a tight-knit community of pigeon breeders and trainers in South Central L.A. devoted to this phenomenon as a competitive sport.
The Crypto Crew team investigates the famous Monroe House in Hartford City, IN . Can this Mysterious location live up to it's famous reputation?
Paper Boats depicts the tireless struggle of a group of women, widows, siblings, and children of the 10 crew members who died in the sinking of a fishing boat.
How do you learn to talk about death when you are a future doctor? Mathilde and Fabian will be entering a residency next year. I'm looking at the gestural dialogue and language strategies that take place during the delicate moment of a "announcement" consultation. I am trying to understand how words, although they do not directly cure the disease, sometimes help to remove the fear it engenders.
Ihor works from home in a taxi answering service. He seems to be imprisoned in his room in a depressing apartment block opposite the pompous Orthodox cathedral. To escape the hopelessness, Ihor tries to interpret his precarious daily life as creatively as possible. Growing sunflowers on his balcony and creating rotoscoping animation on an out-of-date black&white printer become important rituals of resistance.
A visceral immersion into the most beautiful and violent weather on earth in stunning 4k UHD. The debut feature film from Chad Cowan who shot, directed, and edited StormLapse over the last six years across America's Great Plains, also known as Tornado Alley. This non-narrative documentary in the style of Fricke and Reggio transports the viewer to a front row seat of spectacular supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Portrait of Hugo Blanco, the 'Peruvian Che Guevara". A mythical peasant leader and famous Trotskyist "guerrilla fighter" who preferred to encourage self- government and to become an anonymous: Hugo Indio.
A documentary on Giannis Antetokounmpo's unlikely ascent from total unknown to MVP candidate.
The director explores the potential stories and different layers behind the characters in her old film pictures while planning how to place them on her bedroom wall.
Lentils are undemanding plants from drier regions, yet at the same time they are extremely rich in protein and are real power packs, full of minerals and trace elements. Scientists from around the world are working on attempts to develop them for use as wonder weapons against famine. The lentil researchers make use of state-of-the-art biotechnology in order to make the undemanding pulses even more profitable and resistant. Lentils - Food For The Future Full credit to Frigge Mehring
Toyota’s unique brand of luck came to the fore once again at the 2019 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Although the race finished with a 1-2 for the Toyota Gazoo Racing team, the finishing order saw a dramatic change in the final hours of the action, in a way that always seems to strike Toyota on the Circuit de la Sarthe. Follow the stories in every class as teams and drivers set out to make their mark on the history books. The challenge of driving at the limit through the night, hour after hour at speeds approaching 200mph on the straights, negotiating notorious corners with famous names such as Mulsanne, Indianapolis, Arnage, Esses and Terte Rouge where a momentary slip of concentration is enough to end hopes: all of the drama that makes Le Mans irresistible is here.
Working as a chiropractor in a provincial town, Boris daily receives a wide variety of visitors, from small to large. Individuals are replaced in a never-ending flow, merging into an endless fabulous whirlpool against the background of a birch grove on the wall of the massage room, and there are already miracles and the devil wandering.
After serving in the Vietnam War, author and naturalist Doug Peacock spent years alone in the Wyoming and Montana wilderness observing grizzly bears. His time in the wild changed the course of his life. With the protection of Yellowstone grizzlies now under threat, Peacock reflects on the importance of habitat and why he continues to fight for wild causes.
"Casa del Migrante" in Huehuetoca, a suburb at the gates of Mexico City, is a safe haven for migrants. At least for two days. Then they must go on with their journey towards north in freight train carriages, which everyone here just calls "La Bestia," the beast.