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A year in the life of troubled Australian graffiti artist Justin Hughes.

This is where sizzling fire still smoldering in a war which everybody talked a lot and which we rarely had the opportunity to hear the actors. Once removed their image of poor refugees on the roads, the Kosovars have strangely disappeared from the media world and Kosovo is again an abstraction. Bajram Rexhepi is entirely concrete. Surgeon by profession, he's a surgeon that fought the war in the ranks of the KLA, the Kosovo Liberation Army. With the upcoming of peace, his unquestioned authority made him the elected mayor of Mitrovica. The use made of this authority may undermine some misconceptions.

The film draws from the important stages and events in Richie Hawtin’s personal and artistic life, and follows Hawtin’s transformation from introverted and transplanted computer nerd into a DJ and techno-entrepreneur. The 70 min documentary features an extensive archive of unreleased photos, video and interviews. Of special interest are Hawtin’s relationship with his family, especially his technophile dad, his fascination with Detroit and his early DJ gigs.

This feature puts the spotlight on love, friendship and sexuality of the disabled.

A film about two major summer youth festivals in Estonia: Pühajärve Beach Party and Viljandi Folk Music Festival. Both take place in a beautiful small town, both last for several days, and both have developed their own permanent audience, which almost never overlap with each other. Are there two different youth cultures in Estonia? Does the choice of summer festivals determine who you are?

The documentary looks at the rise to celebrity status of NZ actor and musician Bret McKenzie, who appeared for 3 seconds as an extra in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", during the Council of Elrond scene. His brief appearance sparked a huge internet fan-base dedicated to his "brooding pout" and "elvish good looks". McKenzie has been dubbed "FIGWIT", an acronym of "Frodo is Great; Who is That!!?"

THE INTERNATIONALE draws on people's stories of an emotionally charged radical song (the long-time anthem of socialism and communism) to celebrate the relationship between music and social change, and to evaluate the uncertain fate of once thriving movements of the left.

Jane Corbin presents an investigation into the activities of the Wonderland Club global paedophile ring, which used computer technology to exchange child pornography. Including interviews with club members and with parents of their victims.

The Making of 'Doomsday'

Dzerzhinsk, a Russian city 240 miles east of Moscow, is considered the most chemically polluted town on Earth. Factories producing industrial chemicals (and in Soviet times, chemical weapons) employ a quarter of the 300,000 residents in a city where life expectancy has fallen to 42-47 years, the death rate is 2.6 times higher than the birth rate, and the men are close to impotence. Reporter Tim Samuels recorded a series of in-depth interviews with the inhabitants of Dzerzhinsk for the Correspondent strand, revealing what life is like for the beleaguered populace.

The feature documentary The Fair Trade tells the story of Tamara Johnston who, devastated by the tragic death of her fiance, makes a bargain with God in exchange for a meaningful life. She and her twin sister Shelby join forces with brother-in-law Steven to start one of the first fair trade skincare companies—Anti-Body. Even as Tamara becomes a successful activist for human rights and social justice causes, despair over her loss remains unabated. As she nears the deadline of her bargain, a trip to Africa allows her to visit the fair trade co-op from which Anti-Body buys its organic shea butter. There, she finds a surprising answer to what is required of her in exchange for a sustainable life.

Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.

A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."

This documentary, after years of ignorance of "Fereydoun Goleh", one of the most influential filmmakers in Iranian cinema, talks to him and his colleagues.

This documentary by director Štěpán Kačírek offers a glimpse into the life of poet, playwright, illustrator, photographer, and, paradoxically, communist and jazz musician Josef Kainar. Despite his artistic versatility, poetry remains the focus of his life's work. Among his best-known collections are Stories and Minor Poems, New Myths, Fates, and Rhymes. Vladimír Mišík, Michal Prokop, Petr Skoumal, Jiří Brabec, Gábina Osvaldová, and others recall the poet, who constantly suffered from a lack of money, love, and happiness.

Georgian-born Israeli artist Meir Pichhadze never let emotion run his life. He hated nostalgia, but in the spring of 1999, he returned to Georgia with his friend Aaron and the spirit of his dark-eyed sister Makvalla. She died by suicide a year after arriving in Israel and it is said she died of longings for her homeland. It turns out that nostalgia was in fact simmering inside Meir and it led him back to Georgia to explore some old wounds.

Sayedat Al-Kasr traces the history of the Joumblatt family of Mount Lebanon from the 17th century to the present, focusing on early 20th century leader and politician Nazira Joumblatt. Born in 1889, Nazira ascended the throne of the Moukhtara palace in 1923, following the assassination of her husband Fouad and the resignation of her brother Aly Joumblatt. She presided over the region as Lady of the Palace for twenty-five years while raising her son Kamal, preparing him to take his place in a long line of Jumblatt leaders. Famous for her wisdom and strong personality, Nazira boldly entered the Lebanese political scene at a time when this field was entirely dominated by men. Unwavering, she contributed to maintaining peace and stability in Lebanon for many years, earning the respect of men and women, whether Druze or Maronites.

Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexual, religious and social rules of Victorian society. George Eliot: A Scandalous Life explores how the scandals and rumours that plagued her life, never defeated her will or her literary genius; and how, against all odds, she went on to write some of the world's greatest novels including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner.

SETLIST: 1 There There -- 2 2+2=5 -- 3 15 Step -- 4 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi -- 5 Exit Music (For a Film) -- 6 Kid A -- 7 Dollars & Cents -- 8 Videotape -- 9 No Surprises --10 Paranoid Android --11 The Gloaming --12 The National Anthem --13 Climbing Up The Walls --14 Nude --15 Street Spirit (Fade Out) --16 The Bends --17 Myxomatosis --18 How To Disappear Completely --19 You And Whose Army? --20 Pyramid Song --21 Like Spinning Plates --22 Fake Plastic Trees --23 Bodysnatchers --24 Lucky --25 Idioteque --26 Karma Police --27 House of Cards --28 Everything In Its Right Place

Documentary about brother and sister duo The Carpenters, one of the biggest-selling pop acts of the 1970s, but one with a destructive and complex secret that ended in tragedy.

The movie follows director Zhang Yimou as he is preparing to make the movie Hero.

Documentary on the making of Clint Eastwood's film 'Letters from Iwo Jima'.

Once a year for the past 50 years, prom mania grips the entire population of Racine, Wisconsin. If the Academy Awards were moved to the heartland, this is what it would resemble.

A film about three teenagers - Klara, Mina and Tanutscha - from the Berlin district of Kreuzberg. The trio have known each other since Kindergarten and have plenty in common. The three 15-year-olds are the best of friends; they are spending the summer at Prinzenbad, a large open-air swimming pool at the heart of the district where they live. They're feeling pretty grown up, and are convinced they've now left their childhood behind.

In November 2001, Chechen schoolchildren came to Moscow for a vacation. For them, this is the first peaceful city in their life. A war without a single frame of war.

Evandro Teixeira is one of the leading names in world photojournalism, with a career spanning more than 37 years in the Brazilian press. Baiano from Jequié, chose Rio de Janeiro to settle down and it was in Jornal do Brasil that he spent most of his career. In addition to an untiring photographic reporter, he also traveled to Brazil to search for images of Brazilians and recorded important events in the history of Brazil and the world, in coverage of national and international events.

The documentary tries to clarify the fate of the film "Leelo" - whose script title was "Singing Estonian". Enn Säde searched the archives for footage from the central committee sessions and detailed documents about both the 1947 and 1969 parties and the preparations of the films made about them.

Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."

Documentary about a team of men who are united by the desire to represent their people by playing for the Palestinian National Football team. They are modern day heroes in a land that badly needs them.

Samuel Z. Arkoff, along with James Nicholson, founded the immensely successful American International Pictures. AIP discovered an untapped audience in the American teenager and proceeded to turn independent filmmaking on it's head as they churned out drive-in double features overflowing with misunderstood teen heroes, horrific monsters, reform school girls, and leather-jacketed tough guys. Many titles were notable for their spectacular poster art, still highly sought by collectors today. Arkoff, with his unerring eye for talent, helped launch the careers of Roger Corman, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Nicholson, Robert Deniro, Michael Landon and Dennis Hopper. Midnight Marquee, Longthrow and Alpha are proud to honor the legendary Samuel Z. Arkoff, a perfect subject for the FANEX Files documentary series.

Mack Dawg Productions “True Life” is state of the art snowboarding as seen by the Forum team; Devun Walsh, JP Walker, Bjorn Leines, Peter LIne, Jeremy Jones, Joni Malmi, Chris Dufficy, Nate Bozung, and Mike Page and special co appearances by their friends. This is a snowboarder’s movie about snowboarding and life on the road. Each rider was heavily invovled in both filming and editing their part to create the most ‘True Life’ team video to date.

As the human world gathers to stage the Olympic Games, this programme looks at what would happen if animals were to do the same. Competitors from the mammal, bird, insect, reptile and fish nations are scaled to human size as they compete in Olympic events. On screen BBC sport graphics impart facts and figures, with commentary from John Motson and Jonathan Pearce.

A documentary on the making of 21 Grams (2003).

On April 26, 1986, a 1,000 feet high flame rises into the sky of the Ukraine. The fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant just exploded. A battle begins in which 500,000 men are engaged throughout the Soviet Union to "liquidate" the radioactivity, build the "sarcophagus" of the damaged reactor and save the world from a second explosion that would have destroyed half of Europe. Become a reference film, this documentary combines testimonials and unseen footage, tells for the first time the Battle of Chernobyl.

In 2007 Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras is celebrated... and complicated. Following a cast of characters, parades, and parties across an enduring color line, we see that beneath the surface of pageantry lies something else altogether.

"The Cargo Orchestra" band is going on tour in the former Yugoslavia. The group is made up of a motley crew of characters from all the nationalities of the former Yugoslavia. The director accompanies the group as a videographer. This tour was an opportunity for her to follow Darko Rundek, leader of the Cargo Orkestra, across the region she left as a teenager.

Many prophets who authored the Tanakh of the Jews prophesied about the fate of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.

A look at the women who has served as First Ladies of the United States.

This film describes some of CC’s success stories and gives insight into where we’re headed.

Returning to Jedi is an in-depth look at the making of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. It features rare alternate takes, production audio, on-screen facts, cast and crew commentary, storyboards, behind the scenes footage and reconstructed scenes.

Documentary about a lodging house, owned by Rosa Carbajal, at the corner of Shakespare and Víctor Hugo streets.

Profiles the birth and growth of the punk rock DIY record label, K Records, based in Olympia, Washington.

The film sketches the lives and tribulations of some of those kids the college girl on summer break, the boys from the neighbouring province who only want to do hip-hop and through them we get a real glimpse of what makes Shanghai today a promising big city.

The History of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., told through a collection of rare live performances. Disk 1 tracks the band through their first decade from 1998 to 2007 telling the ongoing story through rare live videos including the very early rare footage. Featuring many special guests appearances from Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru), Afrirampo, Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins), Yamazaki Maso (Masonna), Kuriyama Jun (ex Ox), etc. Disk 2 includes a historic performance of "La Novia" with Occitan queen of song Rosina De Peira, "Pink Lady Lemonade" medley of the many different versions from 1999 to 2007, the 2004 version of "Dark Star Blues", the 1999 version of "Dark Stars In The Dazzling Sky (a.k.a. Blue Velvet Blues)" and exclusive interview with Kawabata Makoto. Also live clips of other AMT-related units like Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, Acid Mothers Temple SWR, Acid Mothers Gong, Acid Mothers Guru Guru, etc.

Louis heads to Las Vegas, to reveal the world behind the myths of casino culture. Among the people he meets are two of the casino's 'high-rollers' and an employee who looks after them as well as a retired doctor who says she has gambled away $4million in seven years.

Through several interlocking stories, including the story of maritime commerce and the ships that move cargo through the inland waterway, Mysteries of the Great Lakes will take you on a journey through the greatest lake system in the world, and showcase the amazing geography, ecology, science, and history of the region.

Journey back to a time of change... when boards became shorter and movements more radical. A time when style was being re-defined, and there were no limits as to where surfing could go.

A mini documentary about the making of Bohemian Rhapsody - Taken from the 'Greatest Video Hits 1' bonus DVD of 2002.

Filmed at this historic Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois on June 24, 2005 - this amazing, one-night-only event presents Ringo Starr performing five Beatles classics along with his greatest solo hits in a career-spanning set with The Roundheads. Features: It Don't Come Easy, Octopus's Garden, Choose Love, I Wanna Be Your Man, Who Can It Be Now? (with special guest Colin Hay), Don't Pass Me By, I'm The Greatest, Give Me Back The Beat, Memphis In Your Mind, Photograph, Back Off Boogaloo, Yellow Submarine, Act Naturally, With A Little Help From My Friends

The mayor of OSADNE, Mr. Ladislav Mikulasko, is a political record-holder. He has held the position of the village boss for a respectful thirty-six years. His spiritual counterpart, the Orthodox priest, Peter Soroka, has buried fifty people and christened two children over the past five years. The mayor and priest have decided to fight for the survival of the village, together with their wives who are their important shadow advisers.

The second of Jonathan Demme's three Neil Young performance docs.

A journey through the life and work of artist Ricardo Carpani, his artistic and ideological formation, and the importance of his pictorial output, considered a symbol of the political struggle of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Once the rise of state terrorism began, Carpani was forced into exile and spent ten years in Europe. During this period, he continued his political commitment, creating works that denounce the horrors experienced in Argentina during those years.

A six-minute short about how railroads changed life in the United States. Made for the home video release of Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in the West'.

Every 12 years over 70 million pilgrims gather at the meeting of India's holiest rivers, the Ganges and the Yamuna, for a spectacular spiritual festival: the Kumbh Mela. This documentary takes a voyage of discovery through this colorful event through the eyes of several Westerners and an ebullient young Hindu monk, Swami Krishnanand. Featuring encounters with some of India's most respected holy men and exclusive footage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, this unauthorized critical review uses previously unseen private footage of Elvis Presley, and classic original songs, to tell the story of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

Documentary about the life of Mercedes Pinto by three women, student, journalist and writer, go in search of another woman: Mercedes Pinto Canarian writer. The film recovers the memory of one of the most important figures in the defense of the rights of women, to get into what their struggles were vital: gender violence, the social status of women ...