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Winfried Kretschmann is the first Green politician to rise to the top of a state government — and so far the only one. He has governed Baden-Württemberg as Minister-President since 2011, longer than any of his predecessors. Soon, his tenure will come to an end: Kretschmann will not run again in the 2026 state election. This film takes stock of his time in office. A Catholic with a communist past. A conservative in a left-leaning party. A Green in the automotive heartland of Baden-Württemberg: Winfried Kretschmann’s political biography is a long journey marked by surprises and contradictions. Jenni Rieger and Jürgen Rose retrace this path. They speak with Kretschmann’s party colleagues and coalition partners, long-time close aides and early companions such as Joschka Fischer, Cem Özdemir, and Annalena Baerbock, as well as political rivals like Volker Bouffier, Markus Söder, and Bodo Ramelow. Has Germany’s first Green Minister-President changed the country?

The animated documentary follows a girl confronting objectification. Collages from magazines, diary sketches, and imprints on the skin reveal how societal pressure takes hold early. Where does innocence end, and where do remarks begin that can lead to sexual violence? How does this shape her self-perception?

This archival documentary traces the history of Kilawin Kolektibo, a pioneering collective of Filipnxs who came together in NYC in the mid-nineties. Having experienced marginalization in Filipino culture because of their queerness, as well as in mainstream gay culture because of their race, language, and gender, the members of the group sought political empowerment and increased visibility. But above all, they sought to create a space of friendship and safety for those who found themselves suspended between cultures and identities.

On the military road construction site, on the pastures of Lessinia, writer Carlo Stuparic wrote to his brother Giani. The film celebrates his memory.

An intimate exposé of the dark side of social media and its devastating impact on young users. Directors Matthew O'Neill and Perri Peltz take viewers inside the high-stakes legal battle to hold tech companies accountable for the harm caused by their negligence and dangerous algorithms. Based on investigative reporting by Bloomberg News' Olivia Carville, the film follows the Social Media Victims Law Center fighting for justice for families whose children suffered tragic consequences linked to social media use. As families seek justice, 'Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media' underscores the urgent need for industry reform and serves as both a wake-up call about the dangers of social media-and a call to action to protect future generations.

In 2019, nearly 300,000 people gathered at Prague's Letná. They demonstrated against the Prime Minister, the President, but above all for democracy. Two students who were afraid for the future of the Czech Republic spoke to them from the stage. A unique film about Mikuláš Minář and Benjamin Roll reveals the riveting story of the founders of the Million Moments for Democracy movement. Director Amálie Kovářová spent six years filming behind the scenes of the group behind the biggest protest since the Velvet Revolution. It went through ups and downs, enthusiasm and lethargy, exaltation and disappointment of supporters. And Mik and Ben have lived it all from the beginning. Boys who believed that even in difficult times, hope could prevail.

Why tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren graduate from ultra-Orthodox high schools without the legally mandated education they need to become independent adults.

Boxing coaches watch female teenage boxers participating at the competition and experience hardships, victory and defeat.

What brings about a Damascene conversion? When he was younger, Thomas “Eichi” Eichstätt was an East German right-wing extremist thug. Today he volunteers as a football coach for stranded young people from around the world. He doesn’t have much left for himself; unfortunately the cash-strapped local municipality of Torgelow has no way of paying him for his valuable work.

Sexual abuse has been characterized as a “murder of the spirit.” But is this a suffering that one person must bear alone? Beyond despair, there is hope, a faint ray of light from the spirit. A friend of the filmmaker suffers from PTSD, having flashbacks of sexual abuse. Having witnessed this, the filmmaker meets a photographer who is also a survivor and decides to make a film. The long production process lasted eight years. What is the nature of the despair, and the hope, that reside deep within these people suffering from PTSD conditions including regret, murderous impulses, depression, insomnia, detachment, and suicidal thoughts? The director appears on screen, questioning the very meaning of making this film. He tries to see light in how they live, looking upward from the depths of suffering.

A Chip Odyssey features interviews with over 80 key figures who witnessed and shaped the development of the semiconductor industry — from the first generation of engineers and female factory workers, to policymakers and technology veterans, and today’s young engineers facing new crossroads. This feature-length documentary chronicles how Taiwan built its semiconductor industry from scratch and transformed it into a global technological force, capturing a vital and transformative chapter in the island’s modern history.

Vincent Gaullier and Raphaël Girardot weave together threads of reflection in tribute to the pioneering political ecologist Bruno Latour, who passed away in 2022, in a stimulating documentary essay.

In the post–Roe v. Wade United States, scientists are on the cusp of a watershed moment in birth control, the introduction of new, viable male contraceptives. As we watch brave individuals fight to make medical history, Big Pharma’s reluctance to invest in these new products remains a maddening obstacle to the groundbreaking prospect of changing family planning and gender politics forever.

The last living descendants of a once-thriving Black neighborhood in Athens, GA, come together to fight to preserve the memory of Linnentown. Their family homes were razed in a 1960s urban renewal project, and now they, along with civic-minded neighbors, unite to try to reclaim their forgotten history and seek redress.

This documentary film tells the story of the decades-long struggle for land rights in Sicogon Island, highlighting the challenges faced by local communities.

In late 2021, a deadly fire consumed an underground club, taking the life of Mr. Chhoeun Samnang. But his death was no accident. Something was waiting in the darkness-something unseen, something obsessed. A vengeful spirit, bound to the club, claimed him as its own, igniting a nightmare that would haunt his family long after the flames died out. Then came the demand: a wedding. A ritual binding Samnang's soul to the ghost that took him. And if his family refused, the real horror would begin. One by one, the shadows crept closer, bringing terror, tragedy, and a chilling truth-the dead do not take rejection lightly.

"Manoel" captures Sensible Soccers' journey as they celebrate a decade together as a band by reimagining soundtracks for Manoel de Oliveira's classic films. The documentary delves into the poetic intersection of cinema and music, revealing the delicate harmony between these two timeless art forms.

Report on the creation of the painting "Xota Valseada", by Lito Portela. An afternoon where the union of painting, dance and music was celebrated.

Over 34 days at sea, deep in the Arctic Circle, the wages of knowledge are explored. This ship's mariners and scientists reflect on their life at sea as they attempt to better understand climate change, both past and present.

The Downfall of the German Dictatorship is a gripping exploration of Adolf Hitler's journey from an obscure childhood in Austria to becoming one of history's most infamous tyrants. Through archival footage, this documentary unveils the forces that shaped a failed artist into the architect of a global catastrophe.

What is behind the myth surrounding the founder of anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner? The documentary shows Steiner's life from the beginnings in Vienna, the crises in Weimar, the wild times in the Berlin bohemian scene to the esoteric leader and busy founder whose reform movement was followed by thousands. Around one hundred years after his death, the question remains: Who was Rudolf Steiner?

An investigation into the death of a young British man sparks a global hunt for the individual selling hundreds of young people lethal poison.

Unfolding in a series of eight vignettes, Sound Spring explores the history ofYellow Springs, Ohio over hundreds of years, as narrated by its residents incomical scenes: one interviewee rollerblades and reads the village's water meters, another stands on his head in a breakdancing freeze. The villagers describe American history-their ancestors' settlements after slavery, a friendship with Coretta Scott King, and Ohio's Trail of Tears- among other more personal details of village life. The wording of their recollections is imperfect, unsure-in fact they are all re-stagings of their previous audio interviews. Through performing their own previously recorded media, villagers uncover layers of time and storytelling.

10 drivable LEGO Formula 1 cars. 400,000 bricks each. 20 F1 drivers. One unforgettable Miami moment. A behind-the-scenes special revealing how the LEGO Group and Formula 1 pulled off a world-first at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix 2025.

The Freedom of the Sea is a short documentary highlighting the freedom of living in the UK - in contrast to a more restrictive life in Iran - through the joy of daily sea swimming in Brighton.

For Every Apricot drifts through the shifting terrain of memory, illustrating a grandmother’s journey in search of a “miracle drug” to cure her father’s illness. What begins as a simple family story, unfurls into a meditation on aging, fragility, and the circinate patterns that shape life. Through live-action interview, 16mm and 8mm archival footage, and a tapestry of handcrafted animation, the film moves between what is remembered, what is imagined, and what time has eroded. As she reflects on her father’s illness alongside her own, For Every Apricot becomes a deeply personal family portrait.

Bagni di Lucca, June 1988.

Robin Roberts returns home to the Gulf Coast for a deeply personal look at the region 20 years after Hurricane Katrina.

Mushroom foraging tradition in Sagada.

A documentary celebrating over one hundred years of The Riverside Theatre & Cinema in Woodbridge.

A man sees mountains and sets out to recreate them. During a traverse across the Western United States, we observe familiar sites in a new light, and the world gets lost in the fold.

There are 1400 men working on the Lötschberg tunnel construction site, under extreme conditions. To be a miner, according to Theo, a man’s got to have balls. He also needs a head as hard as rock - and an inexplicable passion.

Revealing the flaws of Japanese society, the 1995 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway prompted Murakami to return to his homeland, whose conformism he rejected, to examine it closely. This led to the creation of two works: Underground and 1Q84.

Large Christian crosses stand at the summits of Swiss mountains, billboards displaying Bible verses occupy public spaces in cities. The filmmakers have never been comfortable with the presence of these religious symbols. In 2009, mountain guide Patrick Bussard sawed down a cross in the Fribourg Alps – and was severely punished by the courts for doing so.

Dans un Souffle traces Belgian figure skater Nina Pinzarrone's fragile yet unyielding pursuit of perfection. In blank and white, the audience is guided through fleeting shapes and expressions, exploring the quiet pain behind her graceful facade. Guided by Nina’s breath and silence, this documentary takes you on an ephemeral journey as she prepares for her first World Championship at the age of 17.

A pariah and his dog experience the pandemic as a triumph of the outcasts and deconstruct the threat of death politically, socially and existentially.

Stepan is a folklorist, a graduate of the university. He is enthusiastically engaged in preserving the musical heritage of Udmurtia. In winter and summer, he travels to the villages and towns of the region, collects ancient songs and melodies, learns about forgotten rituals and traditions. Stepan goes hitchhiking deep into Udmurtia to sing a song recorded almost a century ago to those who might remember it. Otherwise, the song, as well as the memory of it, will disappear forever.

Award-winning short film, Clankers, is an investigation into the sinister rise of AI-generated sex workers today.⁠ ⁠

The documentary film seeks to prove three things about Christianity in National Socialist Germany: National Socialism was founded on Christian antisemitic principles, the progenitors of National Socialism believe Jesus to be an Aryan fighter against the Jews, and there was no plan to eradicate Christianity from Germany and replace it with some pagan religion.

In an effort to address learning loss after the pandemic, a grassroots reading program using play takes root in coastal communities in Southern Philippines, helping an indigenous child, an introverted orphan, and a passionate volunteer facilitator nurture hope and peace through learning.

Flash of a train ride: glances of strangers, means of transportation, scenery flowing away. To travel is to pause in limbo.

What does it mean to belong to a place, a country? In a south Tel Aviv elementary school, that question is addressed head-on by a fourth-grade class and their teacher. The children are asylum seekers whose families mostly do not have a legal status in Israel, yet learn, sing and play in Hebrew all the while examining their identity and sense of belonging.

How does mobility reflect social status and racism? A story of two African American women working to provide and improve mobility in their community, as they tell the history of the Safe Bus - formerly the biggest black-owned transportation system in the world.

This epic documentary follows a group of Indigenous teenagers to Rome where they confront representatives of the Pope about 15th century Vatican laws known as the Doctrine of Discovery that codified conquest, colonization, racism, and slavery – and became international and U.S. law. Also featuring Indigenous activists in Aotearoa New Zealand, Guatemala, New Caledonia, and Puerto Rico, the film exposes how the Doctrine continues to impact humanity and the planet.

Residents of a Melbourne social housing community strive to reclaim their own hope and identity in the face of recent deaths and a larger societal question – can we meaningfully coexist?

On an anarchic Minecraft server, chaos reigns. Building and destroying without rules. In a closed furry community, identity is explored in new ways. And in the depths of advanced AI models lies a terrifying yet alluring shadowland of future possibilities. Each destination reveals new ways of being online – and new questions about what kind of digital world we really want to live in.

The film delves into the reality of frontline workers who protect the right to abortion, an unprecedented access. Their stories are accompanied by powerful testimonies from women who have experienced a termination of pregnancy, breaking the silence and isolation.

An international group of young physicists at CERN in Geneva is working to develop the fastest AI tool capable of detecting anomalous phenomena at unprecedented speeds. Will it work? Can they push themselves into the realm of new physics?

After the Taliban takeover in 2021, LineOut follows Afghan refugees in a poetic dreamscape where a metaphoric voice reflects grief, healing, and the fragile balance between holding on and letting go.