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Talking Money is an observational documentary shot at bank consultation tables all over the world. Weaving stories from eight countries into one global money conversation, it virtually transforms the cinema into a bank. Purely experiential! Who are we when we talk about money? Far from the glamour of distant Wall Street, this is the reality of personal banking, where one’s life problems become a matter of business. A heartfelt comment on capitalism revealing how the invisible power of money works on all of us, no matter who and where we are.

On the morning of the hen party, four women who don't know each other meet for breakfast to wait for their mutual friend, the bride. When she shows up, a day full of advances and suppressed inner conflicts begins - after all, it's time to celebrate!

In the beautiful Vietnamese bay of Ha Long, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a family faces its imminent separation when the government decides to relocate the inhabitants of the floating village to land.

Recorded LIVE at The Auditorium at The Echo Arena Liverpool. Following the amazing success of 2017, Paul Smith brings his 2018 Special to The Auditorium at The Echo Arena, Liverpool. Join the quick witted, affable Scouse comic for more hilarious tales from his life. Guaranteed to entertain, you won’t want to miss out on one of the best comedy shows of the year.

V e n g o, a short film written by Esteban Alonso and produced by Duanó, talks about the struggle faced by those who dare to question the established, those who take courage in the face of those who do not love, do not accept, and those who, full of prejudices, refuse to see beyond social canons. Dare to be different and dive into this song to freedom.

A young and smart woman comes into a hotel. She is mysterious, and seems to be waiting for something while she’s preparing for it. She puts on some make-up, brushes her hair, walks inside the room without leaving it. Slowly the screen splits and her body breaks up, the space becomes abstract and the identity of the young woman seems confused. In the early morning, Maria Valdes is missed and the hotel room is desperately empty.

ALL UND ALLTAG goes on a journey through the history of the history of DEFA (from 1946 to 1992 the state film film production in East Germany).

The two young teenage friends Hamama and Caluna have left everything behind to flee their home country and ended up stranded in a camp in northern Italy. One day, they decide to cross the closed border into Switzerland under cover of darkness by going over the Alps.

Seven stories describe the experiences of children in refugee situations.

A microworld and its inhabitants are engaged in a losing war against these immense and incomparable clouds. They seem to lead a normal life, but these specimens are here to stay. Where will they come from?

Portrait of Italian painter Giuliano Sale.

AI already plays a major role in the developed world, from transportation logistics to national security—but this is just the beginning. From Ireland’s "smart cities" in the European Silicon Valley to China’s dystopian Social Credit System, this film explores the vast potential unlocked by the world’s leading data experts.

What difficulties does a young 24 years old transgender facing transition cope with in his everyday life?

Though almost 80 years separated, Rosa and Molly’s love for ice cream connects them magically. Can one imagine that something that wonderful has once been completely unknown around here? At least Rosa can. She looks back on her first few summers of ice cream love.

The director couldn’t have anticipated the coronavirus epidemic, but here is a near-future world in which a middle-class protagonist lives indoors, congratulating himself on the economic virtues of having ingested ‘animal condensed’ – an unexplained substance that seems to merge human and animal – and its benefits to his comfortably alienated life. “It optimises, it abstracts… it made us safe, here at home, with our accelerated portfolios”, he explains. Upstairs, his daughter virtually reconfigures Peppa Pig. Outside, meanwhile, hiding in the forest, is an unnamed, camouflaged fugitive, who explains her escape from a society that seems to have happily abolished the distinction between organic and technological life. An artist who has become a guerrilla fighter, the woman is busy preparing totem-like countermeasures to disrupt those who have become ‘animal expanded’.

While paranoia takes over a small town following an unsolved crime, a woman in a state of panic attempts to go on with her life after witnessing a murder.

A junkie is willing to die temporarily in order to act as the principal player in a heist of a $13 million diamond necklace.

Cellfish explores the life and work of internationally recognised, multi-disciplinary Israeli Artist Shelly Federman, through the eyes of her younger sister Tammy, an actress, singer and film maker.

Based on an installation by Alberto vev

Vincent was born with a trisomy disorder, his father helps him being independent. A poignant documentary about a father's fight for recognition of his son's rights, a real quest for integration.

Felipe and Pilar are solitary human beings who have not been able to find love and their place in the world. They start a friendly relationship but Felipe decides surprisingly not to wait any longer and proposes her to marry him.

Junkanoo Talk investigates the language of celebration through carnival. It employs the techniques of costume crafting particular to Junkanoo - a carnival of the Bahamas. The sound is produced on the body and takes the rhythms of Rake 'n' Scrape music, also particular to the Bahamas. James Baldwin is quoted, speaking of the complexities of being an African American living in France, along with the Bahamian Tourism Minister who speaks of appropriation and the body as a voice.

Conceived as a gift for Cécile Staehelin after the death of her husband Dieter, the film reflects on music as both memory and philosophy. Dieter speaks about sound as harmony, proportion, and inner life, while he and Cécile are seen performing Bohuslav Martinů’s Arabesque. Beavers punctuates their playing with luminous passages of white light, shaping an intimate portrait of friendship, loss, and the transcendent reach of music.

When the world-renowned cultural and political theorist Stuart Hall died in 2014, he left behind an unfinished 300,000-word memoir. In this interview with MEF Executive Director Sut Jhally, Bill Schwarz talks about the challenges of preparing the final published book, detailing his negotiations and conversations with the disembodied words of an author who cherished dialogue above all else.

When Jamaican barbershop owner 'Baggio' opens his store for the day, one can expect a jovial atmosphere to follow him around no matter the time. Based in North London, Baggio's store Fresh Cutz has rapidly become a staple community hangout for the multicultural area. Whether one is looking for a haircut, a nice book to read, a homely locality to watch Sunday night football or even a taste of authentic Caribbean cuisine, Baggio and his friends have everything covered. This short documentary observes how the store serves as a place for social well-being and community conversation.

"When I was a kid, my mother told me that if I pray for the Soul of the Dead every day, it can be born again on the 49th day" After the death of her daughter, she has a nightmare every day. On the 49th day she tries to dance for the soul of her daughter.

Including extraordinary and unseen historical footage of WW1 and 2 and narrated by Sir Martin Lewis, 100 Years of the RAF is a definitive film that pays tribute to the determination and courage our men and women take on in the theatres of war; to defend our freedom and bring relief to people in need.

The struggle to pass the 1967 Abortion Act and its continued ramifications to the present day. Featuring never before broadcast interviews with women who had backstreet abortions, those in the medical profession on both sides of the debate, and the politicians and campaigners who were at the forefront of the law on illegal abortion being changed.

A man seeks a license to have a chicken.

Seven years after the Incident, three townspeople are brought in for interrogation by the City. The secret they give up is more terrible than their captors could ever imagine...

A fairytale from the future. In a dystopian Berlin, the last boy on earth and his imaginary friend fight over the future of the planet.

Interview with James McLeod, animated by Holly Summerson, for ECA Animation 'Issues of Representation in Animation'.

A timeline of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire as told through personal accounts of survivors and eyewitnesses.

Federico Fanti, paleontologist and explorer, coordinates an international mission composed of 15 experts. The group will try and face the phenomenon of fossil smuggling in a concrete way.

The love relationship between Ana and Julia takes place in a town dominated by beliefs in the Cachurú, a being that when seen brings misfortunes. When Ana's mother claims to have seen him, the girls are forced to rethink whether they will continue to see each other in the forest.

The increasing demands of a father's daily routine demonstrate how easy it is to lose sight of what, and who, our original tasks and responsibilities were intended to serve in this metaphor for modern parenthood and its hazards.