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A bittersweet comedy-drama about a cake-loving family bereft at the death of their expert baker mum. When daughter Pippa picks up the wooden spoon she's hindered by her culinary incompetence - until an encounter with a family friend reveals a surprising secret.
Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Nazca Lines have never ceased, since their fortuitous discovery in Peru during the first half of the 20th century, to fascinate the general public as well as the scientific world.
Thierry Mugler, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen… The elite world of high fashion loves a crazy rule breaker. But the biggest, most bad-ass trend setter was Elsa Schiaparelli. Brilliant, free-spirited, irreverent, and fiery rival of Coco Chanel, Schiaparelli’s friends and creative collaborators included the surrealists Salvador Dali, Man Ray, Elsa Triolet and Jean Cocteau. Now for the first time, discover how history’s most radical fashion designer was forgotten despite trailblazing the path for countless designers around the world, and leaving behind an out-sized influence that lives on to this day.
Combining innate humour and salacious content which teases the imagination, this coming-of-age story by director Lee Campbell explores some of the complexities surrounding male teen homoerotic desire, battling then overcoming bullies.
Pete the Pond has spent the last 20 years trying to return Britain's aquatic wildlife to its former glory. Despite his best efforts, the abundance of creatures he remembers from his childhood are quickly disappearing. As he sets out to build yet another wildlife pond in a British garden, a letter from his local council threatens to destroy his life's work.
On August 4, 1982, after a bitter parliamentary struggle, homosexuality ceased to be an offence in France. It was the realization of a campaign promise by François Mitterrand. For four decades, homosexuals had been confined to the disavowal of their entourage, to clandestinity and to police harassment, and now they can finally live in the open. It took more than 15 years of struggles, heated debates and demonstrations to rally intellectuals and politicians to their cause. Activists, ministers and parliamentarians testify to their commitment to overcome the last barriers of a hostile society.
At a wake, Noah and Mia go out for some fresh air.
There are people still searching for a place in the world, wayfarers marked by painful histories looking for a place to start over: a house. The Passengers tells their stories and that of "Housing first," a philosophy that puts social housing at its core. In their stories of often-conflicting cohabitation, and in the evocation of tortuous life paths, a sense of a possible way to seize an opportunity for redemption emerges.
In one of Rome’s suburbs, a multiethnic and diverse neighborhood, a mother and her two sons are evicted from their home. The two brothers, convinced that it is being reassigned to an immigrant family, will decide to take justice into their own hands. They will do anything to take their home back.
Lothar König is an original. The long-term youth pastor from Jena doesn’t fit into any system. In the GDR he was under state surveillance, after reunification he was one of the most tireless warning voices against the growing right-wing radicalism. To this day, he takes to the barricades against the extreme right, often on the frontline. Nevertheless, this film portrait by his son Tilman is not an homage but a critical tribute to an outspoken character forced by retirement to re-invent himself.
Ray and Harry have a conversation and keep asking about drinks.
This new feature documentary shows how the 18th century Church became embroiled in chattel slavery. We discover how the Church justified its involvement in the trade and it’s lasting impact. The film then explores what this means for Christian reconciliation today.
Born of a Breton father and a mother who lived through the fall of the Soviet Union, Adrian Herpe is a young pianist trained in the Ukrainian school. To hope one day to perform in prestigious concert halls, he will have to take a step to the West and join the benches of a European conservatory. His family, strangers to classical music, accompanies him from east to west on the road to success.
Chaylla is fighting to free herself from a violent relationship. Her determination comes up against a part of herself that still hopes it is possible to share her life with the father of her children. This magnificent first feature film sheds upsetting light on violence against women and the difficulties of finding a way to justice.
On the foothills of Uummannaq mountain, four cybergoth teens are fighting depression. Water contamination spreads throughout the village pipelines and one cybergoth finds herself laying on a hospital bed. The film is a visual poem narrated by a group of young inuit women, reflecting on ongoing suicide attempts and the separation from their families. The cybergoths remind us of a post-apocalypse future, that is to say, the apocalyptic qualities of the present; a fragile reality where national, communal, environmental, and mental stability is at risk.
Most of the highland inhabitants of the Mexican state Guerrero belong to indigenous communities. They are among the poorest people in Mexico, and frequent victims of the violence used by drug cartels to exert power. In an effort to counteract this force, and appealing to the autonomy of indigenous peoples, the residents of Ayahualtempa have created a Policía Comunitaria, which has many children among its ranks.
In France, 15 billion eggs, which constitute the cheapest animal protein on the market, are consumed every year. With ever more demanding consumers, the sector is changing. The production of eggs from caged hens is plummeting while free range and organic farming is on the rise. But can we mass produce quality eggs and respect animal welfare? How are the pasteurized egg products that can be found in food products and in collective catering canteen dishes made?
Years after giving up her newborn son for adoption, a woman confronts her trauma and memories of the man she calls 'my monster’.
Three rugby girls question their own prejudices and those of their social circles towards female and male attributes in our society. All along the film we follow their locker room talks, their sport practice as well as their compromises mixing both coquettish touches and mudded knees. Without any use of speeches or theories, these teenage girls definitely offer us another way of being girls.
Join Michael, one of comedy’s most celebrated break out stars, as he tries to figure out what really matters in life, and what’s just noise, in his award winning debut show.
This is a video collage created using mash-up and split-screen techniques. It is linked to the idea of dance that allows the body to change shape and content in a grunge and punk surrealistic manner.
On October 18 2019, a student uprising was triggered in Santiago over the Chilean government’s increase in metro fare. As the country awakens to the unrelenting abuse of power enacted by a neoliberalist government, and a mistrust in the political class intensifies, we follow Angy and Felipe—two parents who embrace their new roles as activists and enlist in the expanding movement that is fighting for a new Constitution and a just society.
Is America's political system crumbling? ITV's Robert Moore explores the widespread fears for its sanctity.
The inhabitants of the Baltic region are worried about the war in Ukraine. Is the fighting leading to a split in their societies? How do Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians and Russians live together in the current situation? Lutz Pehnert travels from Narva, the north-easternmost city in Europe on the border with Russia, via Latvia to Lithuania and talks to very different people. "Will we be next after Ukraine? Many people in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are currently asking themselves this question. For 40 years, the Baltic countries were involuntarily part of the Soviet Union's family of nations. Since their independence in the early 1990s, they have been the unloved western neighbors of Russia and Belarus.
Tired of not having a safe place to live their identity, a motley group of queer artists get together to build the first LGTBIQ+ cultural house and shelter in Valencia. With no money and a lot of desire, they arm themselves with feathers, wigs, a lot of illusion and brightness to create a safe place for everyone.
Portrait of the flamboyant violonist David Garrett, from his childhood as a virtuoso to his renditions of Michael Jackson, Nirvana or Eminem's hits.
The incommunicability of today's young people through disturbing and decadent sounds.
My pain, and my emotional dependence were hidden until I met her, my weak point...
When surly teenager Elodie reluctantly visits her Grandad at his remote Icelandic cabin, her world is turned upside down when the WIFI dies, and she is forced to look up from her phone.
Charlie, an inquisitive teenager uncovers a treasure in the forest. In finding its rightful owner, she restores the memory of a great passion and also her own path.
A mysterious figure with a dark past roams a dystopian world until they enter a place ruled by a benevolent mind...
Brenda Emmanus presents an innovative collection of dramatic short films from emerging artists. Compelling stories of identity and isolation, trauma and power combine with the visceral impact of dance to explore our place in today’s world in a thought-provoking and heartfelt way. Daughters of the Sea; Breadline; The Dupe; Happy Okay Mate; Mad Smooth; Rat King; Reesheh; Spectrum; Testimony; Turbine; Wounds; Beneath the Movement; Divis Tower, Both Sides Now
Short film made by the students of the ‘Moteur, ça tourne’ film workshop at Lycée Les Bourdonnières during the 2021–2022 school year, depicting an alternative reality where homosexuality is the majority.
A photo intended for a lover and never sent
Film travels through Las Hurdes and the Residencia de Estudiantes to build the portrait of Ian Gibson, author of the biographies of Buñuel, Dalí and Lorca. The journey ends in Granada, where, after a 50-year search, Gibson is closer than ever to finding Lorca's remains as a symbol of reconciliation in a country that is reluctant to make peace with its past.
In the fall of 2021, Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn traveled to the Khumbu region of Rolwaling, Nepal. Faced with Covid restrictions, limited budgets, and last-minute planning, they decided to travel to this relatively accessible region. They opened a new 1,400-meter route called "Massic Attack" on the northeast pillar of Tengkangpoche (6,487 m) in seven days and reached the summit on October 30, 2021, at 12:15 p.m.
The show features performances from BRIT and MOBO award winner Lemar, classical violinist Esther Abrami, the voice of Strictly, Tommy Blaize and soprano Carly Paoli. And of course, I’ll also be picking up the mic for two show-stopping songs! Join me for this festive show which will get you in the mood for Christmas!
Filmed on location in Naples Italy, We Are Art documents Annalaura di Luggo's journey as she undertakes her most artistic creative challenge: creating "Colloculi", an immersive, multi-media, interactive art installation constructed in the shape of a Giant Eye.
In the city of Evia, residents are infected with light. A girl discovers what appears to be the host. She befriends it and houses it. The other residents are not delighted. A persecution begins.
"Memory makes the most beautiful movies..." A voice is heard in the dark while a flashlight traces the wooden skeletons of half-erected buildings and frames. Using architecture, sound distortion and a nocturnal floating camera, the construction of memory feels like a dream remembered and instantly forgotten; a memory not something to be preserved but destroyed outside the mind.
Present in most coastal waters for millions of years, the scallop is now embarking on a veritable odyssey: scientific research. Capable of storing and providing ultra-precise information on changes in its environment, it is an unexpected indicator of ocean evolution. From the harbor of Brest to the Arctic, Laurent Chauvaud, a researcher at the CNRS, takes us on a new polar mission that combines scientific discovery and artistic creation.
Through the real life of Pandina and Pandone, RADIOPORNOPANDA explores the world of paid online couple shows. The journey of a couple who have made this type of expression their professional activity, told through the voyeuristic gaze of the director.
