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At Bologna’s Specola Tower, 1932–1957, an optical technology was invented which would revolutionize astronomy. The tower’s four floors were perforated and a series of hexagonal mirrors was installed at its base, creating a giant telescope of 2×24 meters. A mobile camera was set at right angles to the mirrors and thousands of glass plates where exposed which offered a systematic overview of the city’s zenithal sky. Thirty years of research were necessary for the astronomer Guido Horn D’Arturo to invent the specchio a tasselli—also called multimirror or segmented mirror—an archetype of today’s most advanced telescopes. Horn D’Arturo’s photographic plates are now also full of spots and traces of deteriorated emulsions. This film is composed of scans and blow-ups of these plates.

Sunny Boy is an intimate portrayal of a gay Indian man in his late thirties. Born and raised in Malaysia, Kumar Muniandy moved to the UK in 2003. He takes us through his journey from Kuala Lumpur (KL) to London, reflecting on his family, his cultural heritage, what it means to be a man and gay in his homeland, and what it now means to be brown and gay in London.

La belle Hélène is the work that confirmed Offenbach's international reputation. The libretto caricatures the conventions of Greek mythology to poke fun at contemporary society, and the melodies, once heard, never leave you. The erotic and political scandal surrounding the creation of this work ensured its immediate and enduring success. We are carried away by music that is always new and inventive, sprinkled with nods to other works: the dream duet between Helen and Paris, the patriotic trio mimicking Rossini's William Tell, the ensemble of "the man with the apple" and the waltz of the "vile seducer"... Not to mention the exquisite humor of the language, whose inventions, such as "plis de vaillance" (folds of valor) and "poux de la reine" (queen's lice), have entered the lexical fund. In this celebration of Offenbach, we constantly swing between laughter and beauty, indulging in the pleasure of all the senses...

A science non-fiction film exploring the territory of Navarre. Desolate landscapes from which humans have disappeared, leaving only their trace behind them. Radio waves float in the ether. Radio amateurs talk to each other while looking at the sky.

Arthur studies at the library of his high school. Sarah, near him, looks at him with interest. Nothing prepared them for what awaited them, behind the door.

As if engaging in an archaeological task, A Wild Dedication presents different objects found in the Woman Welfare Agency’s headquarters in San Fernando de Henares, which was operational from 1944 to 1985. Can a space built for female sexual repression give out traces of rebellion forms? Which affective memory do these ‘souvenirs’ trigger and how can they be integrated in the historic account on the Franco regime, the Spanish Transition and the first years of democracy?

As a child, educator and filmmaker Dennis Klein was afraid of people with disabilities. Because he didn't know any. Many encounters later, he sets off on a journey around the world to find out how we live together in different countries. What makes us human? Why do we treat each other differently? And who are we to each other? His journey takes him from the deserts of India to the Australian outback. From the South American jungle to the South African townships.

Take an artful, startling journey into unexplored regions of feminine sexuality. A sensitive and lyrical film set to become a cult classic as it explores what it considers centuries of patriarchal oppression. The land of feminine pleasures has remained very much 'terra incognita'. Deep Waters opens the door on rare and precious spaces where words are freed.

Tune into an alternate civilization not too distant from our own, where digital artist Rick Farin's creatures lead their technology-driven lives wearing London designer Xander Zhou.

A fragile theater building is about to be destroyed by an external construction company. The construction work is stopped when suddenly strange noises are heard from the vaults. Slowly a construction worker enters the building to find out where the sounds are coming from.

The retiree Gretel Lotz nests herself into an unsuspecting family, in which she pretends to be "Aunt Gretel" a distant relative in order to escape her lonely and isolated life.

Erich Langeder's film project came about when, in autumn 2017, numerous members of the pre-monastery expressed their desire for a film about their pre-monastery during a district meeting for this year's 100th anniversary celebration. The aim of the film is to show the urban and social development of the district over the past 100 years, as well as visions for the future. A wide variety of people had their say, telling their very personal memories, stories and anecdotes about the pre-monastery.

Revolves around a mineral water pool in director Hristiana Raykova’s hometown of Varna in Bulgaria. Situated right by the sea, this thermal pool is lovingly called “the pit” by local residents. Sitting in the hot water, they lean back up against the pool’s edge and philosophise about their lives. Here personal and political convictions collide, and tell of both social change and stagnation at the periphery of Europe.

The story of Reverend Jide Macaulay, an openly gay Church of England minister who wants to marry his boyfriend despite the Church not recognising same-sex marriage.

The story of US secret agent David Coleman Headley, who became an Islamist double agent and terror mastermind under the watchful eyes of Western intelligence services. While working for several secret services at the same time, he developed a new form of terrorism that reached as far as Europe.

A man suddenly suffers from migraine. He invites us in his head to discover the root of his suffering. With this, a hypnotic journey through the body starts...

Europe Lost. America Lost. Everything Lost.

Growing up with a disabled brother and passionate about dance, Rashmi Becker set up Step Change Studios to address the lack of opportunities for disabled people to dance. This film tells the inspiring story of how she came to establish this ground-breaking studio, which in its first year supported over 1,000 people to dance.

From the war-torn Ukraine to Milan's catwalks. This is a story of beauty and struggle. This is the story of young girls longing for a better life. A story of hope, fail, success. And of a man who can determine it.

After more than a decade working in England, the filmmaker Elisa Cepedal returns to Cuencas to shoot a film about the end of the two centuries of history of coal mining: around her other remains of her land's past are dying.

Ten years of self portraits, one drawn every day since 2008 in small sketch books. Set to music by Philip Glass.

Bees bees bees...

A man, returning home, has a car accident.

The film contains quotes from more than 20 films made in Poland in 1952–1989, along with samples from film soundtracks, music tracks, and elsewhere (vintage gay porn movies, music and home video films, social media clips). Completed in Vienna during a covid-19 semi-lockdown, the film conjures my teenage affects and tells them as a blurry and fragmented autobiographical story, simultaneously reacting to the current socio-political situation in Poland, with its “LGBT free zones”, violation of democracy, police brutality, and state censorship.

Portrait of a small dairy town

A young man is harassed by a vampire through the destructive force of desire.

An Italian 57 minute documentary on the Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan of 1969.

A flurry of knuckle punches links Vanni and Cosimo, two inseparable brothers passionated about Muay Thai. The day of the fight is close, but that night something goes wrong. Cosimo has a new girlfriend, and Vanni cannot handle it.

“Memorias de Navidad” is an audio-visual project with a central Christmas theme and lots of “Salsa Navideña”. The script centers around a grandfather who suffers of an early stage of Alzheimer’s and wants to share his Christmas memories with his family. The grandfather is played by Victor Manuelle, who not too long ago lost his father to the disease, which his grandfather also had.

Air To Breathe is a film about a group of militant workers inside the Opel car plant in Bochum, Germany. The group was founded in 1972, initially with the help of revolutionaries from the 1968 movement. For over 40 years, the group fought for better working conditions inside the plant. Over time, their incessant rank-and-file activism made the workers in Bochum the most radical in the entire German metal sector: Opel Bochum saw several wildcat strikes, and a persistent and successful fight for the reduction of daily working time. The group even attempted to build up direct links between different workforces of General Motors in Europe to fight back against the raise to the bottom of wages and working conditions in a situation of worldwide competition for investments amongst GM plants. Their activities culminated in a six days wildcat strike in 2004.

A group of young people talk about their differences: Dani did not know that he was trans while Alexa was always knew about it, Jesus was born with HIV and Alicia tells us how to break gender binarism.

Mei Li spends her time between her house and her hair salon in the neighborhood where she was born and has lived all her life, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina. There are as many genders as there are identities, and, therefore, as many gender identities. Endless possibilities. Playing at being someone, Mei Li is a shout of freedom, resonating in silence.

Major Luna jumps towards the moon. In a swimming pool she acts out her dreams to float weightlessly in space.

When his hairdressing salon is destroyed by the local authorities, hairdresser Romeo has to search for new premises. He finds a ramshackle hut as a makeshift alternative where he can continue to ply his trade for the time being. While he dreams of one day owning a hairdressing salon, his life drags on tediously and he grows tired of waiting for things to change for the better.

Abandoned at birth. Imprisoned as a teen. On the run as an adult. After receiving compensation from the Irish government, Catherine Dennehy is finally ready to share the secret that she kept for over 60 years. Talking openly for the first time about her young life, she reveals poignant memories from the years she spent in an Irish home.

In the final days leading up to the Colombian national soccer finals, Jorge, a young man from the northeastern Colombia, travels 1,000 miles across the country with his friends to see his native Bucaramanga’s soccer team. Proving their commitment as loyal fans, they travel by illegally hopping onto tractor trailers to attend the most important game of the season — one that promises the team a chance to return to Division A of the Colombian professional soccer league after eight years in Division B.

How well do we know the chambers we dwell in? Can we recall every surface? Every color?

Venus gets out of the water and seduces a man. One of four Venus-themed short films directed by Eckhart Schmidt as bonus features for the Blu-ray release of his "Venus. Venuc."-cycle.

Part 3 of the horror series "The Whistle".

ASMR: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. A phenomenon that gained popularity starting in 2010 on video-streaming platforms, followed by scientific and psychological research into its potential to alleviate physical and mental conditions, including stress, anxiety, and insomnia. Through a reinterpretation of the Theater of the Absurd, the work parodies both addiction to web TV series and ASMR, symptoms of an individualistic society that sublimates its need for empathy into video content aimed at strangers.

Five people testify to the acceptance over time of their homosexual identity, 5 stories linked by song and a little poetry.

In November 1978, an old man unknown to the general public, Ruhollah Khomeini, arrived in France. In just a few months, from Neauphle-le-Château, he orchestrated the fall of the Shah and the birth of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Since then, attacks, hostages, secret negotiations, and a diplomatic Cold War have fueled forty years of troubled relations between Paris and Tehran. Even today, one question remains: is Iran an ally... or an enemy?

Ten Tinder users report honestly and unsparingly about their very different experiences with the dating app - about their wishes, dreams, experiences and ideas. Hip, digital Berlin is just the right city for Tinder. Young, creative people in particular are moving to the Havel and Spree rivers, often wanting to remain independent and self-determined and not commit themselves, but at the same time almost everyone longs for closeness, tenderness, romance and sex. Getting to know people in Berlin is not difficult, but entering into a relationship is. The Tinder phenomenon helps young city dwellers to somehow combine the two preferences of self-realization and love. Or does it? Because as practical as the dating app may be, it also brings with it some problems and dangers.

Filmmaker Moïa Jobin-Paré immerses viewers in a sensory exploration of the nature of the gesture in an experimental work that brings together photography, scratching, and a soundtrack composed from original recordings.

The world watched with awe when Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle tied the knot in one of the most talked about events of 2018. But, while Meghan's entrance into the royal family began with girly days out and sunny trips to Wimbledon, media suggests that the honeymoon phase may well be over. Featuring archive footage and interviews with insiders and experts on the royal household, this film examines if there is any truth to the speculation of unrest following the new duchess' entry into the royal family, specifically a possible rift with sister-in-law and Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.