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Using local media footage from the London Borough of Southwark spanning the past 20 years, this documentary discusses complex social issues including gang violence, knife crime, and mental and sexual health.

A Mother and her gay adult Son, who has recently suffered a breakdown, explore their opposing views on parenting.

Two friends spend the last day before the end of the summer.

Drama documentary based on the latest discovery of a 16th Century sailing shipwreck found close to Malta by an underwater research team led by maritime archaeologist Timmy Gambin.

Nick investigates the recent passing of his life-long best friend as not everything is as it appears to be.

Brazil, September 2022. With presidential elections approaching, the population is split into two camps. In an upscale Rio apartment, Amanda meets Cauã.

BIM (Benin International Musical) invites you on a musical journey to Africa. This voodoo-influenced concert features the haunting hymns from the album Positive Vodoun.

Described by Deadline Hollywood as the "tragic true story" of Chris Gueffroy, it follows one of the last daring attempts to escape across the infamous Berlin Wall.

One of the most important women in British modern art, the painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a highly inspirational figure, whose work was deeply impacted by a pivotal event in her life. In May 1949, this leading representative of the modernist St Ives group of artists climbed to the top of the Grindelwald glacier in Switzerland, an experience which was to transform the way she saw the world.

Looking back at the history of the oldest residential deaf school in England, Matthew discovers facts about the academy's past, meets current students, school leavers on work experience and the architect who designed the new building.

An Artificial Intelligence created by the European Union separates Spanish politicians and forces them to become comedians. As a consequence, they are in charge of the New Year's Eve Special and José Mota is unemployed.

Between misfortune and apathy, Ramón decides whether his destiny is redemption or condemnation.

In Paraguay, during the regime of dictator Alfredo Stroessner, almost 400 people disappeared without a trace, and several hundred thousand were sent to prisons where they were tortured. One of these people was Emilio Barreto, an aspiring actor who spent a total of thirteen years in prison despite never being tried for any crime.

David Robilliard was a talented British artist who died in 1988, aged just 36 years old, one of the many young gay men of his generation lost to AIDS. In this emotional documentary, actor and contemporary art devotee Russell Tovey embarks on a quest to bring the life and work of Robilliard back to its rightful prominence. The result is a film that gathers together the artist’s close friends, collaborators, and colleagues to remember and celebrate a remarkable talent. Through their memories and Tovey’s devotion to Robilliard’s work, we build a picture of a young dynamic artist full of courage and wit whose legacy deserves to shine.

Steve's just quit the bottle and is pushing through a withdrawal. His daughter Chelsea is home from university and trying to hold it together, with the help of a little Northern Soul.

Offers viewers unprecedented access to former heavyweight boxing world champion Vitali Klitschko, along with his brother Wladimir, who together dominated the sport for more than a decade. Now the longest serving Mayor of Kyiv, this feature-length Sky Original documentary charts Vitali’s journey from the ring to political office, ultimately leading the defence of the capital when it was attacked by Russian forces in February 2022.

Seven women, guided by a therapist gradually put their bodies into motion. As the dance therapy progresses they give us the moving testimonies of the physical and psychological tortures that they underwent during their incommunicado detention in Spain in the 2000s.

A documentary film about the independent band UZEDA who brought a disruptive sound from Sicily to almost everywhere.

After a long time, a deaf boy meets his own father, who is a musician and does not speak sign language. Over a long weekend, both of them learn that they speak a common language through music.

Hiding in the crystal blue waters of the Aegean Sea lies a dark secret. If true, the Greek islands have become much more than a sun-drenched paradise for those living the holiday dream. There are dark rumours of EU-funded boats carrying masked men, people being rounded up on land, forced onto coast guard boats and then abandoned in flimsy rubber dinghies at sea. There are multiple cases of people subsequently losing their lives. Are these masked men responsible? Against this troubling background, in June 2023, an overloaded trawler flips in front of a Greek coast guard patrol boat. More than 600 men, women and children die in the water. A billionaire’s super yacht takes survivors to shore. The accounts of these survivors suggest that coast guard is at fault – something the Greek authorities deny.

On 25th July 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, with 3,800 tonnes of fuel oil, ran aground off the East coast of Mauritius. Twelve days later, the oil spilled onto the coral reefs, causing the worst ecological disaster ever to occur in the region.

Simon Marchand, once a famous lawyer, has fallen from grace. He is asked to defend a woman accused of infanticide. She ended the suffering of her severely disabled daughter. He does not try to shift her responsibility, but throws himself heart and soul into her defense.

Paolo is on trial at a call center. He has the time of a phone call to convince the elderly Nando to give him his credit card details. A short film on the vulnerability of the elderly and on jobs that dirty the conscience.

Songwriting master Bill Ryder-Jones demonstrates his talent in the historic foyer of the Paris' Gaîté Lyrique for the ARTE Concert Festival.

Thanks to a new technology, a state center makes it possible to interact with a deceased person. Diego oversees the encounters betwen the dead and the living.

To mark the 60th birthday of the multi-talented comedian, singer and author Hape Kerkeling, the two documentary filmmakers André Schäfer and Eric Friedler have created a quiet, thoughtful and entertaining portrait of this often anarchic humorist. The film tells of his rapid rise as a teenager, his time and the blows of fate during the AIDS epidemic, the controversial forced outing, his confident exit from the show business and his new beginning. The film is a sensitive insight into the family history and a fast-paced journey through the career stages of a formative figure in German TV entertainment.

A young writer feels the pressure of running out of time.

A lonely Inuit must endure the endless summer daylight to be reunited with his lost love.

Kate wants to create content for her youtube channel «The Kate Horror Stories» on the famous Untersberg near Munich, where many paranormal activities take place. She takes her brother Kevin with her and quickly discovers something is wrong.

As Grace steps into her pay review, she prepares to unleash a version of herself that only her bathroom mirror has ever seen.

Alongside England, Spain is the other great historical monarchy on the European continent. Sex, money, revenge, and betrayal—the recent history of the Spanish monarchy reads like a suspenseful soap opera. We take a closer look at the best-kept secrets of the Spanish crown: its true heritage, its daily lifestyle, and finally, how the women of the family took power.

A surreal exploration of queer identity in the face of immigration; following teenager Hajnal as they grapple with the demands of leaving behind their post-Soviet country in favour of a new life in England.

Now based in Munich, the Mongolian-born singer combines the grace of vocal jazz with chamber folk and urtiin duu, the traditional music of her Central Asian homeland known for its endless steppes. Influenced by the great voices of American jazz, such as Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae, Enji's voice is at once warm and graceful, discreet and assured.

An exchange program for "safe tourism" takes German police officer Sophie Maibachs (Anke Retzlaff - "Across the Border") to Tenerife. However, she also has other intentions there. Five years ago, her father (Michael Roll) died in a hit-and-run accident. There are many indications that the person responsible also lives in Tenerife.

A true griot, Pédro Kouyaté comes to Les Concerts Volants bearing many messages. The Malian musician shares his stories and humanist ideals to the rhythm of the album Following.

After tasteless tweets about the Trump assassination, Sebastian "El Hotzo" Hotz was the butt of everyone's jokes. Now he has the chance to make amends: he is to travel to the USA and apologize to the Americans in person.

Antoine is a 9-year-old autistic child. His perception of the world is both strange and wonderful. Her sister Emilie, in her teenage years, is seeking, not without difficulty, a balance between her family life and her life as a young girl. She is also intimidated by her brother's difference, which she does not know how to approach. Following a family conflict, Antoine and Emilie prefer to leave the family home. During this escapade, they will experience unusual situations, which will lead them to observe each other, to listen to each other and finally to succeed in finding a ground on which to exchange and see the richness of each other.

In a sporadic encounter between two men and just when one of them is about to leave, he encounters an unexpected detail that leaves him stunned.

ZONE is a melodrama about a girl with paranormal abilities who fights against a system that tries to calculate and completely record people in a hermetically sealed area. In a time torn from chronology the rebel sets off with a bundle of hope in search of counterspaces and a life that feels like her own. Time and space collapse into each other. A country can be experienced through the pain, sadness and desire of its inhabitants.

A video installation composed of a performance by the artist alongside archival film scenes centered on queer and transgender content. Presented across two projections, the film juxtaposes explicit and everyday expressions of non-normative sexuality: from people dancing freely at a lesbian party to Charlotte Charlaque's reverent smile, and the provocative speeches of far-right homosexual politicians. This collage is underscored by a rich soundtrack featuring recitations from Karl Heinrich Ulrichs’s seminal 19th-century texts advocating for decriminalizing homosexual love, interwoven with atmospheric and pulsating soundscapes by English artist Rory Pilgrim. These elements immerse viewers in a poetic and political reflection on the histories and expressions of excluded sexualities and genders.

In 2019, Union Berlin was promoted to the Bundesliga. Four years later, the traditional East German club qualifies for the Champions League and achieves something that few would have thought possible. Despite all the euphoria over the triumph, the pressure to remain strong in sporting and economic terms also increased, as did the fear of falling into a conflict of identity between tradition and change. The fact that the soccer underdog from Köpenick still manages to retain its magic is primarily down to the people who work behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly and enthusiastically. Always at their side: a loyal fan base that is prepared to follow their club's path unconditionally. Hendel follows the team behind Union for almost two years, right up to their entry into the top flight, and takes a unique, particularly personal and authentic look behind the scenes of the club.

A centenary celebration of the life and legacy of Rikki Fulton, one of Scotland’s most beloved comic actors. Ashley Jensen narrates an affectionate tribute to one of Scotland’s funniest comedians, Rikki Fulton. It’s 100 years since Rikki first made an entrance on to the world stage and 20 years since he bowed out. For decades, he’s been making the nation laugh with his rubber face, razor sharp wit and laconic demeanour. His influence is still felt in new generations of comics, and clips of his sketches still make us laugh to this day.

A seemingly perfect first date is interrupted by a couple's dating app that has doubts about anything but less than 100% compatibility. When two new-found lovers start questioning their compatibility over a simple card game due to a dating app's involvement, they struggle to keep a lid on their emotions as their future seems to play out in front of their very eyes. Is this app just a tech gimmick, or does it reflect so much more? With the question, do we all have a pre-planned excavated path looming over our heads? Their decisions seem to be influenced by the possible future instead of the present. Ella finds herself wondering what would happen if she just stepped out of the trampled path and into her own

In a dystopian future, Electra works at a marketing company and designs clothes in her spare time. When she is promoted to head of her department, Goa, a colleague who is jealous because she believes she should have been promoted instead, decides to sabotage her, getting her fired by the boss.