Through audio recordings taken in the field and poetic moving images, the film portrays activists who use food as a tool in their anti-consumerist struggle.
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Through audio recordings taken in the field and poetic moving images, the film portrays activists who use food as a tool in their anti-consumerist struggle.
María and Nerea have had their rent raised. While Nerea panics, not knowing what to do, María finds a solution to all their problems, something that will mean they won't have to look for an apartment ever again.
Can school be exciting and even fun? The integrative pre-vocational August Sander school in Berlin-Friedrichshain at least seems the perfect place for this. The noise of the cars of the big city can be heard from the distance, birds are singing on the lush green grounds. Lessons here include horticulture, agriculture and animal care. And when you watch the students weed garden plots and feed rabbits, things look extremely enviable at first glance. But of course, even in this paradisiacal place there are conflicts, annoying teachers and the anxious question: What comes after graduation?
Ben, a young insecure man, meets his new neighbor, who he suspects being a witch.
In the most tragic moment of the pandemic, confined to a terrace in the centre of Barcelona and almost by chance, the musical phenomenon of the Stay Homas was born, a band that now struggles, in their Gen Z way, to escape from an origin that burdens them.
A dreamy journey along the corridor of Chinese history spanning more than 5,000 years, a wonderful encounter with ancient cultural relics and splendid civilization, and a shocking trip to taste the colorful Chinese culture. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism, French host Olivier traveled 8,000 kilometers from France to China, co-produced by China and France, and used 8K ultra-high-definition images to start a journey to experience the magical China.
Arash is in his early 20s and is faced with something he can no longer hide: he doesn't enjoy sex.
Jone is ready to fly. She finds herself at the beginning of something new, but before she moves on, there needs to be a closure. Jone is one of Mollies, the queer-feminist collective that had been living for a decade at a trailer park next to Ostkreuz, Berlin.
On the evening of St. Nicholas Day, Theo (18) loses his temper. He can no longer suppress the mixture of fear, anger and shame that has been stirred up in his family for years. A family that moves between caring and strictness without questioning itself and its traditions. What initially happens in secret finally unfolds before the eyes of the entire family: Theo is forced into the costume of Krampus in a desperate attempt to free himself from the shackles of his oppression.
Memphis, Tennessee. Rapper Lachat (Chastity Daniels) takes us on a journey through her own stories, guiding us through a city full of ghosts and dreams. Memphis is the city where Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968 at the Lorraine Motel, and it was never the same after that. We see music queens and ghosts from a time that cannot be named. After the death of her best friend, the rap icon Gangsta Boo, in 2023, Lachat gives us an intimate account of where it all began for her.
Babalawo Awè is a healer who practices the Fâ oracle. He lives on the border between Nigeria and Benin. Every Sunday, from his small office, he welcomes numerous patients with problems as varied as illnesses, questions about the future, or even existential issues.
A battle of fight, flight or freeze, becoming ever more unhinged and falling into the depths of despair.
Accompanying short film for Wasia Project's EP of the same name.
Dani receives a call from his sister, who has been trying to communicate with him for days, but he ignores her, immersed in his thoughts. He returns home and all he sees are painful memories of a past that seems to be never coming back. Dani tries to establish contact with his boy, but when he is unable to do so, he enters a self-destructive spiral. He has tense conversations with a part of himself that manifests itself as Dani enters his own world and withdraws from reality completely. Finally, Dani receives another call from his sister. The news of a new life awakens a change in him, bringing him light and hope. Months later, Dani has the last conversation with his other self to say goodbye. On his way to welcome his nephew, he receives an unexpected call from the boy he loved. A call that could change everything again.
Amid the tumult of Beirut, Alia meets Abu Samra, a man training to gain superpowers. She decides to train with him. Their shared monsters help them make sense of the insanity of Lebanon.
Cage Warriors 181: Newcastle was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, England.
Alberto, Francesco, and Mariella live in Carbonia. Their childhoods and youth were filmed on Super 8 and then stored away in an old box. Now, in a cinema, they will watch those images again after many years. Through three intertwining stories, the film explores the evolution of a country that experienced the rapid economic growth of the 1980s, feminist struggles, and the simple yet secure life of the old working class.
Haunted by dreams of her family's bull, a woman living in Berlin returns after many years to her hometown in Venezuela to visit her father and settle old scores with her siblings.
In 2020, Toni, Mia, Matze, Pauli, and Elena decide to isolate themselves in a holiday home - and spend a nice time together despite the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. But gradually the initial euphoria makes room for everyday boredom and unhealthy ways of dealing with isolation, which threaten to escalate. And the attempt to retain a certain feeling of freedom is repeatedly thwarted by existential fears.
Three years of research and perseverance enabled the filmmakers to uncover exceptional and completely unseen archive footage of our father in concert. More than 40 years later, it was beyond our wildest dreams! Far from the formulaic image of “Cloclo” on television, we suddenly see a different artist, a showman, an extraordinary dancer giving his heart and soul, sweating, his eyes filled with his music. We realize that at least two generations are unaware of his true artistic dimension. Through these audiovisual treasures, he alone tells us about his career, his influences, and shares his passion for music and his craft. If we had to show our children just one documentary about our father, it would be this one!
When his dodgy brother is kidnapped, Nasir must hire the two cheapest crooks in town to get him back.
Set against the backdrop of his son’s first five years of life—from cooing infant to hurricane of a boy—filmmaker Justin Simms looks at modern masculinity through the lens of fatherhood as he asks an increasingly urgent question: How do we teach our boys to be better men?
Today is the last working day at Toni’s family quarry, the last artisan stonecutter remaining on the island of Menorca. Laetitia is a sculptor committed to fighting so that Toni’s quarry does not become filled with waste. Together, they embark on a journey into the heart of the quarry, which erodes and is reborn in the form of a new being: the totem.
When the revolution in Nicaragua won its victory nearly 40 years ago, the world began to dream. A young generation was taking the reins in a country of grand utopias. From West Germany alone, 15,000 “brigadists” travelled to help rebuild the war-torn country: liberals, greens, unionists, social democrats, leftists and church representatives harvested coffee and cotton, built schools, kindergartens and hospital wards. No movement has mobilised so many people. What became of the hopes and dreams of the revolutionaries and their supporters?
Exploring the pendulum between separation and connection as a fundamental aspect of human relationships. Embark on a journey without a fixed destination, encapsulated in OVUNQUE: everywhere.
When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in industrialization tested to the limit. Filmed over four years with singular access, Made in Ethiopia lifts the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa, and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of profound crisis. The film was awarded the Jury Special Mention at Tribeca Festival.
A food truck selling 'O pere e 'o Musso - a mass of cyanotic butcher's waste - has just appeared in the village, and little Tommaso cannot imagine that his fate is in the hands of Vittorio, the man who is cutting the meat before his eyes. But tonight nothing is as it seems, and even participating in a tasty lottery can turn into the worst of catastrophes.
In the rugged, fog-shrouded mountains of Aspromonte, Italy, an archaeologist and his assistants are seeking an ancient treasure. But their digs release mysterious mythological creatures who will change the lives of the inhabitants of this remote village forever.
A three-hectare ruined space in the middle of Montseny purchased with the hope of being able to raise a child in a privileged environment has ended up transforming into a labyrinth of books, words, artistic representations and reflections known as Bibliobosc.
After a long absence, Max returns to Paris and settles in with his father in the lively Belleville district. He wanders the streets, curious about others, eager to meet new people, but soon finds himself confronted with a profound malaise.
Criminal psychologist Cathrin Blake is confronted with a very personal case: Superintendent Sean Kelly, with whom Cathrin is also friends, has to deal with his family history when his nephew Eoin comes to Ireland from his native Australia.
Chenevelles, population just over 400. A grocery store-bar-service station. Its church and château. A village lost in New Aquitaine. Nothing to distinguish it from neighboring towns. Until the day when a few posters, community social networks and local newspapers invited the surrounding area to participate in the first rural Pride - on July 22, 2022! The region's LGBTQIA+ community, along with Cyril, the mayor, and his constituents, got together to ensure that this celebration resonated throughout the country. The grocer, Léo, a young man in transition, and the Poitiers-based Coloc Drag collective all had the same goal: to surpass 1,000 participants to spread the word that the countryside has broken free from prejudice and celebrate tolerance.
Hemel is an intimate portrait of Hemel Hempstead, where Danielle Dean was raised, and unfolds as a personal essay on the town’s history as a planned community under the New Towns Act of 1946. Filmed in 16mm with an ensemble of non-actors and family, Hemel blurs fiction and documentary and to considers the race, class, and labour dynamics of a small English town in the post-Brexit context.
After a summer of keeping to themselves, a miscommunication finally sparks a conversation and a wholesome friendship. Away from their complicated family issues, they find refuge in the mornings together. The companionship soon becomes closer and the two must deal with this new feeling whilst juggling other emotions that live outside of their relationship and trying to communicate with each other.
Since the first performance of The Scottish Play in 1606, a superstition has terrified the theatrical world... but what really happens if you say "Macbeth"?
Trapped at home while chaos reigns in the streets, a young man in Tehran finds himself comforting his little sister, who is autistic. He helps her connect with the outside world through music.
Unable to cope with grief, Raoul arrives in Marseille, the city of his lost daughter. He finds her old friends, her music band, and even her dealer. But where will this much too intimate quest lead him? And what if music was a scream that could light up his heart?
A couple suffers the theft of several objects necessary for their daily life but they choose to take these inconveniences with a smile. They seem to be guided by their optimism and love for each other, until a last theft makes everything go wrong...
When a man and a girl get stuck in the elevator of the hotel where they are staying, doubt arises in the young girl's boyfriend and the man's wife that something happened between the two in the time they spent in there. But in couples, living different stages of life, the suspicion of betrayal generates opposite reactions, triggering increasingly dangerous dynamics.
Already more than 30 million people flee their villages, regions or countries every year because of climate change. By 2050, it's estimated there will be between 200 million and 1 billion climate refugees. As extreme weather threatens the lives of hundreds of millions of people, how can the world best respond? Faced with these migrations, the international community seems incapable of agreeing on the definition of a "climate refugee" and suitable compensation for them. But, in the absence of a global response, the countries and regions most affected by the climate change/migration problem are taking the initiative. Climate Refugees: A Global Challenge explores these challenges through the prism of individual human stories and innovative initiatives in Asia, the Pacific and Latin America. In the long term, they could become models for change well beyond their borders.
Xan García, in search of the meaning of things, interviews 13 classmates to discuss and reflect on life. They talk about death, love, happiness, and life itself. Finally, upon finishing high school, the 13 participants say goodbye and embrace the future that awaits them: the adult world. "An exhilarating story" - Ian Porto
Seen through the lens of a window pane, Outside Looking In invites you to peer through a window of a quaint apartment, where a lone Ballerina’s beautiful, yet daunting story unfolds. Her every movement speaks volumes, portraying the dedication and sacrifice she pours into perfecting her art. As days turn to nights, her passion and resilience shine through, illuminating the world behind the window with a story of determination and grace.
A portrait of the actress and singer Pepa Flores, an incarnation of the recent history of Spain, who, in just twenty-five years of intense career, went from being Marisol, child prodigy of the Franco dictatorship, to being one of the first communist militants, icon of the Transition; an idol of the masses who became a discreet person after having claimed her right to remain silent.
The meaning of life, death and everything else? The possible answers are plenty in Max Kestner's adventurous film, which starts when the death of a giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo goes viral from Hollywood to Chechnya.
A girl and a boy prepare for a new life.