Cinematic Era: 2012 Vintage

Diana Nyad, an iron-willed swimmer determined to leave her mark on the long-distance swimming world attempts a swim from Cuba to Florida, at the age of sixty-two.

Filmmaker Dan Setton gained unprecedented access to the highest circles of the Palestinian leadership as he chronicles Prime Minister Salam Fayaad's quest to have Palestine recognized by the United Nations as an independent state. (TIFF)

Twentysomething J. and two of his close friends are in the process of realizing their utopian dream: turning an abandoned cathedral into a grant-powered, environmentally sustainable art space. Newcomers to the post-industrial frontier where they found this chapel, they have been carried here by progressive beliefs that have since left them in a muddled quandary to question the validity of their presence. But there is work to do every day. Work to realize the dream they might still have.

Paul is a social media junkie and he can't live his life without his smart phone. But on his lucky day he'd be better off leaving it at home.

An attempted robbery goes awry. In vain gangsters try to calm their Albanese boss. Meanwhile one of them can't resist taking a mysterious drug. The consequences are disastrous.

A biography on the life of Amy Winehouse.

Pascal, 53, and Carole, 28, are shepherds. In the month of November 2010, they embark on their long winter transhumance: four months during which they will have to cover 600 km in the Swiss-French region, accompanied by three donkeys, four dogs and eight hundred sheep. An exceptional adventure is about to begin: they brave the cold and the bad weather day in day out, with a canvas cover and animal skins as their only shelter at night. This saga reveals a tough and exacting profession, requiring constant improvisation and unflinching attention to nature, the animals and the cosmos. An eventful journey with surprise encounters, moving reunions with farmer friends, nostalgic figures of country life that is shrinking away fast. Αn adventure film, a contemporary road movie, a reflection of our current world, which takes us back to our roots and our inner questions.

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Our perception of reality through movement.

We covered the area surrounded by [sea] and mountains. Since that day, this town has been in complete darkness. Lights, roads home, a mother and a baby in her womb are hidden in this darkness. This animation depicts the truth hiding behind the facts.

The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its banks in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles to a depth of up to 30 feet. Part of it enduring legacy was the mass exodus of displaced sharecroppers. Musically, the Great Migration of rural southern blacks to Northern cities saw the Delta Blues electrified and reinterpreted as the Chicago Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock and Roll. Using minimal text and no spoken dialog, filmmaker Bill Morrison and composer - guitarist Bill Frisell have created a powerful portrait of a seminal moment in American history through a collection of silent images matched to a searing original soundtrack.

Coming off a devastating knee injury, Brooklyn Thompson, a young 100 meter sprinter, is pressured to take a banned substance before the biggest race of his career.

"Complet 6 pièces" takes place in Paris in some couture workshops. It is a film made up of sketches, where by six times, working situations slip.

Rahimi (Aqasha) works as mutawif in an Umrah agencies. Farhana his wife is pregnant. Umrah pilgrims this time to test the faith Rahimi where he is seduced by a girl named Love (Neelofa) who joined the group after a break fiancee, Zahren (Nazim Othman) was a popular actress arrogant wants to step into Mecca for the holiday. Possible Rahimi refrain from being seduced by Love

In a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking it to better suit their own needs. Naresh K plays a detective (Sleaze), a veteran officer whose methods of enforcing the law are questionable, if not corrupt. 'PSEUDO' follows Sleaze as he takes the law in his own hands and co-ordinates a series of raids with his gang of friends. Ethical dilemmas arise when things go wrong and friends turn on each other as a game of cat and mouse ensues

Filmed over a decade, Brief Encounters follows internationally renowned photographer Gregory Crewdson's quest to create his unique, surreal, and incredibly elaborate portraits of suburban life. He sets a house on fire, builds 90 foot sets with crews of sixty, shuts down city streets...all in the service of his haunted image of American life, and his own anxieties, dreams and inner desires. Brief Encounters is an intimate portrait of one of the most heralded image-makers of our time.

When teenagers are sexually assaulted, the perpetrator is often a peer. But do you dare to point out the guy you dreamed of having sex with? Sara, 15, thought no one would believe her version of what happened at the party with her schoolmates.

Different generations share one common need.

As darkness is covering the multiverse, far away in the galaxy of the wild stallion, a spark of hope is born. Guided by the light of Mother Mustang, the Space Stallions must defeat the Demon of darkness, Destructo.

This thought-provoking program offers a behind-the-scenes look at the construction of the ill-fated Titanic, the lavishly grand White Star liner that infamously sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912. Shot on location at the Titanic's birthplace in Belfast, Ireland, the film also includes rare interviews with people who actually witnessed the ship being built, as well as those who saw its one and only launch.

Cian is constantly bullied at school and his home life isn't much better. Suddenly an opportunity arises to gain the respect of those around him by going head to head with a bull - Matador style.

In a port of Peloponnese the local Master Mason, his daughter, a Palestinian commando, a corrupt police chief and 17 girls from eastern Europe await the arrival of a ship with a route from Panama to Israel.

On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.

The calmness of a Madrid-Miami flight is altered by Mauro, an arrogant passenger, who decides to skip the strict rules of conduct and safety prevailing in any plane.

Bernard Hill commemorates the centenary of the Titanic disaster, and discovers the impact the tragedy had on Southampton after approximately 550 men lost their lives that night.

In this gothic melodrama, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis perpetually wake to find themselves haunted by their own apparitions and terrorized by markers of time. Isolated in their own screen space, each woman struggles to reclaim time from the gendered discourses of aging that conflates older women with a sense of expiration and invisibility.

Olivia and Peter are a couple who occasionally have problems with their communication, especially when it is about Peter's dad. It puts the relationship at a risk.

About a young man set to win a pokertournament, but eventually he finds himself in the dark underground of Stavanger.

Luis Bunuel, the father of cinematic Surrealism, made his film debut with 'Un Chien Andalou' in 1929 working closely with Salvador Dali. Considered one of the finest and controversial filmmakers with, 'L’Age d’Or' (1930), attacking the church and the middle classes. He won many awards including Best Director at Cannes for 'Los Olvidados' (1950), and the coveted Palme d’Or for 'Viridiana' (1961), which had been banned in his native Spain. His career moved to France with 'The Diary of a Chambermaid' with major stars such as Jeanne Moreau and Catherine Deneuve.

Orange Witness documents the marginalized voices of people who have been exposed to, and affected by Agent Orange. The film paints a bleak picture of the damage caused by the use of herbicides 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T and TCCD internationally. Historically, Agent Orange has been associated with war, but the industrial and domestic of use of the chemical is a story that has yet to reach the masses, until now.

A stop-motion documentary that describes the artificial mummification (black and red mummies) of the Chinchorro culture, a pre-hispanic society of fishermen and hunter-gatherers who practiced funeral rites with sophisticated techniques for body preservation 7,000 years ago, originating on the Camarones coast of Chile.

Intense thriller following a religious newspaper editor who is faced with temptation. When Ibrahim (Farhad Aslani) meets a young writer (Hanie Tavassoli) who is seemingly interested in a job, things quickly take a turn. A gripping story of paranoia and obsession then ensues, culminating in the most unexpected of climaxes.

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched an unusual campaign in June 2010: both agreed to donate half of their fortunes to charity. The filmmakers followed multi-billionaire Warren Buffett for 18 months, investigating his motives and talking to supporters and opponents of his initiative.

Human needs are explored in a group of adolescents who find themselves in a tutorial room in preparation for the university's entrance exam. This film aims for youths to reflect on their way of thinking and acting.

A shoeless vagabond is fatefully thrown the chance at a new life, after treading on a piece of glass outside the apartment of an arguing couple.

A university freshman stumbles into online fame after a botched suicide attempt goes viral.

Evangelical Christians are calling out for a second sexual revolution: chastity. As a counter-movement of the attitudes and practices of today's culture, one in six girls in the US has vowed to remain 'unsoiled' until marriage. But the seven children of the Wilson family, founders of the Purity Ball, take this concept of purity of body and mind one step further; even their first kiss will be at the altar. For two years, the filmmakers follow the Wilson offspring as they prepare for their fairytale vision of romance and marriage and seek out their own prince and princess spouses. In the process, a broader theme emerges: how the religious right is grooming a young generation of virgins to embody an Evangelically-grounded Utopia in America.

The Strasbourg cathedral is a stunning edifice, a masterwork of gothic architecture which also expresses the bold ambitions of its creators. With its church spire which rose to a height of 142 meters it became the world’s tallest building and it held that distinction until the 19th century. Who were the master builders of the cathedral? What is the cathedral’s history?

A couple invites their 4 children for a barbecue back at their farm by the seaside. A Sunday barbecue; endless toasts; a family like any other, yet a family like none other.

True dominance in sport is rarely seen. That’s why words like “Dynasty” and “Legend” are seldom used. The sport of show jumping is no exception. To become a legend, a horse must possess many qualities and be matched with the perfect rider. Get this combination right and you have the makings of something special. Over the years Hickstead and Eric Lamaze would win countless competitions and their reputation as champions had them hailed as “best ever”. Then from out of nowhere, tragedy struck. The news of Hickstead’s sudden passing stunned the nation and rocked an entire sport. Taken far too early, the diminutive stallion with the heroic heart will long be remembered. His name conjures up images of packed stadiums, screaming fans and of a fiery little horse impossibly soaring over massive obstacles to yet another victory.

A postman lets us into his dark world in quiet suburbia.

A Dakota carrying US generals, their wives, and a girl takes off from Vienna bound for Pisa. A storm drives the DC3 over the Swiss Alps. Miraculously, the pilot manages to fly around the mountain peaks without any sense of direction until the plane crashes on the Gauli Glacier, triggering the most spectacular Alpine rescue to date. American military personnel disable their own and attempt to conquer the glacier with tanks. But the Swiss are not deterred by the US. A small mountain rescue team climbs to the accident site under the most difficult conditions. For the first time, a rescue plane lands on skids on the eternal ice, and Switzerland is celebrated by the world press.

Quinn Sheppard is the most beautiful girl. Good lord! Am i right?

Eleven year old Masha Kulabokhova is about to be adopted into fourteen year old Cami Diaz's family. Masha grew up in a Russian orphanage; Cami was born and raised in Wisconsin and has been the exclusive focus of her parents' love her whole life. The process of Masha becoming part of the Diaz family is going to change both girls forever. The Dark Matter of Love follows Masha as she leaves Russia to the spend her first year as part of the Diaz family, who have also adopted five year old twin boys Marcel and Vadim. When the reality of bonding with children who have grown up in institutions turns out to be more difficult than they ever imagined, the Diaz's hire two of the world's best developmental psychologists to help them build their new family - through science. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, The Dark Matter of Love melds the story of the Diaz family learning to love, with rare archive footage of science experiments exploring parent-child love.

The live show recorded at Große Freiheit 36 in November 2011 during the Hamburg, Germany dates of the tour.

The singer-songwriter performs with his band in two concerts broadcast in 2003 and 2005 as part of the Soundstage series jointly produced by WTTW, the PBS station in Chicago, and HD Ready.

Domi, Chon and Grego are three old women who meet one afternoon to chat about their things in front of a sex shop. Atocha 70 is a story about three women over 70 who are curious about sex and life and are willing to catch their last train.

A gang is interrogating a man, while waiting for their supper. But it'll be the gang's last supper as SUNNY PANG pays them a visit with guns blazing.

Three young women from Belgrade, Jelena, Katarina and Marija, meet by accident in New York City. Each has her reasons for leaving Belgrade: Katarina left in the mid 90s in search of a better life, Jelena fled the bombing in the late 90s... Marija's boyfriend, whom she was going to marry, was killed in the war, prompting her to leave the country for good.

Burandt's Backcountry Adventure is back with another action packed DVD filled with extreme backcountry riding and the sickest technical tree lines. Watch as Chris Burandt explores his new backyard, taking you behind the scenes of his operation with sidekick Sahen Skinner and new recruit Ryan Berchtold. Follow Burandt's crew through the challenging 2012 season with some of the most insane technical riding and hilarious behind the scenes footage never seen before. Watch as Chris Burandt takes you on the backcountry adventure of a lifetime! Riders: Chris Burandt, Sahen Skinner and Ryan Berchtold.

This recording of all six cantatas from the Salle Henry Le Bœuf in the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Belgium, in December 2012 features internationally renowned Bach expert Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent.

In the spring of 2009, two friends left everything behind for one weekend. Their goal was to hike the remote region surrounding Troy...

Old man Eladio is dying. Throughout the last decades, he has lived alone, working in his old liquor factory. Modernity threatens his spirits business, but he refuses to abandon it. A visit by his oldest grandson will be the ideal moment to save the factory, while at the same time, reconnect with his family.