A woman with a troubled past embarks on a journey to the open sea carrying a message to the grieving families of fisher…
Through slow motion postcards, this short film shows us an ordinary day in the life of the inhabitants of North Korea, …
After a long absence, a daughter returns to her parents' home with a movie camera. Beset the same financial problems th…
An old sailor faces physical and mental decline in his 80s. When a sailor can't go on anymore, he sets out for his fina…
A few days away from death, terminally ill patients can spend their last days in a hospice in Seoul, South Korea. This …
To reflect on the atomic bomb and the human race's apparent mania for self-destruction, this film essay takes us to thr…
Grandma lives alone and hasn't left the bed for days. The only constant observer of her everyday life is the camera.
Living as a lighthouse keeper on a remote Atlantic island, a man sets out for the Congo as a member of the UN Peacekeep…
Filmed over two years in southern Argentina, this documentary makes visible the indigenous people who rediscover their …
Amid the recurring political tensions that plague the Crimean peninsula, a group of workers struggle to keep a once-com…
Four transgender people in Thailand talk about their intimacies and most cherished dreams. Can survival cease to be the…
Nine women recount their experiences in managing their mental health and madness. The documentary delves into how these…
Trying to beat an algorithm he considers unfair, a young bike courier with more than 20,000 kilometers pedaled makes hi…
Several years after being separated by prison, Louis and Annette revisit the memories and places that challenged their …
Four young Chinese artists united through an artistic project compose a unique panorama that give us a glimpse of the e…
In a small town in Mexico, a doctor goes from house to house healing the sick. All free of charge.
When no one sees them, two men repair parts of the Dutch railway even in the most hidden corners. But how does this har…
A humble family lives inside an unfinished residential building in Bogotá. On the outside, there seems to be no life, b…
Through the observation of three apes, filmmaker Jos de Putter encourages a reflection on the similarities between us a…
This indie documentary delves into the daily lives of Gary Marinoff and Alan Shain, two quirky cult comedians from New …
This documentary follows Wu and Tang, two young Chinese trying to find their true passion in life amidst the pressures …
At 92, having lived so long is a joy for Shirley Affleck, and even more pleasurable is being able to recount her journe…
Next to a majestic forest, in the southeast of Cameroon, the inhabitants of a village survive with their prosaic activi…
When a child dies in a remote Afro-descendant Colombian village, two artisans must make a traditional drum for the fune…
In a remote village in rural Portugal, a filmmaker arrives to delve into his family's past.
Premiered at the prestigious Visions Du Reel, this short film tells the story of a day in the life of Makenzy, a boy li…
By observing a group of Kazakh migrants working in a remote rural village in Russia, we learn about their harsh story o…
Each night in Silicon Valley, the Line 22 transforms from a public city bus into an unofficial shelter for the homeless…
The history of an entire town converges in one period of the year: Holy Week. This documentary gives a subtle chronolog…
AleksEy and Valya are a couple that don't see each other often. He is a truck driver, and Vaya is used to wait for him …
Fifteen years after living as an exchange student in Arizona, filmmaker Fernanda Pessoa returns to the United States to…
As nostalgic as it is contemporary, this gaze at a remote rural village is a precious opportunity to appreciate the sim…
Deep in a forest in Laotia, a young man supports his family by growing opium, the substance that both saves and condemn…
When a large construction project begins in a small German town, the consequences are unpredictable.
In times where modern medicine has progressively intervened in maternal childbirth, a woman embarks on a journey where …
This documentary premiered at Locarno follows a series of female characters from Naples, all linked in some way to the …
The inhabitants of a tourist area nestled in Chilean Patagonia are the faces of contradiction. Tourism flourishes while…
As the future of Russia hangs in the balance in the impending presidential election, the inhabitants of a Siberian vill…
In his native Norway and across other European landscapes, this documentary follows the incomparable Tomas Espedal, one…
In a remote Arctic village in northern Norway, an indigenous rapper tries to make a living with his music. But, will he…
A public park in Moscow becomes the scene of dispute when believers of Russian Orthodox Christianity want to take a plo…
How do those who cannot see with their eyes conceive the world? What other perspectives of what surrounds us can we lea…
Daniel Burmeister, a bearded film buff, goes from town to town making ultra low-budget films starring the locals themse…
Blending footage from the pre-COVID19 world and during the pandemic, this film delves into the lives of a motley crew o…
A narrator introduces us to the microcosm of Milan's troubled China Town. When an Italian guy proposes marriage to a lo…
In the colorful and chaotic Sao Paulo, three Brazilian artists try to establish a collective dialogue with the inhabita…
With the landscape of the Balkans as a backdrop, this documentary follows a family of Aromanians, an ethnic minority tr…
This may be the most powerful portrait of a man's loneliness you will ever see. Inspired by the novel "Moby Dick", livi…
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