Using cinematic techniques, the performance of the crucifixion of Christ interpreted by ordinary people in a village in…
Inspired by a film by Agnes Varda, this experimental short film features actors and actresses to stage and reflect on g…
A foreigner arrives in Cuba to elucidate what for him is a riddle from the western point of view: Why in Cuba can you g…
In the decadent town of Gonzalez, Texas, no cultural event attracts more attention than the traditional cattle auction.…
Calais is not only a prominent port city in France, but also the crossroads for many migrants trying to reach England. …
Through slow motion postcards, this short film shows us an ordinary day in the life of the inhabitants of North Korea, …
In a country historically closed to immigration, a group of asylum seekers show themselves only through their hands and…
Two rugby teams from Argentina and Brazil composed of LGBTI players face each other in a match where the triumph goes b…
If altruism had a face, it would be that of Mrs. Angelina. Whenever she can, this slender elderly Italian woman visits …
In this experimental short film, a man traverses landscapes that discourse on modern civilization, the control of natur…
Amid the recurring political tensions that plague the Crimean peninsula, a group of workers struggle to keep a once-com…
Two women in different times and spaces try to solve the trauma of the earthquake of Gibellina, occurred in '68. Are th…
An eager Cat rescue volunteer travels to the island of Mljet to castrate the local cats. But soon what started out as a…
In search of a glimpse of southern right whales, we accompany a maritime excursion that sets sail from the cold coasts …
On the eve of the presentation of their next work, a piece about black homosexuality, this poetic documentary follows a…
Set in the majestic mountainous landscape of southern Chile, a wise man isolates himself in this dreamlike place where …
Gopi Shankar, an intersex individual, is publicly vying for a seat in the legislative assembly of a conservative region…
Northwest of Mexico City, there is one of the most biodiverse natural microcosms in Latin America. This is a kaleidosco…
On the dangerous route that Central American migrants take to the United States, a Catholic missionary welcomes travele…
In a small town in Mexico, a doctor goes from house to house healing the sick. All free of charge.
In this experimental short, Ana and a group of young people in a park have a lot to tell us about voyeurism, human conn…
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 lone man begins to play with the objects left in this apartment. As ephemeral characters and dances come to life, the…
How is the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Cuban revolution celebrated without the presence of its lea…
Looking for the meaning of life, a filmmaker travels to Tokyo and discovers 63-year-old Yamada-San, an irreverent chara…
A filmmaker is stranded at the airport in Dakkar, Senegal. In this short film, she launches images of this journey spun…
This short film premiered at the Berlinale takes us to the farm of Juan, who has worked in agriculture all his life and…
Composed of black and white still pictures, in this short film Hanne tells us how life goes on after losing her sister …
A lawyer and human rights activist embarks on a quest that could take a lifetime: to find her mother, who disappeared f…
Premiered at Locarno, this short film by multi-award-winning filmmaker Laila Pakalniņa is a visual testament of the lan…
Imagine an endangered species of which only the last pair is left to breed. This film documents the process of saving t…
In the bucolic and desolate Argentinian wilderness, a young man spends his days alone surviving as in ancient times. Wh…
Only seven minutes long, this is the most extraordinary portrait of a young transgender man you will ever see on the in…
At 92, having lived so long is a joy for Shirley Affleck, and even more pleasurable is being able to recount her journe…
A young farmer and a gang of teenagers wander the prairie. A farm. A flooded cemetery. The sunset. Some ruins. Experime…
In Havana, a former military bunker serves as a meeting place for Cuban gay men. Among shadows and gnawed walls, they t…
When her parents are assigned to China, seven-year-old Rebeka embarks on an unforgettable journey to Guangzhou. This is…
Will little Rebeka go down the slide? We'll find out in this fleeting but beautiful short film shot on black and white …
With only a single shot of a sunset over the Aegean Sea, this short film makes a philosophical provocation on the Europ…
Valentina, the filmmaker of this short film, was raised by her grandparents and not by her parents. Many years later, s…
After leaving Spain to escape Franco's regime, Serafin found in Berlin the possibility to be himself freely. Gay, color…
Surreal, mesmerizing, explosive. In this short documentary, the pyrotechnic rituals of a Mexican village light up the n…
Immersed in a forest on the island of Corsica, a veteran shepperd wanders among animals and a woman confronts her visio…
Premiered at the prestigious Visions Du Reel, this short film tells the story of a day in the life of Makenzy, a boy li…
Could we define happiness? An ordinary man with a penchant for philosophy after the 1979 Islamic revolution ponders thi…
Based on the poem The Fallen Oak, by poet Giovanni Pascoli, this experimental short film reflects on the relationship b…
Hundreds of meters under the ground and the European night, men and machines carve the tunnels that unite a modern cont…
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