Played by the inhabitants of a humble fishing community in Venezuela, this hybrid short film follows two brothers tryin…
In this riveting short documentary, a young girl's enchanting journey in her family's traveling circus, capturing the m…
Shot in secret and with exclusive access to the interior of the PKK guerrillas in Turkey, this documentary makes visibl…
Bridging two generations of filmmakers, this intimate journey revisits a remote Greek island, encapsulating its transfo…
What was the world like before human kind set foot in it? This short film contemplates the apparently unspoiled landsca…
This beautifully photographed documentary follows the unique life of a fisherman in a small Lisbon coastal community.
In this beautiful film essay, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Imbach films the landscape outside his studio window for s…
This thought-provoking documentary traces the intertwining journey of two families across continents and a century, as …
Explore the way Parkour and Freerunning is changing the perception of urban space and how the spaces and buildings they…
This unique documentary, full of humor and irreverence, follow the traces of the members of "Gelitin", an Austrian arti…
Elena works as an erotic photographer, Luz and Nerea as prostitutes. They met at a photo shoot and Elena wanted to know…
In the interiors of a remote Tibetan monastery, five-year-old Hopakuli faces the rigorous day-to-day life of this relig…
This beautiful hybrid film navigates between documentary and fiction to illustrate, from their imaginary, the changes f…
This beautiful documentary portrays a small ethnic community in Udmurtia, Russia, and its unique singing, a precious ar…
Interspersing footages of the present and the past of Finland, this experimental short film uses various editing techni…
Premiered at Locarno, this short film by multi-award-winning filmmaker Laila Pakalniņa is a visual testament of the lan…
Short and powerful, like his famous portrait "The Scream" this is a brief biography of Edward Munch, the revolutionary …
In the treacherous waters of Lake Victoria, two sisters risk it all, defying both tradition and deadly government patro…
Filmed in Sweden, Germany and Canada, this documentary gives a voice to immigrants of Indian, Turkish and Kurdish origi…
In an indigenous territory in the north of the Amazon, a filmmaker and Abraim, a local villager, will have a short and …
Trapped in a gray and monotonous country, a girl dares to think of crossing the wall that separates her from what is ou…
A young warrior with a brush: Bertha's artistic journey becomes her weapon against a rare disease, turning adversity in…
In her sixties, Gwendolyn, a three-time weightlifting world champion, prepares for her next tournament while battling c…
The traces of the first people who occupied the territory of Brazil detonate this documentary essay premiered in Rotter…
Twenty years after World War II, Norway is once again living in fear after a series of terrorist attacks. It is 1965 an…
Fighting for their right to freedom of movement within their own land, a group of Palestinians challenge their own cult…
In the Peruvian southern Andes, an Aymara family gathers to honor the ancient ritual of "uywa ch'uwa," invoking the sac…
In an Armenian village where men are absent, dive into the profound world of its women – a realm of waiting, longing, a…
In post-genocide Rwanda, young Clementine's escape from home thrusts her into Kigali's dark underbelly, but amidst life…
This documentary rescues part of the vast propaganda footage that the Soviets shot in Africa to document their humanita…
The film scraps of unfinished movies that remained forgotten in the film museum in Buenos Aires come to life in this pr…
Explore the transformative world of Thierry Van Hasselt, where art and comics converge to redefine visual storytelling …
When a select group of artists gather in an exclusive residence on the seashore, many things can emerge from creation. …
Through slow motion postcards, this short film shows us an ordinary day in the life of the inhabitants of North Korea, …
In Mexico, Miriam, wrongfully imprisoned, and Adela, a circus worker searching for her missing daughter, navigate the h…
Exploring iconic war films, this study shows how they both heal and perpetuate violence, nationalism, and masculinity i…
When a female AI artist, sets out to explore masculinity in art, she inadvertently reveals a profound societal critique…
In this experimental short film, fragments of the film "The Wild Child" are reinterpreted in image and sound to propose…
With an important use of the subtitle as a form of expression, this experimental short film is a dissertation on the so…
On a desolate beach, Chilo and Omar, seemingly the last men on Earth, evolve from survival companions to lovers, using …
How a child who dreamed of becoming a doctor ends up being charged with murder? Adeyemi Michael starts a quest to find …
Pablo Lecuona, an Argentinian with visual disability, introduces us to a digital library that has adapted hundreds of t…
An intricate exploration of football, international rivalry, personal disappointments and the enduring power of friends…
After leaving behind a war-torn Belgrade, three Serbian artists navigate a new life in New York. This is their story of…
Unfolds the transformative journey of a couple, once entrenched in the Naxalite guerrilla movement in India, as they st…
This compelling documentary spotlights Judge Igor Tuleya, vilified as a public adversary for his audacious stand agains…
On December 6, 1972, Apollo 17 etched a significant chapter in space history, with Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmidt, and…
In the timeless expanse of Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, a Swiss butcher from Olivone, Tiziano Vescovi, challenges hist…
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