Set against the seascapes of the little-known Russian Far East, this film documents Fatei's daily life as he and his fa…
In the style of a travel video diary, a traveler (the director), documents the steps he takes in Tokyo on the eve of hi…
This independently filmed short film is a glance at the Chinese community in Brazil, with all its nuances, stereotypes …
Drawing on memories of his childhood vacation in Belgrade, Swiss director Nicolas Wagnières films an iconic hotel in th…
Compassion and redemption are discovered by a man as he manages a mental asylum run by its own patients in Juárez, Mexi…
A globetrotter who went from being a science student all over Europe to a respected Catholic priest in Germany. This do…
Three filmmakers from Indonesia, South Korea and Serbia exchange video letters. The correspondance is full of faces and…
Through a poignant observational approach, this documentary dissects the dynamics of the safari tourism business in Sou…
Made as a thematic triptych (Hope, Faith and Love) this documentary follows eight single men who embark on a long journ…
Following the myth of a religious leader who claims to be the reborn Jesus Christ. A mother and her three children move…
In just four minutes, three faces discuss past lives, an unfortunate accident and what the future holds. A cigarette is…
This documentary, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, is a visceral portrait of the irreverent youth of a small tow…
Seen from the point of view of a 3-year-old girl, this documentary follows the tortuous migration journey of a refugee …
A veteran botanist and his faithful disciple go into the Colombian jungle to examine its flora. This intimate film docu…
Bhanu and Bhuntu, two young Indian women leave their villages to live and work in a suburban textile center. Through th…
What happens when a traditional musician and a heavy-metal rocker come together to create something unique? In this doc…
Shot in stark black and white, this short film is a look at the creative process of the famous French painter Abdelkade…
In a public park, an army of crows emerges from the mist. A camera films them. A gun is fired. Is this short film a kin…
Jovica, a young man from Kosovo, among other things, dreams of emigrating and having a girlfriend to start a family. Bu…
This short film is a simple and poetic look at the work of a patient and talented blacksmith from Houston, USA.
Javier Heraud, poet and guerrilla fighter, lost his life at the age of 21 in the jungles of Peru, in 1963. In this docu…
Ivan cannot move without his electronic anklet. After years in prison, he is on probation and trying to get back to nor…
After becoming a widower, Inacio, the former shaman of a remote Portuguese community, begins to live with an endearing …
Through the daily life of a Japanese family living in the Hiroshima of the nineties, this documentary uses valuable tes…
Little by little, two characters take shape on the screen through objects, sounds and flavors. Who are they? What unite…
Everything around Asalif, an Ethiopian boy, is in constant change. The construction of a housing complex on his land af…
Dragan Jaćimović was the first Serbian man to reach the summit of Everest. This documentary uses excerpts from his diar…
In a small village in western Russia all the inhabitants celebrate a day in which the mourning for a dead person turns …
In this documentary short we accompany the musicians of the Unterbiberger Hofmusik, a band that mixes traditional Bavar…
Coral, voyeuristic, incisive. This documentary, in the best style of the filmmaker Jean-François Lesage, dissects summe…
Filmmaker Otavio Cury documents the Yanomami, in the Brazilian Amazon. Seen from otherness, the film reflects on the Ya…
By closely following Central American migrants on their perilous journey to the US-Mexico border, this bold documentary…
This episode of UN In Action is only a quick look at what the UN agencies are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisi…
Amir Awad, from the Syrian National Team for wrestling, introduces us to the Syrian Sports Academy, a place that trains…
For the first time, a forest route stretching from Germany to Romania is the scenery of a bikepacking race. This docume…
Brazilian filmmaker Octavio Cury travels to Syria and obtains a book written by his great-grandfather, an icon of Arab …
The bucolic setting of a river in the middle of a dense forest poses an existentialist scenario. Several characters imm…
What would happen if you entered a nocturnal Athens that you did not imagine? Political, human, unpredictable. This doc…
This is more than just the biography of the editor of one of the most important films in history. It is a captivating j…
Patrice Fortier lives among crops of carrots, rutabagas, various types of berries and other plants. This documentary is…
Through various pieces of contemporary dance, this short film illustrates the historical evolution of the treatment of …
Innu poet and activist Natasha Kanapé feels a call from her indigenous roots every day. She tries to empower herself an…
This episode of UN in action shows us the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, which has been helping stabilise the country…
A young woman goes out into the street in the middle of the night. We hear her voiceover and we feel very close to her.…
Amid the idyllic landscape of the Caribbean island of Montserrat, Redz works every day on his small plot to earn a livi…
How do the descendants of Hitler's high-ranking generals live in the present? This documentary investigates the soul of…
This short documentary shows those who visit the largest public park in southern Calcutta, India. In a society where th…
The last part of the Barrientos trilogy focuses on the love story of Naty and Daniel Barrientos, the pillars of a humbl…
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