When a beaver plague gets out of control in the harsh territory of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, a couple of biologists …
Much has been said about the golden years between the wars in Paris, a place par excellence for artists and bohemians o…
In a remote Arctic village in northern Norway, an indigenous rapper tries to make a living with his music. But, will he…
Played by the inhabitants of a humble fishing community in Venezuela, this hybrid short film follows two brothers tryin…
A man suffers a minor car accident, and a week later constructs a new identity, claiming he can't "remember" being a fa…
Doctors, scientists, patients and families unite in a single cause: to eliminate cervical cancer. This documentary show…
In Serravalle Langue's historic hide-and-seek game, Edo searches for 299 villagers to win the Golden Hazelnut, but amid…
On April 29th, 1992, Latasha Harlins was killed in South Central Los Angeles. Her death ignited the LA riots, yet her …
Hans and his female double Agnes wander around the streets of Lisbon looking for a man named Arief, who was their first…
When they stop receiving their salaries after the economic collapse of a maritime company, 320 seamen in Grece embark o…
Cell phones, paintbrushes and chance encounters. In Shanzhai, Hong Kong, this unusual story is spun by a group of copyi…
Shot as an austere Italian western, this short film follows an old cowboy that claims to have seen a mysterious panther…
Through archival footage of the television show her mother hosted in post-Soviet Bulgaria, filmmaker Elitza Gueorguieva…
In Doel, Belgium, only a handful of inhabitants remain after several decades of decline. Weird and humorous, this docum…
This is an emotional family portrait that surrounds the Mexican indigenous troubadour and social leader Jaime Martínez.…
Filmed over several years, this iconic documentary directed by Helena Třeštíková follows a married couple from their ho…
Buffalo Girls tells the story of two 8-year-old-girls, Stam and Pet, both professional Muay Thai prizefighters. Set in …
Bridging two generations of filmmakers, this intimate journey revisits a remote Greek island, encapsulating its transfo…
This short film documents the interaction of human beings with natural formations in northern France and southeast Engl…
This Oscar-Nominated animation illustrates the dilemma of Bill Babbitt, who must make a decision when he realizes his b…
In this beautiful film essay, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Imbach films the landscape outside his studio window for s…
This bold documentary delves into the liberating experiences of diverse individuals who reclaim their sexual identities…
Hilarious, shocking and informative at the same time, this bold documentary takes a historical look back at sex educati…
Embracing her true self, Natasha forgoes her former life as a beloved husband and father, undergoing a transformative j…
Filmmaker Agustina Comedi investigates hours of home videos recorded by her father before he died. A magnetic essay, as…
Filmmaker Aljona Surzikova films the arrival of her new baby in the privacy of her family. But the joyful atmosphere is…
Through the different perspectives of two guerrilla fighters, this documentary delves into the ins and outs of the peac…
Trapped in the structures of a destructive family, with no help from the outside world, a mother and a daughter embrace…
Through interviews with Korean female workers of the present, we are taken back decades to unveil the labor oppression …
A film by Tomas Kaan about the friendship between 12-year old Jim and 10-year old Sam and the last summer they spend to…
This documentary premiered at Locarno follows a series of female characters from Naples, all linked in some way to the …
As farmland is becoming scarce, large corporations secure their control through the land grabbing business. This docume…
After his previous film was banned by sensors in Thailand, filmmaker Ing K. documents the Shutdown Bangkok protests in …
Through an entertaining interview with advertisement genius Tony Segarra, this dynamic educational documentary explores…
Journey to Tasmania, where evolution paints landscapes of ancient woods, azure coasts, and creatures like the legendary…
With an important use of the subtitle as a form of expression, this experimental short film is a dissertation on the so…
Documentary master Sergei Loznitsa makes an observational exploration of a fishing community in the White Sea, where vi…
Conceived as an essay film, we follow a man in a suit walking through Tokyo on an existential journey. We hear a voice,…
In the best style of the Cine-Verité school, filmmaker Dmitry Kabakov portrays a humble village near Moscow, where Russ…
Filmmaker Pierre-Alain Meier travels to Senegal in the hope of understanding the story behind the shipwreck of a 30-yea…
Shot on three continents, this unique documentary follows the pioneer of avant-garde composer John Cage through miscell…
The frenzied last decade of the West Berlin underworld, before the fall of the Berlin wall, was always famous but we ha…
This posthumous portrait follows the trail of Uruguayan composer Alfredo Zitarrosa. Banished by a bloody dictatorship, …
Alternating between still photographs and cinematic still shots, male figures appear in various Nordic landscapes. In t…
Imagine a regenerated world: can we reclaim our deforested forests, polluted seas and melting ice masses? This episode …
In this educational UN short film, illustrates the harrowing journey of a family grappling with the realities of climat…
In the ruined cemetery in Gorlice, in Southern Poland, there is the grave of the tzaddik, a holy master, forgotten year…
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