Eastern Ukraine. After all the villagers of Pesky were evacuated due to the armed conflict between pro-Russian rebels a…
Through the texture of a 16mm camera, this short film makes a contemplative approach to a mystical island.
Six scenarios play out against the backdrop of modern London, enabling a portrait of human beings as consumers of their…
With the premise that the legal system in the United States makes sustainability illegal, this film demonstrates how pe…
This is the epic tale of John, a maverick Midwestern farmer, as he stands amidst a falling economy, vicious rumors and …
As industrial towns in the United States go into decline, a community in Detroit shows that it is possible to promote u…
What happens if one crime is committed to prevent another? This documentary shows us how environmentalist Ken Ward is w…
Filmed in a grainy black and white, this short film makes a portrait of Jurgen Blin, a retired German boxer who fought …
For just the way a chicken dies, a woman can be accused of being a witch and excluded from communities in northern Ghan…
As farmland is becoming scarce, large corporations secure their control through the land grabbing business. This docume…
Within a small, tropical Cape Verdean Island, the beloved Tchinda is hard at work preparing for a Carnival she hopes wi…
Some make documentaries of successful people, while others - like the case of this short film - prefer to look at those…
An Indian family faces the dilemma of eating or not their hell-raising pet rooster, so that they can reclaim their live…
This biographical documentary portrays the multifaceted Argentine artist José Martinez Suárez, a 90-year-old man with t…
Alternating beautiful animations with the intimacy of customary moments, this film is a journey into the creative world…
This short documentary follows the rock music producer Jia Qu in his challenge to promote the genre in the youth scene …
As the multiracial population increases in North America, mixed race blood cancer patients face the challenge of findin…
This documentary follows the renowned clown Robert Gorodetsky around the city of St. Petersburg, a portrait of the less…
In this experimental short documentary, a solitary walk around a common neighborhood becomes a surreal experience inspi…
Jelle and Sofie, two filmmakers with a decadent love relationship, decide to film themselves during a trip to Greece. T…
This inspiring documentary follows Rina, a young girl from El Salvador who discovers Bici-Tec, a pedal-power technology…
Through the diary written by his grandmother during her days of work in an ammunitions factory during the Second World …
This documentary explores how art and creativity can be vital values to end injustice and achieve peace in conflict zon…
This observational documentary captures the conversations, confidences and emotionally charged moments of migrants in c…
Karine is a professional embalmer. As the one in charge of freezing life in an inert body, every day is a battle for pe…
Two undertakers must travel from north to south of Italy in their hearse to repatriate the dead body of a Calabrian emi…
Fausto is a very special young man. Fausto faces the process of entering the public university in Argentina. Fausto has…
Judit tries to convince her mother Ica to move to a house near her before the Alzheimer's separates them further than t…
A former member of the Uruguayan urban guerrilla returns to his country of origin after more than thirty years in exile…
This documentary takes us to several countries to show us how Muslim men around the world are challenging the tradition…
This beautiful and heartbreaking short film captures the previous instants of a group of young Russian women who face t…
With humor and intelligence, this documentary is a picturesque exercise of observing life within a metro in Russia.
This documentary shows the urban transformation in Istanbul through the contrast between a small Shanty and an apartmen…
Having as background the port city of Murmansk, in Russia, a young human rights activist questions her position towards…
Combining animation and live action footage, this documentary follows Mansour, a homosexual Iranian Muslim on a journey…
This animated experimental short film discourses on how containerization is shaping the world as we know it today.
In this experimental short film, fragments of the film "The Wild Child" are reinterpreted in image and sound to propose…
Inspired by a short story of the writer Fernando Pessoa, this short film plays with words and dream-like images to tell…
With a stunning camera work, this short film portrays the craftsmanship of prisoners in four prisons in Serbia, where i…
In just a few minutes, this short documentary shows us in a cold and punctual way how social violence in Chicago is ram…
When a select group of artists gather in an exclusive residence on the seashore, many things can emerge from creation. …
Through exclusive interviews with Apollo 8 astronauts, this documentary tells the story of the first image captured of …
This serene documentary short film takes us to a small village in the north of Portugal. After a long time of absence, …
Ana, a seller of religious calendars and rosaries, Zorka, her inmmediate contender, and The Square we they work, are an…
This beautiful film ventures to take a closer look at the naked body and the fragile spirit that lies within it. The fi…
In 1983, the band "Miller, Miller, Miller and Sloan" were still young and filled with great hopes and dreams of “making…
Dragan Wende conquered the night scene of a divided Berlin during the Cold War. 25 years later later, the directors of …
Why group of Croatian football fans give their support to a small football team of a nearby village instead of cheering…
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