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Kava o' Aotearoa
A collective of Pasifika cultural guardians reactivate ancient Tu’i Tonga kava ceremony for contemporary use in Aotearoa in a way that honours tangata whenua.
The Incredible Vanishing Sisters in the Death of the Garden of Eden
The lives of a mostly-elderly, highly traditional order of nuns are explored in St. John's, Newfoundland.
When Will the Warmth Come?
A documentary essay-video diary of the film's author's feelings, in which she documented her emotional states during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Horny Kid - A film essay
The filmmaker's mother describes stories of his lustful youth over the phone, causing them to reflect on his current love life at the age of 30.
Das Spendenproblem - warum Menschen mit Behinderung die Abschaffung von "Licht ins Dunkel" fordern.
Dancing with Dead Animals
Animation artist Maarten Isaäk de Heer was astonished by the huge number of animal deaths in his direct environment: from masses of fruit flies all dying together, to mice brought in by his own cat. He decided to make a record of all of the dead creatures he encountered over the course of a single spring and summer.
The Bone
This story is about two people who have struggled for more than 40 years to remember Korean forced mobilizers in the northern Akita region. Ha Jung-woong, a Korean-Japanese who succeeded as a businessman thanks to his outstanding abilities and the economic growth of Japan after the war, and Juroku Chatani, a Japanese historian who has built a community culture village in the Akita region of northern Japan. Their efforts to unravel the mystery of the Hime Kannon statue built on Lake Tazawa and to commemorate the victims of Korean forced labor are still ongoing.
Tom Gleeson's Secrets of the Australian Museum
For the first time, cameras go behind the scenes at the Australian Museum. Join Gold Logie winner Tom Gleeson as he discovers the labs, the treasures and the action leading up to their biggest exhibition to date.
Growing Up Grizzly: A Tale of Two Orphans
Casey Anderson has rescued and raised a number of grizzlies in order to save their lives. After 25 years of diving deeper into “bear world” than most PhD’s ever have, Casey’s knowledge about grizzlies continues to grow. But … so have his questions about what’s really best for the bears ... and whether or not we’ve actually explored all of the options possible for orphaned cubs.
Beyond Conversion
BEYOND CONVERSION is a deep-dive into conversion therapy in Aotearoa through the eyes of Kiwi conversion therapy survivors.
Humans
On the one hand, the multi-layered film functions as an autobiographical portrait of a non-binary person, but at the same time it presents the wide range of difficulties and joys that trans and non-binary people in the Czech Republic go through. The personal is political in this film, which is why the kaleidoscope of situations includes intimate conversations with their mother over fried schnitzels, shots from Ride of the Kings, costumed festivities in the Slovácko region, talking about their coming out around the fire, and serious topics of discriminatory Czech legislation regarding trans people. The informal character of the film is enhanced by authentic interviews and handheld camera footage accompanying the lives of the protagonists.
Mel
Armenia's most beloved weightlifter becomes the country's biggest shame when he comes out as transgender. It cost Mel his fame, his fortune, his family, and even his homeland. Today, under asylum in the Netherlands, his dream of gender transition is finally within reach - but how much must he sacrifice for it?
The Body of the Sea
In a small port, there is a yard where cats cats stay comfortably. There, two people try to dismantle a ship alone. With sparks and smoke, they cut off the ship, and the cats sit next to them and wait for food. Humans and small lives live together like that.
Razorlight: Fall to Pieces
Ten years after Razorlight’s fast rise and infamous implosion, for the first time since he quit and the celebrated line-up split, drummer Andy Burrows has a major heart-to-heart with the band’s frontman and former best friend Johnny Borrell. What happened next, captured authentically as the contemporary narrative unfolds, surprises everyone…
I Wonder If I'm Growing
Using VHS tape and direct addresses to the camera, a man crafts a moving self portrait examining his definition of family and life during his mid-20s.
Still We Rise
50 years on, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is the oldest continuing protest occupation site in the world. Taking a fresh lens this is a bold dive into a year of protest and revolutionary change for First Nations people.
Still Static
How to cope with a horrific event? In Still Static, filmmaker and visual artist Adam Kaplan presents two people who have experienced something ghastly. One is a cameraman who says he was “at the wrong place at the wrong time.” He was filming at a gathering, probably a party, when suddenly something happened that caused all hell to break loose. The cameraman describes in detail the human misery he witnessed. The images, flashes and visions were burnt into his retina, and the impact on his life has been huge. He has become someone else, and has never left home since.
Piled Up
An Upper West Side Instagrammer documents her dumpster diving while calling out wasteful corporate practices.
Amazonie, les civilisations oubliées de la forêt
The Amazonian forest has long been considered as virgin of any ancient culture. However, for several decades, researchers have been able to distinguish traces of past human occupation. They estimate that in 1492, at the time of the arrival of the Europeans on the continent, the Amazon counted between 8 and 10 million individuals, soon decimated by the viruses brought from the Old Continent. Today, archaeologists are discovering and studying pre-Columbian ceramic funerary urns decorated with mysterious and complex designs in human and animal forms. The stylistic analysis of these urns has allowed the identification of hundreds of different cultures that populated the Amazon basin. All of them have in common the personification of the animals that they represent, which suggests that they were animist.
Addicted to Life
Strong-willed, funny and charismatic, at 37, Belgian athlete Marieke Vervoort’s time is running out. As her strength falters and her body begins to fail, she determines to end her life with the aid of her doctor. Liberated by the legal permission to die, Marieke rediscovers the freedom and thrill of living and competing and becomes a Paralympic champion. Her acceptance of death becomes an affirmation of life. Marieke demystifies one of the most controversial issues of our time.
All I Know of Love
Combining footage from her 2022-tour and poetry, Emma Ruth Rundle's short documentary gives insight into her creativity as well as touring.
The Iron Man
The protagonist of the film works at a metallurgical plant, lives in a small town. Allowing him to spy on his routine life, he talks about his career in large-scale production, the difficulties and responsibilities, the combination of work and family life. From an ordinary story, his words turn into reflections on various problems of survival in modern realities. But he does not lose optimism and ends everything with an inspiring phrase.
Where The Linden Grows
Through daily life and chores, a mother passes on her family heritage to her daughter.
Lorraine
One of the biggest burdens a soul can carry is the loss of a loved one. How do you let go of someone you brought into the world? In this documentary, Lorraine Battle speaks on the death of her son, Calvin Antoine Battle.
Mahendraparvata
Mahendraparvata’s theme is Java’s connection with Cambodia in the 8th – 9th centuries AD which is told through the metaphor of a sacred mask’s magical journey drifting in a Java river and then arriving at a river in the Phnom Kullen area, Cambodia where the Mahendraparvata site is located and then returning to the river in Java (Borobudur area).
Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 6
In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 3rd September 2022 Michael James discusses verse 6 of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu:
black strangers
After seeing a mention of a man called ‘Daniel’ on a Bishop’s Transcript held in Gloucestershire Archives, Dan goes for a walk in the woods in search of the man buried in Nympsfield in 1719 and described on the Transcript as ‘a black stranger’. Whilst walking, Dan talks directly to Daniel, speculating about the parallels between him and his namesake, from potential walking routes to speeds and shoe sizes. As the film progresses, Dan opens up to Daniel about how he’s been made to feel like a ‘black stranger’ in his hometown of Stroud after his involvement in a council-led review of streets, buildings, statues and monuments garnered national media attention and right-wing backlash for asking people’s opinions on an object called the Black Boy Clock.
Ten by Ten
There is no denying the evocative power of food to remind us of who we are and where we come from.
Far.Go.Bots
It is common within Romani communities for children at the age of 13 to drop out of school to get married. But this is not the case of the children of the first-ever Roma Robotics team, who struggle to overcome the segregation of their community, travel all the way to USA, finish school and change their life paths.
Alvarado
An ever-growing family gathers for a Three Kings Day celebration in the town of Orocovis, Puerto Rico - as it has done for more than four decades, uninterrupted.