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A family reeling from the unjust incarceration of an ailing mentally ill loved one call on their faith and the strength of community to right a systemic wrong. Music, love, and creativity are used to permeate the isolation of a solitary confinement cell, and a public performance on prison grounds is used to challenge the state to do better.
Venizelos: The Struggle for Asia Minor
Eleftherios Venizelos, one of Greece’s greatest statesmen, faces challenges that test his diplomatic and humanitarian skills during the critical decade from the Balkan Wars and World War I, up to the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne. His struggle is told through dramatized scenes, rare archival material, and expert interviews.
Cuban Dances Road Trip - Sarah Willis
After the brilliant success of her “Mozart y Mambo” project, Sarah Willis is returning to Cuba. This time the Berlin Philharmonic hornist sets out together with the “Havana Lyceum Orchestra” on a musical road trip to showcase the traditional Cuban music, bringing viewers and listeners into even more intense and lively contact with its roots and traditions.
With them, the musicians bring a very special commissioned work. Sarah Willis has commissioned six young Cuban composers to compose a “Cuban Dance Suite” in six movements – for strings, Cuban percussion and solo horn in a fresh and modern adaption of traditional Cuban dances: Son, Danzón, Guaguanco, Cha-Cha, Bolero and Changüi.
Longboarding LA to NY
A young British filmmaker and his friends attempt to skate 3,000 miles across the US to raise money for cancer care. What could possibly go wrong?
Walden Pond Books
We are meant to dilate at the sight
Of paper’s lightweight handheld printing
Sleeping Giants: Europe's Restless Volcanoes
All over Europe, the ground is rumbling. The eruption of Cumbre Vieja on the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands in 2021 and that of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland in 2010 are here to remind us that the Old Continent isn’t safe from major volcanic events. Their consequences, whether human, economic, or environmental, can turn out to be disastrous for the populations. In total, Europe comprises around one hundred active volcanoes, of which about thirty are located within the territory of the European Union. All have experienced at least one eruptive phase in the last 10,000 years and are hence considered by the scientific community to be potentially dangerous to this day. Should these sleeping monsters ever awake, they would cause huge disasters, as most of them are in highly populated areas such as the Eifel volcanic zone in Germany or Mount Vesuvius right next to the city of Naples in Italy.
When The Cows Come Home
When the Cows Come Home introduces audiences to Tilly and Maggie, a pair of cows that musician, journalist, artist and cow whisperer, Andrew Johnstone has befriended and subsequently saved from slaughter. The garrulous herdsman is enthusiastic to expound his views on animal husbandry, bovine communication and the vagaries of life in general, before the film walks us back through the events that have shaped the singular farmer-philosopher. From personal family tragedy to warring with Catholic school authorities, innovating in Hamilton’s nascent music scene to creating guerrilla art installations; Johnstone’s life has had a truly idiosyncratic trajectory. Mental health issues may have seen him retreat to life on the farm, but the film makes clear its subject’s restless inquisitiveness is far from being put out to pasture.
Dicks That I Like
Visual artist Daniela Torres creates colorful ceramic dick sculptures inspired by the men who have been dicks to her. In this intimate artist portrait, Daniela shares her struggles, anger and catharsis as she creates a sculpture modelled after a series of unsolicited dick pics. She also shares her process with a diverse group of women who come together in one of her popular Berlin-based dick sculpting workshops. It's a hands-on approach to healing trauma that yields beautiful results.
Sororicine
The importance of working for equality, through sisterhood, under the gaze and experience of three women.
It's Not the First Time We Fight for Our Love
The documentary tells the stories of persecution and violence when the Brazilian civil-military dictatorship acted against the LGBT population and how this same group constituted its resistance, becoming a fundamental subject of the redemocratization process. The coup of 64 did not establish this prejudice, but, during this period, the LGBT population was considered the enemy of the traditional family, morals and good customs.
A Boy or a Girl. Intersex People in Russia
The word "intersex" refers to people who are born with sexual characteristics that differ from the typical structure of the male or female body. Intersex variation may be noticeable at birth, or it may not become apparent until adolescence or even later. There are about 40 different intersex variations. About 120 million carriers of intersex variations now live in the world. How do intersex people live in Russia?
Sandes
Berkay Özdinç turns the ghost hotel into a protagonist, which conduces to the meeting of his parents and is thus associated with his existence. In the film which goes over the places, while wandering in the current state of the hotel, he reawakens the memory of the place with his parents’ narration.
Family Trips
More than 60 years ago, my father followed his parents and took the train to Kaohsiung. Little did he know it was a one way trip and grew up in Liuhe Night Market ever since. Then he became a Japanese tour guide, traveling around and accompanying countless families. The most complete time we spent together was to go out with my father’s group–a way to improve intimacy. Due to the pandemic, his work has been suspended. If the past is a kind of scenery where sight-seeing is laid above; this film is a journey of himself.
Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections
While visiting his native country to shoot his first live-action film (PHI 1.618), animation filmmaker Theodore Ushev recounts the highlights of his life in Bulgaria and recalls the various underground artistic movements that have influenced him. Featuring archival footage, film clips and talking-head segments with friends and family, this fascinating documentary takes a personal and political dive into the teeming creative universe developed through experience with people and events by the award-winning director of LIPSETT DIARIES, BLIND VAYSHA and THE PHYSICS OF SORROW.
18 Years - Memories, Dreams and Violence
This documentary delves into the long history of unrest in Thailand's southernmost provinces, viewed through the lens of the youths who live there.
Cry, My River
If a river could speak, it would probably say: «I'm sick of your negligence of a self-proclaimed «lord of nature». You are actually helpless. Fear turns you against one another when the weather forecast mentions a tsunami. This calamity has long been in your heads. What else explains the fact that you're cutting down forests on slopes, which can deter a flood, and draining swamps, which can retain water and regulate climate, and then dying by thousands because of the impact of floods and droughts?
Cheetahs of the Linyanti
Introducing Gunner, a Cheetah born amidst the merciless killing fields of Botswana's Linyanti, where Africa's most formidable predators reign. In this treacherous realm, Gunner emerges as the runt of his litter, his playful nature overshadowing his instinct to hunt. Safeguarded by his vigilant brothers, fate deals a devastating blow as tragedy befalls them, leaving Gunner to face an unforgiving reality. Time is of the essence, for a ruthless coalition of cheetahs sets its sights on seizing Gunner's territory, sparing no expense. To endure against impossible odds, this underdog must swiftly forge a solitary path to survival.
Sri Lanka: Leopard Dynasty
Sri Lanka's lowlands are home to one of the highest leopard populations on Earth; it's in these lowland jungles the Sri Lankan Leopard, the apex predator of the country, resides.
Les Archives de la mer, hommage à Germaine Dulac
El cielo es muy bonito
Mothers and daughters flee their country of origin and travel through Mexico carrying their fears, dreams and a hopeful future.
The King's Voyage
A king. A reign. A life. A journey through the head of poet and provocateur Rui Reininho. From innocence to the discovery of sin, from anarchism to salvation through art and spirituality, this is a film that reveals the creative processes and worldview of one of the greatest living cultural references in Portugal. At the age of 67, Reininho takes on the throne, drops the cloak and and exposes his naked soul.
Hip Hop Lives
Over the course of a decade, Hip Hop Lives has developed into a popular multi-genre festival series. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary, take a look behind the scenes of the event in the premiere film together with the stalwarts of the domestic hip-hop scene.
In Search Of...Pregame
Blending home movies and original footage shot in the US with archival audio recorded in Jamaica, this documentary explores the filmmaker’s relationship with his children, family, and love of basketball.
Big Trash Small Town
After China's ban of imported plastic waste, Thailand has become a new destination for the global plastic waste from developed countries. As a result, some trash collectors quit their job and Thailand become the world's trash.
Un monde d'allergiques
From peanuts and pollen to cats and dust mites, allergy rates are soaring dramatically all over the globe. Experts are predicting that by 2050, one in two will suffer from an allergy. Why are our immune systems overreacting in this way?
My Abortion Saved My Life
Cazembe Murphy Jackson (he/him), a Black trans activist living in Atlanta, Georgia, shares why his access to abortion was vital to his life.
Streetz of Rage Europe Tour: The Documentary
This past June, Rome Streetz of Griselda Records invaded Europe, embarking on the Streetz Of Rage Tour. This original motion picture documents Rome’s navigation through four different countries throughout Europe: Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and England. This presentation also highlights the distinctive story about his roots in London, England. Going back to his birthplace, Rome meets some of his family members for the first time in London. The dedication and appreciation of Rome’s artistry from the European fans is something special. This tour is an essential element of Rome’s story leading up to the release of his debut Griselda Records LP, Kiss The Ring.
Distant Feeler. Goliatus & Carábida (1977-1997)
The Distant Feeler was a contraption created by the artist duo Goliatus & Carábida.
Lotus Flower
A short, focusing on nature and how it connects with people. It gets hurt, it dies and it reborns, as time flows, just like a human being.
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