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Pachacútec, The Improbable School
In a hidden spot in the outskirts of Lima, in a poverty-stricken district, is a school that the whims of fate decided should exist: the Pachacútec Cookery School. For more than 15 years the school has changed the lives of more than 400 men and women chefs, giving them a profession that has lifted them out of their destitution while filling their lives with dreams, thus forging a new generation of Peruvian cooks. This documentary follows the case of three young alumi from the school, who now enjoy success in different parts of the world. In San Francisco, what started as work experience earned Jhosmery the position of pastry chef in a reputed Peruvian restaurant. In Luxembourg, Gerson takes up the reins of a kitchen with modernist ambitions. And in Lima, Alan runs a successful ceviche business. All saw gastronomy as a chance to get ahead.
Hanna, She is a Rebel
Hanna Pálsdóttir is an 83 year old Icelandic woman who turned her life around after retiring from her life as a banker and enrolling in art school to become a painter. This documentary follows Hanna throughout the creative process of preparing for her latest exhibition as she recalls her life as an activist and branch manager before painting appeared in her life. For this woman, it's never too late to start again
Scooter LaForge: A Life of Art
In Scooter LaForge: a life of art, the iconic queer artist reflects on his career, his struggles and triumphs, and the impact that current events have had on his life and the lives of so many artists in NYC. Originally from New Mexico, LaForge exhibits a signature style that is instantly recognizable, yet perpetually reinvented. His bespoke painted clothing, which claimed the attention and subsequent partnership of famed designer Patricia Field, has become a specialized luxury, sought after by celebrities such as Debbie Harry, Beyoncé, and Nicki Minaj. Layered with childhood fantasy and adult themes, classical inspiration and modern social commentary, his pieces are woven together using paint, found objects, fabric, and anything else that strikes his fancy.
Spot Fire
In 2016, a wildfire swept through the town of Fort McMurray, Alberta, causing widespread destruction and forcing the evacuation of over 88,000 residents. Through their diverse and often harrowing accounts, Spot Fire offers a peculiar look at the ways we document the ongoing impacts of disasters exacerbated by climate change.
Arnold's Blueprint
A short documentary showing how Arnold Schwarzenegger's military service played a critical role in his fame.
Kylie at 50: Especially for You
A profile of the Australian singer and actress to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the release of her debut single and UK chart topper "I Should Be So Lucky" and her upcoming landmark birthday.
Adrianne & The Castle
Alan built a castle in rural Illinois with his late love Adrianne. Facing life alone, he revisits their fantasy through musical reenactments transporting him to the world they shared.
life in lockdown
In the midst of a pandemic, a musician shows his sense of exploration and adventure.
Shooting the Mafia
Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of a brutal murder. Documenting the barbaric rule of the Italian Mafia, she was an unwavering witness to its crimes. His art and courage helped end the horrific and bloody reign of the Corleonesi clan.
Spring Broke
Documentary charting the raucous history of the infamous spring vacation revelries in Daytona, which started in the early 60s, and by the 1980s led to the arrival of tens of thousands of college students, lured by lust, booze, fun in the sun and eventually, the hope to make it onto MTV.
My Music, My Roots: Felipe Araújo
Felipe visits Goiânia in a moving journey back to his musical roots: his childhood home, the church where he sang, his school, the impact his father had during his first steps in the music industry, his friends, grandmother, and cousins. He will also remember his greatest idol: his brother Cristiano. Felipe goes back in time and remembers when a career as a singer was just a dream.
JFK: Seven Days That Made a President
'JFK: Seven Days That Made a President' investigates the seven key days in JFK's life that helped shape his character and have come to define him.
Iron Maiden: Rock In Rio
Rock In Rio Festival 2001 - Iron Maiden headlines one of the biggest shows on Earth to a massive sell-out 250,000 crowd and a global TV audience of millions. The explosive two hour set, shot using 18 cameras and edited by Steve Harris, is Maiden at its best, performing their biggest show ever on the final date of their Brave New World Tour.
La Nuit la plus longue - Édition Spéciale
On the night of June 5 to 6, 1944, the Allies were preparing to land on the French coast. France Télévisions is mobilizing to bring this event to life, in the present.
Qui veut la peau d'Olivier Marchal ?
A documentary that follows the pre-production and shooting of Olivier Marchal's film: "36, Quai des Orfèvres".
Les Maîtres de Rome : Michel-Ange, Raphaël et Léonard de Vinci
Keeping Hope
Coles Smith, an actor and Nyikina man, grew up surrounded by the astounding beauty of the Kimberley. But there is deep heartache ingrained below the surface of this postcard-perfect landscape: the rate of suicide among the region’s young First Nations men is alarmingly high. For Coles Smith, these terrible statistics – some of the most troubling in the world – are more than just numbers; his best friend tragically took his own life when they were in their 20s. Keeping Hope follows his intensely personal search for answers and, hopefully, solutions.
The List
Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban due to the withdrawal of US troops in August 2021. Upon hearing this news in a foreign country, the Makhmalbaf family rolled up their sleeves and set out to rescue Afghan artists in crisis.
Yo Soy La Reyna
A journey through the words of the soprano Mixe María Reyna, a journey through a childhood marked by domestic violence, the ultra-conservatism of the indigenous communities of southern Mexico, and the desire to go out and discover a world “beyond the mountain”.
Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview - A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph
Jeremy Renner sits down with Diane Sawyer for his first television interview since the critical snow plow accident that nearly cost him his life.
Fitting
Fitting explores the relationship between the director, an amputee, and her prosthetist, by their contrasting experiences during the making of a prosthetic leg. It asks what it means for to create an extension to someone else’s body, and the impact this has on both maker and amputee. The film demystifies this unfamiliar space and experience for the viewer, and questioning stereotyping and prejudice widely seen within our society's consideration of body image.
The Nature of Grief
A gentle, personal story about a filmmaker who has lost his older brother and decides to explore the culture of grief with a group of experts in psychology.
My Mexican Bretzel
Lies are just another way of telling the truth. The desire to believe is the hand of the man hanging from a cliff and clinging to the only stone that would seem to save him. But he always ends up falling because the stone is a mirage, just as the cliff is. Death is awakening from this dream in which the essential can be said and in which the continuous and infinite has a beginning, an end and a meaning.
22-17 a.k.a Anyways: Chapter III
Early spring, 2022. Seventeen (or more) friends live through what they don’t know will be a quick last few months of school, facing their final exams, closing activities, but more importantly the idea that they may never see each other again. Chapter III is nourished by the sanctuary of the "Virgen de las Peñas" to raise the notion of moving forward, empathizing and enjoying the late friendship.
Those Who Care
Since the cult success of Merci Patron!, activist/journalist/filmmaker François Ruffin has become an MP. Here, he attempts to table a law aimed at upholding the rights of what in Quebec are known as caregivers, and shows us in passing how a law whose need seems patently obvious is put together, debated, voted on and . . . dies on the battleground of French politics. A stirring documentary about social injustice that somehow manages to make us bust a gut laughing as we rage with indignation. And also cry at the beauty of it all, thanks to the director’s humanist sensibility and a deft play between reality and fiction.
LEGO House - Home of the Brick
In Billund, Denmark, a nearly 130,000–square-foot house inspired by the iconic LEGO bricks is constructed, capturing the awe of kids of all ages
Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town
The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is known how its victims died, but how did they live? A new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption.
A Cooler Climate
Award-winning filmmaker James Ivory recounts his life as traveler, outsider, and artist during a trip to Afghanistan in 1960.
F. Fame
Anna is living the dream. Having rocketed from obscurity to internet stardom as electro-rap iconoclast 'Uffie' following the release of her breakout hit 'Pop the Glock', she is ready to take her place as socialite royalty, adored by indie boys and girls everywhere. Yet such a meteoric rise can never be without its associated pressures. Trapped between drug-fuelled hedonism, music industry bureaucracy and Myspace mania, Anna starts to wonder whether 'Uffie' is a character she can continue to play.
World 1-1
How Atari helped create the games industry years before it should have happened, and the lucky deals and unfortunate mistakes that almost destroyed the entire industry just as quickly as it was born. The personalities of the pioneers, the creations of the engineers, and the challenges, technology and business deals. See the games and hear the stories from the creators themselves.
Atelier Beyond
Gaspard Delanoe joined the art squatting movement and squatted an abandoned building in Paris with his friends. The building soon became home to an accumulation of 30 artists who created a Dadaist museum on the top floor by collecting various objects. The documentary showcases how this museum eventually became the new "Pont des Arts" (Lovers' Bridge), and how the artists' success went beyond their dreams from years before.
Birds on the Ground
Cornwall's avian creatures are grounded in this new Paul Dinning picture.
The Keepers of the Pigs
A gentle and heart-warming documentary which centres on guinea pig rescue centres and owners.