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Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers exposes the hidden world of Rugby World Cup referees, revealing the intense pressure, mental health challenges, and personal sacrifices behind their crucial yet often overlooked role in the game.
Whistleblowers 2024
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
Documentary of the making of the animated family film, The Iron Giant.
The Making of 'The Iron Giant' 2000
One Second Forever
One Second Forever
One second is all it takes to completely turn a life upside down - ONE SECOND FOREVER explores excessive speeding by telling the stories of five motorists who have caused serious and deadly car accidents. A feeling that one cannot even begin to imagine, yet many drivers casually admit to speeding on a regular basis. By recreating the accidents, director Vít Klusák takes the drivers on a journey to confront their guilt and turn it into a message of prevention.
One Second Forever 2021
Everybody Against the Wall
Everybody Against the Wall
A take on the Valparaíso's graffiti scene through the eyes of "Quirón", a local artist.
Everybody Against the Wall 2023
Between Fabrics
Between Fabrics
A look at the work of five independent costume designers and their approach to the world of fashion in Chile.
Between Fabrics 2023
Who Is Donald Trump?
Who Is Donald Trump?
Love him or hate him, Donald Trump has dominated the headlines since he announced his presidential run. But how much do we understand about this charismatic but polarizing figure? Hear from those who know him best including family, celebrities, authors, friends and enemies in this provocative psychological profile that explores the mind of Donald Trump. His outsized ego and competitive nature, the glamorous women at his side, and his relentless drive to control and manipulate are all on display in this no-holds look at the man who would be president.
Who Is Donald Trump? 2015
Butenland
Butenland
Jan Gerdes is a third-generation dairy farmer, but he struggles with his conscience when the milk yield decreases and he has to sell his cows to the slaughterhouse. After suffering a burn-out, he decides to give up his farm. On the day his last cows are due to be transported to the slaughterhouse, he finds that there's no room for twelve of the cows. Instead of ordering another transport, he and his partner Karin Mück decide to keep them. This is the birth of 'Hof Butenland' - the first cow retirement home in Germany.
Butenland 2020
ABBA: In Concert
ABBA: In Concert
ABBA's 1979 tour of North America and Europe, with emphasis on performances at Wembley Arena, London.
ABBA: In Concert 1979
Le Mystère Lucie : Des espions contre le nazisme
Le Mystère Lucie : Des espions contre le nazisme
Le Mystère Lucie : Des espions contre le nazisme 1
Thacker Pass: Mining The Sacred
Thacker Pass: Mining The Sacred
In Nevada’s remote Thacker Pass, a fight for our future is playing out between local Indigenous tribes and powerful state and corporate entities hellbent on mining the lithium beneath their land. Vancouver-based Lithium Americas is developing a massive lithium mine at Thacker Pass, but for more than two years several local tribes and environmental organizations have tried to block or delay the mine in the courts and through direct action.
Thacker Pass: Mining The Sacred 2023
The Catskills
The Catskills
The Catskills is a humorous and nostalgic tribute to what became affectionately known as the Borscht Belt. Stand-up comedians share their best shtick while former waiters, entertainers, and dance instructors recount tales of the family-run resorts and bungalows that inspired films like Dirty Dancing. Featuring home movies, publicity photos, postcards, and menus, this time capsule provides an overview of Jewish immigration to New York going back to the early twentieth century. Director Lex Gillespie (The Mamboniks, SFJFF 2019) maps the development of the vacation destination, from a refuge for working-class Jews seeking a respite from poverty in overcrowded New York City tenements to a lavish summer playground for the affluent.
The Catskills 2023
The Proposal
The Proposal
When artist-turned-filmmaker Jill Magid learns that the archives of Mexico's most famous architect are being held in a private collection, she devises a radical plan to explore the contested legacy of the late Luis Barragán.
The Proposal 2019
The Cardinal and the Corpse
The Cardinal and the Corpse
‘The Cardinal and the Corpse' marks the beginning of Petit’s loose partnership with writer Iain Sinclair. There’s a nod towards narrative here involving a book-search launched by graphic novelist Alan Moore and a dealer (the dapper but barking Driffield), but it’s little more than an excuse to showcase a number of authors and other miscreants.
The Cardinal and the Corpse 1992
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Documentary filmmaker Makoto Sato offers this reflection on the life and career of Edward Said, the deeply influential literary and cultural critic, Columbia University academic, and outspoken advocate for displaced Palestinians, of whom he was one. Exploring the landscapes of Said's childhood and how they influenced his philosophy, this film features rare footage of Said and interviews with many of his colleagues, including Noam Chomsky.
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said 2006
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
Born in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world of both German and French cinema. In 1936, together with Henri Langlois, she founded the Cinémathèque Française with the goal of saving from destruction films, costumes, sets, posters, and other treasures of the 7th Art. A Jew exiled in Paris, she became a pillar of the capital's cultural scene, where she promoted German cinema.
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner 2020
Ergui as Mãos aos Céus e Não Havia Mais Luz
Ergui as Mãos aos Céus e Não Havia Mais Luz
Ergui as Mãos aos Céus e Não Havia Mais Luz 2024
Freedom Fields
Freedom Fields
In post-revolution Libya, a group of women are brought together by one dream: to play football for their nation. But as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the “Arab Spring” begin to fade, can they realise their dream? And is there even a country left to play for? Freedom Fields is a film about hope and sacrifice in a land where dreams seem a luxury. Through the eyes of these accidental activists we see the reality of a country in transition, where the personal stories of love, struggle and aspirations collide with History.
Freedom Fields 2018
Liquid Love
Liquid Love
A critique of liquid love through sarcasm and crude humor. With the desire that the viewer empathize with the protagonists and reflect on the ephemerality of sexual-affective relationships in modern society. At the end of the short film, the transformation of people into mere consumer goods will be clear, which, once they have been used, are discarded
Liquid Love 2022
Mexican Dream
Mexican Dream
Malena had her tubes tied after an abusive relationship and fled to Mexico City seeking a better life, but her ex-spouse took custody of her children despite her fierce fight. Today she has a new partner and is finishing the house where she dreams of living with her three children and a new baby. She needs IVF treatment if she is to have a second chance now that she's older and wiser. Malena decides to quit her job as a domestic worker and return home to set up a business and have the family she always dreamt of. Feeling abandoned, her children punish her while her partner threatens to leave if the IVF fails. Can she pull everyone together and make her dreams come true?
Mexican Dream 2023
Concerning Nice
Concerning Nice
Anthology of short films about the French city of Nice, by various directors. A homage to Jean Vigo and his "À propos de Nice" from 1930.
Concerning Nice 1995
Magnifica – Passive Intruder
Magnifica – Passive Intruder
Documentary film about the coexistence of Finnish cottage-goers and an uninvited visitor called Pectinatella magnifica – it’s something and there’s a lot of it. The arrival of green and slimy blobs among the safe and familiar environment brings uncomfortable feelings in the self-indulgent middle class community.
Magnifica – Passive Intruder 2024
The Green Fog
Prime Video
The Green Fog
A tribute to a fascinating film shot by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, and to the city of San Francisco, California, where the magic was created; but also a challenge: how to pay homage to a masterpiece without using its footage; how to do it simply by gathering images from various sources, all of them haunted by the curse of a mysterious green fog that seems to cause irrepressible vertigo…
The Green Fog 2018
Dénoncer sous l'Occupation
Dénoncer sous l'Occupation
Dénoncer sous l'Occupation 2012
The Death of Hitler: The Story of a State Secret
The Death of Hitler: The Story of a State Secret
On April 30, 1945, while the Russian Army surrounded Berlin, Hitler committed suicide in his bunker. His body was discovered a few days later by the Soviets. He would be positively identified after a top secret inquest in which Hitler's personal dentist would play a central role. And yet, at the same time, Stalin publicly declared that his army was unable to find the Führer's body, choosing to let the wildest rumors develop and going so far as to accuse some of his Allies of having aided the monster's probable escape. What secrets were hidden behind this dissimulation? What happened then to the two ladies involved in the identification of Hitler’s body?
The Death of Hitler: The Story of a State Secret 2017
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale - and so is that of his downfall. For a brief time, the shy and truly unusual outsider artist was the biggest star in the world.
Tiny Tim: King for a Day 2020
Motherboard
Motherboard
Joys, sorrows and life's great tragicomedy in a video diary about motherhood and much more, recorded over nearly 20 years by award-winning British director Victoria Mapplebeck. A deeply personal and completely unsentimental film.
Motherboard 2024
Dope Sick Love
Dope Sick Love
Two heroin-addicted couples lead hard and stressful lives on the streets of New York.
Dope Sick Love 2005
Machines
Machines
This portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India, moves through the corridors and bowels of the enormously disorienting structure—taking the viewer on a journey of dehumanizing physical labor and intense hardship.
Machines 2017
Seve
Seve
The story of the late great master of golf Severiano Ballesteros, told by his brothers and contemporary players.
Seve 2021
Steve Dash: Husband, Father, Grandfather - A Memorial Documentary
Steve Dash: Husband, Father, Grandfather - A Memorial Documentary
Short memorial documentary about Steve Dash, an actor/stuntman best known for playing Jason Vorhees in Friday the 13th Part 2.
Steve Dash: Husband, Father, Grandfather - A Memorial Documentary 2019
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
This documentary follows superstar Bret Hart during his last year in the WWF. The film documents the tensions that resulted in The Montreal Screwjob, one of the most controversial events in the history of professional wrestling, in which Vince McMahon, Shawn Micheals, and others, legitimately conspired behind the scenes to go against the script and remove Bret Hart as champion.
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows 1998
Krakatoa: The Last Days
Krakatoa: The Last Days
A historical drama documentary depicting the eruption of Krakatoa volcano in 1883. The volcano was located in the Sunda strait in Indonesia and its eruption resulted in tsunami, rains of coals and ash, and ended with a very hot tsunami. The eruption killed more than 36,000 people and those survived were left with burns.
Krakatoa: The Last Days 2006
Life Goes On
Life Goes On
Yoo Kyung-geun, who lost her daughter Ye-eun in the Sewol Ferry Disaster, sits down at the podcast production studio. It is to meet with the bereaved families of numerous social disasters before and after the Sewol Ferry Disaster. They are Hwang Myung-ae, the mother of Han Sang-im who died in the 2003 Daegu Subway Fire, Ko Seok, the father of Gahyun and Nahyun who died in the 1999 Sealand Youth Training Center Fire, and Bae Eunsim, the mother of Lee Hanyeol who died in 1987's June Struggle. The bereaved families talk about "the life after" and their daily lives, and Yoo Kyung-geun learns to live without Ye-eun.
Life Goes On 2024
Coral Reef Adventure
Coral Reef Adventure
Coral Reef Adventure follows the real-life expedition of ocean explorers and underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall. Using large-format cameras, the Halls guide us to the islands and sun-drenched waters of the South Pacific to document the health and beauty of coral reefs. Featuring songs written and recorded by Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Coral Reef Adventure 2003
Querido Fotogramas
Querido Fotogramas
The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through the history of Spanish cinema thanks to a mosaic of voices represented by people who make films, those who write them and those who consume them. The documentary pays tribute to the readers of “Fotogramas” helped by the leading figures of Spanish cinema, who will read to the camera the most representative letters received at its offices in the history of the magazine.
Querido Fotogramas 2018
Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris
Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris
This video release by Depeche Mode features an entire concert from their 2001 Exciter Tour, shot at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 9 and 10 October 2001.
Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris 2002
Beyond the Raging Sea
Beyond the Raging Sea
The story of Omar Samra and Omar Nour's 3000 nautical mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean and their fight for survival.
Beyond the Raging Sea 2024
Ari’s Theme
Ari’s Theme
Childhood came easily to Ari Kinarthy, growing up as he did in a loving family environment that made him feel like time was limitless—until he was diagnosed with type-2 spinal muscular atrophy. Now, at 31, Kinarthy is a hugely accomplished music composer living with a condition that continues to weaken his muscles progressively, making him acutely aware of his own mortality.
Ari’s Theme 2024
The Family Whistle
The Family Whistle
The famed Coppola family of filmmakers and musicians descends from Agostino Coppola, a poor immigrant from an impoverished village in Southern Italy. Interviews and archival footage portray how the family history has inspired these artists, and how they continue to renew their ties to the land of their origin.
The Family Whistle 2016
Permanecer aqui: Relatos dos Moradores da Casa do Estudante UFRGS
Permanecer aqui: Relatos dos Moradores da Casa do Estudante UFRGS
Founded in 1971, the Casa do Estudante Universitário (CEU) at UFRGS is one of the four student residences at UFRGS. Six residents report their experiences at CEU, revealing the challenges and adaptations along their trajectories.
Permanecer aqui: Relatos dos Moradores da Casa do Estudante UFRGS 2023