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Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
This special explores the history of Black entertainers in Las Vegas and celebrating those who are now ruling the historic strip.
The Dairy Farmer
An observational documentary that follows dairy farmer Sophie Gregory at Home Farm.
Reset
On April 16th, 2014, the Sewol Ferry sank in South Korea, taking with it the lives of 304 of its 476 passengers. South Korea's worst maritime disaster traumatized a nation while simultaneously sinking the country's emotional spirit. The film asks why the rescue of Korea's children and people was neglected on the fateful day the Sewol sank.
The Studio of Sofía Fernández Díaz
México-raised and currently Chicago-based artist Sofía Fernández Díaz details her process of adorning found objects and handmade textiles with beads, dyes, and melted wax to imbue them with new meaning, and to give them patitas.
The Distressing Effects of Ultimate Fame: The Brett Pick Story
How does the most famous man in the world go missing overnight and is never heard from again for three years? That's what our host Leo is trying to find out, delving into the depths of the Brett Pick timeline, documenting his process of interviewing, researching, and finding answers to his questions. This is the Brett Pick story.
2Doc: What Are We Doing?
In 2022, 92% of those affected encountered aggression or violence. Frans Bromet portrays six influences who encounter violence while carrying out their work. The violence with which the actual consequences are, leaves personal physical, especially mental, traces.
Praying for Armageddon
While much of the world struggles to keep the planet going, a frighteningly large group of American fundamentalist Christians are working to promote the apocalypse. The evangelical movement is convinced that they will be saved when Jesus appears in the state of Israel on horseback and, with a sword raised to heaven, kills the infidels so that the blood reaches the horses’ bridles. Natural fires, corona, wars and crises are evidence that the time is nigh. But for the prophecies to be realized, the state of Israel has to grow stronger, so they provide huge financial support and are so far inside the White House that they help influence US foreign policy.
Pacific Club
In 1979, the Pacific Club was opened in the basement of La Défense - the business district of Paris. It was the first nightclub for Arabs from the suburbs; a parallel world of dance, sweat, young loves, and one-night utopias. Azedine, 17 years old at the time, tells us the forgotten story of this club and of this generation who dreamed of integrating into France but who soon came face to face with racism, the AIDS epidemic, and heroin.
18 Days
Filmmaker Proteek Basu heads back to India for the first time in 5 years, charting his 18 day trip as he reconnects with his family and makes up for lost time.
Making of the Meme King
Follows Ryan Cohen's career path from computer-savvy high school graduate to wealthy driver of the infamous GameStop meme-stock phenomenon.
Somebody Comes into the Light
A beautiful session between dancer Tanaka Min and director Wim Wenders that illustrates something before we started speaking with words.
Red Black Green
The story of a real life upcoming national champion of Table tennis, Connor Green. Talking about his journey and his family along the way.
The Skinny Jab Uncovered
An investigation into the black market in cut price 'skinny jabs' being sold across the UK. Reporter Pria Rai reveals what’s really in these drugs, and whether they are safe to use.
Raiders of the Lost Shark
Expers search for the elusive and colossal shark named Duchess.
Strade perdute - Filmmaker 23
For Filmmaker Film Festival (2023), Fulvio Baglivi and Cristina Piccino asked some filmmakers (R. Beckermann, J. Bressane, D’Anolfi/Parenti, T. De Bernardi, L. Di Costanzo, A. Fasulo, F. Ferraro, M. Frammartino, S. George, ghezzi/Gagliardo, C. Hintermann, G. Maderna, A. Momo, A. Rossetto, M. Santini, C. Simon, S. Savona) to give us their own "lost road," that is, a sequence, scene or piece of editing that did not later find its way into the final version of one of their works. Each fragment has its own accomplished presence, often has a different title from the film it was made for, which is not necessary to have seen in order to find meaning; on the contrary, those who set out thinking they know the world they are walking through will find themselves displaced.
The Giacomettis
The rugged Swiss mountain valley of Bregaglia has produced an entire dynasty of artists: the Giacomettis. Alberto revolutionised the art world with his slender sculptures. Before him, his father was an Impressionist of the first hour. What makes this valley the birthplace of so many artists?
Port Desire
How long can you stay frustrated over a lost war? This is what you wonder when you see Marcelo Wytrykusz, an Argentinian veteran of the Malvinas War—better known elsewhere as the Falklands War. Forty years on, he still hasn’t resigned himself to Argentina’s defeat by the United Kingdom.
Just About Famous: The Jimmie Lee Documentary
Entering the wild world of the Jersey Outlaw, see Jimmie Lee like you've never seen him before.
LPA
In this one-minute Docu-fiction follows the news about a looming Low Pressure Area (LPA) in The Philippines.
Mako Mania: California Battle
Scientists investigate super makos who are challenging great white sharks.
History of Turkish Horror Cinema I
History of Turkish Horror Cinema tries to take the first step in explaining how horror cinema started in Turkey, what prejudices it strives to break, and how film directors, producers and screenwriters see horror cinema.
JFK: The Home Movie That Changed The World
60 years on from President John F Kennedy's assassination. This is the gripping true story of Abraham Zapruder, who filmed the iconic moment.
Bogdanas Longs to Stay
Bogdanas is one of the juvenile boys held in a closed socialisation centre for various offences. All the boys are counting down the days until their summer holidays so they can go free, but Bogdanas wants to stay here and refuses to leave.
Missä valo hajoaa sirpaleiksi
Where light breaks into shards is a poetic short film about an encounter between a human and a bladderwrack on the shores of the Baltic Sea. The theme is intepreted through the memories of the sea and it invites the viewer to contemplate ones own relationship towards other species.
Going Varsity in Mariachi
In the competitive world of high school mariachi, the musicians from the South Texas borderlands reign supreme. Under the guidance of coach Abel Acuña, the teenage captains of Edinburg North High School’s acclaimed team must turn a shoestring budget and diverse crew of inexperienced musicians into state champions.
Aurora's Sunrise
The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.
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Beyonce: Limited Edition
It's hard to believe that Beyonce Knowles only came in second place on TV's Star Search show. The precocious child from Houston has broken records including #1 solo artist for four decades along with a powerful female image.
Forms of Forgetting
Nesrin and Erdem talk about their relationship, which they don’t remember in exactly the same way. Çevik’s visually stunning essay uses their conversations to forge a pensive treatise on what it means to forget, where word and image play an equal role.
Everything to Entertain You: The Story of Video Headquarters
A 60 minute documentary on one of the greatest video stores in the country, Video Headquarters, from Keene, New Hampshire that existed for 32 years from 1983-2015. It's owner, Ken McAleer, was a prominent figure among independent video store owners and the documentary examines how one man, with a single video store, can have such a big impact in the industry. A labor of love from a first time filmmaker and former employee, this nostalgic look back at the video store era includes interviews with VHQ owner Ken McAleer, employees, comic artist and former video store owner, Stephen Bissette, and a treasure trove of archival photographs and documents from the store.
Starring Jerry As Himself
A family documents how their immigrant father Jerry, a recently divorced and retired Florida man, was recruited by the Chinese police to be an undercover agent.
The County in the Fog
A small village dominates the Oglio river valley, once on the border between the Republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan... its name is Barco and it is dominated by the castle of a branch of the powerful Martinengo family, for centuries masters of the "County in the fog". The documentary by Mario Bonetti and Giovanni Zanotti, sponsored by the Province of Brescia, offers a journey back in time, between the splendor of an ancient county and the end of peasant civilization. It tells the origins, history, art, present and future of a magical Italian village. From the voices of those who have lived in the country emerge unique and exciting stories that bring back old memories of a world that no longer exists.
