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2021

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Heaven
Heaven
Tomáš Etzler worked for seven years as a foreign correspondent in China. He came to know a country that was developing at an admirably fast pace, was swayed by its energy, and for a moment believed that modernity could bring about political change as well. Before long, it dawned on him that many people would continue to be severely punished, and the regime would still keep most of the nation in a state of indecision and ignorance. Without neglecting that face of China today, Etzler chose to tell a story of hope in his personal documentary. Using the example of an orphanage for disabled children, he shows that the answer to collectivist brutality and ruthlessness can be mutual assistance, tolerance and empathy.
Heaven 2021
Ainu Neno An Ainu
Ainu Neno An Ainu
This documentary started as part of a photography project about the indigenous Ainu population in northern Japan, portraying people from tightly knit communities. They feel deeply connected by their culture and tradition. With gorgeous pictures, the directors explore how different generations of Ainu reflect on their identity after centuries of oppression.
Ainu Neno An Ainu 2021
Through the Plexi-Glass: The Last Days of the San Jose
Through the Plexi-Glass: The Last Days of the San Jose
The documentary tells the story of a real estate deal’s unexpected detour — one that sparked the gentrification of Austin’s hippest neighborhood — and reveals layers of knotty, unanswerable questions, all more relevant than ever today.
Through the Plexi-Glass: The Last Days of the San Jose 2021
Hell in Paradise
Hell in Paradise
After the Terra dei Fuochi scandal, we became aware of the presence of toxic industrial waste in Southern Italy. Not only is the whole of Europe contaminated, but the rest of the planet as well.
Hell in Paradise 2021
Song Ga In - The Drama
Song Ga In - The Drama
Song Ga-in’s solo concert who wrote the trot myth! At that trembling moment, her real story unfolds! Audition program to find the next generation of trot stars, the protagonist of Korea's trot syndrome. [Miss Trot] Song Ga-in's solo concert! The hot moment that Song Ga-in shared with 4,200 fans. That vivid day on the screen!
Song Ga In - The Drama 2021
Manoy: Isang Pagsaludo kay Eddie Garcia
Manoy: Isang Pagsaludo kay Eddie Garcia
Icons of Philippine entertainment industry pay tribute to the “Manoy” of Philippine Cinema Eddie Garcia in this documentary helmed by internationally-acclaimed director, Jon Red.
Manoy: Isang Pagsaludo kay Eddie Garcia 2021
The Colours of a Nation
The Colours of a Nation
Belarusians did not even discuss under which flag to unite. Memory and respect for the white-red-white banner has always lived in their hearts, and now, through pain and suffering, it has awakened and inspired the nation to move forward.
The Colours of a Nation 2021
Doc Emrick - The Voice of Hockey
Doc Emrick - The Voice of Hockey
A retrospective on the career of Doc Emrick featuring interviews of those who worked with him.
Doc Emrick - The Voice of Hockey 2021
Koan V
Koan V
Seán Martin’s "Koan V" meditates on reeds filmed in close-up on the Scottish isle of Jura. With an accompanying quotation from Rebecca Solnit, an intersecting soundscape of subways, birds, folk musicians and chatter recorded in Prague suggests new possibilities between disparate sounds and images.
Koan V 2021
Boris Charmatz face au Grand Palais
Boris Charmatz face au Grand Palais
Boris Charmatz face au Grand Palais 2021
The Communion of My Cousin Andrea
The Communion of My Cousin Andrea
Andrea’s communion takes place in a small Galician church, according to ancient traditions. Fortunately, with her filmmaker cousin and the help of some technical tools, the little girl takes matters into her own hands.
The Communion of My Cousin Andrea 2021
The Police & Sting - L'Histoire secrète de leurs tubes
The Police & Sting - L'Histoire secrète de leurs tubes
The Police & Sting - L'Histoire secrète de leurs tubes 2021
Loop Dreams
Loop Dreams
Loop Dreams 2021
Superstar: Robin Williams
Superstar: Robin Williams
A chronicle of Williams' life as entertainers Margaret Cho, Howie Mandel, Barry Levinson, Pauly Shore, Lewis Black and others weigh in on the comic legend.
Superstar: Robin Williams 2021
A Little Bird Told Me That…
A Little Bird Told Me That…
A Little Bird Told Me That… 2021
Versailles : Les défis du roi Soleil
Versailles : Les défis du roi Soleil
Versailles : Les défis du roi Soleil 2021
USSR Collapse: A Crash Course
USSR Collapse: A Crash Course
Was it possible to prevent the Soviet Union’s dissolution? Might the USSR still exist if it were not for Gorbachev’s reforms? Do you regret the collapse of the Soviet Union? Participants in the events, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Leonid Kravchuk, and Stanislav Shushkevich, recollect the final years of the USSR, while ordinary witnesses describe how its collapse affected their lives.
USSR Collapse: A Crash Course 2021
Field of Operations: D-Day
Field of Operations: D-Day
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.
Field of Operations: D-Day 2021
WE HAVE TO SURVIVE: Fukushima!
WE HAVE TO SURVIVE: Fukushima!
WE HAVE TO SURVIVE: Fukushima! 2021
Tesak and all his murders: testimony, memories, chronicle
Tesak and all his murders: testimony, memories, chronicle
Tesak died a year ago. By this point, everyone had forgotten that he was the main neo-nazi of the 2000s. They also forgot about the interviews in which he dreams of killing people and filming these murders in order to lead the country to revolution. Taken out of context, these phrases from twenty years ago seem like posturing. In this film, Tesak will tell for the first time the full story of the 11 murders he committed from 2002 to 2007. Apparently, this should be considered his last interview. All organizations mentioned in the film are prohibited.
Tesak and all his murders: testimony, memories, chronicle 2021
Beethoven, popstar de 250 ans
Beethoven, popstar de 250 ans
Beethoven, popstar de 250 ans 2021
Driven
Driven
When four of the most influential riders in freeride history team up to shred a series of natural wonders, the result is bound to be nothing short of perfection.
Driven 2021
Quarantine
Quarantine
A short film of the first weeks of strict national lockdown, filmed in Barcelona on a classic home video camera Hi8. Narrates the story of three women who share a flat and who create a microworld not only to survive the global pandemic but also to survive themselves.
Quarantine 2021
Lost Course
Lost Course
Lost Course chronicles a grassroots democratic movement in the southern Chinese village of Wukan. The villagers protest against the corrupt local officials before ousting them and organising elections of their own. However, after taking control of their destiny, the villagers find themselves beset by the same corruption and cynicism endemic. Following three main characters, Li reveals the complexities of their struggles, triumphs and setbacks from the inside.
Lost Course 2021
Touche pas à ma culture?
Touche pas à ma culture?
Touche pas à ma culture? 2021
Ascension to Ararat
Ascension to Ararat
Ascension to Ararat 2021
Jon Pertwee: Uncut!
Jon Pertwee: Uncut!
Born John Devon Roland 'Jon' Pertwee and originally serving in the Royal Navy and Naval Intelligence Division during WW2, he became famous as the third incarnation of the Doctor in the legendary science-fiction TV series Doctor Who between 1970-1974. Towards the end of his life, he maintained a close association with Doctor Who by appearing at many fan conventions related to the series and giving interviews.
Jon Pertwee: Uncut! 2021
For My Right To Choose And Be Chosen
For My Right To Choose And Be Chosen
Panamanian women tell their struggle to overcome inequality and discrimination in the political and public sphere and for the right to universal suffrage which they obtained in 1946.
For My Right To Choose And Be Chosen 2021
Recovery
Recovery
Jean-Claude walks his dog in a neighborhood forever stuck in reconstruction. On his trip, he wonders about life, mortality, and 'what if' scenarios while remembering fragments from the direct impact of the second that almost cost him his life on August 4. At the moment of the explosion, the end of the world, bodies, buildings, roads, and cities may shatter. Perhaps the universe itself breaks apart. But the most severe fragmenting remains that of memory. A picture here and a sound there are vaguely reconstituted. Can a future be built from such a memory? Can it rebuild what was lost? Is it time to leave?
Recovery 2021
Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl
Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl
Gwen Stefani continues to reinvent herself and create incredible and infectious pop music year after year. Only the future knows what the next chart topping hit will be for this California Girl turned international pop Queen.
Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl 2021
Nicaragua, una patria libre para vivir (la insurrección de los nietos de la revolución sandinista)
Nicaragua, una patria libre para vivir (la insurrección de los nietos de la revolución sandinista)
Nicaragua, una patria libre para vivir (la insurrección de los nietos de la revolución sandinista) 2021
Là où il fait bon vivre
Là où il fait bon vivre
Là où il fait bon vivre 2021
Fogão a luz
Fogão a luz
Backed by an echoed horn music, the light passes through a magnifying glass. On the walls, they portrait pans being held on top of a stove.
Fogão a luz 2021
Havfruen om bord
Havfruen om bord
Havfruen om bord 2021
THOMA
THOMA
Video by Gina Telaroli.
THOMA 2021
The Hardest Working Cat in Showbiz
The Hardest Working Cat in Showbiz
Explore the legend of Hollywood’s most celebrated cat, Orangey, in this adaptation of Dan Sallitt’s essay of the same name. The prolific feline actor’s 16-year filmography includes roles in Rhubarb (1951), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), and Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)—or did it? The protege of star animal trainer Frank Inn, Orangey’s storied career leads Sallitt – who shares the screen here with another curious co-star – on the trail of a mystery.
The Hardest Working Cat in Showbiz 2021
Meine alles außer gewöhnliche Familie
Meine alles außer gewöhnliche Familie
It is normal for 15-year-old Linn to have two mothers. But when she finds out that there are still numerous siblings, she realizes that she is part of an extraordinary extended family. Her father Eike not only had an appointment with Linn's mothers to donate sperm, Petra and Anny also have three children with him. A film crew followed this rainbow family for twelve years.
Meine alles außer gewöhnliche Familie 2021
Stirling Kaleidoscope
Stirling Kaleidoscope
Shona Tomson brings back her sell-out archive film programme commissioned for the very first Central Scotland Documentary Festival in 2017. Watch as she digs deeper to look how times have changed, or how they might not have changed at all...
Stirling Kaleidoscope 2021
Workshop - Welche Rolle spielst Du?
Workshop - Welche Rolle spielst Du?
Workshop - Welche Rolle spielst Du? 2021
Estos muros
Estos muros
In the mountains of Madrid, Spain, a railway track on an abandoned bridge and a poem erased from the wall of a ruined building reveal a deliberately silenced story: the system established by Franco's dictatorship after the civil war (1936-39) that allowed hundreds of companies to use thousands of convicted Republicans as slave labor.
Estos muros 2021