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Grandad
Follow the tender and fascinating life of Mallory B. Winstead, the fearless and visionary army veteran and family man.
Adam & Henry Adventures
Unsatisfied with college, a filmmaker leaves everything behind to join two friends on their bike trip across the world.
A Space Which Can Not Be Communicated
A filmmaker attempts to emulate the perception and sensation within a space, as opposed to displaying the setting in a tangible or literal form.
Kryartura e Ganjão
Kryartura is a multi-artist, DJ, drag queen, singer and cultural producer. Ganjão is an MC, composer, poet and cultural producer. The film addresses the couple's transcentered relationship, their dreams, inspirations and the daily battle to continue living from their art and inspiring people.
Gen Z Mental Health: Climate Stories
In this short documentary, Gen Z'ers from around the globe talk about how climate change affects their mental health, life choices, & their visions for the future. The Gen Z'ers featured in this documentary are climate ambassadors in their community, fighting against the government for their rights and finding joy through community action.
The Three of Us
A young couple is torn between their place in the Israeli Haredi (Ultra - orthodox) community and their desire to give their autistic son the chance to win independence and be integrated into society.
Nocturna
A cinematographic adaptation of the piece Poema, by the Portuguese thinker Tomás Maia. An audiovisual poiesis, “presented in a double movement, of flux and reflux, descending and ascending, in a veiled revisitation of the myth of Orpheus—but removing from the myth the male figure (and, therefore, any heroism) and transforming Eurydice into poetry itself, which, unlike the dead, rises above the underground” (from the piece’s original synopsis). A short movie about death, life and art.
2022: The Year from Space
Every day, satellites take millions of images of Earth, giving a unique view of the big stories of 2022, from war in Ukraine and climate crisis to post-Covid revellers at Glastonbury.
Indigenous Resistance: Now and Then
The award-winning short film by a Haida director depicts the resistance and resilience of Alaska Native communities as colonialism has stripped them of their language, dances and land rights. Previously recounted by outsiders, it’s now time to tell a new version of the story of Alaska Native history, culture and heritage.
How to Build a Life
Louis, a young man with Asperger's, talks candidly with his older brother about the bullying that nearly ended his life, and about finding hope through his new focus on Lego and his dog.
Fall Harvest
At Crankworx Cairns in 2023, Nicholi Rogatkin had a season-ending injury. This was the first time in his career that he had to sit out a season. This short highlights the magic of getting back on a bike again after injury.
Laughing on the Inside
Inmates in the Mexican prison system enroll in a stand-up comedy workshop, led by comedian Sofía Niño de Rivera, where they’re challenged to turn their personal stories into comedy.
The Ongoing Conversation
An Editor recounts the diaries of a failed film production as they attempt to construct a new narrative from the remaining footage.
Inside Russia: Traitors and Heroes
Despite the huge risks, two Russian film-makers have been filming the impact of the invasion of Ukraine in their country. Many thousands have fled. Those that have stayed have had to make a choice – oppose the war, support it, or stay silent.
The Trouble with KanYe
Award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar investigates music’s most troubling story. How did Kanye West go from one of America’s most celebrated artists to a megaphone for hate and division?
Game Over
This documentary is about Iranian Gamers and their problems and computer Games in Iran, It also introduces successful Gamers in Iran.
If Only Night Wouldn't Fall
A unique perspective on three Western countries’ attempts to grapple with anxiety, depression and psychosis.
Leonie, Skeet and the piglets
Leonie’s dream is to become a pig farmer, just like her parents. She wanders happily around the farm, helping out in any way possible. She tends to the pigs, and is present from the fertilisation of the sows to the moment the truck leaves for the slaughterhouse. The family farm teaches her about the circle of life. However, new laws on nitrogen emissions have undermined the economic viability of the farm, and bankruptcy looms. Together with her cat Skeet, Leonie watches the last pigs disappear from the farm, and she realises that her dream of becoming a pig farmer might not come true.
Bronson: Fit to Be Free?
Charles Bronson, the UK's most notorious prisoner, speaks on camera for the first time in 30 years. Locked up for 48 years and due a parole hearing, is Bronson safe to be released?
Breaker
Juliane Ebner reflects on her childhood in Stralsund, at a time when the city was still part of the GDR.
Happy Pills
A journey through six different countries and characters into a world where chemistry is the ultimate response to human pursuits of well-being.
AMADER CHOTO RASEL SONA
A three-dimensional animated movie "Amader Choto Rasel Sona" has been produced based on the book "Amader Choto Rasel Sona" written by the Honorable Prime Minister "Sheikh Hasina, MP" under the "Skill Development of Mobile Games and Applications" project implemented by the Department of Information and Communication Technology. It is skilfully adapted from the Prime Minister's memoirs. This movie will fascinate the audience of any age including children and teenagers.
Baasan
The film is inspired by a rural folklore from central India, centred around a concept known as “Maya” or "the buried treasure." According to folklore, this treasure possesses its own consciousness and has the ability to select its rightful bearer. When the treasure is acquired by the person it is destined for, no trouble arises. However, if someone other than the chosen or destined individual claims the buried treasure, it brings forth bad omens. The film explores the lives of two cousins and the choices they make, highlighting the conflict between greed and need, as well as the themes of prophecy and destiny.
The Vestibule
Ahmet Akten has been a tombstone craftsman for fifty years. He creates tombstones using his craftsmanship, employing his manual skills. Being on the brink of death has left deep imprints on his thoughts. The tombstones adorned with verses carry the stories of the past into eternity. Tombstone craftsman Ahmet Akten depicts the fragility and value of life. He captures the meaning of life in the silence of graves. He sheds light on the mystery behind life's essence.
Bong Thom (The Brother)
Heng lives with his close knit deeply Buddhist family in rural Cambodia, who work hard struggling as farmers. At 6, he lost both his arms in a landmine explosion. Now, as a teenager hanging with the wrong crowd, and no future at the farm, his mother sends him to his older brother, Chana, who makes romantic music videos in the bustling city of Phnom Penh. Here, with a bossy brother, amid a So-Me, “wanna-be” culture, Heng must make it. A film about a family who are living the consequences of war which ended decades ago.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
In November 2022, despite the war and power outages in Kyiv, the Docudays UA festival is taking place - live and offline, for the first time in two years. It was a special edition which the festival team called the State of Emergency, and it was accompanied by the news of the liberation of Kherson from Russian occupiers, daily air raid warnings, and dark Kyiv evenings. The three-day journey in the film is full of the fragile humor of the festival team and the eager eyes of the audience.
The Seven Ages of Noël Browne
Directed by acclaimed Irish filmmaker, Alan Gilsenan, The Seven Ages of Noël Browne is a new documentary that draws on previously unseen and newly discovered footage from four interviews recorded in 1997
Leaving to Remain
With the UK’s hardening immigration policy in the background, director Mira Erdevički follows the lives of three Roma: Petr Torák, Denisa Gannon and Ondrej Oláh. Settled in the UK over 20 years ago, the trio still feel attached to their native Slovakia and the Czech Republic. As the country goes into lockdown, they film their lives throughout the Covid pandemic and the aftermath of Brexit.
THE HUMAN FUTURE: A Case for Optimism
What is the future of humanity? It might seem bleak, but the case for optimism is strong. Humanity has what it takes to reach transcendent futures.
Sauna That Wasn't There
Despite turning 30 this year, there are still some myths and legends about the Faculty of Film and Television yet to be uncovered.