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The King
When Rauli Badding Somerjoki wrote the song “Lights” in 1975, he sent it to Elvis, the king of rock’n’roll. Badding waited for an answer from the King, whom he hoped would perform his wistful tune. Strange things started happening in Somero when potatoes started popping up in curious shapes.
Morning Has Broken, Yet It Is Night
Painter Henry Wuorila-Stenberg (b. 1949) shares his wisdom once again. Having had a long career and a large impact on contemporary Finnish art, he expresses his innermost feelings in Iivo Korhonen’s poetic work. Having experienced ups and downs in his life, the painter describes the transience of life wistfully. Wuorila-Stenberg ponders on aging, death, and loneliness, but also the greatest joys of his life, like love. “I know that life is a big secret,” he says.
The Menstrual Cycle - Ending the Taboo
There is a glaring lack of basic knowledge about the menstrual cycle. However, various areas of research are beginning to take an interest, ask questions, and break the taboo surrounding it. Freed from myths and prejudices, the menstrual cycle is being re-evaluated and no longer seen a weakness, but rather as a strength.
In Search of Bass Reeves
By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of 3,000 outlaws to justice and served in law enforcement for 32 years during Reconstruction after the Civil War. His story is one of an escape to freedom and the dangers of the West for a former slave who rose to become a legend of the law. Join us as we go in search of Bass Reeves.
Lua
Joseph Wilson meets the dance teacher fighting transphobic violence through voguing in Rio’s favelas.
Além do Muro
"Além do Muro" is a short documentary that provides a glimpse into the culture of pixo in the city of Curitiba, Brazil.
Crutchfield: A Basketball Documentary
The life and legacy of legendary men’s basketball coach Jim Crutchfield and the story of the 36-0 Nova Southeastern Sharks National Championship victory in 2022-23.
Why we are all DOOMED...
Today we react to Eddie Abbew and his unorthodox approach to getting us to eat real and natural foods!
Meeting Cris
Cris is a mid-20's aerospace engineer who is just moving out into a new place for a new job and has your average hardships of coming into adulthood and despite having pretentious ambitions his ways don’t line up with his story.
There Was, There Was Not
A richly textured tapestry telling the story of Artsakh through the daily lives of four women fighting to save their homeland.
Johnny & Me - A Journey through Time with John Heartfield
At an exhibition, graphic designer Stefanie is thrilled by the work of John Heartfield, the inventor of political photomontage 100 years ago. While trying to understand his life on the run, she suddenly finds herself in Heartfield's studio.
Towards Eurosong - Baby Lasagna
A television documentary showing the life of Baby Lasagna, the Croatian representative at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.
Will You Remember Me?
Colleen Cove has been caring for people with Alzheimer's all her life. Now in the 45th year of her career, the demands of her job are pulled into sharp focus at the bedside of her oldest patient, a 100-year-old opera singer named Lucille. In this deeply emotional witness to Lucille's final moments, Colleen reflects on her uniquely intimate relationship with death, and Lucille shares her gift with the world for the last time.
The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion
In 2017, a routine archaeological dig is taking place on the site of a proposed housing development in the village of Fenstanton in the Cambridgeshire Fens. When human remains are found alongside a variety of Roman artefacts, none of the team at Albion Archaeology see anything out of the ordinary. But once the bones are washed back at HQ, something highly unusual is uncovered: a nail through the heelbone of one of the individuals. Could this be evidence of a Roman crucifixion? When they do some research, they find that only one confirmed example has ever been unearthed before, discovered in the 1960s in Jerusalem. To find out more, they call in renowned Osteoarchaeologist Dr Corinne Duhig to investigate.
Help me find my water bottle
There are no trash cans or recycling bins at the Tres Rios Wetlands. I set my water bottle down and can't tell which one is mine anymore.
The In Between
Following the death of her brother, filmmaker Robie Flores returns to her hometown Eagle Pass on the Texas/Mexico border, wanting to turn back time. She collides with unruly experiences of adolescence – quinceañeras, Rio Grande river excursions, teen makeovers and beyond – that invite her to soak up the details of the home her brother adored and she ignored. What emerges is a playful dance between a personal and collective coming-of-age portrait of kids on the border and Robie herself as she rediscovers the possibilities of joy in the aftermath of grief.
Formicidae Sinfonia: The Music and Sounds of 'Phase IV'
Composer Brian Gascoigne and electronic music artist David Vorhaus discuss the music of 'Phase IV' (1974).
The Story of: Die Innere 1
When the world is in huge danger and health crisis only the impeccable Pflege Wonka can save them all
Mina and the Radio Bandits
There's more than cops and robber stories at stake in this heartbreaking and dramatic film about Norwegian Mina with the kind heart who starts a radio station for (and with) prison inmates. Can she find the line between life and work when an unexpected tragedy strikes?
Life After the NeverEnding Story
A feature documentary celebrating Wolfgang Petersen's 1984 classic The NeverEnding Story via cast and crew interviews, whilst exploring the lives of stars Noah Hathaway and Tami Stronach since those breakthrough roles.
Naomi Campbell: Supermodel Behavior
This documentary is about supermodel, Naomi Campbell. From muse for Gianni Versace and Azzedine Alaïa to several tumultuous events including a feud with Tyra Banks, she has remained a staple of pop culture beyond the 90s supermodel era.
Drag
The exploration of a part of the world of drag as seen through the eyes of its queens, with their presentations, with their performances, their experiences and especially their vanity, glitz and talent.
Runaways
The Marem Group is a team of volunteers helping victims of domestic violence in the North Caucasus, Russia. It was created in 2020 by Dagestani journalist Svetlana Anokhina. After their shelter was raided by a joined team of Chechen and Dagestani cops, they had to leave Russia. But Svetlana continues to evacuate girls. The documentary traces these runaways on different phases of evacuation – from their republics to the long process of rehabilitation in other countries. But abusers threaten not only girls. Members of the Marem Group are not safe even outside Russia. They can also become runaways at any moment.
The Experiencers
A documentary about people who claim to have had contact with non-human beings.
Shadow of War
When Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine, Moldovans raced to the borders to assist refugees, offering warm food, rides, and shelter. At the same time, a group of Moldovan filmmakers formed an ad-hoc film collective to document the unwavering efforts of volunteers and the fate of refugees through multifaceted lenses. Despite these acts of solidarity, a segment of the population's Soviet nostalgia fuels a growing fear that the country could be drawn into the war.
Golden Era
A look into the history and tradition of Queen's Football in it's golden era, featuring never before seen footage of the university in the 1960s.
Variations of a cat listening to music (Chris Marker plagiarism)
Remake of Chris Marker's film "Chat écoutant la musique", set to the music "My Little Brown Book" by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.
Untitled Simon van Collem Documentary
A documentary about the late Simon van Collem, the person who introduced the Netherlands to Hollywood through his TV shows and interviews with the biggest celebrities. In the film, his granddaughter Senna van Collem, born after his death, searches for the story of Simon, and learns what kind of a person he actually was.
LIFE BEYOND: Visions of Alien Life - Full Documentary Remastered
Are we alone? What might alien species look like? And what could we learn from them? Proudly presenting Life Beyond Remastered, a film that weaves all 3 episodes of the series together with new content and updated visuals & audio into a feature-length experience.
There’s a Tax Season Villain, and It’s Not the I.R.S.
"Americans are about to spend millions of hours and billions of dollars filing their federal income taxes, and they are pretty sure they know who is responsible for their pain: The misanthropes at the Internal Revenue Service. "But we’re here to convince you that the I.R.S. is not the problem. "Yes, it should be easy to file taxes. And yes, it should be free. That’s how it works in the rest of the developed world, and it could very easily work that way here, too. It is absurd that America’s tax system is so antiquated and complicated that most people must pay someone else to help them pay the government. "So what is standing in the way of progress?"
