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Station of the Butterflies
What should the old Baden marshalling yard in Basel be in the future: a gateway for goods and containers or a gateway for animals and plants? The story of a place where two networks of paths get in each other's way. An enigmatic film that explores how we deal with habitats on a case-by-case basis, from the perspective of a wide variety of people and animals.
Description Found Years Later
A multi-dimensional portrait of one of the most distinctive artists in the history of Polish cinematography. Wojciech Jerzy Has always hovered over the line where the mainstream met the avant-garde and his biography was marked by moments of artistic triumphs and personal tragedies.
God Is Born
It is a hot summer day in August 2022. Harvesting is in progress in the Polish countryside. It follows the same routine as every year until is it interrupted by an unexpected aberration. A surprising take on the multi-layer crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.
World Class Bass Lakes of Southern California
Welcome to Southern California where we explore 3 of the best bass lakes around. San Diego’s Lake Barrett closed since 1969, recently opened through a lottery and boasts the largest black bass population on the coast.
Sea to Sky Trail Series: Progression
One step at a time, the trail-running community is constantly moving upward. In recent years progression has vaulted forward, with runners blending inspiration from the world of alpinism, rock climbing, and running and tackling technical terrain in a way we’ve never seen. Follow along as Emma Cook-Clarke and Jesse McAuley dig deep on the west peak of Ch'ich'iyúy Elxwíkn, the Twin Sisters (or the Lions), an iconic Sea to Sky trail. Filmed within Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw territory, the homeland of theSk̲wx̲wú7mesh People. As well as, the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta, the territory of the Blackfoot First Nation (Siksika, the Piikuni, the Kainai); the Stoney Nakoda First Nation (Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley); and the Tsuut’ina First Nation and within the homeland of the Northwest Métis and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.
Anxious in Beirut
In the ever-present desire to capture, record, and understand Beirut, and by extension himself, Zakaria has been trying to give a coherent story to his city. It is through the intersectionality between the general and the personal, the public and private, the old and young, that we are able to answer: why are we anxious in Beirut?
Po Te Hi
A story of a lecturer who researches the journey of Potehi in Indonesia and encounters the people behind the art of Potehi performances.
Two Point Four
Not your typical family holiday... but this is not your typical family! Leo Houlding, his wife Jess, and their two children Freya (9 years) and Jackson (5 years) climb Norway’s national mountain via a 2,000 ft big wall.
Two Hours a Day
Due to a mysterious illness, Maya has to go to hospital in Germany during her pregnancy. As a recent immigrant, she tries to cope with the limited visiting hours and her loneliness. Between medical examinations, calls from her partner and guided meditations via cell phone interweave with digital hallucinations.
The Mind Behind The Music
A short documentary exploring the minds behind 'The Merkata Project'. Join Stefan Goodwin and his team as they pull of a DJ set in the heart of Newquay, Cornwall as well as exploring their process and the history of The Merkata Project.
The Kitchen Pimps' Return from the Grave
The group revert to a ballistic non-linear structured montage to showcase the deleted scenes from their second film in a special that celebrates the chaotic Halloween spirit that annually enchants University campuses every October.
David's Garden
The "David’s Garden" is a 49-minute documentary film about the sufferings of a father who lost his young son in the war and his journey to fulfill son's unfinished dreams.
Preschool to Prison
Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance policies are used to justify suspension and arrests that set up a pathway to send children of color and children with special needs from school to prison. Children are being suspended, restrained, dragged, physically manhandled, and subsequently arrested for minor offenses such as throwing candy on a school bus. These personal accounts from people affected by the school-to-prison pipeline give riveting tales about the generational impact on society.
A Feeling Of Music Playing
Experience the indescribable feelings that musicians enjoy. Immerse yourself in the unpredictable nature of jamming, where musicians play together by feel. Directed by Documentary Storyteller OKJ, this unique experiential documentary serves as a bridge for musicians and non-musicians alike to enjoy the wonders of music.
"Truelove: The Film"
"Truelove: The Film" is a documentary feature film following Callie Truelove, a teenager with Williams syndrome who was blessed with the superpower of love. On this journey, Callie travels across America to meet other individuals with Williams syndrome who get to tell their stories and showcase the wondrous effects of this rare genetic disorder. Callie's goal is to spread her unique brand of unconditional love and awareness for Williams syndrome, while shining a light on these very pure and precious souls, so that together they can help to heal this fractured world. With the help of some recognizable faces, audiences will get a glimpse of what it's like to see life through Callie's unburdened eyes, while humans of this planet get to realize that there is no better medicine for all the negativity and darkness in life - than a dose of Truelove.
Duet
Having forged his own path out of desperation, Bright Sheng describes his experience in becoming a musician during the Cultural Revolution in China. Being a musician was the only way he could embrace his destiny, but it is a path that his talented 11 year old daughter isn't sure she wants herself.
Jane Boleyn: The Most Evil Woman in The Tudor Court?
Tracy Borman tells the story of the woman some claim brought down Anne Boleyn. Lady Rochford , Jane Boleyn.
A Daughter, A Mother, A Camera
An achrival documentary exploring the relationship between Nina Moretto and her mother Graziella Moretto
Once Upon a Time in Anaheim
The true story of The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the first and only pro sports team ever inspired by a Hollywood movie.
Free from... Are Substitute Foods the Better Alternative?
For more and more people, food not only has to be tasty and healthy, but also good for the climate. Five alternatives to classic foods are being put to the test. Can they meaningfully supplement our diet? This documentary goes in search of answers with the vegan star chef Ricky Saward and health experts Irina Blumenstein, Sandra Ulrich-Rückert and Margareta Büning-Fesel.
Burn Gently
BURN GENTLY is an exploration into the ins and outs of the music industry, its growth, pressures, expectations and its hardships, through the lens of Australia’s many influential artists, contributors and industry professionals.
1001 Days
Unemployment, poverty, disease, and domestic violence are commonplace in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg. For young mothers, who often have to raise their children alone, survival is a constant struggle, and they barely have time for themselves and their babies. Yet the first 1001 days after conception are crucial to a child's development.
Slides on the Mountain
Two young brothers from the Lil'wat Nation set out to ski the sacred mountain they were raised beneath, pushing both themselves and their culture to evolve.
Enter the Slipstream
Follows the Education First (EF) Cycling Team as they navigate a turbulent 2020 season through the Tour de France, telling the individual stories of the riders, from Colombian star Rigo Urán to rising up-and-comers and veteran teammates.
Roger J. Carter: Rebel Revolutionary
Roger J. Carter: Rebel Revolutionary follows the Chicago portrait artist as he creates staggering images of black revolutionaries using hundreds of toy soldiers, representing the wars the marginalized face as they dismantle an established system.
La lenga defenduda
A documentary following Occitan people and their struggle to not let die their language.
Broken Whispers
Weary of the creative process, an old painter fixes a broken instrument he finds in the rubble. When his students go around looking for someone who can play the instrument, they meet other artists bearing the scars of war.
Grape Soda in the Parking Lot
Taqralik Partridge asks what if every language that had been lost to English — every word, every syllable — grew up out of the ground in flowers? Taqralik’s grandmother’s Scottish Gaelic and her father’s Inuktitut unfold in memories of her family, of pain, and of love.
Todo lo que ves en este lugar es real
At the Borda psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires, two patients find a breather in art from their monotonous daily life. Documentary that goes through the contradictions between the field of dreams of the interns and the harsh reality of the hospital.
Nathan-ism
When a young Jewish recruit is posted to guard top Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg Trials, it inspires 70 years of obsessive sketching and storytelling. But as the filmmaker tries to finally immortalize the old man's claims, can his outsider art be believed?
Walking the Labyrinth
Walking the Labyrinth is a powerful documentary that takes the viewer on a journey of self discovery with Susan. A survivor of Bessborough Mother and Baby Home, Susan discusses the lasting effects that institutionalized systems have on those who have been touched by them. She shares her personal experience of being adopted at two weeks old and how the adoption system in Ireland is designed to remove all agency from the adopted person, including the ability to discover any other family members.
Sunflower Siege Engine
Moments of resistance are collapsed and woven together; from documentation of the Indigenous led occupation of Alcatraz, to the reclamation of Cahokia and the repatriation of the ancestors, to one’s reflections on their body as they exist in the world today, These are gestures that meditate on the carceral inception and nature of the reservation system, and where sovereignty and belligerence intersect and diverge.
O Caso Escola Base
A denunciation of child sexual abuse in São Paulo, Brazil, triggers a 'lynching' of innocent individuals, fueled by media sensationalism and errors in the police investigations.
The Body Politic
With unfettered access, THE BODY POLITIC follows Baltimore's idealistic young mayor into office where he puts his personal and political future on the line to save his beloved city from chronic violence.
Unfiltered: The Truth About Oysters
Ninety percent of the world's ancient oyster reefs have collapsed in the last thirty years. Oysters are the protectors of the oceans, and their disappearance would lead to mass extinction. It's not too late to save them if we act now.