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En búsqueda del ser Machi
A trip to Wallmapu, Chile, is part of the first meeting with Mapuche communities, through various stories we will know the relevance of the Machi for the community, who is the political and religious entity of the culture.
Noronha's Spinners
Video about the life of spinners dolphins at the Fernando de Noronha archipelago that shows the activites of the NGO Projeto Golfinho Rotador.
Nosso Sagrado
In the First Republic (1889-1930) as well as in the Vargas Era (1930-1945) the traditional terreiro communities were criminalized, their religious leaders were persecuted and their sacred objects were seized. In Rio de Janeiro, more than 200 objects were seized by the police, and after the end of the official criminalization, they became part of the collection in the Museum of Civil Police. The documentary The Sacred within us deals with the past of persecution towards traditional terreiro communities, the "Black Magic" collection found in the Police Museum, the difficulty of access to the collection by religious, researchers and the population in general, as well as the struggle for to release the sacred objects that have been in the possession of the Civil Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro for 100 years.
Ghosts
Van Ngoc Dang reflects on the end of her most formative long term relationship while wandering through Da Lat, a hauntingly beautiful town located in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, and the last place that Van (who is Vietnamese - Canadian) and her ex visited together as a couple. Her memories are framed through the lyrics of 5 songs that were especially meaningful to her during the breakup.
Notes to My Father
A VR experience about love, grief and reconciliation between a child trafficking survivor and her father.
Overwinter
Belarus, Vileika district of Minsk region. Lonely elderly people are leaving for winter to the home of seasonal residence. Each of them carries their own experience and beliefs, but they will have to stay the winter together. The days pass in sicknesses, conversations, watching TV... In mid-winter, there appears a new resident of the house, and the life inside changes.
Mon Marquès: el combat de la memòria
Mon Marquès, a professor, already retired, of pedagogy at the University of Girona continues working, after more than thirty years, in an investigation into the exile of the Spanish Republican teachers. Mon travels from the education system of the second Spanish Republic 1936-39 to today, emphasizing the differences between the Republican educational system and the Franco dictator's system, as well as the repression suffered by these and forced exile to France and Mexico. This document brings lights to the darkness that has always existed on the subject of Republican exile, since as Mon says: of the remaining people we had data, but from those who marched there was no documentation, so they did not exist.
The Third Uncle
Li is over 70 years old, he sits in front of his window in the afternoon every day and smokes the cigarette to pass the time. The sound of water drops in the kitchen, two pigeons are roosting on roof of the opposite building, and the sunshine comes into the room, which make Li feel alive. His emotions usually could be fluctuated with the plot of the TV programmes, because he even could find out his own fitful memories from it. One was is the whole family, another one also is the whole family. During worshipping of the ancestors, he listened to his mother's arrangements and felt sincere concern from his brother. However, happy time was so short. After he returned to his rental place, the only thing that he can do is to look at the dream which was outlined in the New Year's Gala, and which gradually away from his dream. Everything just was the same as the past in this new year, he was still feel so lonely.
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Foreign Land
As Israeli society slips into extremism, an Arab actor and a Jewish journalist search for a place where they can belong.
C'est qui la plus belle ? Le making of de Blonde aux yeux bleus
Men Lahm wa Salb
Visually captivating, Men Lahm wa Salb (1959) films a day in the life of the Casablanca port, without dialogue or voiceover, with the images flowing to the rhythm of music.
Meu Corpo, Minha Vida
Talking about abortion in Brazil is still taboo, however, in recent years, protesters have protested against criminalization laws and highlighted the need to debate the subject.
Mirsada
In an unequal fight between a centuries-old Roma culture, strict codices, tradition and a young-girl's dreams, an exciting story emerges from the hidden spaces of a Podgorica's suburb. Into that parallel world, cameras enter for the first time - Filmed in shocking, but also fairy-tale like settings of abandoned train carriages, landfills, waste and streets - where the shelter from the rain and a kind word of a transgender prostitute suffice for happiness in a cold night.
Der Geist der Befreiung – Das Ende des Dritten Reichs
Catching a Killer: The Search for Natalie Hemming
Follows hour by hour Thames Valley Police's investigation into missing 31-year-old mother-of-three Natalie Hemming in May 2016. With extraordinary access to her family and the police investigation.
Calvin, Zwingli, and Brother Klaus
John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, and Brother Klaus (Niklaus von Flüe) were three very different men who shaped the Christian faith in Switzerland. With this docudrama, award-winning filmmaker Rainer Wälde celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation and the 600th anniversary of the birth of Brother Klaus, Switzerland’s most famous saint.
Grifters Code 6: Über Freaks
Über Freaks takes place deep in the heart of Berlin, and chronicles what it’s like to be part of a close knit group, who get their kicks by roping down buildings with the barest of safety precautions, climbing buildings by way of their exteriors, and lock-picking their way through the whole of the city and its Metro stations. The film can be considered a joyride for the viewer, as they are finally granted a backstage pass to the exclusive and hectic lifestyle of the Berlin Kidz, being privy to a whole world of adrenaline and thrill seeking that occurs just outside their apartment windows. This film was made by Good Guy Boris, from The Grifters, in addition to his book : Grifters Code
Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling
Correspondent Lisa Ling manages to penetrate its border by travelling undercover, pretending to work with a Nepalese eye surgeon on a humanitarian mission. Lisa’s time in North Korea offers a rare glimpse of everyday life in the country and some of the issues its people face.
Die Elbphilharmonie - Von der Vision zur Wirklichkeit
A Whale of a Tale
Entering the political fray of environmentalism versus tradition raging a round the issue of dolphin hunting in Taiji, Japan since the 2009 release of The Cove, Megumi Sasaki’s documentary is the finely balanced film essay the frayed topic has been waiting for. Instead of propping up images of animal slaughter or beleaguered fishermen, A Whale of a Tale focuses on points of contact and communication between the two sides, foreign activists devoting years to the cause and agricultural workers who have developed a first-name familiarity. Sasaki (Herb & Dorothy) collaborates with journalist Jay Alabaster to examine the historical and material conditions that contributed to local whaling practice and the pressures of globalism and localism that keeps this issue in ideological deadlock—at least for now. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
The High-Altitude Gene or How to Get to Everest
The film crew of Valdis Pelsh joined the expedition of Russian climbers to Mount Everest in order to climb the highest mountain on Earth. The first expedition was interrupted by a series of earthquakes. In 2016, the group returned to the foot of Mount Everest to tell the story of its conquest and show from beginning to end the process of climbing to the main peak of the world.
Animals of the Year
Elephant. Gorilla. Lion. Tiger. Whale. Panda. Wolf. Polar bear. Rhinoceros. Cheetah. The giant panda is the great international symbol of wildlife conservation, and it is no longer considered to be endangered. That's good news. The great apes, however, are plummeting toward extinction. And what about the rest?
Non Out of Place People
A film about a girl Alina with Down syndrome and Mayra, who adopted her. In the context of Alina's story, the film raises the topic of art therapy for children with disabilities.
ḤARĀM
ḤARAM is an essay film portraying the urgent contemporary situation at the Haram Al Sharif/ Noble Sanctuary in the Old City of Jerusalem reflecting on the growing Temple Mount Faithful movement whose goal is to build the Jewish Third Temple on this holy landscape and in turn to assert Jewish sovereignty over this holy Muslim site.
Nervous Laughter
When winter swells collide with a chunk of reef off the north shore of Maui, massive waves up to 60 feet rise and crash to create the best big wave on earth. It’s called Peahi, or “Jaws,” and every year it attracts dozens of elite surfers from around the world to attempt the lethal wave. More and more, however, it’s the local crew that steals the show. An eclectic group childhood friends that followed each other into the Jaws lineup as teenagers, and through peer pressure and rivalries, pushed each other to unprecedented performances in the ensuing years. Then came the El Niño of 2016, which promised to serve up the largest swells in big-wave history. Follow the crew for an inside look at a season rife with nerves, injury, triumph and friendship.
Dinner in Abruzzo: A Journey Home With My Culinary Godfather
Take a culinary journey through the Abruzzo region of Italy, known as the “greenest region of Europe,” with two of Detroit’s finest chefs. When Luciano DelSignore of Southfield’s Bacco Ristorante returns home for his cousin’s wedding and to cook for his family, he recalls what made him fall in love with the farm-to-table simplicity of Abruzzo culture. Along for the ride is James Rigato, DelSignore’s mentee and chef at renowned eateries The Root and Mabel Gray.
Toffs, Queers and Traitors: The Extraordinary Life of Guy Burgess
It was a scandal that shook the British establishment to its roots. In June 1951, the government was forced to admit that two Foreign Office diplomats had disappeared. One of them, Donald Maclean, had slipped through their fingers three days before he was due to be questioned for passing secrets to the Russians. The other, Guy Burgess, was a total surprise. He was a charming, clever Etonian, with powerful friends everywhere. And lovers too - at a time when homosexuality was illegal, Burgess made no secret of his sexual tastes. He turned out to be the most flamboyant of a ring of privileged Cambridge students who had secretly joined the Communists in the 1930s, disgusted by their own government's policy of appeasing Hitler. With the help of newly declassified documents, George Carey's film shows how the most celebrated spy ring of the 20th century grew out of the class system, sexual hypocrisy and the sheer incompetence of some people who then ran Britain.
EMPATHY (a digital love letter)
EMPATHY (a digital love letter) is a short essay documentary, a heartbreaking comedy about a break-up, an attempt to concretize emotion and evoke empathy from a writer’s approach. After getting her heart crushed in a relationship, a woman writes a letter to the man she loves for a simple reason—to evoke his empathy towards her. Knowing the premise of human emotions, the woman starts her letter with her own life stories, follows with a blunt confession of affection, and ends with a cursing when she can’t handle the emotions anymore.
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Men in the Arena
A touching story of friendship, struggle and triumph, the film follows the journey of two Somali national soccer team friends chasing their dreams in the face of impossible odds. After surviving two decades of war, Saadiq, 17, and Sa’ad, 19, the team’s most promising stars, enter the only televised match of the year hoping scouts will be watching. With passports of no value on the world stage, soccer may be their only shot to escape a growing terror threat, persecution and poverty. Against the backdrop of fear and shared sacrifice, they embark on separate but equally improbable journeys. In the opportunity of a lifetime, Saadiq sets off for America with dreams of an education and a soccer career. Sa’ad continues his career in Mogadishu with the hopes of someday being reunited with his friend. Their biggest dream is shared – to be symbols of hope to generations who have only known war.
Happy Birthday Mario Woods
The latest installment of "The Happy Birthday Project" takes REVOLT to the Bay for Mario Woods Remembrance Day, in honor of the 26-year-old shot 21 times by police.
In Time to Come
Between the opening and sealing of two time capsules in Singapore lives a city in limbo, visited by its own past, present and future.
Art As A Voice
Art As A Voice is a feature-length documentary examining how five female artists use their artwork to effect change. Exploring their history, challenges, art form, influences and experiences that led them to activism, the documentary will provide an understanding of the realities of life as a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Though the film will tell each story honestly, mixing visuals of the artist at work, voiceover interviews describing events and dramatic actor re-enactments, the overall message will highlight how each artist has turned something so ugly into something beautiful that inspires hope.
Reel Rock 12
Reel Rock Tour 12 - 2017 - brings you four new nail-biting, hair-raising, and awe-inspiring stories of real rock climbers from around the world. Chris Sharma climbs cliffs solo over deep, churning ocean waters. Margo Hayes, at the age of 19, becomes the first female rock climber to complete a 5.15 route - the top of the difficulty scale. Brad Gobright, an up-and-coming climber, attempts reckless solo routes with a care-free attitude. Maureen Beck challenges herself while defying expectations others set for her and all adaptive climbers.