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Will & Harper
When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.
Exile Never Ends
Deportation after more than 30 years in Germany - What happened that it could come so far? And what’s next for the family?
Antonio Candido, Final Notes
The film focuses on unpublished texts that deal with the signs of physical fragility, cinematographic preferences, evocations of ancestors, mentions of childhood and memories of Gilda de Mello e Souza.
JDL - Behind The Wall
Director Deborah Faraone Mennella followed street artist Judith de Leeuw (JDL) for one year, during her life in the Netherlands and during the creation process 'Love is Stronger Than Death' in the Italian city of Taranto. You can see in a spectacular way how the 30-meter mural was created. common social issues are leading in JDL's designs. This time, however, it is the death of her father that plays a central role.
Those Who Wrestle With God
A Canadian couple reflect on how their painful journey in fundamentalism led to them rescuing their faith & relationship. Along the way, they uncover a supportive community that helps them navigate their journey of rediscovery.
A Side View of An Eclipse in 99.8% Totality
An ambience-based debut short covering live footage of an eclipse entering near-totality.
Great American Eclipse
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon’s shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the U.S. witnesses its last total solar eclipse until 2044. This extraordinary astronomical event is plunging locations in the path of totality into darkness for more than four minutes – nearly twice as long as the last American eclipse in 2017. Learn how to watch an eclipse safely and follow scientists as they work to unlock secrets of our Sun – from why its atmosphere is hundreds of times hotter than its surface, to what causes solar storms and how we might one day predict them.
Nénette's Birthday
The star of the menagerie at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris since 1972, Nénette attracts hundreds of visitors every year. In June 2019, the female orangutan turns 50 and Nicolas Philibert—who made a film about her ten years earlier—visits her again.
Esto no es un recuerdo
A letter that reflects on the present, change and the act of documenting.
Point of View
The poetic and enigmatic film follows passionate birdwatchers in the spring. The quiet waiting and observing of birds becomes meditative, and humans seem to blend into their environment. Elsewhere, birdwatchers gather to The Battle of the Towers competition, attempting to observe as many species as possible in one day. The documentary looks at birdwatchers as beautifully and unhurriedly as its characters look at nature.
Tack
When Sofia courageously reveals her rape by a powerful figure within the Hellenic Sailing Federation, it sparks shockwaves and ignites the MeToo movement in Greece. Amalia reaches out to Sofia for support—she was raped by her coach from the ages of 11 to 13—leading them on a path toward justice. In a milestone trial, Amalia faces grueling courtroom proceedings, intense victim-blaming, and attempts to discredit her. Sofia stands firmly by her side, providing support and crucial testimony. The statute of limitations on her case has expired, preventing her from having her day in court.
Objectif Matchs Alpha - Partie 1 : Exigence et Abnégation
Didy
"Didy is everywhere”, says Gaël Kamilindi at the start of his film. And yet, the emptiness is immense. In order to fill this void, he sets off for Rwanda, accompanied by François-Xavier Destors, in search of his mother Didy, who died when he was five. Heartrending archival footage mingles with survivors’ memories to paint the portrait of this woman, thus setting in motion the process of mourning.
The Early Season Winds
In the middle of a summer afternoon on the outskirts of the city, a mother had a reunion with her son's family after many days of separation. But that reunion did not last long when the son's family decided to leave early, leaving his mother with the promise to return as soon as possible. The mother believed in the promise and continued living day after day.
Decoupling 脱钩
A "Chinese" father reflects on the changing relationship of China and US during his trip to Beijing to retrieve his 3-year-old "American" daughter who has been stranded because of the recent "decoupling" of the two countries. Born in China and living in the American Midwest, filmmaker Yinan Wang attempts to unpack his own experience of how a transnational migrant family deals with the distress caused by identity, nationalism, and geopolitics.
It's Ok
An intimate look inside the life of Lebanese superstar Elissa as she prepares to drop her first independent album and reflects on her path to stardom.
A Man Who Writes
The writer Abelardo Castillo talks about the meaning of writing about the 70s, about newspapers, magazines and literary workshops, and about Sylvia, his wife. As in Blixen's story of the stork, he completes the drawing of his life.
Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
John Aielli influenced Austin's musical diversity for over 50 years. The opera singer from Killeen became Austin's legendary voice. His freeform interviews, on-air mishaps and philosophical musings made "Eklektikos" a one-of-a-kind show.
Makbetamaximus
“Double, double, toil and trouble,” indeed! Shakespeare’s punchiest tragedy gets a makeover in a way that only the prodigious Filipino multi-hyphenate Khavn De La Cruz could deliver. Unfolding in the Municipality of Marcos, Ilocos Norte and Khavn’s own Burroughsian Interzone of Mondomanila – also the title of the director’s crazed horror-comedy-crime drama, which premiered at IFFR 2012 – this mash-up of styles, genres, moods and atmospheres features a cast of over 100 performers and defies any easy description, even with so familiar a text. But as Khavn says of his source material, "Usually, word is king. Here, text is just one of the many cogs. It’s a column, a roof shingle, an ornament."
A Wolfpack Called Ernesto
World-renowned Mexican filmmaker Everardo González brings us inside the chilling world of Ernesto, an amalgam of various teenage boys, who, in choosing a gun and a life of organized crime, becomes both victim and perpetrator.
Mir Nam
It is morning, February 24, 2022. The war has begun. Photographer Juraj Mravec goes to Ukraine to record the situation in the country, which has been attacked by the Russian Federation with full force, using a camera. On his way through Ukraine, he meets various people whose lives have been affected by the war. The war road movie Mir nam is an authentic mosaic of their micro-stories and tragedies, watched through the eyes of a photographer traveling through the destroyed landscape.
Himno. La vuelta al mundo de El pueblo unido jamás será vencido
Documentary that becomes a vibrant musical journey that wonders how the song "El pueblo unido jamás será vencido", composed 50 years ago in Chile, has been recognized and interpreted in the most diverse latitudes
Realm of Satan
An experiential portrait depicting Satanists in both the everyday and in the extraordinary as they fight to preserve their lifestyle: magic, mystery, and misanthropy.
Ans and the Universe
Ans Hoornweg died in 2022 at the age of 80. Hers was an extraordinary story. Extraordinary for others, that is, as contact with extraterrestrials was nothing special for Ans: she appeared on TV several times as a medium who could communicate with aliens. In Ans en het universum, for one last time, she recalls her out-of-body experiences and her visits to other planets. Ans also discusses her media appearances and how people would call her crazy, but still, Ans did not have one shred of doubt: aliens are everywhere and we’re slowly transitioning to an era where current gender norms are no longer applicable. Filmmakers Noëlle Ingeveldt and Juriaan van Berkel work together as Berkveldt to produce a sincere testimonial of a woman with a remarkable life story, filmed amongst the many dolls Ans made in the same likeness of her alien friends.
La Réponse des bergers
In the Pyrenees, the Garcias breed goats since the 70's. They pass down their experience to young farmers who want to create their own dairy. Sadly, this project will come into conflict with a persnickety administration.
Wayfaring Stranger
A child is drawn to the stillness of nature beyond a city. A teenager, rising from sleep in a thicket, makes their way back to a trailer: to warmth, a caretaker, a dog. But the thudding on hard concrete from the highway above is no comfort. A tree envelopes a fence with its growth – grasses sprout through cracked and decaying industry. The individual is searching, pushing forward through landscapes and time. Adulthood leads into the forest.
Questioning the Existence of Alec
Against a backdrop of the beaches of 1940s South Africa, Questioning the Existence of Alec is a voyage shared by friends from adolescence to adulthood. Roger Horn masterfully uses 8mm found footage, stop motion and additional in-camera effects, taking us on a chimerical journey that blurs the lines between past and present. “It's as if you were never here.”
Farming the Revolution
Amidst COVID lockdowns, India’s farmers rise up on an unprecedented scale against unjust new laws. Over half a million protesters—men and women from all generations, religions, classes and castes—gather and reinvent co-existence while winning a rare victory over the state.
The Water of Babylon
1914-1918, Burma, Turkish POW camp, and other side Turkey, British POW camp. Hidden truths that still remain silent despite the intervening century. Descendants of Turkish and British soldiers who crossed paths in Mesopotamia during the First World War think upon the unknown stories of their grandfathers and how it has affected their lives. The film progresses with testimonies from two different nations' prisoners of war, who have been left outside of the historical framework, and showcases the shared painful effects of war's cruelty upon individuals, and the bond that distinguishes the reality of history from memory and forgiveness. The film focuses on the tragic stories of W. C. Spackman, an English military doctor working in the Indian Army, and Colonel Suphi Bey, a Turkish officer, whose destinies intersect in Mesopotamia.
The 2019 Masters: A Sunday Unlike Any Other
The 2019 Masters: A Sunday Unlike Any Other in partnership with Rolex will reflect on the 2019 Masters, and how Tiger Woods improbably went on to capture a fifth Masters title. The show will feature a comprehensive retrospective on the sequence of moments that led to Woods’ victory, including commentary from Woods himself, along with fellow contenders on the leaderboard, Woods’ then-caddie Joe LaCava, as well as those who contributed to the broadcast from on-site at Augusta National.