Blood Relative (2012)
Blood Relative 2012 Blood Relative is a cinema verite documentary that follows the remarkable story of Indian activist Vinay Shetty who is fighting to save two children who are dying from the rare disease Thalassemia As a result of not being able to afford the life saving medication, fourteen year o
Make Hummus Not War (2012)
Make Hummus Not War 2012 Filmmaker Trevor Graham is an Australian hummus tragic Every week in his Bondi Beach home he observes the hummus making ritual, mashing chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahina But when the Hummus War erupted in 2008, among the usual suspects, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine,
Calle Lopez (2013)
Calle Lopez 2013 A portrait of different characters working and living in one of the busiest, noisiest streets of Mexico Citys Downtown
The Liberators (2016)
The Liberators 2016 Medieval art treasures seized by the Nazis go missing at the end of World War II Were they destroyed in the chaos of the final battles Or were these thousand year old masterpieces stolen by advancing American troops For over forty years, the mystery remained unsolved A true detec
CERN (2013)
CERN 2013 CERN in Switzerland is a research center where they try to recreate the big bang Nikolaus Geyrhalter follows the centers infrastructure and meets the people who created the Large Hadron Collider
Van Gogh Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies (2018)
Van Gogh Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 2018 A new look at Van Gogh, through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter Helene Kroller Muller 1869 1939, who, in the early 20th Century, ended up buying nearly 300 of his works
Diana The Day We Said Goodbye (2017)
Diana The Day We Said Goodbye 2017 Reliving the day of Princess Dianas funeral through the eyes of the many who were there
Bastardy (2008)
Bastardy 2008 An intimate documentary of Jack Charles, a k a Jackie, the legendary Australian aboriginal actor who co founded Australias first indigenous theatre company and struggled with his identity later in life
Gods of Molenbeek (2019)
Gods of Molenbeek 2019 The district of Molenbeek Saint Jean in Brussels has become world famous as a center of jihadism, but for six year old Aatos and his friend Amine, it is a familiar home Here, they listen to spiders, discover black holes, and fight about what is going to steer a flying carpet T
The Other Side of the River (2021)
The Other Side of the River 2021 19 year old Hala escapes from Minbij in North Syria across the Euphrates and ends up in the Kurdish military After her training she returns to her hometown as a police officer with the intention of saving her younger sisters
Fait Vivir (2019)
Fait Vivir 2019 Manuk, a five year old child, tells the story of the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, a company of musicians, dancers, actors and circus artists coming from different places around the world
Good Luck (2017)
Good Luck 2017 Beginning with a 600 meter descent into the depths of the earth, Good Luck shines a flashlight onto the human face of labor in the time warpd working conditions of an underground state owned mine in Serbia The hiss of oxygen cuts through the diesel rumble, the walls of the office vibr
Central Airport THF (2018)
Central Airport THF 2018 Berlins Tempelhof Airport was opened in 1923 and, under Adolf Hitler, extended to become the worlds largest airport which was finally closed in 2008 But even today Tempelhof Airport remains a place of arrivals and departures being used simultaneously as a refugee shelter and
Wallowitch Ross This Moment (1999)
Wallowitch Ross This Moment 1999 Shortlisted for the 1999 Academy Award, this non fiction musical follows John Wallowitch, a star of New York cabaret and partner Bertram Ross, Martha Grahams lead dancer for 20 years Together they formed the unforgettable cabaret duo Wallowitch and Ross A hidden gem
Spudwrench (1998)
Spudwrench 1998 This documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin introduces us to Randy Horne, a high steel worker from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, near Montreal As a defender of his peoples culture and traditions, he was known as Spudwrench during the 1990 Oka crisis Offering a uniqu
Magnetic (2018)
Magnetic 2018 The tale of men and women attracted by the magnetic force of unleashed elements The team has travelled the globe to the most remote locations, from New Zealand to Pakistan to the Islands of Tahiti, bringing the latest camera technology and joined by the best atheletes in their discipli
These Birds Walk (2012)
These Birds Walk 2012 A poor runaway boy and a reluctant ambulance driver in Karachi Their two lives come together through a dying humanitarian upon whom so much of their daily lives depend
They Are We (2014)
They Are We 2014 Can a family separated by the transatlantic slave trade sing and dance its way back together In Perico, Cuba is an Afro Cuban group that has kept alive songs and dances brought aboard a slave ship by their ancestor, known only as Josefa They preserved them proudly despite slavery, p
The Bowmakers (2019)
The Bowmakers 2019 The story of the silent servant of the musical world the Bow Starting from the workshops of five master bowmakers in the Pacific Northwest, journey to the fascinating origin of the bow In France, and to Brazil, home to the imperiled tree from which bows are made A film for all peo
Age of the Gods (1992)
Age of the Gods 1992 Young man, from now on you will only work for me These were Adolf Hitlers words to the young sculptor Arno Breker in 1936 What would he commission from his new Phidias
Nuclear Family (2021)
Nuclear Family 2021 An American family takes an apocalyptic road trip through the US West A summer holiday of camping, mini golf, swimming, and baseball, in landscapes inscribed by extermination, genocide, and war
Ursula von Rydingsvard Into Her Own (2019)
Ursula von Rydingsvard Into Her Own 2019 Into Her Own is the story of a womans struggle to overcome the hardship of her upbringing and to follow her calling to become an artist
Americas National Treasures (2010)
Americas National Treasures 2010 From the desk on which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to Dorothys ruby slippers, the National Museum of American History houses many of Americas greatest treasures and icons Learn the stories of how they came to be a part of the museums collection, a
March of the Living (2010)
March of the Living 2010 A look at a silent march from Auschwitz to Birkenhau held in remembrance of the Holocaust
Fotografacao (2020)
Fotografacao 2020 A film about remarkable moments in the History of Brazilian Photography, built through the eyes of Lauro Escorel It also reflects on the impact of digital photography on contemporary society
Entre Nos, Um Segredo (2020)
Entre Nos, Um Segredo 2020 In 2014, Malian Toumani Kouyate was urgently summoned to his native country to hear his grandfather tell his final story Feeling death approaching, the experienced man decided to pass on the tradition
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton This Is Stones Throw Records (2013)
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton This Is Stones Throw Records 2013 Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton is a feature length documentary about avant garde Los Angeles based record label Stones Throw Records The film weaves together rare concert footage, never before see archival material, inner circle home video and photogr
If You Build It (2013)
If You Build It 2013 IF YOU BUILD IT follows designer activists Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller to rural Bertie County, the poorest in North Carolina, where they work with local high school students to help transform both their community and their lives Living on credit and grant money and fightin
We are the of Communism (2007)
We are the of Communism 2007 The mysterious closing of a Beijing school sends hundreds of migrant children on a desperate struggle to reclaim their right to an education The Yuanhai Migrants Childrens School, which serves children of migrant laborers in Beijing, is shut down by city officials for re
Unarmed Verses (2017)
Unarmed Verses 2017 This feature documentary presents a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a community facing imposed relocation At the centre of the story is a remarkably astute and luminous 12 year old black girl whose poignant observations about life, the soul, and the power of art give voice to th
To the Four Winds (2018)
To the Four Winds 2018 An olive grove farmer on the southeast French border tries to help immigrants without papers, many of them black, crossing over from Italy, but runs into bureaucratic and racist obstructions
Welcome to Unity (2018)
Welcome to Unity 2018 In a sleepy mountain town nestled in rural America, seven foreign exchange students set out to tackle the American Dream
Boy George and Culture Club Karma to Calamity (2015)
Boy George and Culture Club Karma to Calamity 2015 Culture Club record a new album, and tour the UK and US, as part of their 2014 reunion
Drop the Needle (2023)
Drop the Needle 2023 In August 1990, a record store opened on Yonge St that quickly began serving the needs of college radio and DJs who spun new sounds far from the mainstream Through the contagious work ethic and guidance of founder Eugene Tam, or
Sembene (2015)
Sembene 2015 Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon
There Goes Our Neighbourhood (2018)
There Goes Our Neighbourhood 2018 When politicians and property developers threaten to take over Waterloo, Sydney and force public housing battlers to the edges of the city, the locals fight back their war cry an ambitious artwork, the making of which will both u
An American Satan (2019)
An American Satan 2019 Founded in 1966 in California by Anton Szandor LaVey, the Church of Satan has often been surrounded by mysteries, scandals and moral panics An immersive journey into one the most fascinating phenomena of American religious pluralism
The Fourth World (2011)
The Fourth World 2011 One out of every six human beings lives in a very hidden world the world of slums Filmed on five continents, The Fourth World takes viewers deep inside this hidden world, a world the United Nations says could triple in the next 30 years Getting past the statistics is tough One
Foreign Puzzle (2019)
Foreign Puzzle 2019 Suspended between life and death, a Mexican American mother explores uncertainty through dance
Alaskan Summer (2017)
Alaskan Summer 2017 In the ice gripped environment of Alaskas Admiralty Island, summer offers the briefest of respites Year round residents such as bears and seals turn to the salmon filled waterways for sustenance Meanwhile, migrants descend in d
Filho da Mae (2022)
Filho da Mae 2022 E para quem esta com saudade de gargalhar com Paulo Gustavo O documentario FILHO DA MAE acompanha os bastidores da ultima turne do ator um show musical com a mae, Dona Dea, sua grande inspiracao para criar Dona Herminia pers
I Am a Girl (2013)
I Am a Girl 2013 In I AM A GIRL, we meet 14 year old Kimsey from Cambodia, forced to sell her virginity at 12 Aziza from Afghanistan, who will be shot if she goes to school Breani, a teen living in a ghetto of NYC and dreaming of stardom Katie from Australia, who is recovering from a suicide attempt
The Source (1999)
The Source 1999 Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouacs meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S Burroughs in 1997 Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their a
A Better Man (2017)
A Better Man 2017 On a hot summer night 22 years ago, 18 year old Attiya Khan ran through the streets, frightened for her life She was fleeing her ex boyfriend Steve, whod been abusing her on a daily basis Now, all these years later, Attiya has asked Steve to meet She wants to know how he remembers
Museum Revolution (2015)
Museum Revolution 2015 A revolution changes the social and political landscapes of a country, but first and foremost it changes the physical landscape For centuries none of the city centers of the world capitals looked nothing like the Maidan in the last few months, which resembles a medieval town a
First to Stand the Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler (2022)
First to Stand the Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler 2022 Irwin Cotler and his team fight for justice and human rights, womens rights and media freedom in the cases and causes of Raif Badawi, Amal Clooney Shaparak Shajarizadeh, Anatoly Sharansky, and Bill Browder
Ay Mariposa (2019)
Ay Mariposa 2019 Ay Mariposa tells a story of three characters in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas whose lives are upended by plans to build a US Mexico border wall As the director of the National Butterfly Center, Marianna Trevino Wright has become a leader of wall resistance in the Valley, a p