Bansenshukai: From Secrets to Empires is a cinematic docu-drama that blends espionage, global trade, and historical strategy in a visually rich, fast-paced format—crafted for today’s attention-savvy audiences. With exceptional production values and a unique narrative connecting Japan’s shinobi to Europe’s first stock exchanges, it delivers intelligent, high-impact storytelling at the exact intersection of history, entertainment, and modern geopolitics. The film isn’t just entertainment—it mirrors today’s shifting global trade and power struggles, making it both timely and commercially magnetic. Its themes of secrets, spies, trade routes, and survival resonate across cultures, while its pace and style break from tired “talking-head” documentaries to match the energy of blockbuster IPs.
Twenty years after the success and after an abrupt and complicated separation surrounded by gossip and polemics, you dear public will be wondering Where are the Franciscans? What happened to this iconic lineup? We wondered the same...
Lisa Larson is one of Sweden’s most beloved ceramicists, known for her round, playful animal and child figures. But when director Emilia Ekman Larson digs up her grandmother’s 30-year-old discarded sculptures, she can’t help but wonder why they look so sorrowful.
Long considered America’s official pastime, ever since baseball was introduced to Japan in the late 19th century, the sport has become a mutual obsession between the two nations. A key factor in bridging the cultural gap between East and West, baseball has also been used as a way to combat anti-Japanese prejudices in the US from WWII to the present day. Documentarian Yuriko Gamo Romer (Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful) traces the long, shared history behind our mutual love of the old ballgame, from Japan’s embrace of Black players in the 1930s to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and their fellow all-stars playing exhibition games overseas to the era of contemporary MLB heavy hitters like Ichiro Suzuki, Hideo Nomo, and (of course) Shohei Ohtani. Diamond Diplomacy is a fascinating and definitive look at how nine innings changed the way two countries communicate across a great divide. Play ball!
Two and a half years after the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian artists and volunteers are heading to Burning Man to create a large-scale installation. Using road signs from deoccupied territories, they spell out the phrase "I'M FINE" — a symbol of how people hide their pain and try to persevere despite the circumstances. The sculpture becomes a place for meeting, reflection, and dialogue about war, trauma, and the strength of the Ukrainian spirit, demonstrating how art can become a platform for open conversation about painful experiences.
An experimental documentary that reveals both the facts and fantasies of the history of pregnancy tests from the 1930s-60s which relied on the use of live frogs and rabbits. These pregnancy tests changed the world: they expanded our understanding of hormones, gave women more reproductive choice, and caused ecological crisis- decimating certain amphibian populations.
The internet gave them no chance. From the very beginning, they faced a wave of criticism, rumors, and questioning of their feelings. Karol Wiśniewski and Weronika Sowa are among the most popular creators on the Polish web—an intergenerational symbol of the internet. They have been at the top for years. And they have been the subject of gossip for just as long. Although they have recorded hundreds of lifestyle videos, it is only now that they are allowing cameras into places that until now only their closest friends and family had access to. The film „Friz & Wersow. Miłość w czasach online” reveals the behind-the-scenes of their biggest projects, the pressure of time and audience expectations, but also the warmth of everyday gestures and conversations that build a real relationship. It is an authentic portrait of a “power couple,” a story of shared passion and ambition that proves that true love can weather any storm, and that family and success can go hand in hand.
Grandfather and retired Israeli general Noam Tibon rescues his family from Hamas terrorists invading their home during the October 7, 2023 massacre - a coordinated assault on Israel sparking an ongoing conflict.
The film conducts an elusive search for the traces of Lee Kyung Soo, a Korean War orphan adopted by a U.S. Navy officer. Lee’s image circulated widely across newspapers, magazines, and photographs—serving specific purposes and cultural narratives. Over time, these representations fractured, faded, and reemerged, leaving silences in the archive and gaps in visibility. The cut-out fragments from the scattered information are pieced together to imagine the child’s unspoken point of view throughout his wandering life.
Former national player, team manager, manager, and current sporting director Rudi Völler provides insights into his professional and, for the first time, his private life between the club and the DFB, between Leverkusen, Frankfurt, and Rome, the home of his wife Sabrina.
The documentary tells the story of Catia, one of the last residents of the self-built 6 de Maio neighborhood more than 30 years ago in Lisbon. Set at the entrance to their homes, a place of social exchange between neighbors, fears, relationships, and conflicts with the institutions that seek to evict and demolish the neighborhood are revealed.
Germany stands at a historic turning point: for the first time since 1945, in 2025 a migration policy resolution is passed in the Bundestag — with the support of far-right forces in parliament. A paradigm shift is underway: away from protecting refugees, toward isolation and deterrence.