After losing the love of his life to a rare illness, and after two decades of caregiving for her, the filmmaker’s grandfather explores senior dating, finding momentary companionship but never true fulfillment. A serendipitous encounter with a kindred spirit, who is also grappling with loss, rekindles his lust for life. An intimate portrait of resilience and elderly romance.
On the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park, Indigenous artists define what the next centennial will look like with their presence defiantly on their land.
Elementary school teacher and pro athlete Omari Cato uses his knowledge of BMX Flatland to encourage the next generation to keep the sport from extinction.
A dreamy journey along the corridor of Chinese history spanning more than 5,000 years, a wonderful encounter with ancient cultural relics and splendid civilization, and a shocking trip to taste the colorful Chinese culture. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism, French host Olivier traveled 8,000 kilometers from France to China, co-produced by China and France, and used 8K ultra-high-definition images to start a journey to experience the magical China.
A Documentary by Diya Suriya ft. Hetall Deddhia, Priyanka Singh, Leena Gangurde - sharing their experiences, struggles working as a Gaffer in the Bollywood Film Industry.
An essay/documentary film that meditates on the concept of life, living & surviving. It tries to raise the questions on how we live, why we live the way we do, or even whether we live or are just surviving. The first ever short film created by Tomáš Farkaš.
It's Britain's biggest killer and most feared health condition. As Anna explores dementia, its myths, struggles and the huge losses, she reveals her dad's battle with vascular dementia.
From the 1990s, the Live-In Caregiver Program attracted thousands of Filipino women to Canada as migrant workers, enabling them to send money back home and gain permanent residency. In Inay (Tagalog for “Mama”), director Thea Loo and cinematographer Jeremiah Reyes (a husband and wife duo) turn the camera on themselves to explore the cultural and psychological impact on the children who were abandoned by their mothers out of economic necessity. With remarkable frankness, Jeremiah and their friend Shirley testify to similar narratives of secrets, anger, a lack of belonging, and the depression that results from intergenerational trauma, revealing that childhood wounds linger even into adulthood.
Raised in an environment where socialism and the pursuit of justice in Egypt were central, the filmmaker navigates through mixed emotions—pride, burden, and alienation—stemming from his and his parents' intense activist lives. His journey to trace back his family's history highlights the substantial emotional and psychological toll this activism took the thee of them.
A music documentary short film that captures drag musician; Lagoona Bloo (David Brumfield) as they prepare for a show and tell us their story of loss and triumph in the intimate confines of their dressing room. The untimely deaths of both David’s parents become a precursor for their onstage persona and a liberation from a traumatic past. A raw storytelling approach features poignant childhood footage that leaves no stone unturned, a tell-all, sugar-free interview, and glossy live performance sequences.15 minutes doesn’t seem like enough.