In this mockumentary, a group of unlikely university students are forced to work together on an assignment, where they hope to find some sort of middle ground.
This documentary presents an insight into the rock music scene in Nayarit through stories and anecdotes from artists from different eras and musical styles.
Rap Dixon was a legendary African American baseball player who played in what were known as the Negro Leagues. This film chronicles his life and baseball accomplishments while exploring how racism and segregation affect how people are remembered in history.
In a small, unassuming town in the heart of the Yucatán Peninsula, Virginio carries an invisible burden. The whispers of Xtabay, a Mayan mythical figure who seduces and portends doom, echo through his days, intertwined with the legacy of his father and his ancestors lost to alcoholism and despair. Surrounded by death, Virginio searches for a way to live with dignity and peace, before Xtabay's voice claims him as well.
A look into the birth and evolution of Cacho y Bache, an independent art magazine that brings together a vibrant community of creators through their voices and visions, the film reveals a collective force reshaping art from the personal and everyday experience.
Film rental stores are practically non-existent nowadays, and many people think that this was only due to streaming. However, the arrival of Blockbuster in Brazil was the beginning of the end, threatening all small neighborhood businesses. In this documentary, you will see an interview-guided investigation to find out how this blockbuster franchise arrived.
A group of filmmakers documents the daily lives of two organic farmers, Kazuo and Zé. The film explores themes such as labor, retirement, and the very art of filmmaking, through the use of self-referential language that permeates the narrative.
Ali Dehbashi, the editor-in-chief of Bukhara Magazine, is forced to vacate his rented office. While struggling with asthma and the pressure of publishing a special issue dedicated to Ferdowsi, he continues to honor artists and visit ailing cultural figures. Homeless and unwell, his devotion to Iran’s literary legacy keeps him going.
Freeman Vines built his first guitar when he was a teenager. Now 82-years-old and battling multiple myeloma, he's desperately trying to make a guitar that can reproduce an elusive sound the instrument made decades ago.
Four young girls take their first steps guiding anglers on the banks Iceland´s biggest salmon river. The riverbanks hold their family history and the girls are the 7th generation of guides. As the summer unfolds, they grow in confidence and skills while also making mistakes. At the same time nature is facing challenges, and so is their future.
Follows five contenders, ages 8 and 9 years old, as they compete in the Beginner Box Stock class, against better funded competitors from leading NASCAR families.
TOUCHING THE SOUND is an experimental documentary that synesthetically re-interprets the sound heard and generated by people whose fundamental human values are under threat. The film's immersive 7.1-channel sound invites the viewers to resonate with and empathize with the tremors of the people confronting panhuman crises such as climate change, gentrification, and war. Through a series of omnibus stories unfold in Gwangju, Jindo, Istanbul, and Tsogttsetsii in Mongolia, the film explores the sonic expressions of people on the edge-between life and death, settlement and wandering, and memory and oblivion-through a tactile experience.
A tender exploration of friendship, identity, and transformation, this film follows Brahel and Andoeni, who met as children and grew up together in Guadalajara. Though their romantic relationship eventually ended, their deep friendship endured. Years later, after Brahel’s gender transition, the two reconnect and rediscover their bond. Through a rich tapestry of archival footage, music, intimate moments, and unspoken emotions, the narrative unfolds as a heartfelt journey of reconnection, vulnerability, and lasting affection.
Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen reigned over Queensland for 19 tumultuous years (1968–1987). Hugely popular, he presided over enormous growth, but corruption raged under his tenure, as did electoral manipulation and often violent suppression of dissent. This film tells Joh’s story through rare archival footage and revelatory interviews, exploring a life shaped by a hard yakka, god-fearing upbringing on his family’s farm. Trump’s spectre is evoked in Joh’s famously mangled and meandering way of speaking – brilliantly dramatised by Richard Roxburgh – alongside his unyielding execution of power and the desperate denial of his final days in office.
This feature documentary explores the historical relationship between Hollywood, television, and the authentic portrayal of diverse LGBTQ+ experiences over the course of more than a century. Interviews and archival footage provide a critique of the U.S. film industry that emphasizes the life-saving role storytelling plays in our collective imagination for a better future.
Controversial painter Joe Coleman, known for his intricate portraits of serial killers and outlaws, undertakes his most challenging subject yet — a seven foot portrait of his wife, Whitney.