I met Sissy at dance lessons. Aside dancing, I know she is also learning to play percussions. I am impressed by her rapport with rhythm, given her hearing problem, which was mild at first, then rapidly worsened. Today, she has 60% hearing loss. Nevertheless, she communicates superbly through a unique physicality.
Athens. The city council announces the reconstruction of Omonoia, a rundown square at the heart of the capital. In the span of a few months, a streak of violent incidents break out around the square. Filming with a v-log camera, the director follows three inhabitants of the area, now threatened by the shadow of redevelopment.
In a lifetime spanning two millenniums, follow the journey of artist, Caroling. From her Internationally-acclaimed Wholeo Dome to a cutting-edge career in Silicon Valley, to her trips along the Emerald Coast of Florida.
Seydou Sarr, the young star of Matteo Garrone's film *Io Capitano*, brings Serie A football to Venice during the 21st edition of Venice Days, featured in the Confronti section with the documentary *Seydou - Dreams Have No Color*, directed by Simone Aleandri. Seydou also becomes an ambassador for Lega Serie A's 'Keep Racism Out' campaign, fighting against racism in football.
For the first time, five Antifa activists talk in detail about the background and practices of an unusually professional movement that countered the flourishing neo-Nazi scene in reunified Germany after 1989.
Over seven years, three couples involved in the extreme sport of BASE jumping test the limits of love and life itself. Risking everything for the thrill of the jump, their dedication is put to the ultimate test.
"Ware the Buffalo Roams" invites you on a journey through the life and music of Terry Ware, a homegrown talent from Woodward, Oklahoma. Shot by the talented students of Rose State College during a summer internship under the guidance of Professors John Marshall and Tony Sellars, this documentary delves deep into the legacy of a man whose music is as diverse as the Oklahoma skies. In the 1970s, Terry Ware began his musical journey by performing at high school dances in his hometown of Woodward, Oklahoma. He rose to national acclaim with appearances on "The David Letterman Show," the 2005 Grammys, and countless other stages nationwide.
In Saving Seagrass: Alabama’s Critical Underwater Nursery, we dive underwater to discover a “whole ‘nother living world under there in the seagrass that nobody ever sees”, full of critters and life and we learn what must happen to protect this Submerged Aquatic Vegetation vital to the health of Mobile Bay and the communities and industries that rely on it.
„The Fabulous Insects – Ants“ shows the diversity, beauty and exciting strategies of ants in their respective habitats. Whether in the tropics of South America or in the native climes of Europe - the world of ants is full of surprises. The biomass of ants and humans in the world is about the same. Next to us, ants are probably the most adaptable creatures on the planet. Whether rainforest, savannah, forests or moors - ants populate every terrestrial habitat. You can observe particularly exciting natural history not only in the distant tropics, but also in densly populated Central Europe.
„The Fabulous Insects – Beetles“ presents colourful and bizarrely shaped species as well as the largest beetle in the world, in its habitat in the South American rainforest. The film also shows that the colourful diversity and beauty of beetles and their exciting natural history can be experienced right on our doorstep, in Central Europe. In aesthetic and never-before-seen macro slow-motion and time-lapse shots, the viewer experiences the world of beetles, which is more beautiful, colourful and surprising than many of us realise. No other group of animals on earth is so diverse: beetles come in a wide variety of ‘models’, from miniature versions a quarter of a millimetre in size to large versions twenty centimetres long. Some beetles flaunt jewel-like iridescent colours, while others wear plain black. Some come in eye-catching warning colours, while many wear an astonishing camouflage.
Over 50 years since the production of Hollywood 90028, the 1973 cult thriller directed by Christina Hornisher, a camera revisits many of the film’s Los Angeles locations.
A 3-minute short skate video filmed by Ian Ostrowski featuring skaters, Zion Wright, Louis Lopez, Dylan Clark, Romel Torres, Jasper Levine, Caden Smith, Darrian Williams, Tj Robinson & Apu
A terrifying multisensory experience, Memory Hole takes actual home movies, recontextualizes and splices them together to take a hard look at what this country was doing unnoticed in the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s. The results are more unsettling than any horror film, creating a snapshot of the eerie precursor to internet fame that will turn the viewer’s blood into a viscous, demonic sludge of oil and microplastics. This is the origin story of social media, youtube reality stars, and selfies.