"Echoes of a Hermit" is an intimate exploration of Lawrence Nault, a reclusive author living in the Badlands of Alberta. As he confronts his past, Lawrence shares the stories behind his books, the challenges of isolation, and his journey toward artistic fulfillment in a rapidly changing world. Through raw conversations and the stark beauty of the Badlands, this documentary captures the essence of a man whose voice is both unique and universal.
Sometime, Somewhere sheds light on the challenges faced by Latino communities in Charlottesville, Virginia against the backdrop of immigration driven by factors like climate change, poverty, and drug-related violence.
Patricio Crom is an antique guitar collector; that is why, when he runs into a star-rosette guitar -like the one Gardel used-, he sets out to recover its original sound. To do this, he gathers guitarists and specialists who help him achieve the hidden sound of tango.
Drawing on a wealth of unseen archival material and unpublished notebooks, the film weaves a complex and personal portrait of Margaret’s life, from the perspective of a fellow artist sensitive to the potential Margaret envisaged for film as a poetic medium.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fight each other for the election for 2024, no matter how dirty their fight is. Who will take over the White House after the election?
An examination of Israel and its society after many months of war, seen initially through the prism of viral social media posts - and exclusive interviews with the soldiers behind them. These posts, some shared millions of times, show soldiers humiliating bound Palestinians, ransacking their homes, joking as they detonate schools and whole districts, and laughing as they launch high explosive ordnance into densely-packed areas. The award-winning team behind this Basement Films production traveled to Israel to interview some of these soldiers, who proudly defended themselves and their videos, some expressing callous disregard for Palestinians in Gaza. Through additional interviews with Israeli radical groups, politicians, and media figures, the film reveals Israeli Jewish society in the aftermath of October 7th, gripped by a vengeance and hate that puts into question any possibility for peace.
In 1945, a group of Australian soldiers inadvertently stumbled across Amelia Earhart's downed airplane in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Now, a team of specialists will use the soldiers' exclusive testimony and an old patrol map to find the plane again.
During the Japanese colonial period, 22 Korean female workers were forced to work in a spinning mill in Osaka across the sea to support their families. Despite facing discrimination and violence, their testimonies and life-affirming songs of victory have endured.
One filmmaker sets out on a journey to discover the mother she never knew. Like the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi, the act of piecing back together all the scattered, jagged, and broken bits of her mother’s life somehow helps her make sense of her own, but like the act of filmmaking itself, it is a journey that will never feel complete.
From 1970 to 1973 more than 100,000 tenants throughout Ireland went on rent strike in protest against rent increases, poor housing conditions and a rising cost of living. Their campaign, led by the National Association of Tenants Organisations (NATO), lasted for three long years before ending in success in August 1973. This is their story, told through interviews with people who organised and participated in the campaign and their relatives. Though its success changed Irish housing policy forever, this story of Irish working class history is little documented and remembered - this documentary is a first in its attempt to summarise one of the state's biggest mass movements.
They visit Jeju Island in anticipation of a pleasant fantasy and get healing, but all the places have sad stories. In order to meet the true beauty of Jeju Island, where souls who have disappeared without knowing the reason remain, we must also know and remember the endless sadness.