Retrospective on a unique moment of great music. In 1982, two immense musicians pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and conductor Sergiu Celibidache combined their talents to perform the “Concerto in G Major” by the legendary Ravel.
Bodies that move, walk, swim, progress. Bodies that rely on other bodies: that communicate and organise among themselves. Their complex movements mean that obstacles, borders, farewells, walls, family, hopes and arrivals all become imprinted on the body. Changes of place and travel appear as power, possibility, and future. Friday Dreams is a collaborative film made by sharing experiences, compiling fragments, transforming images and imaginaries, and expressing them.
The cooperation of Central Asian countries such as Kyrgyzstan helps Russia resist Western economic sanctions. Due to the country’s strategic location, all Chinese goods bound for Central Asia and Russia must cross its borders, and it serves as a transshipment point for goods from countries with which Putin is not officially allowed to trade. Investigative journalist Ali Toktakunov, a long-time staff member of Radio Free Europe’s Kyrgyz section, helped to uncover the deeper implications.
"Breaking Barriers: The Paula Dunn Story"" is a powerful 53-minute documentary that chronicles the journey of Paula Dunn, the first female head coach of UK Athletics. This film not only highlights her groundbreaking achievements but also serves as a personal exploration for her son, Kane Dunn, who embarks on a quest to understand the true scope of his mother’s impact on British athletics."
The film explores The Covered Wagon, an epic 1923 silent film with a new soundtrack, recorded by the Northern Arapaho Eagle Society led by Michael Ridgebear and the Boulder Symphony & Music Academy. The music retells the story from this Colorado tribe’s perspective and helps to reverse negative Native American stereotypes perpetuated over six centuries.
Lisbon, with thousands of years of human occupation, may seem like an unlikely refuge for wildlife, but many species find space to live and thrive in the city. The documentary reveals the nature that coexists with us in the streets, rooftops, and gardens of the capital, often invisible to hurried eyes.
From the shadows of his own family to the pinnacle of college basketball, including personal struggles he reveals in exclusive and candid interviews, the ascension of UConn Men’s head basketball coach Dan Hurley is examined in a new edition of ESPN E60.
Fear of spiders, climate change, and death; fear of embarrassment, or of not being understood; the desire to avoid sleeping in order to stay in control. Young adults from six countries talk about what keeps them awake when the world goes quiet – and the things that provide them with comfort. Things such as this film, which connects us with them and shows that we’re not alone with our worries and longings.
Motorcycles, as a monument of human ingenuity, carve the path of mechanical division. Fire, iron, metals, and tools require hands that blacken, and the riders comply. Yannis, a man found on a solitary and timeless journey, encounters riders from the past and the present, as the two-wheeled machine is elevated to a spiritual phenomenon.
Yorgos Panousopoulos talks about cinema, love, his childhood years and death in a narrative that juxtaposes his words with pieces of his work up to 1990.
At the height of the space race, three U.S. astronauts are tapped as the first Apollo crew. With dazzling archival footage and exceptional access, this riveting documentary explores the tragic events that followed, shaking NASA to the core.