Over four days, director undertakes an 80-kilometer solo journey on foot from Narva, Estonia—her homeland—to her grandmother’s grave in Slantsy, Russia, just beyond the border.
In a personal documentary, the director confronts an identity crisis triggered by the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The director returns to Ukraine to explore her linguistic roots. In her family's village, she speaks Surzhik with her grandmother. Moving to Kharkiv, she sees the war's impact and discusses language dynamics with her mother, who urges her to switch to Ukrainian. This journey highlights the complex relationship between identity and language.
Eduardo, a Mexican cook in a Coney Island diner who crossed the desert two decades ago, becomes the unsuspecting centre of a story unfolding during the last week of the U.S. presidential campaign. Around him swirl fleeting encounters, patriotic hymns, prayers, accidental violence, tenderness, and landscapes of desperate beauty – an America at once raw and poetic.
This documentary follows two long-lost Ukrainian friends, Arsalan and Nastya, as they reconnect in Germany after russia's full-scale invasion against Ukraine. Arsalan, an actor now in Frankfurt after time in a refugee camp, and Nastya, journalist and producer who stayed in Kyiv, reflect on the divergent paths their lives have taken due to the war. Through their conversations and therapy sessions, the film explores themes of displacement, identity, and the emotional impact of war on youth.
This film is not just about vitiligo - it’s about how we see, how we judge, and how we can begin to reimagine what beauty truly means. It’s a portrait of one woman’s transformation, but also of my own evolving understanding of perception and human dignity.
One telescopic step for man, one giant leap for mankind. This short documentary follows the invention of the telescopic ladder and asks the question, do you ever truly own an idea?
Ting-ying was diagnosed with a brain tumour. After years of pain, she wrote to Dignitas, a Swiss assisted dying organization, for help. Through 93 letters, she navigated her way toward assisted death, torn between love from her family and partner, and the unbearable pain.
The film begins with a conversation with the grandmother, tracing back the gentle, intricate, bittersweet, and hard-to-express emotions between mother and daughter. It moves between the reality of daily life and the imagined scenes from memories.
In China, unmarried women cannot access assisted reproductive technologies, preventing lesbians from becoming biological mothers. Despite the challenges, I plan to be a mother to fulfill a promise to my parents to have children by 35. My traditional parents want a grandchild, and I cannot disregard this. Is my girlfriend willing to raise a child with me? Society’s disapproval of our relationship requires frank discussions with her and my parents. On this fertility journey, how will we confront our desire for children and my parents’ acceptance? Who defines family?
Five years in production, this is the most extensive film ever made about one of the greatest artists of all time – Caravaggio. Featuring masterpiece after masterpiece and with first-hand testimony from the artist himself on the eve of his mysterious disappearance, this beautiful new film reveals Caravaggio as never before. Multi-award-winning filmmakers David Bickerstaff and Phil Grabsky delve into the hidden narratives of Caravaggio’s life, piecing together clues embedded within his incredible art. The intriguing self-depictions within his works — sometimes disguised, sometimes in plain sight — offer a rare window into his psyche and personal struggles. Join us as we unravel the story of one of history’s most brilliant, complex and controversial figures.
Three young drill rappers fight for respect in a world where words and weapons blur the line between music and violence.
Their world feels like war, a battle that is barely comprehensible to outsiders. In candid conversations, Realest, Takerisk and Gogetter explain how feuds arise, escalate and sometimes literally bring them to the edge of the abyss.
Country music legend Trace Adkins joins the U.S. Army Field Band to host "Salute to Service 2025: A Veterans Day Celebration." Featuring unforgettable performances by opera superstar Angel Blue, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, and Trace Adkins himself.