Salman Rushdie speaks to Alan Yentob about the devastating knife attack he was subjected to in 2022, losing his right eye and almost his ability to write.
Filmmaker Alexander Freeman who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two, was raised by his loving and supportive parents but the one thing he has always wanted was to be in a loving relationship with a woman and to have a family of his own. When Alexander meets his life partner Orina by chance at a film screening his life changes forever for the better, especially when his daughter Maya is born. As Alexander and Orina raise Maya, have a commitment ceremony, start their lives together, and struggle with life's challenges, Alexander's parents learn to accept that Alexander can live a normal life independently and can be a great father despite their original views on the pregnancy.
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying is a short meditation on love, grief, and imagination. The hand-drawn animated documentary was created through a collaboration between mother, elder and narrator Edith Almadi and filmmakers Natalie Baird and Toby Gillies. This poetic piece celebrates life and the transformative ability of art to elevate and transcend us. Through vivid drawings and Edith’s simple yet magical words, the film explores our enduring bond with loved ones who have passed. In honouring her son’s life within the cosmos, Edith’s artworks embody colours, shapes and metaphors that remind us of the timeless power of love, gravity, and grace until our final breaths.
Exploring the life, music, & artistic output of Stuart Gray (AKA Stu Spasm), the notorious underground rocker who created the most psychotronic group to ever emerge from Australia – the legendary Lubricated Goat. Shot over 20 years, featuring archival footage, photos, interviews, Gray’s sculptures and paintings, live performance footage including Gray’s current band, The Art Gray Noizz Quintet. The odyssey of a compulsively creative iconoclast who finds his artistic redemption outside the realm of commercial success. "An amazing personal journey -- 20 years in the making -- with one of noise rock/grunge's most unjustly unsung visionaries.” -Mark Prindle
Sean Penn is almost a living legend. His filmography paints a picture of an 'other America': the lower class, the oppressed and the outsiders. Whether as an actor or director, he turns all the great myths upside down.
During their first flight between the Atacama Desert and the Pacific Ocean, thousands of ringed storm petrels have fallen victim to light pollution caused by the city and industry. Biologist Jorge Páez is dedicated to the rescue and conservation of this species in the city of Antofagasta. He will face the greatest mystery surrounding this species: despite the hundreds of specimens that fall in the city each year, nobody knows for certain the nesting sites of the species, lost in the vastness of the desert.
We all have a dream... Nelson's dream is to learn how to read. He works at a traffic light in Maputo selling car products to people who stop. Every week a teacher joins him and all the others like him to teach them. With the hope of learning, Nelson never misses a class. It is with the hope of better days that Nelson lives.
The film reveals the vampirism of capital according to Karl Marx, showing the life of immigrant workers in the Netherlands. Filmed with dreamlike calm, it shows their wait in forgotten places, living in precarious conditions where the company deducts rent from their salary, while the camera gives them a voice.
An exploration of East Timor through the symbolism of the rooster, questioning traditions, confronting ethics and human needs. From rituals to economics and gender, it reveals the complexities of a post-conflict society in one of the youngest countries.
In search of a better life, Nepalese emigrate en masse, sacrificing their rights and health for remittances. Should they continue searching abroad or stay at home, trapped in misery? Tragedy poses the difficult choice between hope and reality.
Thriver: A Survivor Story is an intimate documentary that follows the inspiring journey of Brittney Beadle and her diagnosis of Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. Brittney's story serves as a beacon of hope for those touched by cancer.