Through the eyes of Joseph Nyamwange, a first-generation Kenyan American, this documentary weaves a heartfelt narrative of family, heritage, and resilience. Fueled by the enduring lessons of his late grandfather, Joe channels his father’s migration story into a life mission: empowering Black and Brown youth in Jersey City, NJ.
Small Dogs Bark Loud is a creative documentary about 12-year-old Tuni who has a special bond with her dog, Salto. In September 2021, Tuni's half-brother took his own life, and her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Because of the difficult circumstances, Tuni finds it challenging to talk about her feelings. Shortly after her brother passed, she got a dog named Salto. It didn't take long before Salto became her best friend - she even let him sleep in her bed. Tuni understands that time is precious, so she creates a bucket list of things she wants to accomplish. She wants to dance in the rain, sell pearls with friends, and teach Salto not to bark so they can go on vacation. At the bottom of the list is something that requires extra courage - visiting her older brother Håkon's grave.
Some of our top entertainers, Henrik Dorsin, Vanna Rosenberg and Johan Ulveson, will, together with a singing group and orchestra, succeed in the feat of putting on a grand revue in a small space - and this in record time. We get to follow their work and hard work with Henrik Dorsin's newly written revue at the Scalateatern in Stockholm in 2024. The process is fraught with doubts, friction and challenges. After their previous successful revue, the press is weighing heavily on the trio; will they succeed in making the audience laugh again?
Deportation - a political demand that often fails in Germany. There are over 200,000 people in the country who are required to leave the country, but only a few are actually deported. Olaf Sundermeyer accompanied a repatriation team from the Central Aliens Office in Brandenburg for months and shows how the judiciary, police and authorities block each other.
Eight-Time Super Bowl champion, Bill Belichick, takes the 'Madden Cruiser' on an unforgettable road trip through Louisiana's football country, celebrating it's rich history and culture.
The Story of Little Ballet Troupe is a soul-stirring documentary that chronicles the remarkable journey of India's oldest ballet troupe, brought to life by the visionary choreographer Shri Shanti Bardhan. With boundless imagination, Shanti Bardhan transformed classical Indian stories into mesmerising ballet productions, creating timeless masterpieces such as Ramayan.
Top athletes live an enviable life surfing the crest of the wave: they are rich, beautiful, healthy and admired. Yet everyone has to start from scratch after their sports career ends. It is a new life that must be faced with courage. Andrus Värnik, a former world champion who was sentenced to prison almost 10 years ago, now lives with his mother in his childhood home.
Isolde Woudstra documents life with Lebanon Hanover, accompanying them on a four day tour of Bristol, London, Paris and Berlin. Isolde interviews the band and crew separately.
Through photographs, the director's grandmother recalls her childhood memories of a place: Le Sault. She spent all her vacations there and now lives there. The timeless essence of this place is charged with emotion and history. Still childhood memories give way to vivid shots, as if past and present come together to celebrate the permanence of beloved places. This little movie is a witness to the passage of time.
Renowned ocean rower, Marine Corps veteran, three-time Paralympian, and 14-time Guinness World Record holder Angela Madsen embarks on a solo, unassisted journey across the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles to Hawaii in 2020. Her voyage becomes a harrowing testament to determination, resilience, and immense courage in the face of the unknown. Across the vast ocean, her wife, Deb, offers unwavering support, championing Angela’s dream despite the profound challenges and sacrifices.
Based on testimony by Ethel’s brother, David Greenglass, the Rosenbergs are arrested by the FBI. The couple is accused of passing secret information about the atomic bomb to the USSR. Though the Rosenbergs maintain their innocence from the start, the media and public opinion seem to have condemned them from day one. The trial does nothing to change this and ends in a death sentence. On Friday June 19, 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in the electric chair. Julius first, then Ethel. 30 years later, the truth finally comes out. Declassified FBI archives reveal that Ethel was not guilty of being a spy; she was merely married to one. Julius did indeed commit espionage for the Soviet Union, though primarily as a recruiter, nothing at all like the fictional James Bond. This documentary, made entirely of archival footage and animated illustrations, offers a tale of espionage as well as a complex family tragedy.
"Hey Rin, let’s send a jam sandwich to space." Rin came to Kyoto from Seoul, and Sola came to Kyoto from Okinawa. They met at university and have since pursued filmmaking together. They like having fun and they like filming funny things and laughing together. They want to fly a jam sandwich. They want to shoplift a film camera. They want to trace Sora's family roots in Okinawa. The two sublimate their desires to filmmaking. For the two, film is like a magic wand. They transform it into all kinds of genres and put themselves in it. The two desire to know each other, but never compromise and, instead, accept their uncertain identities just to have the greatest conversation.
"Porche" is an American short musical documentary directed by Joe Redmond and Luis Angeles, based on the album of the same name. It follows the journey of two small-town rappers, JRGRETZKY (Joe Redmond) and Margiela Sorcerer (Luis Angeles) over several years as they attempt to find their sound and create an album with the help of their friends, fellow rapper CashStarChris (Chris Gnos) and filmmaker Jamdry (Jamdry Rodrigues). The result is a kaleidoscopic odyssey, a 30-minute long visual album examining the boundless limits of adolescent creativity and ambition.
Alexey Trantsev and Alexey Mutin lost their hands as a result of an electrical injury. Years later, they mastered bionic prostheses and live like ordinary people. Only they sorely lack the ability to feel with their hands — to feel warmth, cold, water, or touch their beloved girlfriend. Meanwhile, scientists are developing a system for sensing hand prostheses.
Documentary showing the work of the Pro-Tamarit Collective in organizing the Tamarite de Litera Magicians' Gathering, held in honor of the illustrious magician Florences Gili.
A grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on a road trip across all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us closer together in a divided time.