In 2014, Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League became the first all-Black team to win the Little League U.S. Baseball Championship. Along the way, 13 twelve-year-old athletes from the South Side turned into media superstars—their faces were splashed across magazine covers and major TV networks, garnering them millions of fans around the country. They were even invited to the White House to meet President and Mrs. Obama. But it all came crashing down after a rival coach accused the team of breaking residential boundary rules.
Spanning over 70 years, two women recount their experiences growing up in Colombia and immigrating to Canada. Intersecting with key moments in Colombian history, Vanishing Points is a polyphonic composition of mirrors, labyrinths, dreams, and nightmares that question the idea of perspective and the linearity of history and time.
Lebanon, 2018. War, politics or revolution: these are the choices faced by Georges, Joumana and Perla Joe. Three destinies and a shared desire to rebuild a troubled country. How is it possible to continue to dream when everything around is falling apart?
The excavations at Dhaskalio (directed by Colin Renfrew and Michael Boyd of the McDonald Institute, University of Cambridge) have completely transformed our understanding of what was previously seen as a Cycladic enigma. The today uninhabited island of Keros, in Cyclades, Greece, was the site of the world’s earliest maritime sanctuary in the Early Bronze Age, and a thriving center for metal production, providing much evidence for all crucial developments in architecture.
The music group Akelarre closes a chapter of more than 30 years on stage with a documentary that reviews its origins and the most representative moments of its prolific musical career. 'Akelarre: marearen kontra' is a film that unites the life of the group Akelarre with its fans through their passion for music. This documentary is a recognition of a way of understanding life.
Ana, Sofía, Ivonnsabel, and Lisbeth are four enterprising women who will cross paths in different parts of Spain; Lugo, A Coruña, Madrid, Altea, Alicante, and Valencia are just some of the places where they will meet to exchange personal and professional experiences. They come from different backgrounds, but despite the distance between them, they face similar problems. Their stories intertwine, generating a vital process of transformation that allows them to become the best versions of themselves.
Cristina, Bouya, and Ibrahim are three young people who share their journey toward independence after leaving the child protection system, exploring housing, employment, and community through the project.
West Germany underwent a period of rapid and extraordinary growth after the Second World War with rising wages and living standards. This economic miracle is often credited to Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard and the hard work of ordinary Germans. But on closer inspection, some hard truths and injustices from the Nazi era casts a shadow on this postwar rosy picture.
Ángel and Kimberly, two children affected by migration, turn a parked van into an imaginary vessel to go look for their friend Sofía, who returned to her homeland, Colombia. In this space between reality and fantasy, they build their sense of identity, belonging, and friendship amid uprooting.
Since 2023, Emmanuel Buachie has been releasing a seven track musical project each year under the EB moniker (Sorta Flying...REMADE~!!! in 2023; THE THINGS THAT TIME REVEALS in 2024), with the last part of the "sevens" titled “no more okay kings…” being worked on in tandem with the documentary. He’s been compiling footage of his life within these last three years of all the events, people and environments that transpired in the making, creating an overarching narrative in the form of an experimental mini documentary.