Florent Vollant, an iconic musician of the Innu nation, feels the urgent need to tell his story like never before. Co-founder of the celebrated duo Kashtin, renowned for his acclaimed solo albums and as a political activist in defense of his culture, Florent now has limited mobility due to a stroke. As he enters a new chapter of his life, he remains committed to creating, transmitting and dreaming up new projects.
This film is the first documentary to present a panoramic view of the arduous 14-year struggle of the Chinese people during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. It profoundly commemorates the great victory achieved by the Chinese people 80 years ago, after 14 years of relentless and bloody fighting, in defeating the vicious Japanese militarist aggressors.
Conor Walsh wrote his heart in minimalist piano compositions. Described in the press as ‘meticulously crafted’ and ‘genuinely spellbinding’, his music came from a practice of non-directedness, directing us only to transcendence from our quotidian existence. This musical reverie celebrates the work Conor left behind when he died tragically of a heart attack aged 36, just when his music was beginning to flow out into the world. It pulses with the influences that went into the creation of his art – the windings of the river Moy, the human traffic of a small Mayo town, the migratory movements of swallows, a creaking 200-year-old hotel, the maternal melodies of his childhood.
NATO’s nuclear exercise, a 12-minute uninterrupted tracking shot, and the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest entries collide in the night of Helsinki in November 1983. The film presents various apocalyptic scenarios, and based on them, presents an alternative storyline from the perspective of the scenarios' targets, on a real scale, on the streets of nocturnal Helsinki. The difference between imaginary and real nuclear war is revealed to be frighteningly fragile.
A powerful documentary that chronicles the inspiring life of E. Revathi, a prominent trans woman from India who is a writer, activist, and actress. The film delves into her journey of self-discovery, her struggles against systemic discrimination, and her unwavering fight for the rights and dignity of transgender individuals in Indian society. Through personal interviews, archival footage, and artistic storytelling, the documentary offers a deep, empathetic portrait of Revathi — not just as a trans rights activist, but as a human being who carved a path through social and cultural barriers. It brings to light the emotional, political, and cultural battles she faced, while also celebrating her role as a voice for the marginalized. The film’s title echoes her assertion of identity: "Njan Revathi" — "I am Revathi" — a declaration of existence, pride, and resilience.
Women find empowerment behind the red nose and makeup, revealing the playful and subversive spirit of female clowning. Through poetic and intimate performances, the clowns share stories that go beyond laughter, exploring their role as manipulators of energy and expression.
American filmmaker Julia Loktev, born in the Soviet Union, returned to Moscow in 2021 to make a documentary on the persistence of independent media journalism in Putin’s Russia—just months, as it turned out, before the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Structured in five chapters, Loktev’s film is an extraordinary vérité document of a moment of immense change and anxiety.
Joys, sorrows and life's great tragicomedy in a video diary about motherhood and much more, recorded over nearly 20 years by award-winning British director Victoria Mapplebeck. A deeply personal and completely unsentimental film.
The stories of several women in the Boston music scene and their struggle to achieve equality and success while embracing their identities and finding a voice in the community.
Shot in part at 10,000 feet at Gross Reservoir in Colorado over a span of 12 years, this short film, featuring the indomitable Rennie Harris, shares a dreamscape glimpse into the vernacular dance form, hambone, or “Patin’ Juba.” This work positions the powerful resilience of the Black male body in the face of white surveillance and the survival and evolution of the dance/music form of hambone within and beyond the histories of enslavement.
After graduating from a Dutch art academy, Chinese performance artist Nadh is given exactly one year to find a job—his "search year"—or he must leave the Netherlands. His rebellious nature brings him into conflict with Dutch bureaucracy and with himself. Director Joris Koptod Nioky follows Nadh and holds up a mirror to us: you can conform to the rules, but you can also question or reject them.
The documentary tells the story of Karol Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II, with rare footage and exclusive information. Born in Poland under Nazi and Communist occupation, he faced persecution, KGB surveillance, and miraculously survived an assassination attempt, all without ever giving in to fear. Discover how, through his faith in Christ, acts of evangelization in atheist countries, and the use of art and philosophy, John Paul II inspired millions, strengthened the Solidarity movement, and contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
A cement factory, a crowded urban city, a flooded coastal town, and the Manila Bay intersect to construct the spaces of a developing nation uncertain of its future.
Music documentary about 35 years of work of the unusual punk rock group Zvoncekova Bilježnica. Through the words of the band members themselves, but also of many other musicians, rock journalists, writers, the career of one of the most original Serbian punk rock groups from the nineties is presented...
Mono Melancholia, the first standalone experimental film by Hrisiraj Sengupta, folds together fragments of the director’s own past with images captured for no purpose beyond the quiet act of noticing. Some shots were never meant for a film. They began as personal keepsakes, and now sit beside moments filmed solely for this piece. Every frame was taken quickly on a phone, under the light that was there, without the interference of formal setups. The monologue came later, written as an echo to the images, shaped by the atmosphere of its non-original soundtrack. More than a narrative, it is an instinctive arrangement of memory and mood, a small attempt to make sense of what refuses to be explained.