Filmmaker Maarten de Schutter attempts to reconstruct the lost memories of his mother, AIDS activist and feminist anthropologist Martine de Schutter. Ten years after she was killed, he tries to assemble what's left behind of her life and their shared past.
Fascists were the ultimate aura farmer. An aesthetic that was meant to hypnotize the public. Now we got ghibli-fied, shitposting clowns posing with chainsaws. What happened? To understand the "New Aesthetics of Fascism" we have to explore its "traditional" Aesthetics. Only by doing so we can recognize the parallels and especially the lost aura fascism once had.
Widespread closures threaten the very existence of live theater in America. A traditional career as an opera singer seems less and less viable. And yet: In spite of a system stacked against them, young singers continue to follow their calling, risking everything to gain entry into fiercely competitive apprenticeship programs. In VHO’s searing, intimate new documentary film, 5 young opera singers across America share a year of their lives with unprecedented access. What is driving their ambition? Who will “make it”? And what does success even mean to the next generation?
Legendary Hollywood producer and propagandist James "Natty" Jones reveals the tricks and schemes the 'elites' use to control and enslave the population in a system that appears broken, but is actually working exactly as it is designed to.
How did a heavy metal festival take root in the small farming town of Armstrong, BC?
This locally produced documentary explores the story behind Armstrong MetalFest—from the early pushback and uncertainty to how it eventually became part of the town’s identity. You’ll also get a look inside the festival itself: the culture, the people who travel here for it, and why it means more than just music to so many.
Fawlty Towers is a sitcom that needs no introduction for those familiar with British comedy, and yet it only lasted for two short series with a total of 12 episodes. Created by comedy legends John Cleese and Connie Booth, the show quickly became iconic after its first series in 1975. Basil Fawlty, the hotel owner with a short fuse, and his chaotic attempts to run a Torquay hotel, captivated millions. The series reached heights of popularity few shows at the time could rival. So, why does the show only exist in a re-cut, sanitised, edited form, with some of the original scenes deleted? In this programme, we explore these controversies, peeling back the layers of Fawlty Towers and examining its sometimes uncomfortable place in today's world. Through unearthed deleted scenes and archival interviews, we piece together the story of how a sitcom that seemed untouchable in the 1970s came to be viewed through a more critical lens.
This film is about my mother's love - the love of one among millions of women who live in constant fear and waiting for their husbands. And yet, it's this very love that gives strength and inspires.
This documentary takes a close look at the passionate fans of the Turkish TV series industry, focusing on the way fans feel they belong to the stories, to the point of interfering with the actors and even the flow of the script. As a result of this passion, fans launch social media campaigns against the scriptwriters and try to ‘save’ their favourite characters, proving how strong this attachment is. On the other hand, the comments made by industry representatives about the fans and the cold face of their professional world are another striking aspect of the documentary. This dynamic, in which contrasting feelings such as admiration and arrogance, attachment and distance are experienced together, offers a portrait of the world of fiction and its fans.
A short hybrid experimental documentary essay film that explores the accumulation of dust in the home, treating it poetically as a constant reminder of one's own beginning and end.
From the moment Tom Daley leaps off the diving board, he has 1.6 seconds to showcase what can be achieved when you spend over two decades of your life putting in blood, sweat and tears in the pursuit of athletic perfection. This documentary, named after those pivotal seconds and in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery, Eurosport, and the Olympic Channel, tells the incredible life story of five-time Olympic medalist Tom Daley (OBE).
Since its establishment nearly 30 years ago, TOCEV has touched the lives of eight million children. In this documentary film, founder Ebru Uygun embarks on a journey to create a work narrating TOCEV's 30-year adventure. As we witness the creative process unfolding in the workshop, we gain closer insight into Uygun's inner world and the story of TOCEV.