In 1980 Jay Helgerson shocked the world, becoming the first person to run a marathon a week for a year – each race completed in under three hours. For the last ten years, his daughter, filmmaker Alexandra Helgerson, followed him with a camera in order to understand the eccentric man who raised her. What she gets are his projected anxieties, his struggles with physical age and emotional distress, all while he endlessly trains for the Boston Marathon. But as Jay trains, the film is nearly derailed by Alexandra’s encounter with a life threatening illness. Ultimately, AGE GROUP WINNER is an affirmation of the will to live.
Every year, many Asian workers arrive in South Korea with dreams of prosperity, only to face exploitation in what is known as the 'City of Machines.' This documentary follows three Nepali workers as they endure harsh realities while reclaiming their dignity through poetry.
Honors student Christina balances school, track, and teen life while caring for her mom with a 59 IQ and supporting her dad. A powerful true story about sacrifice, disability, and the unspoken weight of growing up as a young caregiver.
In the village of Dine, in Trás-os-Montes, Portugal, solitude deepens when, under cover of night, dogs bark outside and confirm that the cave has been stormed.
On the set of a film, an extra tries to get noticed. Unfortunately it’s the lead actress who gets all the attention. Frustrated with staying in the shadows, the extra lets herself be invaded by a deep jealousy.
Zeteo is proud to present an original documentary investigating who killed acclaimed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022, the first Palestinian-American journalist to be shot dead by Israeli forces in the Occupied West Bank.
This short documentary captures the mountains of San José de Ocoa in the Dominican Republic, once home to the Taíno people. Rooted in the Taíno belief that the island is a living, feminine being, where life begins within her cave-womb and sacred waters. An immersive landscape charged with spiritual and cultural meaning.
The creator of the T-34 tank Mikhail Koshkin, mountain climber Mikhail Bobrov, Olympic champion Yuri Tyukalov, sculptor Mikhail Anikushin, composer Veniamin Basner did not perform ostentatious feats, but simply did their job, day after day bringing victory in the Great Patriotic War closer. Their destinies, like threads, intertwined into a single story of courage, talent and unbending will.