A street busker dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the evils that plague his home. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - Keytar Bear.
"ASCO: Without Permission" is a genre-defying film that profiles the extraordinary, Los Angeles based, Chicano art group of the 70's-80's, ASCO, who merged activism and art as they challenged representation in the art world, Hollywood and the news media. Unrecognized in their time, they are now being considered amongst the most important artists of the 20th century. Utilizing a wholly original approach to filmmaking where nonfiction and fiction are interconnected through collaborative film works made with the next generation of Latinx artists, "Without Permission" reimagines what is possible today in cinema and art while celebrating an iconoclastic group that was far ahead of its time.
At 22, Gail gave birth alone and left her newborn in the woods. Decades later, she's arrested for murder, despite claiming the baby was stillborn. This documentary explores the fallout when young women cannot accept the reality of an unplanned pregnancy.
An adaptation of “Sea Foam”, a chapter from Cesare Pavese’s “Dialoghi con Leucò” published in 1947. The ancient Greek poet Sappho and the nymph Britomartis meet beside the sea and have a conversation about love and death. Sappho is said to have thrown herself into the ocean from lovesickness. Britomartis apparently tumbled off a cliff and into the water while fleeing from a man. Together, the two discuss the stories and images that have emerged around them to try and understand, at least for a moment, the bittersweet nature of desire.
Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name Lesley Lawson, whose career kickstarted in the 1960s. It features interviews with Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson, as well as commentary from Erin O’Connor, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Poppy Delavigne, Brooke Shields, Pattie Boyd and Zandra Rhodes.
A feature documentary about the life and music of singer-songwriter Diane Luckey, also known as Q Lazzarus. Q sang the hit song 'Goodbye Horses', which appeared in the Jonathan Demme films Married to the Mob and Silence of the Lambs, and had a brief moment of fame in the late 1980s/early 1990s before mysteriously disappearing for 25 years.
Art, social activism, and suicide converge to bring visibility to a serious problem that has been silenced. Paco Carcavilla, who lost his son Mario, gives talks to raise awareness about suicide; Leire Izaguirre, a criminologist, helps at the Association of Suicide Survivors in Navarra (Besarkada-Abrazo); Jesús Manuel García (Fitín) creates six paintings inspired by Leire's final degree project.
The film analyzes the complex evolutionary adaptations of insects from a scientific perspective, highlighting their strange designs and mysterious communication, revealing the challenges they face and the importance of preserving their habitats.
Vinnie Montez spent his teenage years pursuing the dream of becoming a Cop. In 1998, he achieved his goal, becoming a Deputy Sheriff with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. But after nearly ten years on the job, he began to suffer the effects of cumulative trauma
Take a fascinating journey into one of the world's most amazing running events. Over 250,000 people start simultaneously across the globe, united by a common goal: to make spinal cord injury curable.
This documentary chronicles Allen’s journey from his childhood in Chicago, to his collegiate career in Stillwater, Okla., to his time in Boston and finally his home in Memphis, showcasing the moments that defined the Grit & Grind era and shaped the Grizzlies and Allen himself.
The filmmaker revisits footage from 1997 on a trip to Finland’s Arctic Circle to the Midnight Sun Film Festival with Terhi who was conveniently Finnish and (not so conveniently) her ex-girlfriend. They were looking for a man. There was unfinished business.
In a world teetering on the edge of collapse, a mother recounts a tale to her child about the destructive power of human greed. Sweet End of the World. invites us on a journey that blurs the line between myth and reality, uncovering the harbingers of an impending catastrophe. Through virtual reality, humanity confronts its fate, reimagining the apocalypse as a legacy to be preserved and passed on.
In 1943, 10-year-old-Rozina, from her hiding place (a small apartment in the center of the Thessaloniki) decides to write her diary under the fake name Roula Karakotsou. This was her only escape from the Nazis, as she endured 548 days of nameless existence in silence. The viewer experiences her adven- ture through her childish gaze, her narratives, as long as she is hiddden.
An educational and performing action with music as its central axis, Mystery_96 CHORES initially included the formation of a choral ensemble made up of women from Eleusis and the surrounding areas.
In both Spain and Greece, this project explores the complex intersections of body, gender, sexuality, and social relationships. It brings into focus individuals with disabilities, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, and even a Greek sexual assistant, shedding light on the diverse experiences that often remain hidden. Through an examination of myths, role models, prejudices, and taboos, it offers a profound encounter with the "other"—the unfamiliar and the marginalized. This exploration challenges societal norms and celebrates the body’s fight to "come as it is."
Beautiful, sad, funny, grand and intimate, all in one. A moving film about Sweden in transition from one reality to another in the tumultuous period of 2019-2022, the start of a new era. Gang-related murders, explosions, the birth of a new political scene with the right-wing nationalist Sweden Democrats, with roots in white power movement, gaining increasing influence, plus the pandemic and climate change as well as war in Europe. And through it all, we live our lives, whilst big changes take place quietly. A film about a changing Sweden beyond the headlines.