It tells an incredible story of a professor who has shaped generations of filmmakers for over 40 years. From membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts to friendship with Steven Spielberg, his enviable career has been covered in numerous newspaper articles in Croatia. When he reveals to his students that he is battling leukemia, they spread the humanitarian campaign for his treatment to the public. As the line between film and reality blurs, traces of a collective and willing silence, which upheld for decades this character of the beloved professor, gradually come to light.
In the municipality of Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas, there is a secondary school that is the target of stray bullets due to frequent clashes between organized crime groups in the vicinity of the campus. A meeting of teachers reveals a decline in student enrollment due to this situation, which could lead to the school's closure. Based on observations of daily life at the school and various interviews, a complex reality emerges involving art, education, and insecurity in Mexico.
Don Memo, a retired radio broadcaster, decides to start cleaning out the family cellar in the hope of finding memories of his life in radio to share with his family, and along the way, he reflects on his outlook on life at over ninety years of age.
a short experimental film gathers fleeting images, fragmented edits, and ambient echoes into a visual mood piece. it drifts through the hollow spaces of existence where memory fractures and meaning decays. it is a meditation on loneliness, nihilism, and the slow ache of being, where silence speaks louder than presence and everything seen feels already forgotten.
Survivors, a former caregiver, and an investigator reveal systemic abuse and demand accountability from the private equity companies behind the multibillion-dollar Troubled Teen Industry that exploits vulnerable youth under the guise of care.
Visionary composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame hostile critics to become one of the great artists of her time. In her seventh decade of creativity, she ponders how her unique work can continue without her.
On the precipice of adulthood, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway. Dropped at the edge of the world, they must rely on only themselves, one another, and a loyal pack of sled dogs as they all grow in unexpected directions.
Filmmaker Jun Kawada, who has documented themes such as war and Hansen's disease while staying close to the individuals involved, has been visiting a neighboring Kurdish household to support their efforts to learn the Japanese language and build personal connections. This film documents one summer in the lives of young Kurdish siblings, whose family has ties with Kawada, as they work on their summer homework while their mother and her friends learn Japanese. They exchange casual conversation and spend time together while learning the language, across differences in culture and custom.
A collection of social media snippets created entirely through volunteer work for the LA Opera during the 2010/2011 season. Director Thomas Storesund received The Presidential Volunteer Work Award by President Barack Obama for this effort.
For decades Germany was allergic to debt. But new chancellor Friedrich Merz has - unexpectedly - loosened the country’s constitutional debt brake, injecting hundreds of billions of euros into the armed forces and infrastructure. The move, he hopes, will revive Europe’s largest economy and build up its military as Donald Trump’s US administration dismantles the transatlantic relations that underpinned Germany’s postwar recovery. The FT travels to Frankfurt and Berlin to examine why investment in crumbling schools, roads and rail infrastructure - and defence - is needed and to ask if the spending gamble will kickstart Germany's economic engine.
From the Director of Room 237, A Glitch in the Matrix and The Nightmare. What drives your obsessions? What are your deepest, darkest fears? How far would you go to get Doris Wishman to direct a music video for your band? An Evening with Rodney Ascher is a one-of-a-kind cinematic supercut of original work, found footage, remixes and music videos that will melt your eye sockets.
Featuring The S from Hell, Visions of Terror, Doris Wishman Directs a Music Video and Primal Screen.
Shark expert Tristan Guttridge and his mad scientist team use CGI to build the ultimate "Frankenshark." Pulling from a variety of shark species, they build the deadliest, weirdest shark on the planet.