Young astrophysicists translate any cosmic phenomena into sound and record any sounds in the reality surrounding them, trying to capture something beautiful in every physical phenomenon and in every moment of their lives.
The concert "Pasikeist" at the Compensa Concert Hall in Vilnius drew you into the visual and mystical world of music from the very first sound. In the ruins of a future house, as the red clock strikes an ever later hour, reality and dreams begin to mix, guests appear and everything is not as it seems.
Twelve men from seven countries embark on a seemingly impossible mission - to cross the world's largest ocean on three handmade wooden rafts. Fifty years later, the survivors finally tell the story of the world's longest raft journey.
With the rise of Neo-Pentecostalism in Brazil over the past decade, a popular phenomenon has emerged, taking over church pulpits and smartphone screens: religious preaching by children. Immersing himself in the family lives and faith of two young pastors from different generations, Antunes Ramos (director of “A Flecha e a Farda”, Olhar ’20) unveils the childhoods and youth behind their public personas, while offering glimpses into a country where politics and religion often intertwine.
The Ship That Never Lands hovers over a quilombola community in the semi-arid region of Paraíba The local residents must deal with the consequences of this event. A sci-fi documentary in the lands of Aruanda.
Empire Skate chronicles the colorful rise and enduring influence of New York skateboarding culture in the 1990s, through the global phenomenon of Supreme and intimate portraits of the skaters who breathed life into that world. From the highs of breakout film success and the creation of a brand and movement to the lows of fractured families and the loss of close friends, it is a style-and-substance trip through a unique moment when multiple trends converged on one city to create something timeless.
Set against the backdrop of a powerful and emotional benefit performance by Eddie Vedder, Matter of Time chronicles the fight to cure epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare and often fatal genetic disease.
The historic village of Hasankeyf, a Kurdish majority settlement, is ordered to relocate after plans are made to build a dam. The stark beauty of the Anatolian landscape frames the devastated buildings, the site of a political game requiring obedience and submission. When all has disappeared, only a bitter and unsettling sense of dignity will remain.
Modà is one of the most famous Italian bands of all time, especially thanks to their amazing leader Francesco Silvestre, known as Kekko. This is their story, but most importantly, his story... A documetary approved by Kekko Silvestre himself
A montage film about Soviet holiday rituals, made from found family footage. Captured on aged 8mm film, scenes of everyday life flicker, crackle, and disintegrate before our eyes. The film's soundscape is filled with radio noise, voices, and industrial sounds from homemade synthesizers.
Few American journalists have had a career as trailblazing and transformative as Barbara Walters, whose astonishing life and work are recounted in her own words in this raw, intimate, decades-spanning doc.
Kung-Fu Ombijam, an artist and former inmate, and Facundo, a young man still serving his sentence, are united by their passion for rap. Both take part in a music workshop inside prison, where they share their experiences and challenges, exploring the transformative power of music. Through their stories, Tumbero reflects the struggle to find a new path and how, despite past hardships and experiences, art becomes a tool for self-discovery and for building a future filled with greater hope.
This film focuses on the friendship between Mabel Hampton, an African American, lesbian, and activist, and Joan Nestle, a white, lesbian and Jewish professor who is 40 years her junior. Ms. Hampton cared for Joan as a child, and roles reversed when Joan cared for Ms. Hampton at the end of her life.
Luc Longley on Andrew Bogut: Lane Violation explores the unlikely mentorship between two basketball greats. As Bogut transitions from polarising NBA star to assistant coach of the Sydney Kings, this intimate documentary charts ego, resilience, growth and the shaping of a new legacy in Australian basketball.