Drought, heat or heavy rain – extreme weather is increasingly leading to crop losses. If the forecasts are to be followed, climate change will threaten our food supply in the near future. Agriculture must react and adapt in the long term. Innovative solutions are needed, from exotic varieties and cultivation methods to new genetic engineering processes.
Nine-year-old Miranda and her siblings are neurodiverse. Miranda, who has ADHD, navigates between school, family, and leisure time. In this documentary, she and her siblings portray their everyday lives from their point of view. Filming each other with a camcorder, they show what it means to be a neurodiverse child.
A woman finds peace during the pandemic in her solitary routine as the innkeeper of an historic Bay Area lighthouse. As her time on the island draws to an end and a return to the world she left behind beckons, life on the island raises larger questions about our relationship to the natural world, time, work, and home.
A climate activist reflects on her alienation from our modern society, her decision to take action against it, and the events that led to her arrest. An urgent story delivered through a striking blend of animation styles.
All amusement park enthusiasts (“Thoosies”) manage the dark, off-season months differently. Bay Village, Ohio natives Adam (Christmas Pets, Library Time) and Steph (Side Friction Podcast) share their visceral response to an absence of rollercoasters using the VHS format. These park-hopping coaster junkies take a multi-disciplinary approach to songwriting and arrangement. Subject matter includes the future of rollercoaster technology, standing in line for “credits”, and consuming park food exclusively. Join Thoosie Mob on their ride along America’s Rockin’ Roller Coast…
The actor and musician turns 65 on March 26, 2025. Time for a portrait. Axel Prahl is known to a wide audience for his role as Chief Inspector Frank Thiel in the popular “Tatort” series from Münster, a character he has embodied with gruff charm since 2002.
Three women reflect on their memories of witnessing and supporting the Burnsall Strike, a 1992 workers' resistance movement led by Punjabi women in Smethwick. From within their memories, another voice emerges, one that engages with the domestic and personal. Together, these voices attempt to reconstruct the forgotten wholeness of the lives of South Asian women, against the political and social backdrop of life in the UK.
Breakdance collective 155 rides from Utrecht (Netherlands) to Accra (Ghana, Africa) together with their motorcycle crew. 10,000 km of asphalt, reflection, art-making, and survival. Escaping the grind at home, riding into the unknown, chasing inspiration and fresh perspectives. This short dance film explores the parallel between being deep in a journey — overwhelmed by new impressions, unable to fully process or make sense of them — and the ability to express all of that through movement. The memories are stored not through thought, but through motion. It’s a tough ride that slowly reveals how much we take for granted, how dance speaks across all borders, and how the most instinctive, unplanned creations often become the most honest ones
After spending many years in the city, a Tibetan man named BaWu returns to his long-abandoned pastoral homeland with a heavy heart. As soon as he arrives home, he encounters his younger brother, who has just returned from herding cattle. In the awkwardness of familiarity mixed with estrangement, they work together to return a lost foal to its owner, subtly rekindling the bond of their old familial ties.
Given up for adoption the day he was born, Shawn’s life spirals into addiction as he struggles with a broken connection to his Anishinaabe culture and a deep resentment toward the mother who abandoned him.
What does it mean to be on the map? The people who built the La Estrella neighborhood and who still live there gather around snacks to share and remember stories: the origins, the construction of the neighborhood, the organizational processes around basic needs, and the dynamics of social cleansing are some of the milestones that residents reconstruct and that reflect the history of Ciudad Bolívar.
Robert Roussil, one of the central figures of Québec sculpture, left a profound mark on art history with his bold creations and unwavering commitment to freedom of expression. However, since his death in 2013, his legacy seems to be fading. This film seeks to revive the memory of this visionary artist by delving into his work and philosophy. Constructed from a rich body of archival footage, the documentary also draws on numerous interviews given by Roussil throughout his career. The film traces his journey from his early exile in France to his life in a mill in Tourrettes-sur-Loup, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, where he created most of his works. The narrative opens the doors to his home and studio, while also shedding light on his sculptures, still visible in Montreal, which continue to reflect his lasting influence.
How’s the Big Everything? Garba asks Nicole. For them, the “Big Everything” encompasses family, politics, History, daily life, the stars, small things, and time passing like the wind. By delving into their memories, at the time of Niger’s independence, we come face to face with the complexity of the present.
Many people died in the village of Ziglo, in western Côte d’Ivoire, during the 2011 civil war. Having waited too long for state justice, Josiane, known as Maman Jo, a native woman who had lost several members of her family, decided to take the village’s destiny into her own hands by creating a space for women to speak out.
Spoken Languages: Dioula, French, Guere, Lobi, Moré