Weaving together interviews with political prisoners detained after the 1965 anti-communist purge in Indonesia with footage from an unmade film about romance between communist cadres, this multifaceted docufiction assemblage interrogates the historical limits of an eternal sentiment.
Hidden in the shadows is a Latino workforce that feels they have no voice. Part of a strategy to distance themselves from workers, temporary and sub-contracted work offers little protections and few legal obligations by employers. But these workers do have a voice, and together they are empowering one another to move progress forward. This film was produced in cooperation with Rutgers Professor Dr. Todd Wolfson and his students. It tackles the subject of temp labor and focuses on the New Labor worker center founded in New Brunswick, NJ.
In a small Hungarian town painter Péter Molnár leads filmmaker Márton Tarkövi on a journey through meadows, clearings and Molnár’s drawings. The viewer joins them, as they discuss art, time and life itself.
A Tamil woman loses her son to a supernatural entity plaguing her community in a war torn village in Northern Sri Lanka and intertwining with her journey are real-life testimonies with women whose family members vanished at the hands of military forces during the civil war.
The small municipality of Cestica had been a travel hub since the Roman Empire and decided to use its ideal position to gain an advantage in an everchanging world.
How, in 15 B.C., did the Roman emperor Augustus manage to take control of vast swathes of the Alps occupied by the Celts? Combining archaeological discoveries, real-life situations and expert analysis, this documentary reconstructs this vast military operation.
A former tea planter returns to his ancestral homeland to build Donegal's first legal whiskey distillery in 200 years, inspired by his poitín making grandfather and a lifelong quest for belonging.
to look at the world. A word is built as you meet. Complicities are formed. Recurring topics of discussion appear. A film is built between men, but women are not far away... " My intention is to talk about the men of my generation, between 55 and 65 years old, a way for me to try to understand how - they - perceive the current world through comments on gender, homo-sexuality and love relationships. This masculine word is touching, sincere, fair and subjective too, but this community creates a sensitive complicity that allows me to make a portrait. Portrait of a generation of young boomers through which I also think to reveal myself.
Transcending the boundaries of traditional war documentaries by seamlessly blending raw footage with poignant reflections, director and producer Sean Spencer crafts an immersive experience that plunges viewers into the harrowing realities of combat through the eyes of Hector Bravo, a 19-year-old infantryman on the streets of Iraq.
In this documentary, Yehia journeys to a small town in Canada called Oakville, where he meets and has a conversation with World Taekwondo-Do Champion Mike Morningstar. In their time spent together Mr. Morningstar reflects on his journey, his passion for martial arts, and the influence of his legendary instructor, General Choi.
Alessandra Ferrini examines a photograph from an official visit by Gaddafi to Italy during the Berlusconi era. The film delves into the connections between Italy’s colonial past and its contemporary politics.