Virginie & Stéphane, two broken souls who are going to rebuild the broken walls of their childhood. A biopic and a true story, directed by their children.
‘Under the Weight of a Waking Dream’ is Zefier's debut swan song to the ending year. Comprised of poetry and endless enumerations is a diaristic film chronicling the lessons and contradictions found throughout the human experience.
Shot shortly before and after the 2024 presidential election, 15 different people answer one question, "What will the United States be like in 10 years?"
Documentary film about the iconic 1960s-era poet, songwriter, and vocalist of the Doors. Unlike prior Morrison media, Before the End’s focus is on the humanity behind the hype, including Jim’s formative years. The documentary features exclusive interviews with his brother, Andy Morrison; cousins Ellen Edwards and David Backer; high school swim coach, Ash Jones; college roommate, Bryan Gates; Doors-era lovers Judy Huddleston and Anne Moore; Doors booking agent, Todd Schiffman; Doors roadie, Gareth Blyth; and the first appearance by Jim’s Paris-era personal assistant, Robyn Wurtele.
After Stalin ordered the forced collectivization of all the farms in 1930s Ukraine, Maxim, a humble cucumber farmer, rebels. He is arrested by local authorities and shipped off to forced labor camps of SIberia. In a bid to survive and return to his family, he steals away in the dead of night and begins the 1,000km journey home.
Dutch-born Holocaust survivor and retired teacher Anita Magnus Frank narrates her story from childhood trauma to adult healing, when she finally opened up to the world as one of World War II’s “hidden children,” dramatized with a collage-like combination of interviews, archival footage, and animation.
A girl learns about caring for a duck with special needs during her first year on the farm. An animated documentary rendered in plant based inks about a little runner duck who couldn't. Director’s Statement: Sosuke was one of the first ducks on our farm. Created over the course of seven years, this animated short tells his story. The animation was created using digital rotoscoping (where the animator traces each frame of live action footage to create hand drawn scenes) and then printed onto over 2,400 pieces of printer paper and coloured in inks made by hand from flowers, nuts, vegetables and berries cultivated and foraged on our farm. This is a story about becoming more connected to ecology, about learning to farm, and what animals can teach us. It is told with colours from the landscape, including acorn, black walnut, goldenrod, sunflower, haskap berry, purple cabbage, sumac and more.
Follows the work of icon master Pavel Varunin from 2021 to 2023 - how the wood-carved icons that end up in chapels are created. In addition, the film also takes a brief look at Varunin's other creative fields.
In a new Channel 4 series Mysteries of Stonehenge explores the strange and unknown details of three iconic sites and phenomena, starting with Stonehenge.
Centuries of dust are swept away from a painting that no one knew existed until now. People set out to clean, investigate and find the enchanting treasure. In the process, time becomes tangible and we venture along unknown and previously unexplored paths of history.
For almost a decade, Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, the crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, has been shaking up all the pillars of this extraordinary kingdom. The cradle of Islam and the world's leading exporter of crude oil, this Gulf giant has embarked on an unprecedented transformation to meet the existential challenge of the post-oil era. Dreaming of becoming the leader of a stable and prosperous Arab world, MBS is undertaking to transform the austere and rigorous Saudi Arabia into a futuristic utopia. But the rise of tourism, entertainment and the excesses of construction sites are still struggling to make us forget authoritarianism and the repression of opponents. As for the silencing of the religious police, it has not put an end to the oppression of women.
"Milk & Honey, Blood & Tears" is a powerful feature-length documentary that explores the profound impact of the October 7th attack on Kibbutz Be'eri. This film captures the resilience, unity, and strength of individuals who have endured unimaginable horror and are now striving to rebuild their lives and community. Through intimate portrayals and personal narratives, the documentary delves into the themes of survival, healing, and the enduring spirit of a community transformed by tragedy.
A documentary-style short film recording the experiences of Cedar Ridge Theater Company as they devise, create, perform, and compete through their original production, Voyager: Children of Planet Earth.
Through intimate, real-life phone calls with their granddaughters, grandmothers share confessions of love, heartbreak, and loss, reflecting on the shared experiences of womanhood across generations.
On a boring Sunday, Rebeca is taken by chance to a distant relative she has not seen for a long time. Curious about her uncle's life, her search opens the curtains into a previously unexplored but strangely familiar theatrical universe.