A docufiction experiment that focuses on the invisible bonds Kendal forms with the city, his physical presence, and his ways of holding on to life in the streets, beyond the identity imposed by his solvent addiction.
High in the Black Sea region, Lütfiye (58) and Ayşe (73) grind corn in an old mill while talking about being married off at seventeen. Lütfiye still bears the scars of that past. The responsibilities that came with child marriage have left a lasting impact on her life. She often goes out to the village with her friends to work in the tea fields; her husband Ali (59) stands quietly on the sidelines. The women's solidarity and cooperation stand out in contrast to Ali's silence. However, there is another person outside this silence who changes the course of the story.
Bela from Leipzig is a real fighter – on the judo mat and in life. When he bravely defeated leukaemia with chemotherapy, he lost all his hair. Now he regularly has to go to the hospital for blood tests. It is not so bad, Bela thinks – as long as he is allowed to go to judo training. He wants to get even stronger there to become a real judo master one day.
In 1991, the Schwarze Pumpe energy centre in Lusatia is phased out. Tens of thousands lose their jobs, hoping for better times. Today, the dirt and feelings of the past keep coming up.
In the heart of Ljubljana, the Workers' Advocacy Office (Delavska svetovalnica) stands as a beacon of hope for society’s most vulnerable: working men and women, the unemployed, the disabled, pensioners, and migrants. Far surpassing the traditional boundaries of union work, this extraordinary organization fosters solidarity, champions justice, and envisions a more equitable future for the working class.
Amir fled from Afghanistan to Germany. He is a chess player. Luck plays a role in life, but not in chess, he says. A cinematic game of chess in three phases.
Facing up to discrimination and reviving deadlocked debates? Finding alliances outside of one's bubble? Six strong voices seek (and find) answers together.
After fleeing from Syria, Amjad has been staying in touch with the outside world from Lebanon via Facebook and the like for years. His mobile offers an escape from boredom and loneliness.
Is living as a mythical creature, mouse or furry not the most radical form of self-realization? In her film, Masion moves through VR spaces as an avatar to explore touch.
The artist and choreographer use oral history and bodies to make visible how deeply the Dutch colonization of Southeast Asia is engraved in the collective memory.
A Canadian wildlife rescue station. It is touching to see how much care and effort the animal keepers put into tirelessly trying to save bald eagles poisoned by lead ammunition.
A Russian teacher criticizes the Russian invasion of Ukraine in class and is denounced by a pupil. After fleeing, she re-enacts the incident with her Berlin class.
Amid the war in Ukraine, Tanya and Zenit’s fragile love story unfolds, stretched between moments of closeness and conflict. Meanwhile, a group of children play war, building block posts, and imagining futures defined by violence.
A Sri-Lankan artist discovers the collection of one of her country's indigenous communities in Switzerland and gets involved with its restitution. An obstacle course through the authorities begins.
The Inheritors offers an intimately arresting observation of the daily life of a colony of ring-billed gulls which nest alongside Canada’s largest landfill to feed their young. Alternating between the perspectives of prey and predator, we follow these unwanted creatures through a full breeding season as they become the targets of invasive data collection, then of harsh deterrence measures using the age-old art of falconry. With sound and cinematography that lets the birds speak for themselves, The Inheritors is a sensory experience which invites us to contemplate new ways of living and dying on a planet haunted by mass consumption and pollution. A foretelling of the ecologies of our future.
VOICES follows filmmaker Andrew Davies Gans as he retraces the improbable rise of his father, Danny Gans—a complete unknown who became “The Man of Many Voices” and a Las Vegas legend, captivating audiences with his remarkable singing impressions until his untimely death at the age of 52. What begins as a son’s search for answers becomes a deeply personal portrait of legacy, loss, and the voices that shape us—and the choice to carry them forward or give voice to something new.
After keeping the world at arm’s length for decades, basketball legend Tim Duncan reveals himself in an intimate portrait directed by his brother Scott, reflecting on the game, his career, and his enduring connection to his native island of St. Croix.
Depeche Mode: M captures the band's 2023 Mexico City shows, blending concert footage with interstitial elements, exploring music, mortality, and Mexican culture's relationship with death.