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Shooting the Darkness

2019

Shooting the Darkness

2019
7.8
The testimony of the men who unwittingly became war photographers on the streets of their own towns in Northern Ireland, when violence erupted around them. Instead of photographing weddings and celebrities, as they expected, they produced the images that crudely show the suffering of ordinary people between 1968 and 1998, the worst years of the conflict.
The Path to Redemption

2006

The Path to Redemption

2006
8
From pre-production to release, we are given an exclusive look into the making of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Interviews with the cast and crew members take up the bulk of this film, but are accompanied by plenty of on-set footage. We are also given a glimpse at a lot of the deleted material, much of which will be in the director's cut.
the making of deeper well

2025

the making of deeper well

2025
The creation journey ended up taking me to a mossy, windswept Iceland and so many unforgettable places in between.
Beatles på Sverigeturné

2014

Beatles på Sverigeturné

2014
In 2013, it has been 50 years since the world's greatest pop band of all time, The Beatles, made their first international tour to Sweden. Rolf Hammarlund has followed the band's journey to various cities in Sweden and has met fans, journalists and others who were at the concerts in October 1963.
The Weight of Sight

2024

The Weight of Sight

2024
The Weight of Sight is a playful and very personal essay where director Truls Krane Meby, through a massive archive of his own material - anything from DV-tapes to 35mm - explores the last 20 years of digital development - how it’s influenced the images we make, and our bodies. What kind of images do we get of the world now that everyone is a photographer, and what does it do with how we unfold our identities? How has the internet both captured and freed us? And will Truls even dare to show this film?
Diving Into the Unknown

2016

Diving Into the Unknown

2016
6.6
After a terrible accident deep inside an underwater cave, the survivors are forced to risk their own lives to bring the bodies of their friends home.
Burning Sun: Exposing the Secret K-pop Chat Groups

2024

Burning Sun: Exposing the Secret K-pop Chat Groups

2024
8.5
A BBCEye investigation into three K-pop stars who were sharing evidence of sexual crimes in secret chat groups.
Elvis Presley - One Night With You

1985

Elvis Presley - One Night With You

1985
8.7
The two unedited sit-down sessions recorded by Elvis before a small audience for his 1968 NBC comeback special, Elvis.
Captains of Za'atari

2021

Captains of Za'atari

2021
6.7
Like many young people around the world, best friends Fawzi and Mahmoud are obsessed with soccer. But for the past several years, the teenagers have been stuck in Zaatari, the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees, located in Jordan. With uncertain legal status and an interrupted education, their prospects are limited. On the local soccer pitch, however, they can imagine a brighter future as professional athletes, a path to escaping the camp and providing for their families. When scouts from a world-renowned Qatari sports academy visit Zaatari, Fawzi and Mahmoud believe they might be able to realize their dreams—if given the opportunity.
How Much Is a Life Worth?

2013

How Much Is a Life Worth?

2013
In Sennan, Osaka, which was one of the largest concentrations of asbestos in Japan, laborers worked in a harsh environment and supported Japan's economic growth. The film begins in July 2008 with the activities of the plaintiffs' lawyers in the Sennan asbestos lawsuit, and continues through the winter of 2013.
Radioman

2012

Radioman

2012
5.7
The extraordinary story of 'Radioman', a New York film set mascot who overcame homelessness and alcoholism to become a fixture of the New York film industry, with over 100 small parts to his name.
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

2005

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

2005
7.8
An examination of "The Public Enemy" (1931) by film historians and critics.
Yanki No!

1960

Yanki No!

1960
6.3
After the US forces Cuba out of the OAS, demonstrations erupt in Venezuela. In Cuba Castro addresses a rally of one million people.
Seven Women: Meg Lam

1976

Seven Women: Meg Lam

1976
The sixth episode of Patrick Tam’s anthology series “Seven Women” (1976), which adapted from Pat Flower’s “The Tape Recorder”
Ergot: The Story of a Parasitic Fungus

1958

Ergot: The Story of a Parasitic Fungus

1958
This educational film is an introduction to the ergot fungus, including lifecycle, cultivation, medicinal uses, and toxic effects. The film also summarises methods for the chemical extraction of ergoline compounds.
Memories of Love Returned

2024

Memories of Love Returned

2024
On April 24th, 2002 Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's car broke down in the small town of Mbirizi, Uganda. While waiting for the car's repair he stumbled upon a small photo studio and met photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, whose work spanned from the late 1950's up till 2006 when he passed away. This chance encounter turned into a 22 year journey documenting and exploring Kibaate's life and photography and the profound impact it had on Ntare's life and the lives of the entire community he documented.
Propagande, les nouveaux manipulateurs

2021

Propagande, les nouveaux manipulateurs

2021
8.3
Fifteen years ago, social networks were seen as a new democratic ferment that, by promoting the dissemination of information and horizontal communication between citizens, would help people break their chains, from Eastern Europe to the Arab world. The story is different: the assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters, the chaotic reign of his counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, the offensives targeting Muslims in Narendra Modi's India, or the dazzling success of the racist slogans of Italian League leader Matteo Salvini have highlighted the devastating power on a global scale of the calls to hatred and disinformation that circulate in real time on social media.
The Pyramids (Overview)

1897

The Pyramids (Overview)

1897
5.2
A view of the Great Sphinx with two of Giza's pyramids in the background. A caravan passes the scene.
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'

2007

Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'

2007
8
Behind the scenes of the 1992 masterpiece with director Francis Ford Coppola.
A Moment Of Silence

2013

A Moment Of Silence

2013
2006: Evo Morales, first indigenous President is elected in Bolivia after the 2003 dramatic events following the fall of the President Sanchez de Lozada (exiled in the U.S. since then). The socialist revolution enters in its crucial stage. But dealing with power carries a burden of temptations and pathologies. In four years of shooting between Bolivia and the US this film focus on the difficult path of this unique historical opportunity. The film ends with the recent TIPNIS dramatic indigenous protest which creates an historical circle.