Trains opens with a quote from Franz Kafka: “There is plenty of hope. An infinite amount of hope. But not for us.” These words hang like a dark cloud over this found footage documentary, which creates a collective portrait of people in 20th century Europe, capturing their hopes, desires, dramas, and tragedies.
Trains
2024-11-14 00.0
House of Aama’s approach to fashion is anchored in personal archives, Black folklore, and storytelling.
House of Aama: Threads of Legacy
2024-11-14 00.0
The author of one of the most poignant celebrity profiles, Gay Talese, takes us inside the story of his time with Frank Sinatra.
Watching Frank
2024-11-14 00.0
This multi-generational family profile distills the evolution of cultural and gender identity in an Iranian-Canadian family.
A History of Sadness
2024-11-14 00.0
In Cuba, artists have to be recognized by one of the state-sponsored art institutions that ensure their work complies with the state’s vision and policy. Existing as an independent artist means having no income and no rights, and being subjected to various forms of control and intimidation.
Chronicles of the Absurd
2024-11-15 00.0
In an exploration of two different cities, we witness the multicultural landscapes of New York City and Seoul. Through delicious dishes that evoke comfort, we learn of the connection that brings two worlds together.
Tasting Two Worlds
2024-11-14 00.0
More journalists have been killed over the course of a year in the Israel-Gaza war than in any other conflict since the Committee to Protect Journalists started collecting data in 1992. This hellish portrait follows three Palestinian journalists in northern Gaza as they are forced put their lives at risk while trying to do their work.
Eyes of Gaza
2024-11-14 00.0
In the family of photographer-turned-filmmaker Misha Vallejo no one ever talks about his grandfather. He only hears about him for the first time as an adult, thanks to an abandoned photo collection. Who was this shadow? And what legacy looms over the family? In his debut film Light Memories, Vallejo shows how the effects of neglect can persist across generations.
Light Memories
2024-11-14 00.0
Drawing on previously unpublished interviews, journals, family footage and propaganda films, The Propagandist tracks the rise and fall of the Dutch filmmaker Jan Teunissen, who lived from 1898 to 1975.
The Propagandist
2024-11-14 00.0
An artful exploration of Havana’s bicycle culture as this transportation mode re-emerges as a critical resource for the future of the island.
Bicycle Island
2024-11-14 00.0
Hand-drawn animation.
The Pill
2024-11-14 00.0
Stop motion animation based on a story I wrote in grade 3.
The Murderer
2024-11-14 00.0
Every day, Jay travels the length and breadth of Tokyo in his taxi, looking for his daughter Lily. In the 9 years since he has separated from his wife, he has never been able to get custody of his daughter. Having given up hope of ever seeing her again, he is about to move back to France when Lily hops in his cab. But she doesn't recognize him.
A Missing Part
2024-11-13 36.7
Musher Toni is torn from his everyday life by a new cancer diagnosis. Together with his huskies, he tries to understand the situation and find a future with his family. An authentic film about the fate of a unique person who must face his fears in order to find his own happiness again.
Husky Toni - go ahead
2024-11-14 00.0
In 2015, Brazil was struck by the biggest environmental disaster in its history, when the dam for a mine reservoir collapsed and 40 million cubic meters of toxic sludge flooded into the Rio Doce. The pollution then spread out for hundreds of kilometers—all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
Missing Rio Doce
2024-11-15 00.0
Salma
2024-11-15 00.0
The retired architect Ertil lives in an apartment complex in the center of Istanbul. He still mourns the death of his beloved wife, but spends his days productively completing imaginary assignments, designing buildings in a digital drawing program. His digital 3D models of his dream mosque, music theatre and resort are developed in detail, thanks to
A Strange Colour of Dream
2024-11-15 00.0
After the of premiere of his film Terrestrial Verses (co-directed by Alireza Khatami) in Cannes, Ali Asgari was banned from traveling by the Iranian authorities. But filmmakers like Asgari are not easily deterred from practicing their art, despite unceasing repressive government interference.
Higher than Acidic Clouds
2024-11-15 00.0
As Kristal faces adulthood, she challenges sexism within the world of bull riding on the Navajo Nation reservation.
Bucking on the Rez
2024-11-14 00.0
A young widower is deported as his daughter is scheduled for a heart transplant, this will lead him to orchestrate the boldest border crossing plan in history.
The Wingwalker
2024-10-10 26.8