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Third-Wheeling
A documentary about Kim, a 40-year old man, born with Cerebral palsy. Kim is homosexual and a devote christian. He says that God gave him a mission many years ago to make people happy and is since then spreading happiness through his rather vulgar manners and extreme honesty. He has never in his life had a romantic or sexual relationship. The film follows his life and his attempts to realize his desires.
206: Unearthed
After the dissolution of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was launched as a South Korean government organization in 2005, civic groups and bereaved families wishing to complete the mission the government had failed to accomplish form a joint organization to investigate the remains of civilians who were massacred during the Korean War. A three-year-long documentary about the organization’s three-year-long excavation efforts, 206: Unearthed is a record of sunlight, dirt, and sweat.
Agustina González. La zapatera que miraba a las estrellas
A Real Life Underdog Story
Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, Nicholas Zarrillo fights back from severe vision and memory loss to take on an impossible endeavor....professional boxing. While training with World Boxing champions and UFC Stars, Nicholas searches for his "Apollo Creed". He decides to challenge the Charismatic UFC Star "Platinum" Mike Perry in this dig down deep story of redemption.
Fine Lines
This short documentary follows the daily lives of Israeli citizens Regina and Nathan Ofan who have been married for over 50 years. Regina, a Zionist who moved from New York to Israel in her 20s, has been a liberal her entire life. Nathan, on the other hand, left a very religious household in Jerusalem and leans to the right in his political views. When the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas starts to escalate, so does the tension between the couple. Filmed in the comfort of their apartment, Regina and Nathan’s arguments and intense dynamics unveil the frustration and hopelessness of the vast majority of Israelis, who have come to accept these wars as part of their everyday reality.
Handmade - A tale of stop-motion
A documentary about an old animation technique and the film studio that tries to carry on the legacy. The worlds oldest animation studio still making film with stop motion technique is Nukufilm located in Tallinn, Estland. Here we can follow the work in the studio which was founded in the Soviet era and has survived heavy censorship and global competition.
22-17 a.k.a Anyways: Chapters I & II
Early spring, 2022. Seventeen (or more) friends live through what they don't know will be a quick last few months of school, facing their final exams, closing activities, but more importantly the idea that they may never see each other again. Chapters I and II see the craziness mixed with the sense of possible loss of a friendship that surfaced quickly and may be fading all too soon.
Shift: The RAGBRAI Documentary
“Shift” tells the story of RAGBRAI through ground-breaking photography and intimate interviews with three riders and a pair of community leaders as they overcome grueling miles and personal hurdles to find peace, redemption and clarity while bicycling across Iowa.
Der Maler Philip Guston – Ein amerikanisches Leben
Housing is a Human Right: Zakiyah Maynard
When you grow up in 36 foster homes, do you ever truly know what home is? For Zakiyah, obtaining housing has always been an uphill battle and home is just a concept. But by pushing past bureaucracy’s red tape and bricks, she will stop at nothing to get out of a failing system to show her daughter the power behind never giving up.
On The Ice
For over 150 years, members of the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club have sailed the frozen river. However, due to changing climate conditions and the loss of longtime members, this thrilling and historic activity is in danger of being lost.
Domino's Originals: IlloJuan
Documentary about Illojuan’s life, a famous spanish streamer born in Málaga.
BNT presents: Georgi Gospodinov in the Time Shelter
A documentary about the Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov, who won the International Booker Prize in 2023 for his novel Time Shelter.
Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum: Reencontro
Almost 30 years since "Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum" premiered, the cast and crew of the famous children's program from the 90s reunite to talk about the backstage and the aftermath of one of the greatest achievements in Brazilian television history.
Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History
The unique and enigmatic journey of the writer Milan Kundera: from communist Czechoslovakia to exile in Paris, from his quest for glory to his withdrawal from the media scene.
Muckville
Chris Pawelski has almost run out of time. As a fourth-generation onion farmer on the post-glacial black dirt of Goshen, New York, he is just one of millions of farmers in America facing the unnecessarily Sisyphean task of earning a living. Muckville follows the story of Chris’s family farm from the early 20th-century ‘Polish wave’ through climate change-driven crop failures in the 1990s and subsequent pitfalls of U.S. agriculture policy to his own resulting existential crisis. This short documentary provides rare insight into the impact of our national mental health epidemic on American farming and paints a delicate and emotional portrait of resilience and love amid unbeatable odds.
There Go I
This short documentary follows Katrina Houser, a survivor of homelessness, as she advocates for the homeless and fights to give a voice to the voiceless amid the housing crisis in Kingston, New York.
Silvicola
The human impact on forests is explored through breathtaking vistas and poignant vignettes set in Canada's Pacific Northwest. Those who rely on this precious resource highlight the tensions and dilemmas between commodification and conservation.
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PLAN C
A hidden grassroots organization doggedly fights to expand access to abortion pills across the United States keeping hope alive during a global pandemic and the fall of Roe v. Wade.
All Time
Get ready to go deep into the stuff of which snowy dreams are made with Warren Miller’s ALL TIME. Celebrate the birth of ski towns like Sun Valley and Aspen, icons and innovators like the original hotdoggers, and the most outlandish locations ever skied. Then, catch up with Maine’s finest athlete of today, Donny Pelletier, and meet the next generation at Woodward Park City. Through it all, Jonny Moseley and special guests will share their own stories to bring us to this moment.
Bobby Charlton – Legend
Bobby Charlton was England's most successful football player and greatest ever sportsman. The star of the 1966 World Cup winning team, the captain of the first English team to win the European Cup, a truly great ambassador for the sport. He died in October 2023 and was universally lauded. Features highlights from his life via the Munich air tragedy to becoming a genuine global legend.
The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See
In an age when misinformation, alternative facts, and conspiracy theories have become mainstream, UFOs have risen to become one of the most-talked about pop culture phenomena. With all of this noise, how can we expect anyone to know how much of this is true? What is in our skies? What do we know, and how do we know it? And most importantly: Are we being visited?
Þæs Anhagas Siþ
Bealdric has lost his house. Rather than live in an undignified situation, he has made the decision to live on the holt. From the beginning, he knows that he is out-of-place.
Light Beams For Helena
Director Kirk Horton’s film explores a woman’s journey with depression, her ongoing mental health efforts, and what diving into the darkness of deep water has taught her about life and light.
Pavel Klusák: Afrofuturism, Music and Film
The guided screening showcases the aesthetics and ideas of Afrofuturism, according to which African-Americans will find justice only in a diaspora beyond planet Earth.
Commitment to Life
Against a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid group of people living with HIV/AIDS, doctors, movie stars, studio moguls and activists changed the course of the epidemic.
The Many Lives of Jorge Semprún
The incredible life of Jorge Semprún (1923-2011): son of a republican intellectual; exiled in the early days of the Spanish Civil War; survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II; clandestine communist in Spain during Franco's dictatorship; controversial socialist politician; acclaimed writer, screenwriter and filmmaker.
Olympic Dreams
Jacob Sanchez, a young and determined Latino figure skater in a sport that lacks diversity and has plenty of stigmas and challenges, uses his talent, perseverance, and passion to push himself to become a Junior Olympics star—and now he has set his sights on the 2026 Olympics in Milan. This documentary sparks conversations about diversity, determination, and the unbreakable bonds of family in the pursuit of one’s dreams, meanwhile showcasing the profound love and dedication of Jacob’s parents and his extraordinary coaches, former-Olympians themselves, who have become instrumental in shaping his talent.
A Man of Work
One day in the life of an ambulance paramedic, a teacher, a factory worker, a scientist, a tram driver and a firefighter — those who do what they love and for whom treating, teaching, saving people is not just a job, but a way of life.
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
A documentary took more than 30 years to pursue a migrating bird, black-faced spoonbill.