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The Immediate Present with Alex Katz
Filmed at his Maine studio nestled in New England’s scenic landscapes, legendary artist Alex Katz reflects on his relationship to light and the sensations that his painting evokes.
What Distance Makes
Jaedan has a long-distance relationship. This is what it means for him.
Wanderers
Lost in the middle of Utah's red desert is the Mars Desert Research Station: a model colony simulating life on Mars. Several times a year, six researchers are selected to come and live in the station for two weeks.
Cassoulet : la faim des haricots ?
Cassoulet is a local story, a success story from the South-West, which has conquered the whole of France: it is the second most consumed prepared dish in France. Today on the menu of star chefs, in cans or in vacuum-packed trays, it can be enjoyed in all its forms. However, of the 85,000 tonnes of cassoulet produced each year in France by the food industry, only 22,000 tonnes are qualified as "high-end". The rest often has nothing to do with local products. From the high-end productions of Castelnaudary defended by the Cassoulet brotherhood to the industrial products which flood the shelves of mass distribution, from the recognized virtues of the "lingot" bean, to ready meals full of additives,
Goodbye to All Cats
A documentary exploring the human-cat love story amidst a movement to eradicate cats in New Zealand.
Huhry-Mukhry!
This film tells about Ruslan Nikolaevich Stupnikov, the head of the Kalinka children's film studio, which existed in the city of Kashin from 1982 to 2011. The studio was founded in 1982, where more than three thousand children studied at different times. Being the permanent head of the studio, he made films together with children and youth, which reflected various events in the city and the region.
Alta
A team of high-performance riders travels to Alta, Utah for a spring freeskiing session that delivers all styles and conditions of skiing
Sincerely Miné Okubo
Witness the life and work of Miné Okuba, a legendary Japanese-American artist whose personal style spans borders and time.
Hearing from the Dolphin
Hundreds of offshore wind turbines are being built in proximity to the habitat of endangered white dolphins, as a cetacean scholar tries to find a balance between development and marine ecology.
Everything's Fine, Potatoes in Line
The Turów coal mine in Poland has a harmful impact on the environment, also on the Czech side of the border. After the Czech government complained, the Court of Justice of the EU imposed €500K as a daily penalty payment on Poland until the problem is resolved. Thousands of Poles are afraid of the mine being closed and of losing their jobs. Among them is Teresa, who works at the Turów power plant closely connected to the mine. This 50-year-old woman decides to fight the Czechs… in a potato salad competition taking place in a Czech village.
Inside the Photograph
The film tells about the life and work of Yevgeny Khaldei, who was the famous Soviet photojournalist. He was born on March 10, 1917 in Yuzovka, now Donetsk. The real name of the photographer is Yefim Khaldei. He was called Evgeny at the TASS agency, where he began his career as a 19-year-old boy. He went through the entire Great Patriotic War from Murmansk to Berlin with the legendary Leica camera in his hands. He was fired from TASS in 1948 on the grounds of “the fifth paragraph”. He worked in obscurity, so that that time would not be forgotten. And it seems that he forgave the time everything, the murder of his parents, humiliation and indifference.
Kerfuffle
A pizza man is delivering 4 large pies to a Highschool, the following events are strange, surreal, and frankly life-changing.
Tippi Hedren: The Birds and Other Wild Animals
Tippi Hedren, the unforgettable actress who starred in The Birds (1963), made in her memoirs a relentless portrait of its director, the genius British filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), the same one who, despite his disturbing personality and questionable working methods, made her a Hollywood star. From Minnesota to Hollywood, the true story of a unique performer and a free woman.
Infancia desterrada
Every year, tens of thousands of children are forced to leave their countries unaccompanied by an adult.
No One Told Me
A raw and honest look at the postpartum period, a unique time in a woman's life that is rarely captured in documentary film. The purely observational footage of incredibly intimate moments shows the highs and lows encountered by parents Elise and Marc as they adapt to life with a baby. Focusing on the new mother, the film shares the physical, hormonal and psychological changes she faces during the first 10 weeks of motherhood.
Me llamo Marian
The struggle of a trans woman to have her identity recognized at her workplace.
A Boated Roof
This 16mm artists film documents the making and design of a wooden community pavillion on Kyrl's Quay, Cork made collaboratively with Meitheal Mara boatbuilders.
Subtle Fields
In the outskirts of Russia’s ancient museum city Suzdal is the Agricultural Research Institute, which has functioned since Soviet times. In 2018 a private Moscow company rented a large part of the institute’s fields and began major work on setting up a selection and seed centre there. But finding a common language with the employees of the institute turns out not to be so simple.
The Servant Paul
From servants of men to servants of the Lord!
The servant Kim Chang Sik becomes the Paul of Joseon. Outraged by the rumor that Westerners abduct and boil Joseon children, Kim Chang Sik enters Ohlinger missionary's house as a servant to find evidence. However, contrary to expectations, he begins to be moved by the kindness and gift of the Ohlinger missionary couple, and his life changes when he encounters the phrase "the Simon on the Mount" in the Bible they handed over. In the same year, Kim Chang Sik, who received the world from Appenzeller missionary and became an official member, later joined the missionary work in Pyongyang with James Hall missionary, and difficult hardships await him… Meet the story of Kim Chang Sik, the 'Paul of Joseon' who became the first Korean pastor in 1901!
Entangled as Species
Daily observations and reflections of the second year of living in a pandemic. Our lives are limited to visits to the local Windmill Hill City Farm where animals and humans seem to live in harmony. I came across articles and videos about horseshoe crabs and their amazing survival through centuries and their impact on our survival. The farm shuts down and reopens as the vaccines roll out. The horseshoe crabs are on the verge of being added to the endangered species list. Like the old Farsi rhyme that Jonah tries to learn, we are in a circle tightly entangled.
The Experience of Humanity
Stories of parents with children with disabilities about their own fears and experiences.
Volta Para a Base - Esquerda, Direita e Bolsonaro
Boja
Boja is living the last years of her life, working hard on the family farm located among the war-scarred ruins of Močioci, a ghost village in the mountains above the city of Sarajevo. Her brother’s patriarchal reign additionally weights on the inescapable routine of Boja’s life. To escape, Boja searches for solace in the pastoral visions of nature, as she roams through the memories of days gone by
Cierzo
At the border between Navarre and Aragon we find the moors known as the Bardenas Reales, characterized by the dust and the omnipresence of the northern wind. This is a portrait of a land, but also a journey through Pilar’s memories. It is a glance at the past but also the present, and about how everything has changed, for better or worse.
Ts'oostsitsi (Years Ago)
Ts'oostsitsi is a Blackfoot word used to describe the past. Feeling responsible to continue storytelling in his family, Ike Solway recounts a powerful experience had by his grandfather. What follows is a story that echoes through generations.
In the Skin of a Fox
"In the Skin of a Fox" follows the activities of animal rights campaigners in Latvia, their motivations and aspirations. Ten years ago, the sight of a fox trapped in a cage at an animal farm broke Katrīna Krīgere's heart. Since then, she has been fighting for a ban on the breeding of fur animals, leading the organization "Animal Freedom", infiltrating Latvian animal farms and holding protest actions. And despite various knock-backs over the years, the film follows her as her determination and perseverance appears finally to pay off.
Olympic
In 2064, the human body no longer has secrets. The world record for the men’s 100-meter dash set by Jamaican athlete Powell more than fifty years ago remains unbroken. Twenty-three-year-old athlete Mara is preparing for the next Olympics until a gunshot shatters the highway order like a curse.
Habitar
An oneiric moment in the contradictory sensations that arise when experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Night Song
A patient camera glides over the everyday objects: still lives on the wall, flowers in the vase, a swaying drop light. The sun enters the cosy home where Noëlla sits smoking at her laptop, playing Solitaire. The situation is hopeless. She’s going to lose against the computer once again. All the while her son-in-law, Pierre, is organising everything she needs, pragmatic and friendly: breakfast, the (last) doctor’s visit – and then the transfer.
Fußball und Bier: Wo Geld und Alkohol fließen
For many fans, they simply belong together: football and beer. But is that really just a harmless connection of sport and pleasure? Because football clubs and breweries are often closely connected in Germany. Every club in the second and first division of the Bundesliga, without exception, is being sponsored by a brewery and also many amateur clubs are reliant on the money of the beer industry. And yet, alcohol causes great damage in Germany: 1.6 million people are addicted to alcohol, more than 14,000 die annually in direct consequence of alcohol consumption. This film corresponds to the state as of November 16th, 2022. At that point in time, Qatar had allowed the selling of alcohol in and around world cup stadiums before and after the games. A few days before the beginning of the World Cup, an alcohol ban was announced for these areas, nonetheless.
Sur le front - Médicaments la bombe à retardement
Heavy Metal Dancers
"Heavy Metal Dancers" is a documentary about accepting one’s imperfections while striving for perfection on stage. The pole dancers may all be from Finland, but their stories are universal. Their passion for this unusual sport has allowed them to come to terms with their bodies, their lives and sometimes their difficult pasts.