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Demarcation
We captured images along a boundary within Mongolia, chronicling the contrasting landscapes on each side. This boundary delineates the realms of the Przewalski's horse and the domestic horse: on one side, a 506 square-kilometer sanctuary safeguards wild horses, free from human intervention – untouched and unaided; on the opposite side, horses lead entirely different lives under human care, serving as children's companions, workers, modes of transport, sustenance, and sources of amusement.
Save and Be Saved
The film crew travels on a train in a reserved seat across Russia, talking with passengers about the war. The main characters are guys of military age, ordinary Russians, without savings and the opportunity to leave the country. They are against war and are not afraid to talk about it and, moreover, they are not afraid to fight for their rights even where it seems that this is impossible. Bad and good Russians. Who are they and what do they look like? Did all the good people really leave Russia, or is there still someone left there?
This Is Roundnet
This is a documentary that follows a group of friends as they see what it takes to play at the first ever Roundnet World Championships. Showcasing Roundnet as a sport on the rise as well as the incredible community behind the weird and wonderful game.
Deutsche Schuld – Namibia und der Völkermord
Aminata Belli travels to Namibia to talk about a genocide. How does a country heal when horrific things have happened there?
Floating with Spirits
In this VR film, two little sisters prepare for the Day of the Dead in the mystic mountains of Mexico, remembering the stories their shaman granny used to tell. A portal opens as the Mazatec community celebrates and we enter the interactive universe of their ancestors and the spirits of nature, each keeping a secret world to be unveiled.
Lynn's Fire
A short documentary about a Kentucky man’s decades-long birthday tradition of gathering family and friends for the experience of lighting an enormous bonfire and the profound impact it has on his life.
To Be Frank
Frank Paine, is a 73-year-old South Bay icon and humble local legend whose life orbits around a two-block stretch of beach. His unforgettable mustache and magnetic spirit are what most first notice, but Frank’s layers expose a depth that might answer some questions that surfers continually ask themselves. Surfing, which, for some, becomes lost in isolation, is made whole again with Frank.
Why Me? The Story of an Accident
People with disabilities... In the United Arab Emirates, they are referred to as "people of determination." In the United States and Europe, they are described as individuals with increased needs. However, in Russia, they often face limited opportunities. Yet, "disability" does not define Katya Sukhinina, who daily demonstrates to the world that a wheelchair is not a life sentence. Life doesn't come to a halt when a person loses the ability to walk.
Kingdome
Through its founder, Terry Cooper, we witness the story of the infamous basketball tournament in Harlem that has symbolized resilience, hope, and community for decades.
The Allegory of The Bla Bla Bla (Video Edition)
This work is an attempt to overcome alienation amidst the fragmented construction reality of everyday narrative. Rethinking the meaning of reflections and shadows, framed subjects, body movements, screen, as well as sounds that are constructed by connecting the expression of their existence with the history of representation in modern art.
Celluloid Underground
After the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a boy grew up obsessed with all the movies he couldn't see. He met a mysterious film collector who saved thousands of films from destruction by the new regime. Despite arrest and torture, the collector refused to give up his secret hoard. Together they forged a friendship based on passion for cinema and resistance against tyranny. The boy escaped to exile in London to become a filmmaker, and tells their shared story of obsession and celluloid dreams.
Un habitante y su ciudad
Ousmane Sow is an immigrant of Senegalese origin in Madrid, fully established and with documents in order, which allows him to get a job and reside legally in Spain, unlike many of his compatriots. Despite this, the social fracture that exists between the daily struggle for survival and personal fulfillment has him tied to precarious jobs.
Adieu Sauvage
Since the year 2000, there have been several waves of suicides among the indigenous population of the Colombian Amazon. I discovered that the men commit suicide because of love sorrow. Their wives leave them for white men. The latter think that the Indian feels nothing because they do not express themselves in the same way and, in their language, there are no words to describe feelings. Is it possible that a whole people, the Cácuas Indians, do not feel anything?
Low-Tech
What if, before rushing headfront into technology progress, we think twice about it ? As our societies bet on technology outbids, some chose to invest on sobriety : the "low tech".
Mam Jalal: The Leader of Eras
A biographical documentary about the different stages of the life of the historical leader of the Kurdistan people's liberation struggle (Mam Jalal).
Oscar Mack Vs the Ku Klux Klan
In 1922, armed Whites in Perry Florida lynched four African Americans and burned down Black businesses and the local schoolhouse. The following year, elements of the Ku Klux Klan participated in the Rosewood Massacre. The events that transpired in Oscar Mack versus the Ku Klux Klan occurred in a state notorious for anti-Black terror. However, the outcome of this story is radically different than the much better-known incidents cited above.
Before STEEL
About family, friends and backyard: Antes de Metal is an invitation to build a bridge, which connects the experience of darker skin in the Zona Norte neighborhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro and Baixada Fluminense, and the processes of creating an audiovisual project on the streets, which comes straight from Morro do Urubu. A portrait, another portrait of a favela dweller.
The ENTIRE Story of Greek Mythology Explained
From the very beginnings of Chaos to the adventures of Odysseus, this video takes you through, in chronological order, the entire story of Greek Mythology. No stone is left unturned, with every Greek God from Zeus to Hades and every Hero from Hercules to Achilles having their share of the limelight.
Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of Half-Life we reunited the original development team to share their memories of creating Valve's first game.
The new home
A historical reading of the first Armenian refugee communities, as they developed throughout the Greek territory after the Asia Minor disaster, parallel to an observation of a particular view of modern Athens, where the children of the Neos Kosmos Primary School try to preserve their Armenian identity.
Scary Movies
This documentary explores the horror genre and Scary Movies. From slasher flicks to supernatural horror we examine the impact of these genre films on the culture at large. Get your popcorn ready for a horror-ride through a terrifying subject you are sure to enjoy, it's time for Scary Movies.
The End
Dive into the phantasmagoric and mechanical realm of Lolo & Sosaku, the avant-garde Argentine-Japanese artist duo shaping sound and form.
The Irreplaceable Sumba
'Irreplaceable' is the best word to define the experience at the COP in Sumba, which took place from July 13th to August 3rd, 2023. It was not an easy endeavor to collaborate Petra Christian University students with others from different universities in Sumba and internationally to work together to enhance the villages in Sumba. Different cultures and traits have become one of the hurdles to face by continuing to hold hands together. Learn a glimpse at the adventure, COP participants who finally learned lessons and created memories throughout their time in Sumba.
Chauves, la revanche
They take over on the fields of sport and show business. For a few years, bald people took a sensational revenge. But they had to impose themselves as they usually are targets of jokes in popular culture. For now, they show their baldness in broad daylight, or simply are comfortable with their difference. An intimate revolution, related by those who lived it.
Tilted Arc
In 1981, minimalist sculptor Richard Serra installed a 120-foot-long wall of steel that cut New York's Federal Plaza in half. The artwork’s appearance and placement caused controversy, leading to a public hearing where Serra rallied fellow artists to his defense as bureaucrats waged war on minimalism.
Landless
An essay film exploring the relationship between humans and propaganda, spanning from the enslaved individuals of 16th-century Saint-Domingue to the digital 'Sisyphus' role embodied by NPCs (Non-Player Characters) in the popular video game, Assassin's Creed.
Humans and Subhumans
A documentary legal drama told in an experimental visual and audio language. Film about human rights violations in Soviet Ukraine and modern Russia based on archival chronicles. Footages taken from a television film made by the Lviv TV Company in the 1960s. Those video showed the trial against the leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses. Heimrad Backer, in some of his projects, used the text of Nazi propaganda in such a way that it became self-evident, commented on itself. For the same purpose, I use excerpts from a Soviet propaganda newspaper. Religious persecution is a gross violation of Human rights. I title parts of the film - scenes in order to emphasize the absurdity, theatricality and cruelty of the trial, as well as the Soviet propaganda.
8 Years
After eight years of practicing Tae Kwon Do, Lauren Smith achieves her goal of becoming a 3rd Degree Black Belt, Assistant Instructor, and Demonstration Team Member.
Germany Songs - Almanya Türküleri
The 60-year story of Turks and Kurds in Germany through their songs, performed together between 2021 and 2022 on renowned stages in Germany and in Istanbul, by an 85-year-old folk singer to a young feminist rapper.
The Third End of the Stick
Otherness in otherness. What does it mean to be different in a community that is itself excluded from society? The documentary follows the fate of Roma who have become a minority in a minority society. Roma gays and transvestite search for their living space and dream of working abroad. A legless father of five longs for a wheelchair. A Roma grandmother sacrifices her life for the health of her beloved grandson. Will Emil, a Roma man who has found faith in God, be able to save his son from alcohol? Four stories from the poorest Roma settlements in Slovakia aim to break down prejudices between the Roma community and the white majority.
601. Bucha's Tragedy
This film tells the stories of several people connected by the tragedy in Bucha, which took place during the Russian occupation near Kyiv in 2022. We find them at the point where the first "dust" of the drama unfolding before the eyes of the world has already settled. But is the terrible thing in their lives really over?
clear winged bugs fly down main
originally titled something along the lines of toenails curled. shot in east bay, ca.
