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Birthplace
Written and directed by Sil van der Woerd and Jorik Dozy, ‘Birthplace’ was shot in Komodo and Bali, Indonesia, with the goal to reconnect people to our common origins, and bring awareness to the global issue of marine plastic pollution. Lyrically and visually, 'Birthplace' sends a poignant message about humanity's effect on our life-giving ecosystem, and the consequences of surrendering to the status quo of everyday materials.
Journey Across the Mainland
Joseph Kuo's final film.
Les Petites Mains
After the closure of a lace factory in Calais, Andrée, Lulu and Solange are out on the street.
Oppenheimer After Trinity
This captivating documentary on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the architect of the atomic bomb, explores his journey before the historic test and reveals the burden he carried after. De-classified documents, rare film footage and exclusive interviews, including Oppenheimer's grandson, show an intimate exploration of the burden Oppenheimer carried and the profound global impact still being debated today.
Mantovani, the King of Strings
Known for his unmistakable cascading strings and recordings such as Charmaine, Mantovani enthralled the world with his sublime arrangements. This is the story of the man and his music.
UFOs on the Record
The film features in-depth accounts by people who are willing to risk their jobs and reputations to speak out about their extraordinary experiences, such as former Arizona Governor Symington III; Nick Pope, former head of the British Defense Ministry's UFO Investigative Unit, and others.
OK
In the Summer of 2020, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in her country, Helga Davis wrote a text that voices her pain, her despair and also her hopes for the future. ‘OK’ scrutinises the relations between Black and White while searching for the essence of collaboration and caring about the other.
Florence Fight Club
Intertwined stories from the gladiator/athletes participating to the Calcio Storico Fiorentino yearly championship.
When Will You Return?
Tomoko Ashimura types on a computer her memory of her late husband Goro, but Tomoko Ashimura succumbs to a disease. On behalf of Tomoko Ashimura, her grandchild Osamu collects Tomoko’s memoirs. He learns about the love between his grandparents for the past 50 years and the difficult life they faced during and after the Pacific War.
Thank You for the Music - 40 Jahre ABBA
Cita
A young woman who secretly sleeps with her husband’s son. The two form an alliance to kill her husband but fate has other plans for Cita.
Like
In our current world, where worth is often gauged by online popularity, an economy has developed for paying for followers and likes. Through access inside the “click-farms” of Bangladesh, Like explores the multi-million dollar industry that grows social media followings for celebrities and brands alike.
Insane Fight Club
A group of friends have created a brand new subculture that is taking over the streets of Glasgow. They've established their very own fight club, but this is no ordinary wrestling event - this is brutal, riotous chaos. Fights don't always stay inside the ring, people are bounced off the side of buses and thrown off balconies in pubs. They now plan the biggest show of their lives. The stakes are high, will it bring them the fame and recognition they need to survive?
Be Happy
A father/daughter story.
Messa da Requiem (2011)
Recorded live from the Teatro Regio di Parma, 8 October 2011
Yvon Deschamps Volume 2 - Les années 70-80
The Secret Life of the World's Busiest Airport
Each year over 100 million passengers pass through Hartfield Jackson Atlanta airport - making it the busiest in the world. With an extraordinary all-areas-pass, this film offers up a unique combination of jaw-dropping scale and surprisingly intimate stories, to build a picture of the daily challenges faced by some of its 63,000 staff.
Secret of Naruto
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.
The Slaughter
A famous movie star filming on location in Buenos Aires becomes involved with a Manson-like cult. Years after this flopped at the box office, it was purchased by Michael Findlay and became the backbone for the notorious film Snuff (1975).