The film is about the story of two Jewish families. Before 1933, they are respected businesspeople and known far beyond their city. Due to the "Aryanization" of Jewish property, they are forced to sell their companies and valuable real estate. Without "raised forefinger" the film…
Autour de Hubert Reeves et Frédéric Lenoir, des scientifiques, auteurs et artistes nous interpellent : la biodiversité est aujourd’hui menacée. Si certains humains sont à l’origine de la crise, d’autres, de plus en plus nombreux, s’y attaquent…
In de documentaire staan een groep vrienden uit het criminele milieu centraal. Jantje de Sloper, Dikke Bob, Verbrande Herman en Rooie Jos. Gedurende 5 maanden werd dit viertal met de camera, dicht op de huid, gevolgd. 'Ik ben Jantje' is een realistische inside story over mensen die hun leven…
Noch vor 20 Jahren waren in Deutschland knapp zwei Drittel der Beschäftigten in einem Vollzeitjob mit Sozialversicherungspflicht. 38% sind es nur noch heute. Aktuell arbeitet bereits die Hälfte der Beschäftigten in Unsicherheit! Der Film zeigt Fahrer*nnen für Essenslieferanten, die…
"No Porto de Leixões - Panorama" é uma viagem sem diálogos no interior do porto de Leixões. Num movimento quase contínuo atravessamos a zona portuária e assistimos ao desenrolar das actividades portuárias enquanto escutamos o rebuliço…
Casablanca Mon Amour is a modern road movie that encapsulates the more complex and fractured nature of living in a world where TV and wars compete for headlines and occupy imaginations. Using movies as a road map between yesterdayʼs Hollywood and todayʼs Morocco, Casablanca Mon Amour offers a Moroccan…
South Africa’s Mangaung Prison was supposed to be a model facility. The first privately run prison in the country would be a place where the most hardened inmates could be rehabilitated through humane treatment and given access to programming and educational opportunities. Instead, run by global…
PRESENT TIME journal of a country monastery is a poetic historical portrait of a monastery, representing 15 years and told over five seasons. Woven into these seasons is an intimate, observed chronicle of the everyday lives of monks. Established in 1947 the monastery was once a thriving community…
Every spring prom-mania strikes Racine, Wisconsin, a diverse working class city nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan between Chicago, Kenosha and Milwaukee. The Spectacle: On Prom night in Racine rowdy parades from all 7 high schools converge towards an all-night city-wide mixer while battling…
Thom Andersen's landmark documentary LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF explores the tangled relationship between the movies and their fabled hometown – as seen entirely though the films themselves. From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to…
Kriegsbeginn mit dem Überfall auf Polen am 1. September 1939, Arbeit als Berichterstatter der Reichsrundfunkgesellschaft und technische Bedingungen, sein Wunsch und anfängliche Freude, als Danziger wieder zu Deutschland zu gehören, wie man sich im Rundfunk auf den Kriegsbeginn vorbereitete,…
"An original experiment in fusing different art forms to create a comprehensive offering which while maintaining the unique flavours of each of its ingredients, leaves behind a nouveau aftertaste that will soothe the soul. What makes the whole idea even more delightful is that it manifests at a…
