Unique in the genre of exploration and adventure films, ICE PEOPLE takes you on one of the earth's most seductive journeys - Antarctica. Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Anne Aghion spent four months "on the ice" with modern-day polar explorers, to find out what drives dedicated researchers…
A thrilling expedition of international scientists deep in the Peruvian jungle aims to save the Macaw parrots from extinction. Illegal trade and deforestation causing habitat loss are actually the biggest threats. But outstanding discoveries, smartly presented, might be the source for a solution.
The documentary follows Lisa Beasley’s journey after a horrific BASE jumping accident encourages her to return to the ocean. Lisa’s journey begins with a childhood love of water and sea life. This obsession continues until it is eclipsed by her growing infatuation with skydiving and then…
Afghanistan, The Lost Truth is a unique look at the people, culture and the landscapes of the country, the optimism that endures despite the countless tragedies the country has suffered. The film is the result of a 3,000 miles journey by land post 9/11. It offers powerful insight into the overwhelming…
Tales from the Amazon river. A boat-movie by João Leite. Heading upriver, the documentary "Aquamazonida” lets the Amazon River speak for itself. Between popular legends and encounters with its habitants, it tells us about its journey from its mouth up to Manaus, in the heart…
When the members of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn are imprisoned and accused of heading a criminal organization, their daughters, wives and mothers step up to take over the leadership and maintain Golden Dawn’s position as the fifth largest party in Greece for the upcoming elections. As the elections…
Documentary "A Deal With The Universe" is transgender filmmaker Jason Barker's debut feature. Autobiographical and made entirely from personal archive and home video diaries, the film follows Jason and Tracy's incredible story of how he came to give birth to their child, charting…
Sick School (47min): The students at Frank P. Long Elementary school in Long Island have been getting sick. And the staff have been dying. Out of 105, thirty-five have gotten cancer since 1998 and seventeen have passed away. The school, which sits in the shadow of a massive 270 foot landfill, is the…
A young man born severely deaf faced exclusion from society from his early days on. He was bullied by his peers, branded a fool by his teachers, and locked away in a basement at his first job at a bank—but Robin Gillon found his way through, all thanks to skiing. Best Short – Winter Film…
A select few do what so many others will never do; defy boundaries and break through barriers, starting with their own. They dare to take on what seems impossible; believing anything is achievable. This certainly would not describe 40 year-old Gerry Duffy. A dream defying, self-believer he was not. “I…
In the 1960’s, as the cities collapsed and the suburbs sprawled, Athelstan Spilhaus had a vision: A futuristic city for 250,000 residents, engineered from scratch in the isolated woods of northern Minnesota, to solve the twin urban and environmental crises. The Minnesota Experimental City…
Through a journey across Europe, starting in Rennes, finishing in Saint-Petersburg, a team of young documentarists spontaneously and poetically engage with an experience of culture, languages and borders. The camera follows Tao, a blooming artist travelling by the means of her skateboard. Along the way…
