A trove of home video tapes spurs a filmmaker to investigate repressed parts of his past and come to terms with his own identity. A search for the cause of his father’s sudden suicide turns into a cathartic journey of reconnection and healing.
Over the past decade, Southern Africa has seen an increase in the number of orphaned and displaced elephant calves. The reasons are primarily increased poaching of elephants and other large game, together with human encroachment and destruction of traditional elephant habitat. It is this that led to…
Beyond Limits is a 10 part docuseries focused on showcasing inspiring individuals from 10 different countries on 4 different continents who all have physical, mental or emotional hurdles, yet have defied the odds to not only overcome their issues, but have gone on to accomplish extraordinary feats. …
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In INVENTED BEFORE YOU WERE BORN, white siblings Jonathan and Rachel Knight discover they are descendants of Kentucky slave holder Richard Bibb. Confronting this family history leads to meeting black descendants of the people enslaved by their ancestor. Joined by African American journalist and historian…
Muzzled by the increasingly autocratic regime of the “Depression Federation”, 16-year-old Marusya decides to join her generations’ suicide statistics by year’s end. Then she meets Kimi and a love story begins between the two millennials caught in the undertow of their oppressive…
Faustine’s father immortalized in family films the most beautiful moments of his life, while her mother’s difficulties struck the blind spot of his images. Today the filmmaker revisits these films to tell another story: the one of a woman who sees her role as a mother gradually taking away…
“A gentle and rather lovely documentary about the community of wild swimmers who dip all year round at Gaddings Dam on the West Yorkshire moors” – Cath Clarke, The Guardian “…thrill-seekers all over swear by the restorative benefits of taking a frosty dip in nature……
A FATHER A SON AND SANKARA is a transnational and intergenerational manifesto on connection, care and community as sites of struggle against racial capitalism, imperialism and attendant forms of oppression it depends upon. The film obtained the best documentary award at SOBH International Media Festival…
Un PÈRE UN FILS ET SANKARA est un film-manifeste transnational et intergénérationnel, qui explore la connexion, le soin et la communauté comme formes de résistance face au capitalisme racial, l'impérialisme et aux oppressions qu’il engendre. Porté…
Winepacking is a journey through the lands and rich history of some of Italy’s most iconic wineries. Accompanied by Paolo Coluccio—the acclaimed chef to VIPs such as Wes Anderson, Edward Norton, and Brad Pitt—this unique adventure unfolds by bicycle, tracing the paths where legendary…
