War heroes, presidents, superheroes and everyday heroes. All quite different, but made of the same special stuff - 'the hero gene'? The director Yoav Shamir wants to find the trait that makes people heroes, while testing if he himself, has this gene. In spite of the major doubts of his own…
"When people talk about Nashville being an 'It' city, they're certainly talking about glitzier subjects than those portrayed in Nashville 2012, a 75-minute series of black-and-white shorts that chronicles the year. There's no food porn, indie rock stars or high-gloss prime-time…
It is one of the more serious and complex problems of our time: Hunger. According to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), our world would have the resources to nourish 12 billion people. Yet worldwide, one billion people are suffering from chronic hunger. How is this possible? In HUNGER IN A…
Erzählt von Bruno Ganz Unser Wald. Er fasziniert und beängstigt, er nützt, erfreut und macht zuweilen Sorgen. Einst gezähmt und geplündert, bedeckt er wieder ein Drittel der Schweiz. Doch wie viel Platz räumen wir dem Wald in unserem modernen Leben noch ein? "Das…
"Goodnight Nobody" takes us on a journey through night, space and time. Four protagonists from four different continents share the same handicap: they can´t sleep. With varying tactics, they resign themselves to the fact that they must live around the clock without interruption. Four…
A partir de su colaboración en SABER PERDER, donde la pintura de Josep Santilari fue la i magen de portada de la novela, el cineasta y escritor David Trueba decidió seguir el proceso de creación de un cuadro. Para ello visitó el estudio de los hermanos gemelos Josep y Pere…
What happens when you realize that your family is part of a global superstition that is neither spoken about openly nor even referred to by name? Filmmaker Agata De Santis sets out on a quest to uncover the world of MAL'OCCHIO - the evil eye - where one can become physically ill by another's…
"They're young. They're punk. And they're rocking both their Muslim and American worlds with their music, lyrics and style." - CNN The word Taqwacore is a combination of hardcore, a genre of punk music, and taqwa, an Arabic word that translates as "piety" or "god-fearing."…
Au printemps 2004, Lara Roxx, 21 ans, a quitté Montréal, sa ville natale, pour aller à Los Angeles en quête de gloire et de fortune dans l’industrie du divertissement pour adultes. Même pas deux mois après avoir commencé à travailler dans cette…
En 2005, l'entreprise espagnole Fagor rachète Brandt et devient un des leaders du secteur de l'électroménager européen. Les salariés français sont inquiets et redoutent les licenciements. Mais Fagor n'est pas une entreprise comme les autres,…
A Caen une expérience originale mobilise chaque semaine une foule d’étudiants hors du commun : l’Université Populaire, initiée en 2002 par le philosophe Michel Onfray et une poignée d’amis. Gratuite, ouverte à tous, sans aucune modalité…
