500 years ago France’s young king, François I, commissioned the age’s greatest genius, Leonardo da Vinci, to create a huge royal palace. The Tuscan master then set to work and produced sketches for a double palace of vast dimensions. This was an enormous project with the ambition of…
Filme über sexualisierte Gewalt gegen Jungen »Das ist einem ja unheimlich peinlich in jungen Jahren«, sagt Henry im Film. Jungen und Männer sind in großer Zahl von sexualisierter Gewalt in verschiedenster Weise betroffen. Viele Betroffene schweigen aus Scham lange über…
Dawn Langley Simmons was one of the first transgender and interracial marriage pioneers. Dawn’s story was one in which mystery and legend swirled, even to this day. She was the author of more than 20 books. She was the adopted daughter of famed actress, Dame Margaret Rutherford and designated heir…
The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history - millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mould…
The horror and brutalising effect of war in Sri Lanka. Filmed in the war area of the north and east of Sri Lanka under hazardous conditions, this programme vividly portrays the effects of war on a people. It also analyses how the arms trade has militarised and Asia. Producers Nimal and Ranjar Mendis…
After being evicted from their housing, the Kamalanathan family, who arrived from Sri Lanka nearly 30 years ago, moved into the cramped backroom of their grocer’s shop. This film, filled with tenderness and audacity, and peppered by Bollywood-style musical interludes sung by the protagonists, also…
Après une expulsion de son logement, la famille Kamalanathan, venue du Sri Lanka il y a près de 30 ans, s'installe dans l'arrière-boutique étriquée de son épicerie. Dans ce film plein de tendresse et d'audace, ponctué d'intermèdes…
In this intellectually stimulating and practical four-part online class, popular voice of esoteric ideas Mitch Horowitz explores the enduring problems and bounding promise of the contention that thoughts are causative, arriving at a wholly new framing of the powers and potentials of your mind. Course…
DAY OF A STRANGER is an intimate portrait of a world-renown mystic and author during his final years living in solitude from 1965 until his shocking death in 1968. As a Trappist Monk, Thomas Merton became a prolific writer and was in dialogue with some of the twentieth century’s most influential…
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Demetra è una sex worker, attivista e proprietaria di uno dei bordelli più antichi di Atene. Seguendo la sua vita quotidiana per dodici anni, la telecamera racconta come la crisi finanziaria abbia trasformato la sua vita professionale e personale. Conoscendo Demetra, ci confrontiamo con…
A bittersweet portrait of a community in Italy, where farmers have secretly agreed to rent out their fields for solar panels and by doing so are ruining the area's breathtaking view. ENLISH SUBTITLES
