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CACHADA – The Opportunity

CACHADA – The Opportunity A stunningly honest portrait of five incredible women who offer poignant and unthinkable memories in a documentary full of emotion and hope.
Array Array Igor Levit: No Fear Igor Levit: No Fear

Igor Levit: No Fear Igor Levit is one of the world’s greatest living classical pianists. Igor Levit: No Fear presents an intimate portrait of his all-consuming passion for the piano, his collaborations with conductors, orchestras and recording artists, and the embrace of his audiences.
Array Array Bambi, a French Woman Bambi, a French Woman

Bambi, a French Woman From birth in Algiers, Marie-Pierre wanted to wear dresses, rejecting her given name, Jean-Pierre. At 17, discovering a drag show changed her life. Becoming Bambi, she became a cabaret legend in 50s and 60s Paris.
Sabine Weiss, One Century of Photography Sabine Weiss (1924-2021) created a monumental body of work: thousands of faces, top fashion collections, and global photo reports. As a 20th-century witness focusing on society's margins, she was a Humanist photography icon. This film captures her final words and legacy.
Array Array Fouad Elkoury by Fouad Fouad Elkoury by Fouad

Fouad Elkoury by Fouad Fouad Elkoury, a renowned Lebanese photographer since the 70s, captures Middle Eastern life amid war-torn Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A new documentary offers an intimate look at his work, showcasing an emotional odyssey through exile, war, and resilience.
Murder of a Hatmaker (Assassinat d’une Modiste) Born in 1901, Odette Bernstein later became Fanny Berger, a successful young and independent Parisian hatmaker. Her business thrived until Vichy's anti-Jewish laws. Caught while fleeing, she was interned in Drancy and deported to Auschwitz in 1943.
Array Array CRUCIFIED at 2 p.m. CRUCIFIED at 2 p.m.

CRUCIFIED at 2 p.m. Lasse Span Olsen, a professional stuntman who has spent his whole life putting his life on the line, was suddenly involved in an accident that the doctors didn't think he would survive. Lying on the surgery table, he was told that he would probably not wake up again
Array Array Story & Pictures By Story & Pictures By

Story & Pictures By Let us tell you a story about the boundary pushers who shape souls and give children strange dreams. The stars of STORY & PICTURES BY are picture book creators changing the narrative for the next generation, even when their own lives are not fairytales.
Array Array The Arc of Oblivion The Arc of Oblivion

The Arc of Oblivion In a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. What can be saved?
Array Array Holy Frit Holy Frit

Holy Frit Unknown artist Tim Carey bluffs his way into an epic commission, sparking a desperate quest and an unexpected alliance with glass maestro Narcissus Quagliata, in a race to create a monumental masterpiece
Array Array The Treasures of Crimea The Treasures of Crimea

The Treasures of Crimea How a collection from long lost civilizations became a focal point of one of the world’s major political controversies today
Rumba Rules, New Genealogies

Rumba Rules, New Genealogies Glimpse into the contemporary music scene of Kinshasa featuring Brigade Sarbati Orchestra
Array Array 32 Sounds 32 Sounds

32 Sounds Discover the immersive power of sound with 32 Sounds, a captivating documentary exploring how it bends time, crosses borders, and shapes our perception
Array Array Butterfly in the Sky Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY tells the story of the beloved PBS children’s series “Reading Rainbow,” its iconic host LeVar Burton, and the challenges its creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television.
Array Array Unseen Skies Unseen Skies

Unseen Skies Yaara Bou Melhem’s documentary "Unseen Skies" explores state and corporate surveillance evolution through Trevor Paglen's audacious launch of artwork in space.
Array Array The Artist’s Daughter The Artist’s Daughter

The Artist’s Daughter A visit to her father's exhibition of self-portraits renews the filmmaker’s relationship with him but not the way she expected.
Array Array On This Happy Note On This Happy Note

On This Happy Note Even on her deathbed, one of Israel's greatest playwrights talks about life, death and art.
Array Array Anxious Nation Anxious Nation

Anxious Nation Anxious Nation looks deeply into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its crippling impact on kids and families
Storm Lake – educational version

Storm Lake – educational version A dogged family-run paper in Iowa gives citizens the scoop on forces threatening to overwhelm their precarious small-town existence.
Array Array The Art of Making It The Art of Making It

The Art of Making It Who gets seen, who gets left behind, and why does it matter who is anointed to tell the stories of our time?
Array Array The Torch The Torch

The Torch Guitar icon Buddy Guy reflects on his legacy.
Array Array ¡Viva Maestro! ¡Viva Maestro!

¡Viva Maestro! Superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel faces the test of a lifetime when social unrest in his Venezuelan homeland challenges his conviction that music has the power to unite
Storm Lake – NLP Campaign

Storm Lake – NLP Campaign A dogged family-run paper in Iowa gives citizens the scoop on forces threatening to overwhelm their precarious small-town existence.
Array Array Music From the Inside Out Music From the Inside Out

Music From the Inside Out A cinematic exploration of music through the stories and artistry of the musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra. The film follows these musicians as they explore what music means in their lives, both inside and outside the concert hall.
Array Array Imaginary Witness Imaginary Witness

Imaginary Witness Through film excerpts of Hollywood's most important Holocaust movies this documentary tells the story of the American film industry's complex and contradictory responses to the horrors of Nazi Germany.
Array Array Levantine Levantine

Levantine Levantine thinker and author Jacqueline Kahanoff was the first to write of Levantine and Mizrachi identities, as no one before her had done. Tracing her footsteps, draws not only a portrait of an impressive thinker, but also discovers the fate of Levantine identity in Israel
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Storm Lake A dogged family-run paper in Iowa gives citizens the scoop on forces threatening to overwhelm their precarious small-town existence.
Array Array Allen v. Farrow Allen v. Farrow

Allen v. Farrow A look behind the years of sensational headlines to reveal the private story of the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving his 7-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow.
RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words The improbable story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who couldn’t get a job after graduating at the top of her law class, became a revered Justice of the Supreme Court and icon for gender equality and human rights
James Stewart / Robert Mitchum: The Two Faces of America On this, the twentieth anniversary of their deaths, what heritage have these two Hollywood legends left behind them, and how did their particular qualities feed the American dream?
SHOAH & Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah | Special offer | Available in North America only. “First-Ever Digital Release of Shoah with the Oscar Nominee, Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of Shoah a Vital Educational Counterpart”.
Willy Ronis, The Reporter and His Battles Relating the great historical events of the 20th Century, the film portrays a humanist photographer who never gave up his political and social commitments
John Ford, the Man Who Invented America The film draws John Ford's portrait and explores the many echoes between his works and the turbulence that America is now going through
Array Array Rio Sonata Rio Sonata

Rio Sonata This film is dedicated to Nana Caymmi, one of Brazil’s most sophisticated singers and her leading role in the Brazilian music world in the last 50 years. Nana Caymmi is the guardian of an unrivalled musical heritage
Array Array Golden Slumbers Golden Slumbers

Golden Slumbers Through survivors' stories and the search for remnants of their era in modern Phnom Penh, the film reveals the vital importance movies had for an entire generation, as well as the complex legacy they leave today's youth to inherit.
Array Array Abbas by Abbas Abbas by Abbas

Abbas by Abbas Abbas wan an iconic photographer and member of the Magnum Agency. This movie portrays an observer of the world and captures the last words of one of the most important photographers of our time.
Array Array Huxley on Huxley Huxley on Huxley

Huxley on Huxley Italian born Laura Huxley, a teenage violin virtuoso, left the concert stage to become a renowned psychotherapist and author. In 1956 Laura married Aldous Huxley, literary giant and prophet of the 20th century
Array Array Ballerina Boys Ballerina Boys

Ballerina Boys “Ballerina Boys” is a portrait of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a dance company of male ballerinas who present dazzling parody of classic ballets changing the world one pirouette at a time
Array Array Making a Mountain Making a Mountain

Making a Mountain Star architect Bjarke Ingels and his team have spectacular plans for a new waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen
Array Array Body of Truth Body of Truth

Body of Truth Artists Marina Abramović, Sigalit Landau, Shirin Neshat; Katharina Sieverding have been politicized by experiences with war, violence and suppression and integrated them into their work, using the most personal feature available: their own bodies
Array Array An Impossible Project An Impossible Project

An Impossible Project Fully shot on 35mm, this entertaining story follows the spectacular re-invention of Polaroid and comes as a light-hearted and inspiring story about the analogue vs digital world
Array Array Conductivity Conductivity

Conductivity How does one become a leader? Young conductors are in search of their place in the hierarchical world of classical music
Hagiga: The Story of Israeli Cinema

Hagiga: The Story of Israeli Cinema A unique two part documentary that encompasses 50 years of Israeli cinema through dozens of interviews with the filmmakers who created some of the most important, beloved, locally and internationally successful movies in the history of Israeli cinema
Array Array Mr. SOUL! Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL! Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with SOUL!, America’s first “Black Tonight Show.”
Array Array Hope I’m In The Frame Hope I’m In The Frame

Hope I’m In The Frame A portrait of Michal Bat-Adam the first and only woman director in Israel to regularly create films since the 70s. The film intimately documents her and her husband director Moshe Mizrahi sharing the struggle to make films despite aging
Array Array Exit Music Exit Music

Exit Music A rare invitation into the world of a young artist dying of cystic fibrosis as he navigates the ominous, sacred, and unmapped journey at the end of life
Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story A classic board game that has been played by over a billion people in the last 85 years, MONOPOLY® is a worldwide cultural phenomenon. "Under the Boardwalk" captures fascinating stories about the game and those who play it
Array Array Kinders Kinders

Kinders Kinders follows children and teenagers of different origins through their sometimes difficult and confusing, sometimes funny and bitter lives
Eisenberger – Art Must Be Beautiful, As The Frog Says To The Fly What really constitutes artistic freedom? And does it require artists at all?
Array Array Beyond the Grace Note Beyond the Grace Note

Beyond the Grace Note 'Beyond The Grace Note' looks at the struggles and problems that many of the most famous female conductors in the world have had to face pursuing their chosen profession
Array Array The Greenaway Alphabet The Greenaway Alphabet

The Greenaway Alphabet The whos, whats and whys of filmmaker Peter Greenaway, directed by his wife Saskia Boddeke
Living the light – Robby Müller

Living the light – Robby Müller When his films are finished, his images keep moving
Array Array For the Whales For the Whales

For the Whales Writers, artists, and musicians celebrate the whale
Illustrious & Unknown: The Man Who Saved the Louvre "We don’t choose our enemy, but we pick our fight." Jacques Jaujard (1895-1967)
Array Array PilgrIMAGE PilgrIMAGE

PilgrIMAGE PilgrIMAGE is a populist but personal inter-generational journey into movies, media and image-making.
Array Array Midsummer in Newtown Midsummer in Newtown

Midsummer in Newtown A show of strength. An act of courage.
Array Array Arna’s Children Arna’s Children

Arna’s Children How the children of a Palestinian theater group got involved in the Intifada
Array Array Angels in the Dust Angels in the Dust

Angels in the Dust Angels In the Dust is the story of a courageous, self-sacrificing, fiercely loving woman who chooses a spiritual path over a material one; it tells of the life-changing power of one compassionate heart.
Array Array Pressure Cooker Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker Three high school senior find inspiration and the possibility for a better life while attempting to win a scholarship for the country's best culinary schools under the tutelage of Mrs. Stephenson, a one of a kind teacher.
Array Array Architecture Must Blaze Architecture Must Blaze

Architecture Must Blaze An exclusive insight into Wolf Prix' Coop Himmelb(l)au
The World According to Sesame Street

The World According to Sesame Street The World According To Sesame Street explores the drama, challenges, and rewarding outcome as dedicated Sesame producers and local producers bring to life the world’s most watched children’s television program in Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa.
The Art of Museums (series)

The Art of Museums (series) Blurring the boundaries between entertainment and high culture, this series takes the viewer into a fine selection of world’s most renowned museums.
Kids on the Silk Road (series)

Kids on the Silk Road (series) 15 countries along the colorful ancient Silk Road, 15 children (11-14 years old) who give an insight into their lives and challenges.
How to Make a Book with Steidl

How to Make a Book with Steidl Who's the man behind Robert Frank, Karl Lagerfeld and Jeff Wall? Their publisher Gerhard Steidl.
Array Array Wadi Grand Canyon Wadi Grand Canyon

Wadi Grand Canyon Twenty years after his first "Wadi," Amos Gitai returns for the third time to Wadi Rushmia.
A Letter to a Friend in Gaza

A Letter to a Friend in Gaza Gitai pays homage to Albert Camus, while interjecting texts by Izhar Smilansky, Emile Habibi, Mahmoud Darwish, and Amira Hass.
Array Array High Fantasy High Fantasy

High Fantasy “Our national anthem is bullshit, our flag is bullshit, Rainbow Nation is bullshit. Bullshit”
Array Array Stories of Our Lives Stories of Our Lives

Stories of Our Lives A series of vignettes based on true stories collected for the Stories Of Our Lives project.
Array Array Love the One You Love Love the One You Love

Love the One You Love ‘Love The One You Love’s parallel stories question the ideals we hold too sacred: love, happiness, and the New South Africa, the pursuit of which makes truth impossible.
Array Array Gurrumul Gurrumul

Gurrumul GURRUMUL is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to him and keeping the show on the road.
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image A documentary about body image and industry leaders challenging society's dangerous and unrealistic standards of beauty
Array Array Romeo Is Bleeding Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding Richmond, CA is a community struggling with gun violence, stemming from a turf war which spans multiple generations. A local arts organization recruits young people to take part in an urban adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.
Array Array Death and the Maiden Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden Shortly after World War II, over 1000 paintings were found in a Cellar in southern France, by a Young-Jewish artist called Charlotte Salomon
Array Array The Music of Strangers The Music of Strangers

The Music of Strangers The only way to change the world is to make a little noise: The extraordinary story of The Silk Road Ensemble, an international musical collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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Sold Based on the global bestseller by Patricia McCormick, SOLD is the story of Lakshmi who journeys from a pastoral, rural village in Nepal to a gritty brothel/prison called Happiness House in Kolkata, India.
Array Array I Am Here I Am Here

I Am Here Every week, millions of viewers tune in to China's most popular singing competition, Super Boy. I Am Here immerses us in the finalists' gruelling, adrenaline-filled experience, whilst raising provocative questions about the social context of such a phenomenon.
Array Array Dali’s Last Masterpiece Dali’s Last Masterpiece

Dali’s Last Masterpiece For the first time, the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres opens its doors for an all-access tour with the master himself.
Array Array Cinema mon amour Cinema mon amour

Cinema mon amour CINEMA, MON AMOUR follows the story of a lifetime cinephile in his battle to preserve one of today's last remaining cinemas in Romania
Array Array One Day on Earth One Day on Earth

One Day on Earth The first film made in every country of the world on the same day
Before the Last Curtain Falls

Before the Last Curtain Falls The exceptional and heart-warming stories of a group of trans cabaret artists and drag queens in their sixties and seventies, who summon the courage to take the stage one last time.
Array Array Most Valuable Players Most Valuable Players

Most Valuable Players Meet a new kind of high school All-Star in a live television event that celebrates excellence in high school musical theater.
Array Array Louder than a Bomb Louder than a Bomb

Louder than a Bomb A mic. A stage. A pen. A page. The story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the world's largest youth slam
Array Array American Promise American Promise

American Promise Success is our only option. Spanning 12 years in the lives of two middle class black families sending their sons to a prestigious Manhattan private school.
Awake: The Life of Yogananda

Awake: The Life of Yogananda Filmed over three years with the participation of 30 countries around the world, the documentary examines the world of yoga and explores why millions today have turned their attention inwards, bucking the limitations of the material world in pursuit of self-realization.
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Connected An Autoblogography about Love, Death, and Technology. This is an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected in the 21st century.
A Collection of Short Films by Joshua Oppenheimer An exclusive look at the early short films made in the career of Joshua Oppenheimer, the Oscar nominated director of THE ACT OF KILLING and THE LOOK OF SILENCE
Array Array The 50 Year Argument The 50 Year Argument

The 50 Year Argument Told through the inimitable documentary style of Martin Scorsese, The 50 Year Argument rides the waves of literary, political and cultural history as charted by its subject: the influential and renowned publication The NY Review of Books.
Array Array Cathedrals of Culture Cathedrals of Culture

Cathedrals of Culture "If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?" This 3D film project about the soul of buildings allows six iconic and very different buildings to speak for themselves.
The Man who made Angels Fly

The Man who made Angels Fly Michael Meschke is one of the world's top puppeteers.Over time he amassed a collection of 3,000 marionettes that must now vacate unsuitable basement storage in a Stockholm museum. Each has its own story and unmistakable personality.
Array Array Hugo Pratt in Africa Hugo Pratt in Africa

Hugo Pratt in Africa Thrown from a normal Venetian childhood into a wretched Fascist adventure in Ethiopia, Hugo Pratt's years in Africa irrevocably shaped his life and works.
Array Array Mad as Hell: Peter Finch Mad as Hell: Peter Finch

Mad as Hell: Peter Finch Maps the significance and legacy of Australian actor Peter Finch’s life and career as seen through the eyes of his daughters, fellow actors, producers and manager.
Babelsberg from East to West

Babelsberg from East to West The Babelsberg studios tell the story of German film industry, from the fame and genius of Fritz Lang and Marlène Dietrich, through the forced exodus of talented directors under the Nazi regime, to the post-communist era success enjoyed today.
Array Array Muezzin Muezzin

Muezzin Following the recent phenomenon in Turkey in which muezzin's compete for the most powerful and beautiful call to prayer , this film investigates the phenomenon of individuality within Islamic culture.
Array Array Gypsy Davy Gypsy Davy

Gypsy Davy When a blond Californian with Alabama roots becomes a Flamenco guitarist in Andalucian boots, fathering five children to five different women, what happens along the way and behind the scenes?
Array Array Art/Violence Art/Violence

Art/Violence Inspired by characters from "Alice in Wonderland," "Waiting for Godot" and "Antigone," young Palestinian actresses deal with the military occupation and gender oppression, violence and grief, on stage and in life.
Array Array My Sweet Canary My Sweet Canary

My Sweet Canary An exuberant musical and cinematic journey across Greece, and Turkey in search of Roza Eskenazi, an artist whose music shaped the soundtrack of the region for almost a century.