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Maduro: The Indestructible From pariah to power player, Nicolás Maduro clings to Venezuela's socialist revolution as war and oil reshape his global standing in this portrait of survival, repression, and political reinvention.
Tish (US) The life and work of British photographer Tish Murtha, renowned for her poignant black-and-white images capturing the struggles of working-class communities in Northeast England during the 1970s and 1980s.
Petra Kelly – ACT NOW! Petra Kelly, co-founder of the German Green Party, was a pioneering advocate for peace, environmental protection, and human rights. Inspired by the civil rights movement, she championed radical social change and solidarity worldwide. She is more topical than ever today.
Map of Latin American Dreams / Mapa de sueños latinoamericanos From 1992 to 2013, Argentine artist Martín Weber asked people throughout Latin America to write their dreams on a wooden chalkboard. Decades later, Martin embarked on a search for the same individuals to see if their dreams had come true.
Guañuna After police wrongfully arrested Paúl Guañuna, his body was found the next day at the bottom of a ravine. Guañuna follows a father's relentless fight for justice, uniting youth and a wounded community to confront racism, police brutality, and impunity in Ecuador.
Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age The profiles of four women and one man whose lives were devastated by online violence. From politicians to content creators and educators, they share a common fight: refusing silence and demanding accountability from tech giants, the state, and perpetrators.
Mr. Engel – A Sexonomic Miracle (Herr Mister Engel – Ein Sexschaftswunder) Before his death, German brothel owner Dieter Engel unveiled a secret erotic art collection. A WWII orphan, he redefined the sex industry with dignity and rights for women, culminating in a museum honoring female sexuality, art, and resilience across five decades.
The Mountains (Bjergene) With 30 years of home videos, 75,000 photos, and superhero costumes, a son revisits long-lost memories to confront a 25-year-old family tragedy and the silent wounds it left behind.
Language of My Soul After hiding her indigenous identity and language for forty-five years, the last fluent speaker of the N|uu language is now 90 years old and is haunted by the question - ‘what will happen to my language when I die?'
In the Name of the Father (Be-Shem ha-Av) This documentary unveils the Breslov Hasidic community’s inner struggles in Yavniel, Israel, following a leader’s death and shocking revelations of criminal activity. Survivors share untold stories of resilience amid intense spiritual and social turmoil.
Who, if not us? – The Fight for Democracy in Belarus (Der Kampf um Demokratie in Belarus – Wer, wenn nicht wir?) The 2020 protests were the largest in Belarus's history, but the Lukaschenko regime brutally suppressed them. Over the course of a year, the doc follows the struggle for democracy in Belarus through the lives of three exceptional women.
Souls of a River The Evros River forms the Greece-Turkey border. Forensic pathologist Pavlidis Pavlos works along the river, identifying missing relatives to bring closure to families. This documentary explores the boundary between native and foreigner, life and death, remembering and forget
A Symphony for a Common Man (Sinfonia de um homem comum) In 2002, Brazilian ambassador José Bustani, the first director of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), tried to prevent Iraq’s destruction but was forced out by US pressure. Nearly twenty years later, Bustani and others look back.
How I Became a Partisan (Ako som sa stala partizánkou) The fates of Roma WWII partisans in in the former Czechoslovakia are untold. While researching her family’s partisan past, director Vera Lacková confronts deep-rooted prejudice against the Roma community. She aims to show the heroic deeds of the Romani.
The Invention of the Other (A Invenção Do Outro / La invención del Otro) An expedition into the Amazon, led by Bruno Pereira, seeks to find the isolated Korubo tribe and reunite them with other indigenous family members.
Kenya: The Struggle for Justice After witnessing the murder of her friend, Kenya, a transgender sex worker, embarks on a journey of struggle and the pursuit of justice.
The Woman of Stars and Mountains (Mukí Sopalírili Aligué Gawichí Nirúgame) A Mexican indigenous woman left her mountain community. She was discovered and detained in a Kansas psychiatric hospital for 12 years. Authorities couldn't determine her identity or language. This documentary explores her story and the racism and discrimination she faced.
To See You Again (Volverte a ver) Against a backdrop of epidemic levels of disappearances and deaths in Mexico—an estimated 360,000 have died since 2006—a group of women put pressure on the government in this powerful portrait of female solidarity.
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.
Judged Bodies: The Fight for Reproductive Rights (Cuerpos Juzgados) In El Salvador, where abortion is completely illegal, women who have had obstetric emergencies have been sentenced to up to 40 years in prison. The Citizen Group fights for women’s reproductive rights and works to free women unjustly imprisoned.
Flee (with Audio Description) Amin had an extraordinary child refugee journey from Afghanistan. He is facing a painful secret he kept hidden for 20 years, threatening to derail his life and his soon-to-be husband
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.
Of Medicine and Miracles Time is of the essence.
The Darien Dilemma The Darien Dilemma delves into the fate of 1,000 Jews on the Danube in 1941, their survival contingent on a Mossad agent's decisions in Istanbul. Featuring interviews and reenactments, it uncovers the complexities of wartime rescue.
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.
Dear Fredy Dear Fredy explores Fredy Hirsch's life, a brave Jewish gay man who created a daycare in Auschwitz, bringing brief joy to children amidst terror. His enduring spirit faced immense persecution and planned a failed uprising, marking a significant chapter in gay history
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
Mary-Jo Will See You at 4 Mary-Jo receives daily visitors in her living room. As an ethnologist specialized in Darfur, her guests aren’t coming to have tea only. They need crucial help that only this 90-year-old woman can give; a chance at proving where they’re coming from when their land disappeared
Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend A film charting the rise of Bob Marley and The Wailers to international stardom - made from footage shot in the early 1970s and lost for 30 years
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely How did we come to this moment, where free speech issues have never felt more complicated and urgent, and where the nation is wondering a new: what price are we willing to pay for free speech?
Slow Food Story The Slow Food Story is the essential one-stop critical guide to the history, ideas, structure, and membership of the Slow Food movement.
Exile To The Wild West Exile to the Far West is a story of solitude and hope set in a frozen land.
God’s Fool A biography of the author Scott Symons.
On This Happy Note Even on her deathbed, one of Israel's greatest playwrights talks about life, death and art.
Bad Axe A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump's rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive
The Torch Guitar icon Buddy Guy reflects on his legacy.
¡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
Flee Amin had an extraordinary child refugee journey from Afghanistan. He is facing a painful secret he kept hidden for 20 years, threatening to derail his life and his soon-to-be husband
Running for the Revolution Cuba’s greatest ever track athlete Alberto Juantorena shares his remarkable personal journey through a cauldron of sport & politics - offering a fresh and engaging insight into his unique country, and its tangled relationship with the USA
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time The life and insights of author Kurt Vonnegut
Menachem Begin: Peace and War Exploring the legacy of Menachem Begin, Israe’s 6th Prime-Minister, who made both a historic peace and an arrogant war that changed the face of the Middle East.
Julian Assange: The Price of Truth In 2013, we interviewed Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he described confronting a society immobilised by authoritarian abuses. At the time, he had no idea that he was going to spend seven years between four walls, under constant surveillance.
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.
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”.
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah Oscar-nominated biographical documentary examining the life and work of pioneering French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, and the making of his 1985 Holocaust masterpiece Shoah
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
The Nest From 1941 to 1970, about 500 WWII orphans and foster kids were raised by Yvonne & Roger Hagnauer a.k.a; Goéland and Pingouin, two code names for this strong-willed and caring couple of Resistants.
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
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.
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
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.”
Ben Gurion, Epilogue Based on archive material, the film reveals the final years of Israel's founder, David Ben-Gurion. Excluded from leadership, he allowed himself a hindsight perspective on the Zionist enterprise
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
The Jump Through rare archival footage and a dramatic first-person re-enactment of one of the biggest Cold War muddles of the 1970s, Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka tells the tale of his desperate jump to freedom
MLK/FBI Based on recently declassified files, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Pollard explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Slaves of the Sword: Yitzhak Rabin Rabin, the quintessential Israeli fighter, what drove him to turn diplomacy, to politics to the post of Prime Minister? Until Israeli militarism nurtured, among others, by Rabin, turned against him: he was assassinated by a Jewish fanatic
Slaves of the Sword: Moshe Dayan “Rocking the boat is his favorite tactic, to sway it sufficiently for the helmsman to lose his grip” Moshe Dayan an enigma- a warrior, a farmer, a man of the world? A non conformist who defied norms and conventions
The Age of the Generals: Begin I hope to be remembered as someone who prevented civil war- this is more important than having been the supreme commander of the underground movement, prime minister or the peace treaty with Egypt. Begin in his own words
Slaves of the Sword: Ariel Sharon Sharon incorporated reliance on naked, brutal power when dealing with the Palestinians. Deviant in his tactics, he has changed the map of Israel almost to the point of no return. Until he too became a victim of his own manipulations
Slaves of the Sword: Golda The ultimate Jewish Mother, Golda Meir, turned out to be the Israeli Iron Lady, neither more civilian nor more feminine in her decisions than her male counterparts. She continued the power politics of Israeli leaders and personified Israel’s unyielding stand
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story Legendary political rock star Lee Atwater helped elect Ronald Reagan, created the Bush dynasty, and taught the Republican Party that politics is war. Then Lee repented. Or did he?
Solo – Out of a Dream A story of poverty, violence, and escape from the slums of Rio de Janeiro
Eisenberger – Art Must Be Beautiful, As The Frog Says To The Fly What really constitutes artistic freedom? And does it require artists at all?
White Noise The definitive inside story of the alt-right, following movement leaders as they ride a wave of racist ideas to viral fame
John Lewis: Good Trouble A fascinating look into the life and times of U.S representative and activist, John Lewis. Using interviews and rare archival footage the film delivers an intimate account of Lewis's legacy and contribution to the Civil Rights Movement
Watson Activist. Conservationist. Rebel.
Bending the Arc In the 1980s, three young people barely out of their teens began a movement that would change global health forever. Bending the Arc tells their story.
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.
Becoming Nobody Everyone's busy being somebody - Ram Dass
Raghu Rai – An Unframed Portrait An unframed portrait of Magnum photographer Raghu Rai and his 50 year long journey capturing the stories of India
Mamacita Mamacita is the story of a Mexican matriarch who blows her family history wide open in a surprising documentary by her grandson.
How to Make a Book with Steidl Who's the man behind Robert Frank, Karl Lagerfeld and Jeff Wall? Their publisher Gerhard Steidl.
Running With Beto Running with Beto follows Beto O'Rourke's rise from political unknown to national sensation through his bold attempt to unseat Ted Cruz in US Senate.
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.
In My Room An up-close and personal look at six teenagers inside their room, told entirely out of their self made videos posted on YouTube.
RBG Hero. Icon. Dissenter. RBG explores the life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
DOLORES Dolores Huerta fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. The fight continues...
Family Matters (Girsa Deyankuta) With their parents' divorce, a family is divided between the two conflicting worlds: that of Ultra-Orthodox Judaism and of the secular
Into the North A coming-of-age story of young Czech Jewish refugees who were saved by Danish farmers during the WWII.
Dimona Twist Seven women arrive in Israel by ship in the 1950s and 1960s and are sent straight to Dimona, a town recently established in the desert.
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
Winnie This is the story of Winnie Madikizela Mandela, one of the most misunderstood and intriguingly powerful contemporary female political figures
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.
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.
The Ceremony The most famous dominatrix in France creates sadomasochist “Ceremonies” in her chateau. Welcome inside...
Life Is Sacred The fearless Colombian philosopher-politician-teacher Antanas Mockus and his followers struggle for peace in a country with the longest running internal conflict in the world. This is a story about 4 years that changed a country forever.
Vienna’s Lost Daughters The exceptional story of eight women who left their native Vienna during the war as part of the Kinder Transport and remade their lives in New York City
The Judge Aharon Barak, controversial President of the Supreme Court of Israel and author of the Law syllabus staple, "The Judge in a Democracy", bares his soul on camera for the very first time.
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.
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.
Harbour of Hope In Spring 1945 Red Cross liberated over 30.000 of concentration camp survivors and rescued them to peaceful Sweden.
Unwanted Witness A candid portrait of Hollman Morris, a journalist in Columbia who speaks out about the violence in his country on his weekly television show. For this he has received both international acclaim and death threats.
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?
Seeds of Summer Seven years after completing an IDF course for female combat soldiers, the director returns to the place where, for the first time, she fell in love with a woman – her commanding officer.
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.

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