Slaughter (Besmel)

"Slaughter" is an experimental short film that delves into the archival and historical footage of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, depicting a symbolic narrative surrounding the ritualistic act of animal sacrifice, known as "Besmel." It serves as an allegorical representation of a nation's sacrifice amidst the backdrop of political transformations.

Aranzazú, a memory of ruins

The celebration of a city is held every year and nostalgia is the main guest. Around the city there is nothing but ruins and in the distance, four men walk the streets of a city that was once great.

Tales from Arab Detroit

Tales from Arab Detroit is a video documentary offering a fascinating glimpse into the lives and struggles of the Arab American community in the Detroit tri-county area.

The Last Daughter

Brenda’s first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family. Decades later, she feels disconnected from both halves of her life, so she goes searching for the foster family with whom she had lost contact. Along the way she uncovers long-buried secrets, government lies, and the possibility of deeper connections to family and culture.

The Trouble with Merle

The director explores the birth origins of actress Merle Oberon, traveling to Tasmania and India in search of the truth, but her quest ultimately results in probably more questions than it answers.

St. Louis

Hamburg, Germany, 1939. Getting a passage aboard the passenger liner St. Louis seems to be the last hope of salvation for more than nine hundred German Jews who, desperate to escape the atrocious persecution to which they are subjected by the Nazi regime, intend to emigrate to Cuba.

Stone Street

Stone Street documents the life and experiences of a Trinidadian diaspora family and their enduring connection to the long standing family home in Port of Spain. Through the intersecting journeys of this extended and extensive family, the filmmaker explores themes of home, belonging and identity in a life defined by the fragmentary nature of a migratory Caribbean culture. This experimental documentary combines a lyrical first person voice with a family archive of home made audio visual artifacts, interviews and events. As the documentary explores the fragmentary nature of Caribbean identity, it simultaneously celebrates the fragments of domestic memorializing found in home movies, videos and photographs. Stone Street uses these various forms to evoke the experience of a complex and diverse Caribbean and Caribbean diaspora identity.

Dear Albania

Eliza Dushku takes on her homeland of Albania.

Lost in the Bewilderness

Lost in the Bewilderness is a feature-length documentary about the filmmaker’s cousin Lucas, kidnapped at age five from his native Greece, and found on the eve of his 16th birthday in the US. This story of international parental abduction, filmed for over twenty years, chronicles Lucas’s journey of growth and self-discovery, and culminates with Lucas becoming a father himself. Lost in the Bewilderness is not only a detective story but also a lyrical meditation on childhood, lost and found, and an exploration of how the themes of ancient Greek myth and tragedy, with the family at their center, are still very much alive in the modern world.

Climbing Iran

Nasim is a free climber, the only woman able to open new routes in Iran. She’s facing a double mountain to climb, both physical and cultural, as her passion collides with the strict policies concerning women freedom in her country. And she has a dream: open a new route in the Alps.

Aan ons den arbeid

Documentary that shows the changing attitude towards immigrant labor in The Netherlands. The documentary follows three immigrants that arrived in Holland 30 years ago to work in a bakery.

What Has Been Lost

My mother has died. Her name was Maria. Her children, we, Raúl and Santiago, discover among the objects left by our mother hundreds of photographs from our maternal grandfather, from REGINA -our great-aunt-, from our mother, from our father... And through those photographs, and with the help from an old camera -my grandfather's inheritance-, I, -along several trips to the places where those photographs were taken-, seek to recover and not lose my memory... that of my family. In the end, we will have to think on our memory and on what we have preserved and lost.

Draussen bleiben

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag für Autoren (Film Publishing House for Authors). Among them are Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Wim Wenders.

GreyKey

Fear and fascination arise in Muriel Grey when she remembers the figure of her father, who passed away when she was still very young. Thirty years after his death, Muriel will tell us the story of José Carlos Grey, a Black Holocaust survivor, freedom fighter in the Spanish Civil War and the French Resistance, and one of the only Black men known to have been imprisoned at the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.

Karun – The Longest River of Iran

On September 22, 1998, the Iranian poet Hamid Hajizadeh and his nine-year-old son Karun, whose name symbolically refers to Iran's longest river, were brutally murdered in their home in Kerman. The documentary film, based on the statements of the survivors, tries to sensitively reconstruct one of the many terrible motivated events that took place in Iran at the end of the previous century and draws us into the fateful day with the help of detailed shots of the objects in Hamid's study.

Rothenbaumchaussee

Hamburg, summer 1945: The young English control officer Captain Hannes Hacker arrives in the Hanseatic city to initiate the establishment of a new, liberal German radio station - in the Funkhaus on Rothenbaumchaussee. But Hacker also has private ties to Hamburg. He was born here and lived here until he had to leave his hometown on a Jewish Kindertransport.

Munich, or Peace in Our Time

September 28, 1938, war is about to break out. Tension was mounting, as Chamberlain and Daladier on one side, and Hitler and Mussolini on the other, met in Munich. This conference marked the culmination of the weakness of European democracies in the face of the rise of fascism. Through period documents and interviews, author Marcel Ophüls recounts this meeting and recreates the European climate of 1938.

Ines, Memories of a Lifetime

When Ines died, she left a very particular legacy, 10 books that read 'For my children'; it was the story of her life. Marked by a youth idyllic love, Ines was forced to marry a violent and womanizer man with whom she had 20 children. In the 50s, she managed to get divorce and 20 years after her death, Luisa, great-granddaughter of INES, reads, rescues and makes visible her history.

Hallo, Munich

The rut of Dalmatian hinterland changes with the arrival of returning guest workers, and things they bring along: cars, radios and new way of life.

Im Sog der Salafisten

#LikeMe in Concert 3

The Ultimate Cartoon Collection

Calling All Cartoon Fanatics!! For all of you who long for those beloved cartoons of a bygone era, "The Ultimate Cartoon Collection" is for you! Yes, here you'll find 60 of the finest, funniest, most fantastic cartoons ever drawn and animated. All of your favorite cartoon icons are showcased in this fabulous collection including: Betty Boop, Woody Woodpecker, Mighty Mouse, Baby Huey, Raggedy Ann, Little Lulu, The 3 Stooges, Mutt & Jess, and so many more- making this, "The Ultimate Cartoon Collection!"

The Paraseekers: Charlie's House

A local group of friends in Northern NJ filming the history of Hackettstown claims that they have captured Undeniable proof that there is life after death. Sergio Duque along with Totowa resident Carl Cifaldi and his son Carl, daughter Laura Cifaldi and Paterson Residents Randy DeOrio and Theresa Baker Thielen have captured both visual and audio footage that has generated quite a buzz throughout social media. Laura Cifaldi who is known for her medium work in NJ was asked to join her father, brother and the "Paraseekers" team to get her feel on a large property which has historic precedence in Hackettstown. Sergio also has direct EVP responses to questions that were asked by the film crew which has left them baffled. The film crew never expected to witness everything that was captured nor have they ever had their equipment malfunction including having their new batteries constantly die. The "Paraseekers" team who uses an approach that no other Paranormal research team has ever used ...

Race

An adaptation of the Hollywood film Trapped (2002), which itself was based on Greg Iles's novel 24 Hours, the film also borrows premises from the Canadian film Butterfly on a Wheel (2007).

A Kiss in the Snow

When a new boy moves into the area Cecilie and Peter's friendship is changed.

NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005

Pro Wrestling NOAH caps off a thrilling year with their final Budokan event of 2005.

Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni

Bartolomeo Pagano as Maciste in Maciste in the Lions' Den. A Italian silent from 1926.

The Summer House

A young girl flees to France to forget her boyfriend; first his letters pursue her, then he himself follows her there. During a party to celebrate the moon landing she takes her own small step...

上海爱情故事

DJ Lloyd

DJ Lloyd follows Lloyd Jones, a custodial worker, on his 50-year quest to find success as a DJ and honor his Brooklyn legacy.

Manhattan Parade

Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the owners of a theatrical costume shop.

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood, through his rise in the ranks of the Nation of Islam, to his 1965 assassination.

Nippon Tuck

In a Mexican town, The Blue Racer flies in a plane and tries to hypnotize the Japanese Beetle.