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Refugee Poetry

April 2016 •Kurdish

The Kurdish Iraqi poet and actor Zeravan Khalil travels with his dog through an Alpine gorge after fleeing from IS war and genocide. As he remembers the abomination, he writes a poem with the title “You drive me mad” in Kurmanji Kurdish. In his home country, Yazidic Kurds are forbidden to work in his profession. Then he eats his apple and wanders through Europe’s middle with more hope.

The Women of Godzilla

April 2008 •English

One aspect of Japanese fantasy films that often goes overlooked is the significant part that women play in the drama.

The Creator of Godzilla: Tomoyuki Tanaka

June 2007 •English

Many people contributed to the creation of Godzilla, but only one man was truly the father of the monster.

I Want to Return Return Return

September 2020 •English

A depiction of the Wrangelkiez neighbourhood in Berlin. The people portrayed tell their life stories. One woman came to the neighbourhood a decade ago to work in Berlin’s still unfinished Brandenburger Airport, one man reminisces his childhood on a Tobacco farm in Kentucky, another speaks of an exceptional day in an otherwise monotonous workplace. These portraits are interwoven with the story of Elpi, a Greek woman who is waiting for the long overdue visit of an old important friend. The outcome of this mixture is a film which captures the lives and perspectives of some of Wrangelkiez’s most commanding citizens, while at the same time evoking the loss that change and time passing means for places and for people.

Users Are Losers

January 1971 •English

Educational film about the dangers of drug use and abuse in high school. Framed around the death of a classmate from overdose.

Momentum

June 2015 •English

In Finland, a small child is waiting for his time to begin. His heart is broken. A major heart surgery is expected. There is a fight against time. The boys parents are wandering in the corridors of the hospital. The heart is stopped during the surgery operation. Le Locle, a village in Switzerland acts as the heart of watch industry. Narrow streets of the village carry vital parts to watches and nowdays also into human bodies, for example pacemakers. Village is formed as a big factory line and appears as a time-twisting machine. There pieces are refined and workers hands turns the time on and off.

And So They Live

August 1940 •English

A stark documentary film about the economic and educational crises the mountain people of rural Appalachia faced at the tail end of the Dust Bowl period.

Låten från båten

November 1961 •Swedish

Edwin

July 2020 •English

Edwin Debrow Jr. murdered a cab driver when he was 12. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Christmas at Moose Factory

January 1971 •English

A study of life at Christmastime in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the shore of James Bay, composed entirely of children's crayon drawings and narrated by children.

The Artist and the Computer

October 1976 •English

Pioneering artist Lillian Schwartz demonstrates the human input -- integrity, artistic sensibilities, and aesthetics -- that goes into producing early computer art. In voice-over she explains the intent behind a number of her films and offers insight into the artist's problems and decisions. Produced for AT&T.

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

June 2002 •English

Panel discussion about the original Broadway production of Lorraine Hansbury's "A Raisin in the Sun."

Outside Line

February 2023 •English

Rajah Caruth wasn’t supposed to be a NASCAR driver. As a Black kid growing up in Washington D.C., he had no connections and little representation in the industry. Determined to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a driver, he pursued the only path he saw available: virtual racing. He made a name for himself in the online world of iRacing, leveraging his rapidly growing talents and personal brand into a spot in a real-life race car. In the few short years since Caruth first got into a car, he has risen to NASCAR’s penultimate racing series, with his sights set at the top. This short documentary tells his story and follows him as he prepares for a bold new chapter in his racing career.

24 Frames per Century

August 2013 •English

A short film made for "Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded". Inspired by Jean-Luc Godard's film "Contempt", the short film serves as a reflection on the state of cinema, depicting two film projectors contemplating the uncertainty of their future.

The Making of 'The Thing'

June 1982 •English

The Magic of Walt Disney World

December 1972 •English

A look at the many attractions, resort hotels, and other amusements at Walt Disney World in its first year of operation.

Lipstick

September 1994 •English

With an off beat sense of humour, the film looks at the politics and glamour of lipstick and the dilemmas of the modern woman in a marketed world.

Loyal to My Image

April 1992 •English

Through one woman's experience as an adopted person and also as a mother who relinquished her child in 1971, this documentary highlights the many complex issues associated with adoption.

Anal Paprika

October 1999 •English

A couple of dolts lost in the woods get stalked by a lunatic obsessed with John Stamos.

City of The Cunning

October 2021 •Spanish

Through the story of three cyclists, we will learn about the struggle and vicissitudes of getting around by bicycle in one of the largest, most polluted and overpopulated cities in the world.