El apagón: Aquí vive gente

Cry Sea

July 2007 •Italian

Every day 500 high-tech fishing boats enter Senegalese waters and catch whatever they can find. Every day 15,000 Senegalese wooden pirogues go out to sea and search for what is left to feed 600,000 people. All this is done under agreements between the European Union and the countries West Africa.

Life on the V: The Story of V66

April 2014 •English

Boston's V66 music video station came and went in the mid-1980s but in the 18 months on the air, it was one of the only over-the-air music video channels ever created. But even popular success didn't mean it was going to last...

I Can Let Go Now

March 2022 •English

A musical montage of the evolution of a relationship, composed by Michael McDonald and sung by Claude McKnight and Maggie Gould.

Mad Youth

April 2021 •Hungarian

The story behind the resistance of the students against the arbitrary political reforming of the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest.

In Memory of Rock

January 1963 •French

The rock-wild youth of the 1960s during the apparitions of their idols.

Elektro-Lähmung - Ein Film gegen die politische Ohnmacht

October 1989 •German

An initiative discusses a videotape in which a group of activists portrays themselves and their work against the "nuclear power mafia." After argumentatively and polemically confronting the economic and political power of the energy industry, the activists call for the shutdown of escalators to counteract people's electro-paralysis.

This Time Next Year

November 2014 •English

A poetic documentation of the Long Beach Island, NJ community as they battle local politics, cope with personal tragedy, and band together after Hurricane Sandy.

Sea Sorrow

November 2017 •English

A very personal and dynamic meditation on the current global refugee crisis through the eyes and voices of campaigners, specially children, where past and present establish a dialogue. A reflection on the importance of human rights.

Freedom for the Wolf

June 2017 •English

The Real Story of Fake Democracy. Filmed over three years in five countries, FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF is an epic investigation into the new regime of illiberal democracy. From the young students of Hong Kong, to a rapper in post-Arab Spring Tunisia and the viral comedians of Bollywood, we discover how people from every corner of the globe are fighting the same struggle. They are fighting against elected leaders who trample on human rights, minorities, and their political opponents.

War Dance

February 2007 •English

Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.

RYANGOSLINGIMYOURBIGGESTFAN

November 2024 •English

Im a big fan of Ryan Gosling. He is a great actor and man.

Flow: For Love of Water

September 2008 •English

From both local and global perspectives, this documentary examines the harsh realities behind the mounting water crisis. Learn how politics, pollution and human rights are intertwined in this important issue that affects every being on Earth. With water drying up around the world and the future of human lives at stake, the film urges a call to arms before more of our most precious natural resource evaporates.

Extinction Rebellion: Last Chance to Save the World?

July 2019 •English

A huge new global protest movement is changing public attitudes to climate change. Reporter Ben Zand gains access to the most high-profile activist group, Extinction Rebellion.

Video Hits First

January 2008 •English

Kelly Rowland – Work (Freemasons Radio Remix Video) The Potbelleez – Are You With Me? Faker – This Heart Attack Britney Spears – Piece Of Me (International Video Version) The Presets – My People The Veronicas – This Love The Last Goodnight – Stay Beautiful Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love OneRepublic – Stop And Stare Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger – Scream Chris Brown – With You MIKA – Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) Pnau – Baby The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be Panic At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon Newton Faulkner – Dream Catch Me Operator Please – Two For My Seconds Alphabeat – Fascination Goldfrapp – Happiness Utah Saints – Something Good '08 Róisín Murphy -You Know Me Better

PosSession of the Spirit

September 2023 •Dutch

Filmmaker Herbert Alfonso and musician Glenn de Randamie travel to Ghana to do some research on polyrhythm and the West-African spirituality. However, their trip to The Motherland makes them realize that home is more than the place where they grew up. Years later, they recollect their faded memories and try to find the right words to describe their intense experience. What exactly made them feel at home and lost at the same time? What does being home actually mean for a black individual from Europe while visiting Africa? Only abstractions seem to persevere as this colourful and musically-charged collage serves to show how a life-changing experience can leave us with nothing but fragments of a truth that has yet to be discovered.

A Calling to Care

September 2001 •English

A Calling to Care is the inspiring story of 55 year-old Grace Stanley, a Canadian nurse who left her home and prestigious career behind to answer a calling halfway around the world in Karachi, Pakistan. Teaching nursing to local women in a strict Muslim culture that forbids them to even to touch men is a formidable task. However, Grace challenges her own values and belief systems to find common ground with her students, helping them to excel and feel respect for themselves in a culture that doesn't respect them. Whether it is getting her hands painted with henna, swimming fully-clothed in the ocean, or marching bravely with them on International Women's Day, Grace bonds with her students in a very special way, and ultimately discovers how the West can learn a lot more from the Third World than she ever thought.

Writing the Land

December 2007 •English

In this short documentary, a Musqueam elder rediscovers his Native language and traditions in the city of Vancouver, in the vicinity of which the Musqueam people have lived for thousands of years. Writing the Land captures the ever-changing nature of a modern city - the glass and steel towers cut against the sky, grass, trees and a sudden flash of birds in flight and the enduring power of language to shape perception and create memory.

Spiral

October 2024 •English

Two teenagers sneak into a haunted castle on Halloween looking to have a good time. After breaking a statue in the castle, they awaken an ancient beast who teaches them a lesson about following the rules.

Елена Воробей - Часики

December 2023 •Russian

One Big Home

July 2017 •English

On the tiny island of Martha's Vineyard, where presidents and celebrities vacation, trophy homes threaten to destroy the islands unique character. Twelve years in the making, One Big Home follows one carpenters journey to understand the trend toward giant houses. When he feels complicit in wrecking the place he calls home, he takes off his tool belt and picks up a camera.