The Hike Through the Ancient Beech Forests - UNESCO World Heritage since 2011

The Mystery of the Nazca Lines

January 2022 •English

Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Nazca Lines have never ceased, since their fortuitous discovery in Peru during the first half of the 20th century, to fascinate the general public as well as the scientific world.

Versailles, une révolution au jardin

March 2022 •French

The Charlemagne Code

August 2008 •German

An action-packed race to find the legendary treasure of the Nibelungen hidden by Charlemagne and thought to be the biggest lost treasure in the world.

The Memory of Ice

January 2011 •English

Short animated film about the clima crisis from CUC Anima and Gobelins

Hot Summer

June 1968 •German

In this East German teen musical, a group of girls are planning to take their summer vacation together on the Baltic coast. When a loud and obnoxious group of boys intrudes on their holiday, the girls are horrified to learn that the boys have the same vacations plans as them. The two groups quarrel with each other and compete over a number of things, but gradually an attraction starts to form.

Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying

May 2024 •English

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying is a short meditation on love, grief, and imagination. The hand-drawn animated documentary was created through a collaboration between mother, elder and narrator Edith Almadi and filmmakers Natalie Baird and Toby Gillies. This poetic piece celebrates life and the transformative ability of art to elevate and transcend us. Through vivid drawings and Edith’s simple yet magical words, the film explores our enduring bond with loved ones who have passed. In honouring her son’s life within the cosmos, Edith’s artworks embody colours, shapes and metaphors that remind us of the timeless power of love, gravity, and grace until our final breaths.

The New Horizon

January 1959 •English

A bright outlook in Birkenhead for a thriving British enterprise.

Surrey Frolics on the Green

July 1927 •

Carousels, doubling up on the helter skelter and an enormous key feature in the annual funfair on Mitcham Green.

Wolverhampton into the Seventies

January 1970 •English

Bricks and mortar makes way for concrete and reinforced steel as Wolverhampton sweeps the past aside in a modernist town planning utopia.

Der Bauer und der Bobo

April 2022 •German

Organic mountain farmer Christian Bachler and "Oberbobo" Florian Klenk, editor-in-chief of the Viennese magazine "falter", argue in front of 100,000 viewers on Facebook about the responsibility of farmers for their cattle. This creates a friendship. When the bank wants to auction the farm, Bobo starts a fundraiser. 13,000 people follow the call and donate 420,000 euros, the farm is debt-free. A modern fairy tale that changes both of them: Bobo and the farmer are now fighting together for sustainable agriculture.

Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty Eighth Air Force

May 2020 •English

Experience the story of the airmen that seismically shifted the Allies fortunes during World War II, known as the Mighty Eighth Airforce. Featuring never before seen archival footage, ride in the cockpits of the planes that destroyed Hitler's menacing Airforce; The Luftwaffe. They will fly dangerous missions, announcing their arrival into Germany with thousands of white vapor trails and dogfight with Nazi pilots, dropping bombs on the Reich. This is the Real True Story of the Mighty Eighth.

Tolyatti Adrift

January 2022 •Russian

A portrait of the disenchanted youth of the city of Tolyatti, once a symbol of Soviet progress and the automobile, now devastated by economic decline. Laura Sistero encounters an aimless young generation, who express their dreams of escape through crazy races in old patched-up Ladas. A cinematic object is propelled by spectacular skids to the rhythm of an electro-rock soundtrack.

Remember Marvin Gaye

January 2002 •French

Documentary on Marvin Gaye made during his stay in Belgium, Ostende

Land of Steel

November 2018 •English

The Port Talbot steelworks have suffered many setbacks, closures and job losses in recent years, greatly effecting the local economy and community. We follow John (70) a retired worker and lifelong resident of Port Talbot as he runs familiar paths, contemplating the shadows of uncertainty as the future of Welsh steel hangs in a precarious balance.

Life Without Basketball

November 2018 •English

Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to become the first Division I athlete to play basketball while wearing hijab. When a controversial ruling ends her chances at playing professionally, she re-examines her faith and identity as a Muslim American.

Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'

September 2009 •Japanese

In this new video interview with Tatsuya Nakadai, conducted in 2009, the screen legend discusses his landmark role as Kaji in THE HUMAN CONDITION.

Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition'

January 1993 •Japanese

In this 1993 video interview, filmed for the Directors Guild of Japan at Tokyo’s Haiyuza Theatre, director Masaki Kobayashi talks to fellow filmmaker and longtime Kobayashi admirer Masahiro Shinoda (DOUBLE SUICIDE) about THE HUMAN CONDITION.

Henri Cartier-Bresson? : Point d'interrogation

Invalid date •French

Documentary about photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, including footage of him in his Paris and Provence homes and many stills of his works. He talks about his passion for drawing, offers his opinion on different types of photography and shares photos of himself.

Masahiro Shinoda on 'The Human Condition'

September 2009 •Japanese

In this video appreciation, created in 2009, we present filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda’s observations on THE HUMAN CONDITION and director Masaki Kobayashi.

La Vie selon Stan

April 2019 •French

Documentary about Stan Lee and his influence on American society