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Zombies: When the Dead Walk

April 2008 •English

Zombies are part of pop culture, but what are they? Where do they come from? To find real zombies we visit Haiti where Zombies are an integral part of the island's cultural and religious roots.

On the Other Side

November 2022 •French

The oldest Quebecois Benedictine convent open its gates to a documentary filmmaker for the first time. Observed up close, life behind its walls is busier than one would expect. About twenty cloistered nuns, most of them over 70, share their daily life with diligence and humor. A contemplative portrait of a community of sisterhood and solidarity emerges, punctuated by prayer, work and games evenings.

Cool Strangers in the Night

January 2024 •Portuguese

A part of Porto’s nightlife history is revealed. In this work, the artist draws on her extensive archive of video recordings of Porto’s artistic and cultural landscape, which she has captured over the last 26 years, to focus on some of the city’s nightclubs that haven’t survived the years. A work commissioned by Batalha Centro de Cinema.

Something to Say

September 2019 •English

Bryan Charles Kimes has a lot to say, but the power of language escapes him. Lost in a public-school system that does not suit his needs, his parents fight to help him find his voice.

Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation

September 2018 •English

Bryce Dallas Howard, J. A. Bayona, Colin Trevorrow, Chris Pratt, and Jeff Goldblum chat about all things Jurassic.

A Journey to Haifa

September 2014 •English

An openly gay filmmaker goes on a conservative religious pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel with his family.

A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

September 2011 •English

George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back at The Empire Strikes Back 30 years later.

Moscow Holidays. Home Video

August 2002 •Russian

In November 2001, Chechen schoolchildren came to Moscow for a vacation. For them, this is the first peaceful city in their life. A war without a single frame of war.

Body Parts

September 2009 •Russian

No matter how far the war retreats, its traces are imprinted on the torn earth and the memory of generations for tens, hundreds of years with bloody traces. The body of the earth is burned by shells, torn apart by mines - and we are its Parts. The heroes of the film are young Caucasian guys-children of the war that destroyed their childhood and youth. In this black-and-white movie, the past, present and future alike merge into the color of the tragedy of all times and peoples – the color of war.

Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption

November 2013 •English

Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi is a play retelling the Jesus story, with Jesus as a gay man living in the 1950s in Corpus Christi, Texas. This documentary follows the troupe, playwright, and audience around the world on a five-year journey of Terrence McNally’s passion play, where voices of protest and support collide on one of the central issues facing the LGBT community: religion.

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

November 2014 •English

This fast-paced Documentary was filmed inside America's biggest Comics/Film Convention and includes informative and humorous interviews with Levar Burton (Star Trek Next Generation, Roots), William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal, Wrath of Khan) Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk) Saul Rubinek (Warehouse 13), Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky and Hutch, Num3ers) Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Criminal Minds) and more!

Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific

January 2015 •English

The same submarine which successfully captured the world's first moving images of a giant squid in its natural habitat is used for exploring the deep sea cliffs off the coast of New Guinea. The team encounters true living fossil species one after another. Join this exciting deep sea adventure!

Pushkar Puran

October 2017 •Hindi

An attempt to engage with the historical, mythical and the contemporary worlds of the city of Pushkar

Dieu, Diable & Rock'n'Roll

October 2017 •French

"We're more popular than Jesus." John Lennon's statement caused a scandal. Yet it is just another chapter in the tumultuous history between rock music and religion. A history that began with Elvis's sinful hip-shaking and continues today with the revival of Christian rock. A 60-year story that brings together deified singers, gurus, hippies, metalheads, punks, fundamentalist priests, and stars who died too young...

Fabinho

November 2017 •Portuguese

The Life of Saint Thomas More

February 2007 •English

A short biography of life of St Thomas More. Contains clips from the 1966 feature film "A Man For All Seasons."

A Prison on Earth

May 2016 •English

A documentary purporting to expose the interdimensional alien beings who have enslaved humanity for centuries.

Bunk #7

August 2022 •English

Documentary about the production of Bunk #7.

The Little Things

May 2019 •Hebrew

The film follows Yudale, a religious youth from the settlements, as he experiences a crisis of faith. As he receives a camera from Michal, a Tel Aviv director who teaches him how to film, Yehuda documents his life on the line between the settlement Tko’a and Tel Aviv: his final conversations with his dying father—Rabbi Menachem Fruman– their joint study, and saying goodbye to him. When his father dies, Yehuda chooses to take off his kippah. During the year of mourning, he continues to document his life outside the religious world: exploring Tel Aviv, talking to Michal, and his new perspective on his family and their way of life. Elisheva, a newly observant Jew orphaned from her mother, comes into his life as a soul mate exactly at the moment when he loses hope of finding his way.

Capital da Fé

January 2014 •Portuguese

Capital of Faith is a short documentary that addresses the reality of the new Brazilian Evangelical Church, illustrated with images of the Faith spectacle and the unusual Christianization through gospel culture. The film is a portrait of this militant belief experienced in the city of São Paulo, bringing tension between innovative conservatism and the contradictions of Corporate Christianity.