Facing East

A Vida ao Redor do Cemitério

October 2022 •Portuguese

Speakers for the Dead

January 2000 •English

A film about small Ontario town's struggle to restore a desecrated African-Canadian cemetery and the resulting turmoil over it.

Dying Green

March 2012 •English

A doctor's efforts to live a green life near the Appalachian Mountains lead to the development of a radical idea to use green burials to conserve one million acres of land and to create wildlife reserves.

Southern Comfort

January 2001 •English

This moving documentary chronicles the last year in the life of Robert Eads, a trans man dying of ovarian cancer. We're introduced to several prominent figures in Robert's life -- most importantly, his life partner and caretaker Lola Cola, who is also trans. The two prepare to lead a panel at the annual Southern Comfort conference, a yearly event created for transgender individuals.

Do Útero Ao Túmulo

December 2022 •Portuguese

Built on Graves

April 2020 •English

This documentary deals with cases of grave recycling, cemetery abandonment, and the development of homes, stores, and businesses over the top of old cemeteries, in many cases leaving the bodies in the ground and paving over them.

The Rothschild Legacy

January 2021 •English

The rags to immense riches story of the Rothschild family - from surviving the Jewish ghettos of WWII, to becoming one of the most powerful banking families in the world.

The Night Watchman

May 2011 •Spanish

From dusk 'til dawn, El Velador accompanies Martin, the guardian angel whom, night after night, watches over the extravagant mausoleums of some of Mexico's most notorious Drug Lords. In the labyrinth of the cemetery, this film about violence without violence reminds us how, in the turmoil of Mexico's bloodiest conflict since the Revolution, ordinary life persists and quietly defies the dead.

Two American Families: 1991-2024

July 2024 •English

It’s a central premise of the American dream: If you’re willing to work hard, you’ll be able to make a living and build a better life for your children. But what if working hard isn’t enough to get ahead — or even to ensure your family’s basic financial stability? Two American Families: 1991-2024, a special, two-hour documentary filmed over more than 30 years, is a portrait of perseverance from FRONTLINE, Bill Moyers, and filmmakers Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes that raises unsettling questions about the changing nature of the American economy and the impact on people struggling to make a living. This is the saga of two families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — one Black, the Stanleys, and one white, the Neumanns — who have spent the past 34 years battling to keep from sliding into poverty, and who refuse to give up despite the economic challenges that their stories reveal.

House of Life: A Jewish Cemetary in Prague

January 2008 •English

A deep dive documentary into the history of the Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague.

The Forgotten

August 2024 •English

An exploration of memory after death.

A Haunting at Bachelor's Grove

October 2017 •English

A looking at the famous cemetery

Marble and Concrete

June 2022 •Spanish

A documentary that invites the viewer to immerse themselves in a intimate and thoughtful walk through Poblenou Cemetery in Barcelona, better know as "El Santet", to see what is happening at its surrounding areas and, especially, inside: work, buildings, people watching over those who are no longer here, cemetery workers... A trip through a space that is closer than we think.

The Last Supper

September 2025 •Spanish

A personal journey. A search for "the image of death" along the paths of the incommunicable, during a long walk through the cemeteries of Paris in search of César Vallejo's tomb.

Color of My Father

August 2017 •Portuguese

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my Soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my Soul to take.

Glimpses of California

October 1946 •English

This Traveltalk series short looks at California, beginning with the diverse types of flowers found in the state. After a look at some popular Hollywood landmarks, we visit Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park, a famous cemetery.

The Cicadas

Invalid date •Greek

As soon as the summer is over and the cicadas turn silent, Niki is going to France for documentary film studies. She therefore buys a video camera and together with her boyfriend they film moments from their summer holidays in Peloponnese, which might be their last.

City of the Dead

October 2019 •Spanish

The human being feels generally as fascinated as fearful before death and the inevitable fact of dying. Workers at the cemetery of Palma de Mallorca, in Spain, face this harsh reality every day, so they have found a way to deal with it.

Hearse Life

October 2017 •English

A stylish exploration of funeral car history, sub-culture, and outrageous reactions.

The End of the Road

December 2015 •Spanish

In Peru, Sergio García Locatelli visits both those places where human life is fragile and personal fate is uncertain and those where death reigns, places where everything is already lost, where appeal is not possible. A walk in search of the meaning of death that is actually a celebration of life and the living.