Brincando com Maracatu

Chasing the Sound

September 2020 •English

Travel with Major Lazer to Ghana and Nigeria to make the world smaller by making the party bigger. They are collaborating with cutting-edge Afrobeats artists including Mr.Eazi, Efya, Teni, Sarkodie and Amaarae as they explore the culture and history of Africa. Chasing the Sound: Major Lazer, watch now only on YouTube.

Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984

November 1984 •English

Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti performs at the 1984 Glastonbury Festival. Originally produced for Arena.

Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon

January 1982 •French

Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic against widespread government corruption in Nigeria. This documentary examines the role that Fela, dubbed "Black President," played in shedding light on atrocities in his homeland and in promoting the ascent of African music worldwide.

Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

January 1984 •English

A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobeat music and served as a prominent activist for human rights in Africa. This 1984 documentary examines the life and music of the remarkable man. Using his music to raise awareness, Kuti embraced social justice themes. He died in 1997 of complications from AIDS. Footage from his legendary show in Glastonbury, England, is included.

Alceu Valença - João Rock

June 2019 •Portuguese

Casa da Felicidade

January 2017 •Portuguese

Birth of Afrobeat

January 2018 •English

In September of 2017, 77 year old Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was invited to record the album 'What Goes Up' with American band, Chicago Afrobeat Project. During their time together, Allen recounts how he and partner, late music legend, Fela Kuti, created the Afrobeat genre in Lagos, Nigeria. This hybrid live-action/animated film is a snapshot illustrating Tony Allen's story.

Azougue Nazareth

November 2019 •Portuguese

No measure of hellfire preaching can quell the boisterous and bawdy passions of Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian burlesque carnival tradition with roots in slavery that takes place in the northeast state of Pernambuco. As the Falstaffian character Tiao, Valmir do Coco leads a nonprofessional cast of authentic Maracatu practitioners in a tale told through dance, music, and the supernatural, set in the sugarcane fields outside Recife.

Lock Down Love

January 2021 •English

Lisa, a plus-sized African American woman, concludes that her boyfriend broke up with her because of her weight. Now on quarantine lock down and alone, she will now use the next 40 days to try to lose the weight, in hopes of winning him back.

Awoko 70's

June 2020 •French

Afrobeat emerged in Lagos, Nigeria in the 1970s. The film follows an Afrobeat tube broadcast, from its early morning studio recording, to selling vinyl records and cassette tapes in town, into the evening where people dance feverishly to the music.

Aliens and the New World Order: The Cosmic Conspiracy

September 2023 •English

Did Aliens create homo sapiens to control us throughout history? Jim Marrs explores our occult history and how Aliens may still be in control today.

Super Best Live 2023 ULTRASEVEN-T

July 2024 •Japanese

The super guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka turns 70 and returns to Katsushika for the first time in four years!! In 2021, he celebrated the 50th anniversary of his debut, and his legendary live "Niji Densetsu Final" was a great success at the Budokan. This year, at his 70s, he is still running through the national tour, including a live show at Katsushika. Guitar freaks should not miss this show!

Bodies for Rent

September 2024 •English

Every year, thousands of people in Canada and the U.S. take part in drug trials, to ensure a medication's functionality and safety. Many of those volunteers receive financial compensation for doing so. Bodies for Rent highlights how some volunteers are attempting to earn a living by putting their bodies on the line. It follows two men who spend their days searching for eligible clinical studies, and shows the lengths they’ll go to in order to complete a trial and get paid.

No More Trouble - Cosa rimane di una tempesta

November 2024 •Italian

25 years have passed since Andrea Romanelli, a yacht designer and sailor, disappeared at sea: he was attempting, with Giovanni Soldini, the record in the Atlantic crossing. His son Tommaso was 4 years old and now, as a filmmaker, he faces a journey through memory to discover who his father was.

L'amore che ho

May 2025 •Italian

Ungezähmt - Im Fluss des Lebens

September 2024 •German

We get to know a few inhabitants of central European rivers.

Copenhagen V

October 2007 •Danish

A story about young people being in limbo. We follow Julie, who lives in Vesterbro with her boyfriend Martin, their relationship and their trip from the old part of Copenhagen to the USA and Mexico.

Disbelief

October 2004 •Russian

Documentary about the 1999 bombing of an apartment building in Moscow which sheds light on both terrorism and post-Soviet government operations.

David's Doodles

October 2023 •English

An autistic teenage cartoonist shares his work, his creative process, and his greatest weakness: drawing realistically.

The incredible rise of Haris Rauf

October 2023 •Urdu

A story of a boy who snuck into an open cricket trial and clocked 92.3 mph. He hasn't looked back since