Daybreak Express
Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.
Documentary about Indigenous Canadian painter Norval Morrisseau.
In this revealing study of Norval Morrisseau, filmed as he works among the lakes and woodlands of his ancestors, we see a remarkable Indigenous artist who emerged from a life of obscurity in the North American bush to become one of Canada's most renowned painters. Morrisseau the man is much like his paintings: vital and passionate, torn between his Ojibway heritage and the influences of the white man's world.
Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.
Terminal City records the demolition of the Devonshire Hotel in Vancouver; through extreme show motion (200 frames per second) and symmetrical diagonal framing, Gallagher underscores the passage from order to chaos within the event. The sparseness of this centering and he patience required of the viewer heightens the literally explosive climaxes of the film, and transforms the everyday violence of the events into moments of convulsive beauty. – Jim Shedden, Michael Zryd, The Independent Eye
When we depend on others...
Pierre Bismuth hires a private detective and a duo of screenwriters to investigate on an enigmatic artwork.
Waking up in a nightmare before the sunrise of December 30, 2020, the indigenous community of the Tumandok was suddenly surrounded by fear. Panambi features the stories of bright memories of the past and the despair of having now as a mere memory of the future without a trace of justice; how they lived and what they lived for. A decades-long struggle is shot, one in the lens of a mother paralyzed by fear; another from a mother raged and moved by fear—both looking forward to a better tomorrow.
Humble Quest: In Rare Form, is a short film with seven reimagined tracks off Morris's third studio album "Humble Quest".
Footage of the German airship Hansa over Copenhagen.
The documentary deals with the topic of body positivity and shows how different we can be depending on the environment.
A story about the relationship between a grandma and her granddaughter, despite the physical difficulties.
Karol is performing as a drag queen, Lola. He's trying to fit into the new environment and find his true self.
Rare interview of Sergio Martino and Edwige Fenech (with Luciano Martino, Ernesto Gastaldi & George Hilton) discussing their film The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by catastrophic renovations. To save it from collapse, the modern restoration team must uncover the secrets of how the ancient Greeks built this icon of western civilization in less than nine years without anything resembling an architectural plan.
This is the story of Roger, a former pork butcher, who worked for 40 years in the beautiful town of Beaune in Burgundy. Since he retired, he has started a new life as a filmmaker: Roger films only on Super 8. Insects, birds, everything he can find in the countryside are his favorite subjects. His short films have won prizes all over the world, some of them have been shown during the Cannes Film Festival. Josette, his wife and number one fan, happens to work for him from time to time.
After emigrating from his hometown in search of a better life, Chef Gaudencio Ruiz Mateo, defying all possibilities, found success at the highest level of his craft while longing to return home.
A group of military men uses explosives to de-root trees.
A documentary about Gian Lorenzo Bernini, creator of the Baroque sculptural style. It shows more than 60 masterpieces exhibited in Villa Borghese, Rome. These prestigious masterpieces are explained and analyzed in detail.
A documentary about one of the most popular cultural venues in the world and one of the most visited monuments in France—the Centre Pompidou
Julia is spending her summer alone by the sea. She's trying to meet new people through Tinder.
The story of a 83 year old granny who recently started using facebook.
Laura Cumming takes a journey through more than 500 years of self-portraits and finds out how the greatest names in western art transformed themselves into their own masterpieces.