7. Oktober 1989: Der Sozialismus bröckelt. Trotzdem soll der 40. Geburtstag der DDR triumphal begangen werden. Während sich die Staatselite in Berlin vor den Augen der Weltöffentlichkeit hochleben lässt, formiert sich auf den Straßen der Widerstand des Volkes. In Berlin eskaliert…
***NYTimes Critics' Pick*** "Enthralling... Unaccountably moving." - The New York Times "Extraordinary... A wondrous reminder of our own mortality." - RogerEbert.com "One of the best films of 2019." - Variety A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting…
Independent Spirit Award Nominee - Best First Feature - Writer/Director Adam Bhala Lough. Original Score by El-P. "A tribute to graffiti art and the city where it all began. Blest, a 19-year-old graffiti writer, has just graduated from high school. With no ambition toward mainstream goals of…
Cannes 2000 - Cinefondation Official Selection This is a 4K restoration of the original 16mm negative, completed in 2025 by the Portuguese Cinematheque. Pedro lives in the suburbs, where he works with his father in a garage. Everyday he takes the bus downtown where he goes to school and meets his…
Synopsis: Antonio and Agostino grew up together in a small town in Sicily; they dreamt of living a different life, somewhere else. Now 30-year-olds, they both live abroad but they lost touch years ago. When Antonio discovers that the house he grew up in, which had been empty for a long time, is about…
The Dapto Chaser is warts-and-all Australian comedy that gets its hands dirty with the adrenaline, sweat and guts of the dog racing sub-culture. The Sinclairs are a family trapped in the pressure cooker of gambling addiction and when things don’t go to plan, they are forced to gamble the most important…
BASIEREND AUF DER WAHREN GESCHICHTE EINES FAMILIENVATERS, DER IN MANILA ÜBERLEBT Der fürsorgliche Familienvater SERGIO lebt mit seinen Kindern CELIA und ALVIN in einem Mausoleum auf einem Friedhof in Metro Manila. SERGIO verdient sein Geld als Hundetrainer mit seinen Straßenhundshows.…
There are hundreds of sex workers to whom the protection of the law at a labour and civilian level is not recognised. For that reason, in a similar way to what happens in many countries, they demand the end of the discrimination, the change of the law and the social power that has been denied to them.…
Inspired by the short-story from the Nobel Prize winner José Saramago Embargo tells the story of Nuno, a man who works in a sandwich stand, but who is also the man who invented a machine which promises to revolutionize the shoe industry. In a time of a petrol embargo, Nuno finds himself in…
20 min - 2005 - Belgium a short film by : Nicolas Boucart produced by : Hélicotronc [FR] Le jour se lève sur un petit village paisible et calme. Un vieil homme se réveille comme chaque matin, mais aujourd’hui, sans en connaître la raison, il sent qu’il…
[PT] PEDRO E INÊS Inspirado na lenda de Pedro e Inês e adaptado a partir do romance “A Trança de Inês” de Rosa Lobato de Faria, o filme narra esta inigualável história de paixão ao longo de três épocas: - na idade média onde…
The Weight of Success is a “warts and all” documentary that chronicles the life and work of Dr. Angela Lauria, one of the fastest rising stars in the self-help and life coaching industries. Five years ago she was broke, she started a business to teach aspiring life coaches and self-help…
