Der Fall ist spannend wie ein Krimi: 2010 fällt ein Mann deutschen Zöllnern beim Grenzübergang aus der Schweiz auf. Er führt Bargeld mit sich, knapp unter der erlaubten Grenze. Der Mann heißt Cornelius Gurlitt und ist damals 79 Jahre alt. Die Zollfahnder beschließen, ihn…
WINNER of the 2014 Los Angeles Area EMMY® AWARD in Arts, Culture and History, 2014 GOLDEN MIKE AWARD, Two 2014 SILVER TELLY AWARDS and a 2014 GOLDEN CINDY AWARD. THE STORY This is the story of Croatian-born ballerina Mia Slavenska. It is also a story about historical memory, national identity,…
Icaros explores the profound spiritual universe of the Shipibo indigenous people who live by the Ucayali river, one of the main tributaries of the Peruvian Amazon. Young Mokan Rono sets out on a fascinating journey to discover the ancestral knowledge of ayahuasca, mentored by a wise shaman and by his…
When you’ve been to hell and back, how do you shake the memories? This question has haunted General Roméo Dallaire since 1994, when he was UN Force Commander during the Rwandan genocide, explored in our award-winning documentary Shake Hands with the Devil. Dallaire has now found a reason…
(version originale française) Réalisé à Tokyo par les journalistes Pamela Valente et Pascal Bagot, le documentaire « La voie de l’encre » est une plongée dans l’univers trouble de l’irezumi, le tatouage traditionnel japonais. A travers…
Danske undertekster. Naturens Uorden følger spastikeren Jacob Nossells tour de force i sin søgen efter svaret på livets mening for ham og sine ’artsfæller’ blandt familie, forskere og publikum, men han tvinges til at indse sine egne begrænsninger, da han…
The filmmaker returns home to a place bordering the bilingual region of Lower Carinthia to talk to the people there about their “great son” Peter Handke. His search unearths the many unresolved contradictions and ambivalences of a small place where there is repression of the Slovenian-speaking…
Los hermanos Gauchos del Mar realizan una expedición inédita a pie con 35kgs en sus mochilas, durante 53 días por la punta más al Este de Tierra del Fuego, un área virgen donde no vive nadie. Se plantean como objetivo llegar a surfear una ola de clase mundial en el…
When it comes to regulating global temperatures, forget the Amazon Rainforest. It’s the oceans that really deserve the title of lungs of the planet. Their plankton provides us with oxygen. Their currents transport heat from the tropical regions to the poles, acting as an air conditioner. They absorb…
Bounce: Taking us far, wide and deep into our ancient past to ask 'Why do we play ball?' What is it about the shape of a ball that fascinates humans and animals alike? Accessible and fascinating, the doc explores the origins of our captivation with the ball and ball games. Travelling across…
Endure is an Irish indie documentary that tells the story of two lifelong friends who undertake the greatest physical and mental challenge of their lives, to cycle around the world in 10 months. Set against the backdrop of Ireland's economic recession, the audience gets a close and personal account…
A four-year long journey in the twofold tragedy that befell Japan in the March 2011, directed by Matteo Gagliardi, written by Christine Reinhold, Matteo Gagliardi e Pio d’Emilia. A Teatro Primo Studio- Film Beyond production. Pio, the Italian Sky reporter who has lived in Japan for more than…
