Born to Struggle is the powerful story of Ayaz, a 14-year-old boy striving to keep his family alive in the world’s largest refugee camp, Kutupalong. With his father murdered, his sister missing, and his mother consumed by despair, Ayaz balances school, work, and a relentless search for hope. This…
Full of exuberance and frivolousness, six friends drive to the Polish Baltic coast and back in a small, dented car. During their trip, their car and their country fall apart. Nevertheless, life goes on. Their journey is interfused with memories and snapshots from the past. -- Directed by Jadwiga…
In the middle of the Colombian coffee region, Aribada, the resurrected monster, meets Las Traviesas, a group of indigenous trans women from the Embera people. The magical, the dreamlike, and the performative coexist in their unique world – an aesthetic and spiritual universe in which documentary…
A film by / un film de Lola Quivoron With / avec Samaya Veretout et Khaled Refsi Production Année Zéro FRENCH (ENGLISH SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Khalilou a été incarcéré pour avoir participé à une révolte dans son quartier. A sa sortie,…
First there came the land and the sea. Then the Chumash. Then the Spanish arrived, followed by the English. Then the Russians, after which the Spanish returned with the Franciscan Missions. This time the Chumash died. Then came the Mexican ‘Californios’, followed by the White settlers,…
NOTE: this film is for personal use only. For educational rentals, please email orders@wmm.com A film by Valeria Sarmiento Chile | 1982 | 66 minutes | Color | Subtitled -- Set in Costa Rica and touched with dark humor, this stylistically imaginative documentary illuminates the social climate and…
CARLO ... and his Merry Band of Artists had its US premiere at the Maine International Film Festival July 14, 2024 and has gone on to eight more festivals in Australia, Europe, Canada, Greece and Hollywood. Carlo Pittore, an exuberant, larger-than-life figurative artist and activist is discussed by…
Megiddo follows 1,000 Palestinians held at the Megiddo prison in northern Israel, where they are guarded by 300 Israeli prison guards. Director Itzik Lerner was given unprecedented access to Megiddo Prison for a year and a half. The result is a 3-part documentary which documents the tense reality at…
The unconstrained power of social media has been linked to a burgeoning mental health crisis and the meteoric rise of disinformation. Around the world, momentum is finally building to hold hugely profitable social media companies to account.
Wie gefährlich war das Corona-Virus wirklich? Woher kamen die vielen Toten, die angeblich am Erreger gestorben sind? Welche Fehlentscheidungen wurden von Politik, Wissenschaft und Sicherheitsbehörden wie PEI und EMA getroffen? Und was wurde den Menschen verschwiegen? Diesen und weiteren Fragen…
Eine Filmreihe zum Lachgas-Konsum von Jugendlichen Die dokumentarische Filmreihe wurde mit jungen Menschen produziert, die Lachgas nutzen bzw. genutzt haben. In den Filmen reflektieren die Jugendlichen ihre Bezüge zum Thema, d.h. insbesondere ihren Konsum, ihre Motivation hierzu und deren Folgen.…
People enjoying themselves in the cool waters, of the local ponds in Western Massachusetts, on the boiling hot days of summer.
