Gates to the Lemkos' Land(2011)

Murder Ballads and Other Legends from Ladomírová(sk)

The documentary film is not a search for the survived truth of the inhabitants of the Ruthenian village Ladomírová. It captures their subjective memories, often frozen in time and in everyday life. Only strong impressions of sadness, joy, suffering, which reflect the great history of the 20th century. There is no truth about the past, it is only the human mind that actually makes morytates - bloody enlightening stories and legends.

The Resurrection of a Nation(en)

The 20th century was the roughest in history for the Carpatho-Rusyns of Central Europe. After World War II, when they were declared Ukrainians by the new Communist regimes in every country where they live, Carpatho-Rusyns in Czechoslovakia and elsewhere became extinct overnight -- and this was their existence for more than 50 years. But with the 1989 Velvet Revolution, led by the playwright and former dissident Václav Havel, Carpatho-Rusyn ethnicity revived in every country - including the United States. This is the story of that revival.

Marijka the Unfaithful(cs)

“The Carpathians are medieval!” one character bellows, and this tale of the tree-chopper Petro, his faithless wife Marijka, and various scheming businessmen and foremen does little to disprove the assertion. Interestingly filmed with a nonprofessional cast recruited from the region, Faithless Marijka may have a neorealist conceit, but its direction is utterly futuristic, filled with the lightning-fast montage techniques and low-angle camera of the Soviet avant-garde (along with its invigorating agitprop).

Maryjka(pl)

In a mountain village one woman's beauty and popularity with the men incurs the wrath of the others. AKA The Stray.

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors(uk)

In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.

Annychka(uk)

In the dark days of Nazi occupation, a young Hutsul girl native to the Carpathian mountains falls in love with a wounded Soviet partisan. Their affair sets in motion a tragic chain of events, as her family turns against her with shocking results.

Yellow River ballad—Wild Children Band 20th Anniversary Concert(zh)

On October 24th, a concert named "Yellow River Ballad—Wild Children Band 20th Anniversary Concert," organized by Shu Music, will be held at the Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing. It will feature an extravagant lineup of folk music's golden generation, including Wan Xiaoli, Xiaohe, Zhou Yunpeng, Wu Tun, Hu Defu, and the "King of Chinese Rock Stage," Xie Tianxiao, taking turns to witness and participate in this extraordinary musical event. In addition to Beijing, the Wild Children Band's 20th-anniversary concert will also take place on a grand stage in Shanghai. However, the significance of the Wild Children band within the folk music community over the past twenty years far exceeds the significance of this performance.

Video Visits: Bali - A Window on Paradise(en)

A comprehensive tour of the beautiful Indonesian island of Bali - its slumbering volcanoes, mountain lakes, lush green rice paddies and intricate temples. Bali, despite its dependence on tourism, still retains its vital four thousand year old culture. The video takes us to Lake Bratan; Ubud, the country’s cultural centre; Mas, famous for its carved wood masks; the port of Singaraja and the beaches of Sanur.

Nils Poppe: Rolig till varje pris(sv)

Nils Poppe was one of Sweden's comedy greats but in this film his daughter, the actress Mia Poppe, wants to find answers to his inner darkness - hidden from the masses.

Alan Johnson: The Post Office and Me(en)

Alan Johnson MP (and former postman) tells the story of 500 years of the Royal Mail, and discovers how the humble British postal system changed the course of British history. Alan started out as a postman in London when he was 18, in 1968. He would eventually rise to become general secretary of the Communication Workers Union before being elected as an MP. So the post office changed his life, and set him on the path to parliament.

Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble(de)

He has always been there. No one has been in German politics as long as Wolfgang Schäuble. He looked back on 50 years as a member of the German Bundestag. Schäuble was a man who helped shape the fate of the Republic for decades. He shaped politics - as the manager of German unity, for example. In 1990, he was the victim of an assassination attempt and fought his way back to life. He died in December 2023.

Somrarna med Poppe & Rydberg(sv)

The Fredriksdal outdoor theatre has been a comedy staple of Swedish summers and television in winters for decades. First under Nils Poppe and then under Eva Rydberg. But 2023 was Eva's last summer in charge of the theatre and the end of this era is celebrated by this documentary.

East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints(en)

The battles between the ruling empires and houses of nobility that would decide the fate of the Caucuses, the real Middle Earth, and ultimately the fate of the Western World.

Sisis Gatte, der ewige Kaiser: Die Wahrheit über Franz-Joseph I.(fr)

Vytvorila dedina - Tancuje mesto(sk)

A45 - Königin der Autobahnen(de)

The A45 was the most beautiful highway in Germany. But almost 50 years after its construction, the A45 has become the country's biggest problem child. For the people of Sauerland and Siegerland, the A45 was a road of hope - the starting signal for the economic region of South Westphalia. A place of longing and a destination for drives. Since December 2, 2021, 3 p.m., nothing in Lüdenscheid has been the same. The big problem: there is no hope of improvement in the short term. Since spring 2022, it has been clear that the highway closure will last for years.

Formosa(en)

One Star(en)

An 'anti-documentary' about the cyberstalking and targeted harassment of filmmakers that Shaun Rose has engaged in over the last 4 years, including using dozens of fake accounts to spam films and filmmakers with 1-star ratings and reviews.

Threshold to the Kingdom(en)

Threshold to the Kingdom sees artist Mark Wallinger play with the symbolism signalling a change in being. Slow motion footage of people arriving at London City Airport shows them delivered from the stateless limbo of international airspace to the sovereignty of UK soil and all it represents.

Sound Pictures by Music(en)