Exhuming London After Midnight(2021)

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory(fr)

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

Their Eyes(en)

How does a machine learn to read the world? Testimonies and screen recordings introduce the experience of online micro-workers from the Global South: their job is to teach the AI of self-driving cars to navigate the streets of the Global North.

36 Ways To Say Good Morning(en)

Good Morning in Singapore.

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness(pa)

A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.

Last Day of Freedom(en)

When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision to call the police.

Wolfman's Got Nards(en)

A documentary that explores the power of cult film told through the lens of the Monster Squad and the impact it has on fans, cast and crew and the industry.

Godzilla Story Development!(en)

The story of how the original Godzilla went from idea to script to screen.

All for One(fr)

In a closed locker room, rugby players perform the last pre-match rituals. Warming up their souls and bodies, all tense in anticipation of the fight.

Let's Ask Nostradamus(en)

Nostradamus writes a letter to his young son, and his prophecies are compared to events of the French Revolution.

3 Logical Exits(ar)

A sociological meditation on the different "exits" that young Palestinians choose, in order to cope with life in the refugee camps.

Room 999(fr)

In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666. Now, 40 years later, in Cannes, director Lubna Playoust asks Wim Wenders himself and a new generation of filmmakers (James Gray, Rebecca Zlotowski, Claire Denis, Olivier Assayas, Nadav Lapid, Asghar Farhadi, Alice Rohrwacher and more) the same question: “is cinema a language about to get lost, an art about to die?”

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind(en)

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.

Díky, pane Kříženecký(cs)

The Many Faces of Dracula(en)

Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula over the years.

Pontormo and Punks at Santa Croce(en)

A New View of the Moon(en)

Wylie carries a telescope through the streets of Los Angeles to offer passersby a new and closer look at a familiar object: the moon. Because everyone needs to keep looking up. Because it is a beautiful and wondrous sight to behold the body of the moon.

The Magic of Walt Disney World(en)

A look at the many attractions, resort hotels, and other amusements at Walt Disney World in its first year of operation.

Kyoko(ja)

In 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono embark on a search for a girl named Kyoko. On April 23rd, they are arrested by the police at a hotel in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Olive(en)

“Olive” is a short documentary that follows Olive Hagemeier, an energetic woman, on her daily routine of salvaging, repackaging and redistributing food, and occasional other types of “waste”, across Atlanta, GA. Presented in a quiet observational style, this film is both a character study of a committed and enigmatic volunteer, as well as an ethnographic work that places the audience in the heart of a decentralized, volunteer-run mutual aid network in a “post-COVID” American city.

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster(en)

The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.