The American Nightmare

The Man Whose Arms Exploded(en)

A documentary which focuses on steroid abuse and focuses primarily on Gregg Valentino, a bodybuilder whose claim to fame is having the largest arms in the world.

Fullsterkur(en)

FULLSTERKUR is the third documentary in a collection of films produced by Rogue Fitness, exploring strength culture around the world, connected specifically by the ancient tradition of stone lifting. Nestled at the doorstep of the Arctic Circle, the country of Iceland is uniquely acquainted with the relationship between strength and survival. For hundreds of years, men and women were challenged to overcome harsh weather and endless winter nights by developing their own distinct physical and mental fortitude—passed down from the age of the Vikings, and iconically represented by the lifting of heavy stones. Today, on an island with a population of just over 300,000, a disproportionate number of the world’s greatest strength athletes still call Iceland home.

The Castle of the Living Dead(it)

Count Drago invites over entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans!

Samson and Delilah(en)

When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.

Champion(ko)

A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the U.S. returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory, but he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew.

Maciste in Hell(it)

The devil takes Maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality.

Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World(fr)

Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century.

Framing(it)

Regreso a Raqqa(es)

Mémé(fr)

Adapted from famous French actor Philippe Torreton’s best-seller, GRANDMA is the portrait of the actor’s grandmother: a modest, unique but universal Norman peasant. Enriched with amateur films, nourished by major historical events, GRANDMA also tells the story of the end of a world, that of the countryside of our grandmothers, before the abyss of modernity.

Toubib(fr)

The Waves(eu)

Seven women, guided by a therapist gradually put their bodies into motion. As the dance therapy progresses they give us the moving testimonies of the physical and psychological tortures that they underwent during their incommunicado detention in Spain in the 2000s.

The Real Miss America(en)

Henry Fonda narrates this documentary short film produced by the United States Department of Defense as a recruiting tool for women to join the armed services. Women's training, social life, and living situations are depicted, as well as a wide variety of jobs in which women could serve in the various branches of the military. Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett speaks to the importance of women as part of the national defense, and General Matthew Ridgway praises women for their service in combat-support functions.

The Road to Canterbury(en)

Nearly 1,400 years ago St Augustine made Canterbury the center of the Christian faith in England. This is an exploration of the road which leads from London to Canterbury - a road which has many associations with such historical figures as Chaucer, Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth, Shakespeare, Pepys and King Charles II. The journey ends with an exciting portrayal of the glorious cathedral of Canterbury.

The Gospel of Jesus's Wife(en)

Was Jesus married? Who was Jesus's wife? Controversial and incredibly fragile, a document stirs up debate surrounding more than 1,500 years of Christian beliefs.

Lesvia(el)

Since the 1970s, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos, the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and carve out their own queer lesbian community, tensions simmer with the local residents. With both groups claiming ownership of lesbian identity, filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou—a native and lesbian herself—is caught in the middle and chronicles 40+ years of love, community, conflict, and what it means to feel accepted.

Creating Our DNA(en)

A short documentary following Little Mix after winning The X Factor and the release of their first two singles from their debut album ‘DNA’.

Heritage art concept project (third row) Vahagn Davtyan, Nahapet Quchak, Hamo Sahyan, Nerses Shnorhali, Razmik Davoyan, Hovhannes Grigoryan, Aram Pachyan(hy)

Kings of Convenience: Back from Hibernation(en)

Kings of Convenience return with the first new music in 12 years. This documentary shares the band's history, as well as their journey to create the 2021 album ‘Peace Or Love’.

Prism(fr)

For Prism, Belgian filmmaker An van. Dienderen invited Brussels-based Rosine Mbakam from Cameroon and Paris-based Eléonore Yameogo from Burkina Faso to work together on a film in which the differences in their skin color serves as a departure to explore their experiences with the biased limitations of the medium. Photographic media are technologically and ideologically biased, favoring Caucasian skin. Such white-centricity means that the photographic media assume, privilege and construct whiteness.