Engenhos e Usinas

A Velha a Fiar(pt)

A Velha a Fiar illustrates a Brazilian folk song in which a being or entity is always predating another being, but is in its turn predated by some other animal, until the circle closes. It begins like this: an old woman is quietly weaving and a fly disturbs her; a spider eats the fly; a mouse eats the spider; a cat chases the mouse and so on...

Manhã Na Roça: O Carro de Bois(pt)

A morning in the farm shown with a beautiful musical background.

Meus Oito Anos: Canto Escolar(pt)

A cinematographic interpretation of a Casimiro de Abreu poem.

Cantos de Trabalho(pt)

Musical rhythms inspired by work activities. Between 1974 and 1976, Leon Hirszman held three documentaries produced by the MEC about the songs of the rural workers in northeastern Brazil. In the trilogy, there is the documentation of the work songs of sugar cane, in Feira de Santana, the growers of cocoa, in Itabuna, and team workers in Chã Preta.

Aboio e Cantigas(pt)

A cowboy uses songs to tame and gather his animals.

Chuá-Chuá e Casinha Pequenina(pt)

The popular song Chuá Chuá, illustrated with scenes of rural life. Girl observes in window. A fountain drains water. A flower. The cattle grazing. River waters. Man seen from window of wattle and daub house. Girl hangs cage with bird. Man walks towards the gate. Ducks in river drink water. The popular song A Casinha Pequenina, illustrated with scenes from rural life. Hut surrounded by banana trees and a coconut tree. Children walk hand in hand, sit on the riverbank. Birds in cages. Again the little house and the vegetation that surrounds it, especially the coconut tree.

Azulão e Pinhal(pt)

A visual interpretation of Brazilian popular songs "Azulão" and "Pinhal".

Bee Gees - Storytellers(fr)

Irrational(en)

After ten years of practice without much success, a high school senior competes in her final high-stakes pi memorization tournament.

Bee Gees - Live in Tokyo(fr)

Mori Calliope 2nd Concert “GriMoire”(en)

Mori Calliope's 2nd live concert held at the Hollywood Palladium theater on February, 26th 2025

The Invisible Link(en)

The invisible link that powers Austria’s industry, cities and farms is, of course, electric power. Ultimately that power means jobs for the nation’s many unemployed. Kaprun Dam, in the mountains north of Salzburg—Austria’s largest—and some 20 others will provide more electricity than ever before, thanks to Marshall Plan aid.

Vivaldi and Mozart in the Cour Marly - An evening at the Musée du Louvre(it)

Julien Chauvin and the Concert de la Loge perform works by Vivaldi and Mozart in the famous Cour Marly at the Musée du Louvre, featuring mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti and violist Amihai Grosz.

Becoming Katharine Graham(en)

The story of a painfully shy woman's accidental rise to power and how it changed history. After a family tragedy, Kay evolved from a "doormat wife" into a legendary newspaper publisher. Nixon's nemesis during Watergate, she fought for truth, broke barriers in a sexist world, and won a Pulitzer Prize, inspiring generations with her courage and resilience.

Arandel's Bach Evolution in the Grande Galerie de l'Évolution - Paris Sur Mesure 2023(xx)

French multi-instrumentalist Arandel returns to the music of Bach for Paris Sur Mesure with the help of a string quartet and dancers from the Lyon Opera Ballet and Pokemon Crew. A fusion of genres on display at the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in Paris.

Emma Shapplin - Le Concert de Caesaria en Israel(fr)

Heleno(pt)

What's Happening?(en)

"What's Happening?", an irreverent portrait of America of the 60s seen through the experiences of artists of the Beat Generation and Pop Art. The America of the Vietnam war, ploughed by contradictions and explosive social tensions but potentially saturated with expectations for the future. With: Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Gregory Corso, Fred Mogubgub, Marie Benois and Leon Kraushar.

Impromptu(xx)

A journey to the origins of cinema, starting with its forgotten fathers: the pioneers who achieved moving images before 1895, the official year of the Lumière cinematograph. Through five studies by Frédéric Chopin, 'Impromptu' is also a tribute to the end of the 19th century, to its immortal muses, and to the fascination with movement itself.