Black I Am

Retreat(es)

Marina and Perla join thousands of women on an annual Catholic pilgrimage. Perla's coming of age accentuates a generational divide as she struggles to assert her independence as a woman.

The Natashquan punk(fr)

In 1976, a young punk lands in Natashquan. It’s the beginning of an unlikely love story between a small fishing community and this new arrival. Yet the relationship meets a brutal end when, three years later, the punk disappears without a trace. Forty years have now gone by, and the village of Natashquan is experiencing a slow, irreversible devitalization—one by one, villagers have been going missing. Those who tell the tale of the punk today see it as the story of a small community’s symbolic survival.

She's Beautiful When She's Angry(en)

A documentary that resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women's movement from 1966 to 1971.

Carta Sobre Nosso Lugar: Mulheres do Vila Nova(pt)

One Book at a Time(en)

Sarah Kamya is a school counselor in New York City. She began the project Little Diverse Libraries on June 3rd and has already raised over $13,000, supported black owned bookstores, and has distributed 775 books to Little Free Libraries across all 50 states. Sarah is helping educate communities while most importantly amplifying and empowering black voices.

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price(en)

This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.

Linda's Film on Menstruation(en)

This is an educational short released by the Los Angeles Public Library explaining what to expect when you get your first period.

Delphine and Carole(fr)

In the 70s, actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos, both militant feminists, were the pioneers of video activism in France. They documented the demonstrations of French feminists and used the new technologies to counter the poor representation of women in the public media.

Boll Mo: Sexism in Kosova(en)

A documentary exploring sexism and patriarchy in Kosova.

Coller pour crier(fr)

On March 15, 2020, Montreal sees appearing on a wall, written in black letters on white paper "Stop feminicides". It is at this moment that the Collages Feminicides Montreal collective sees the light for the first time. Now the streets of the city are carpeted with their words. Today, after the 17th feminicide, they will continue to fight and stick, until this violence stops.

DIYSEX(es)

DIYSEX is a film that reflects on the use of the image and the language of mainstream pornography, and wonders how far this use can transcend when making your porn film.

Aimé Césaire at the End of Daybreak(fr)

Documentary on the négritude movement through one of its founders, Aimé Césaire.

Regarding Susan Sontag(en)

An intimate study of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century tracking feminist icon Susan Sontag’s seminal, life-changing moments through archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words, as read by Patricia Clarkson.

She's Nobody's Baby: American Women in the 20th Century(en)

This documentary goes back to the turn of the century to show how women shaped the nation’s history.

We Can Be Heroes(en)

Sometimes, finding your tribe requires a bit of magic. For attendees of a live action role-playing (LARP) camp in upstate New York, the deeply accepting environment has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed "nerdy" teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else. As the campers immerse themselves in this imaginative world, they discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.

Kim Kardashian Theory(fr)

Pit Dhuwur(id)

In the heart of Yogyakarta, a tall bike enthusiast takes a stand against the city's lacklustre cycling infrastructure in the city with the "Bicycle Friendly City" label.

We Met in Virtual Reality(en)

Filmed entirely inside the world of virtual reality (VR), this immersive and revealing documentary roots itself in several unique communities within VR Chat, a burgeoning virtual reality platform. Through observational scenes captured in real-time, in true documentary style, the film reveals the growing power and intimacy of several relationships formed in the virtual world, many of which began during the COVID-19 lockdown, while so many in the physical world were facing intense isolation.

Young @ Heart(en)

Documents the true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the Young at Heart Chorus in Northampton, MA, and many of whom must overcome health adversities to participate. Their music goes against the stereotype of their age group. Although they have toured Europe and sang for royalty, this account focuses on preparing new songs for a concert in their hometown.

Mystery of the Maya(en)

Filmed in IMAX, a young Mayan boy who lives close to the ruins becomes acquainted with an archaeologist (Guerra) and asks her to tell him about his ancestors. The crew travelled to over 15 locations in Mexico and Guatemala, including Tulum and Chichén Itzá.

Militares da Democracia: Os Militares que disseram não(pt)

The Cult of Death(es)

Satan worship, human sacrifices, witchcraft and the black arts... all to cover up a terrible crime: drug trafficking. A true event that shocked the world!

Sia - At the Metro Theatre(en)

Sia performing live at Metro Theatre in Sydney on 25 March 2009. Buttons Little Black Sandals Sunday The Co-Dependent I Go to Sleep Playground You Have Been Loved Academia Distractions The Girl You Lost to Cocaine Soon We'll Be Found Destiny Electric Bird Encore: Lentil Breathe Me

Kidnapning(da)

Based on Bjarne Reuter's 1975 juvenile novel, even broader comedy strokes are employed in the film version, but bright spark Bertram is still at the center of things when a nice but dubious uncle (he has a criminal record) takes all the kids of a working class family, hit with bad luck, away on an outing. A plot is cooked up to kidnap some rich kid. It works at first, but soon things get out of control.

Jashnn: The Music Within(hi)

Jashnn Music Within

Lady Cyclists(en)

A two-wheeled convoy of Victorian gentlewomen in a charming early film enigma.

Progeny(en)

When a factory worker is implanted with his alien boss's parasitic offspring, he asks his wife to perform an illegal operation to remove it.

The Exorcists(en)

Pat, laid off from his job during the beginning of the Covid 19 outbreak, manages to find work as the videographer for a contract Exorcist. Working together, the two uncover a demonic plot to bring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to our world.

Kiss Kiss Kiss(ja)

Animation by Tadanori Yokoo.

Night of the Wolf(en)

Claire and her teenaged son, Jesse, along with their friend and ranch foreman Purly Owens, work the cattle ranch that Claire once shared with her husband who was killed in a ranching accident. As the over-protective Claire contemplates selling the ranch, a life-threatening accident strands her deep in the wilderness with only a wild wolf for company. While Claire and the wolf form an unlikely alliance in their struggle to survive, Jesse is forced to grow up fast as he races to evade poachers and rescue his mom before it's too late!

Girl Power(cs)

Girl Power is a documentary that presents female graffiti writers from fifteen cities – from Prague to Moscow, Cape Town, Sydney, Biel, Madrid, Berlin, Toulouse, Barcelona and all the way to New York. The graffiti community is predominantly a man's world, and men often share the view that graffiti – namely the illegal kind – is not for girls. And yet women have become increasingly more emancipated in recent years; there are female graffiti shows, magazines and websites. Girl Power captures the stories of ladies who have succeeded in the male graffiti world.

A Hole in One(en)

A gangster makes an employee pose as a doctor to prevent his troubled girlfriend from getting a lobotomy.

Revancha implacable(es)

The Fable of He and She(en)

The animated story of the Hardibars and Mushamels—whimsical clay creatures who discover that gender stereotypes are not always accurate or useful.

A Woman(en)

A young woman falls in love with a famous novelist and travels with him to his home in Southern Italy. There, her obsession with the memory of his dead wife begins to consume her.

Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas Movie 3(ja)

Set in the land of Yuguto, the people thought that the land they live is the size of the world, but it’s actually divided into several areas, each with a respective king. Even though there were small wars among areas, the kings had roundtable meetings to maintain peace and balance. It was until a dark group of dark monsters appeared. Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas is the first of a trilogy of movies, the TV series version is the movies chopped up into 20-minute segments with an opener, closer, and a small intro and recap added in to smooth out the runtime. Movie 3 (TV episodes 9-12).

Wild Spirit(en)

The ghost of his teenage love returns to sensuously haunt a repressed sex-therapist on the even of his wedding to a calculating ice-queen.