Quipu: Calls for Justice(2017)

Radical Brownies(en)

Berets, badges, Black Lives Matter and social justice: the youth group for activist girls of colour.The Radical Monarchs is an alternative to the Scout movement for girls of colour in Oakland. Its members earn badges not for sewing or selling cookies, but for completing challenges on social justice including Black Lives Matter, 'radical beauty', being 'an LGBTQ ally' and the environment.

Bedouin Sand(he)

Nine-year-old Roy likes a bottle of colored sand. A bedouin in Sinai tries to sell it to him.

El que murió de amor(en)

Magicians transfers two peoples' souls (or whatever you want to call them) into each other's bodies.

The Imposters(en)

Maya meets the enigmatic Hattie. They fall for each other, but soon, things begin to unravel as Maya realises that Hattie has ulterior motives and everything is not as it seems.

Neither Seen, Nor Known(ar)

The story revolves around Mursi (Adel Imam), a poor history teacher, married and suffering from an ambitious financial crisis in life, who gets involved with an old colleague at the university (Salwa), who runs her house for prostitution and hides him. Salwa uses the naiveté of Morsi to convince him that he attacked her He is drunk to press him to marry her pregnant.

Kunstkamera(cs)

The castle of Horní Staňkov. Camera enters the castle park. Approaching Kunstkamera, it stops at the emblem of Ouroboros above the entrance. The door opens, letting the camera in, to reveal the magical square with astrological figures of Virgo and Libra, combined with Dog and Lion from Chinese zodiac. A painting of Rudolf II as Vertumnus, more Arcimboldos. The camera continues to the main hall. A huge stone fireplace with ceramic statues. African fetishes, ritual masks, Bis poles and masks from Papua New Guinea, spiritualists´ drawings, surrealistic photographs, and paintings etc. In this way, the whole Kunstkamera collection will be filmed. Time to time, as if by mistake, an object will appear in the shot, reminding of the fact that the place is inhabited.

La modelo y la estrella(es)

Driven by the passion of his girlfriend, a humble young man gets a place as a singer achieving resounding success. When he gets it, he marries a famous diva leaving behind his youthful love.

Let’s Calm Down and Have a Cool Drink in Saint-Tropez(fr)

A teenager lies to her parents and goes to the South of France instead of studying for the summer. Meeting with her not-so faithful boyfriend and his DJ friend, she discovers her father is also there - with another woman.

Fear and Desire(en)

A woman awakens in a remote location to news that the world as she knows it has ended. As she adjusts to her new reality, events unfold and details emerge that may suggest otherwise.

Monkey Warriors(en)

Hindu legend tells of white warrior monkeys fighting to rescue the god Hanuman from evil demons. Centuries later in Jodhpur, India, the Hanuman langurs are fighting still. Comprised of 20 or more females and their young, and governed by a ‘Warlord, ‘ 29 langur ‘gangs’ have carved up the city between them. Warlords reign for three or four years before they’re overthrown. When a new Warlord comes to power he will purge the gang of young males, creating a society of ‘Lost Boys’ whose only chance is to violently displace another Warlord. Natural selection is harsh indeed, but what better way to build a culture of warriors?

Night of Horror in Brazil(pt)

On the night of January 8th, in Brasilia, some people need to take refuge inside the place that is about to be attacked by a horde that lives a parallel reality and is ready to destroy everything in its path.

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu(en)

A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.

The Aviator(fr)

Alain's uncle sends him to France to toughen him with his aviator friend Pierre. He meets Suzanne on the voyage and fights for her love against José in an airplane.

Why Can't We Be a Family Again?(en)

Two extraordinary brothers struggle to believe in their mother's love.

(You'll Make It In) Florida(en)

When a magazine ad comes to life, a depressed English teacher — and her dog — embark on a wild ride through the wonders of the Sunshine State.

Cursed Psychic Video XXX 12(ja)

The 12th psychic documentary gathered and presented by the staff of "The Curse Video". A couple taking panoramic photos at the beach after the Bon Festival. Such a terrible incident happened to them...

The Homesteaders(en)

Homesteaders Mace Corbin and Clyde Moss pick up much needed dynamite and begin a journey to transport it from an army fort to their homes, hiring a crew of ex-soldiers just released from the army prison. Mace knows he's got his work cut out for him with unstable dynamite, undisciplined hired hands and possible hostile Indians but he doesn't have the slightest hint that his trusted friend Clyde has betrayed him.

Hollywood Steps Out(en)

A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars.

"Utopia" tour 2017(ja)

"Utopia" tour 2017 is the eleventh live concert DVD and eighth blu-ray released by Miliyah Kato.

Touching the Void(en)

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Máxima(es)

A multi-billion-dollar mining project is launched by the American Newmont Mining Corporation and lays claim to the land belonging to Preuvian highlander Máxima Acuña.

A la porra(es)

Bad Axe(en)

A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Cambodian Killing Fields.

The Medicine of Forgiveness(es)

Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya tradition, and how he came to drink the plant medicine ayahuasca under his father's tutelage. Arévalo leads an ayahuasca ceremony for Westerners, and shares with us something of his understanding of the plants and the onaya tradition.

Voices That Heal(es)

Herlinda Augustin is a Shipibo healer who lives with her family in Peruvian Amazonia. Will she and other healers be able to maintain their ancient tradition despite Western encroachment?

Ayahuasca Diary(en)

Four Westerners with various ailments travel to Peruvian Amazonia to drink ayahuasca, a traditional medicine renowned for its healing powers.

Plains(en)

Set in the sparsely populated lobster fishing villages of southern Nova Scotia, Plains is a cinema vérité approach to documenting the curious lives of Jon and Cat, a young couple who are developing politically left-leaning virtual reality video games. Against the busy backdrop of their art practice, we sit in on their quiet rural life, which, in its proximity to nature and the vast green and oceanic spaces that surround, echoes the romanticism of a simpler time. As the decaying world of physical labour and the mechanical industry faces up to an expanding digital empire, Jon gradually retreats into the alternative realities of his own design.

When Multinationals Attack Nation States(fr)

In autumn 2016, demonstrations sprang up all over Europe against the CETA free-trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. The reason? An obscure clause which allows multinationals to sue nation states if they feel their profits may be damaged by government decisions. An investigation into the hidden world of international arbitration.

Peru's City of Ghosts(en)

Join a team of archaeologists and the Discovery Channel in an investigation into the mysterious lines of the Nazca region in Peru. Created by the Nazcas, these huge sculptures are only visible from the sky and depict people, animal, geometric forms, and strange creatures. See a premier exhibition of pottery and textiles, musical instruments, and mummies from this long-forgotten, pre-Columbian civilization and visit Cahuachi, a buried city of pyramids and ceremonial buildings which may have once been the religious capital of the Nazca people.

William Wells Talks About The Island(en)

William Wells defends the viability of Fogo Island and expresses his apprehension about the exodus of young people.

Tu nourriras le monde(fr)

Sigo siendo(es)

A trip through the diversity of black and native Peruvian music. Character-driven film, one where the characters are integral to the nation itself. This movie delves into music and musicians, yet it's not strictly a musical; rather, it's a tapestry of seemingly disparate personal narratives woven together in a country also striving to define itself and sketch its identity

Comitiva Esperança(pt)

Les doléances(fr)

Women 50 Minutes(zh)

A representation of queer and feminist imagery that was mainly shot in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, remote and developing areas in southwest China, and metropolitan cities like Beijing from 2000 to 2004 to document the social changes in contemporary China. The director sympathetically and erotically represents a variety of women, including women as laborers, women as prayers, women in the ground, women in marriage, and women who lie on the funeral pyre with their dead husbands. Her camera juxtaposes the mountains and rivers in old times, the commercialized handicrafts as exposition, the capital exploitation of the elders’ living space, and the erotic freedom of the young people in a changing city.

Where is heaven(en)

Maverick soul mates Ged and Dave are on a mission through the winding lanes and hidden tracks of North Devon, to record the lives and experiences of people living without mains electricity.

The Living Stones of Sacsayhuamán(ru)

Sacsayhuamán, an ancient citadel amidst the Peruvian Andes, is an architectural marvel. It was built more than 900 years ago, and no living person knows how such large rocks were fitted so perfectly into walls. This documentary takes us on a tour of Sacsayhuamán, offering a brief history of the site, and clues that may help to its understand how it was made. It was edited from photos and video taken in July 2012, when Russian geophysicists conducted soil research there, at the request of Peru's Ministry of Culture.

Soms. Elles i Beget(ca)

Glimpses of Peru(en)

This Traveltalk series short brings us to Lima, Peru where we see a modern city.