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UKRAINE - PATH TO FREEDOM
Documentary about the events on the Maidan during the Revolution of dignity and subsequent events in Ukraine, during 2013-1015, through the eyes of foreigners. The main character - an American history teacher from Cleveland, who arrived in Ukraine to observe how modern history is created. |
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Some Scenes from a Film
A short documentary following a student filmmaker's first real challenge - his own feature film. |
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Right in the Hood
You can tell hip hop is a dance of resilience. In a journey from New York to Paris we meet some dancers who tell us how hip hop changes and evolve overs the years. By exploring these two cities, we discover the places, the actors, the similarities and the differences. We will discover that urban dance is a real tool of free expression beyond gender, religion or sexuality. |
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Finding Bespoke: Shoemaker
To possess something bespoke, something custom made, by hand, just for you, is life’s guiltiest pleasure. An idea scribbled on a piece of paper that comes to life, made with care, attention and love. My proviso for the film was that the item made had to be hand crafted and built on site. A skill set that has been handed down and passed on. With these skill sets come stories, and these are the stories I want to discover and share. This is my original short film that follows the personal narrative of Los Angeles bespoke shoe makers Don Ville. WATCH NOW https://vimeo.com/114164013 |
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Vacant
A car park so great it should have it's own postcode. This film explores the beauty & emptiness of Australia’s largest car park. In broader terms it explores what urban sprawl & transport means for sustainable living and its implications on a city’s cultural identity. Soundscape & images recorded on location at Melbourne's International Airport car park. |
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Mirrorball
An intimate look inside the life of a talented young artist navigating his way through a foreign land. |
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Womentalk tv - Dr Maya Bhattachan
Womentalk tv is an independent interview series featuring everyday women in Asia who are extraordinary. It is dedicated to sharing stories of strength, courage and inspiration, start a conversation, and be a voice for the women whose stories must and need to be heard. WATCH NOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSklrbfV7b4 |
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what remains
In March 2014, 437 soldiers were returned home to China from South Korea. For over six decades they had resided in a hidden away cemetery north of Seoul known as ‘enemy cemetery.’ They now rest in the Resist America & Aid Korea Martyr’s Cemetery, in Shenyang. Through the eyes of three locals, this film explores the history, the glorification and the reconciliation of this belated return. |
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Local Winds
If you come from a place closed plain between the Alps and the Apennines, the winds of Sardinia are among the things that impress. The landscape is apparently the same, but the wind animates him before thine eyes quickly moving clouds, filtering the sunlight and approaching and moving away the noises |
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Fading Magic: The Story of Kolkata's Magicians
An Award winning documentary film on how Kolkata, which is known as the key cultural hub in India and incubation pool for all forms of fine arts including the art of Stage magic, has become a city where once famous stage magicians are struggling to survive. |
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Roberto
The story of Italian painter Roberto Pagnani through the story of his house, built by his grandfather. Around him, the masterpieces of Italian “informale” painting, during a chat in which the artist reveals his sensibility and the tragic story of his grandfather. |
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I Was Born Yesterday
I was born yesterday is an observational documentary in which portrays day-to-day life of a young disabled man in Tehran with no comment, voice over or any interview. |
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But They Can't Break Stones
Nepal’s civil war ended almost ten years ago, and its effects are still very visible, especially in terms of women’s rights. Violence against women is very common in Nepal and there are many women’s rights organisations trying to combat it, as well as improve women’s access to education in the aftermath of the conflict. 'But They Can’t Break Stones' follows the feminisation of a national trauma, documenting the effect the civil war had on women and how women’s lives are shaped by political instability and cultural norms that place them in domestic roles, documenting activists’ roles in Nepalese society, as well as the personal stories of women living in rural Nepal. |
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Hermanos
12 years ago, Marcus, a German volunteer, spent one year in Bolivia and worked at an orphanage. Back in those days, he made many friendships. Now he returns to search for those kids that became adults. |
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I am Grace
This Documentary Offers A Real-World Glimpse Into The True Identity Of A North Korean Refugee And Her Attempts To Reconnect With Society. “I Am Grace" brings to life the inspirational journey of Grace Jo, a North Korean defector who is attempting to rebuild her life in the U.S. With humble beginnings, Grace Jo was born in North Korea where she nearly starved to death as a child. She survived two unsuccessful attempts at escaping, where she was exiled back to North Korea by the oppressive Chinese government and suffered imprisonment and servitude. |
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RUN TOMORROW - LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
In Japan, there are people who want to overcome various misunderstandings and prejudices about dementia, and be the heroes/heroines in their own lives. There are also people who want to build a society where that is possible, together with those people. This project was launched to support and encourage such frontrunners. |
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To see
A memorial service takes place in the forest surrounding Kozarska Dubica, Bosnia. A documentary film about the consequences of intolerance and blinding hate. A young woman from Sweden travels to Bosnia, where she learns about the difficult history of the country from the Second World War until today. “To see” is a film about remembering history and to learn from it, in order to work for the future. WATCH NOW https://vimeo.com/137618746 |
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FONFARA vs CLEVERLY
On October 16, 2015, in Chicago, Andrzej Fonfara fought Nathan Cleverly for WBC International title in light heavyweight division. This bout, won by "Polish Prince" Fonfara unanimously on judges scorecards, became one of the most dramatic. (FH) |
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The race of life
"The race of life" is a film that takes us into the world of effort, struggle, determination, sacrifice and falls that as humans live day to day. This film is told through the testimony of athletes that lead to limit your mind and body to achieve i |
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DISTANCIE
In the Nuclear city of Cienfuegos, Cuba, Natalia Kan remembers the days when she was known as an lyrical singer, nowadays this Russian is diagnosed with schizophrenia and she is still awaiting the recognition of her talent. |
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DIVERSXS
It wasn’t long until Ethan knew that it wasn’t Irene, meanwhile Sarah wondered why it wasn’t the colour of her skin that made her feel so different from the others but, in fact, the stigma of living with HIV. Those are some stories from DIVERSXS |
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TALKING HEADS
People of different ages, professions and social classes answer two simple questions: who are you and what do you want from life? Their dreams and problems go on to form a mosaic of human life. |
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FERROL MOLA
In the sleepy town of Ferrol (A Coruña - Spain) , a graffiti of a fun yellow puppet adorns damaged facades of the most decadent streets. The famous puppet , who always seems to be in good spirits , is accompanied by a curious message of optimism : Ferrol Rules. (CFF) WATCH NOW: https://vimeo.com/125088465 |
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GROßER LÖWE
Four years ago, Slobodan's son Rocky passed away. Since then, Slobodan has been visiting his grave twice a day to tell him news about his life and bring him chocolates. A story about a truly unusal relationship and the boundlessness of love. |
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THE REINVENTION OF NORMAL
"Go straight off the wall" said his dad and Dominic does just that. The film follows Dominic Wilcox, an artist / inventor / designer, on his quest for new ideas....Transforming the mundane and ordinary into something surprising, wondrous and strangely thought provoking. |
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DREAMLAND
'Dreamland' is documentary film that moves to the rhythm of a poem, Dream-Land, by American romantic poet Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1844. An essay in sound and image, in 'Dreamland' we follow the figure of a native anthropologist as she re-visits a series of Arctic people-places. Alongside this human figure, the non-human figures of the landscape, the people-places of the Arctic, are equally foreground. The being of the Arctic is revealed as flows, as events of passage.Seen and narrated through a philosophical lens, the journey could be called an Arctic road-movie. A proposition lies at the core of the movie: that moments of a banal sublime can be glimpsed if one perseveres in engaging with some intensity, in the endless ephemeral disorder of the present, of the here-and now. The movie performs this proposition rather than arguing it. Analytically it enacts a flat ontology. The intention is philosophically serious, but the philosophy threads lightly through the text; a golden thread glinting here and there in the sombre Arctic landscape. |
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再見了，菲林
Goodbye to Traditional Filmmaking is a documentary on the transition in the film industry caused by digitization. It not only records the celluloid filmmaking, but also pays tribute to the behind-the-scenes heroes. Furthermore, we keep the techniques for future reference and pass on our experiences to the future generations. This documentary was made digitally and is meant to record the traditional techniques to let the public understand more about the filmmaking history in Taiwan. |
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