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- The story chronicles the pioneering life of Maryam Mirzakhani, first Iranian woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in 2014. Her journey from Iran to the US and impact as a role model for female mathematicians and scientists.
- A girl sells copies of Soleil, the government paper.
- Filmmaker Ross McElwee (Sherman's March, Bright Leaves) finds himself in frequent conflict with his son, a young adult who seems addicted to and distracted by the virtual worlds of the internet. To understand his fractured love for his son, McElwee travels back to St. Quay-Portrieux in Brittany for the first time in decades to retrace his own journey into adulthood. A meditation on the passing of time, the praxis of photography and film, and the digital versus analog divide.
- Set in a pre-colonial African past, Tilai is about an illicit love affair and its consequences. Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken Nogma, Saga's promised bride, for himself. Still in love with each other, the two begin an affair, although it would be considered incestuous. When the liaison is discovered, Saga's brother, Koudri, pretends to kill Saga for the honor of the family and village. Saga and Nogma flee to another village, but when Nogma's birth mother dies, he returns home. Having brought ruin on the family, Saga is shot by Koudri, who walks off into exile and probable death.
- Samba Traore returns to his village flush with funds. Soon enough he manages to charm the beautiful Saratou into marrying him and, along with another friend, builds the first bar their village has ever seen. But his conscience keeps nagging him and the police are on the lookout for the "gas station murderer."
- Why are we so afraid of the dark that we need to brighten the world around us?
- Narges Mohammadi, vice-president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran, imprisoned several times since 2012, is currently detained since November 2021 for "undermining national security". Her sentence of 8 years' imprisonment and 80 lashes (extended in August 2023 to 10 years and 9 months' imprisonment and 154 lashes) is a deliberate attempt by government authorities to silence this human rights defender. Narges Mohammadi's documentary is based on interviews with 16 former prisoners, men and women who were subjected to White Torture: 4 white walls, no natural light and total isolation. A fearsomely effective form of torture that leaves no trace, prompting some to confess to any crime after just a few months, even if it means execution. All tell of the psychological destruction, the humiliation, the torture and the lasting trauma.
- "My land" gives voice to old Palestinian refugees who fled in 1948 without ever returning to their land, and who have been living in camps in Lebanon for more than 60 years.
- Sacrificed generation? At the beginning of 2019, young people are taking to the streets all over the world to warn of the climate crisis. In Switzerland too, young people are questioning the system. As their voices begin to resound, the arrival of the corona virus in 2020 abruptly cuts their drive. The film intimately follows these activists in the euphoria of the first demonstrations as well as in the spleen of the health crisis.
- They build myths, light passions, and practically never speak. In this documentary they'll complete with their words, the iconographic world of one of the most legendary cinematographers of all times, Gabriel Figueroa. This film is an immersion into some of the most symbolic and iconic images from Mexican cinematography, along with the commentaries of the greatest directors of photography today.
- A documentary about fireworks artist in different regions and their creative process. Focus on their emotions, passion, the meaning of the fire In their lives.
- A broke and dopey musician, constantly harassed by his exasperated landlady, glues his lottery ticket to his door and when it turns out to be a winner must carry his door to the lottery office.
- Living in the Cahos Mountains, a remote area secluded somewhere in Haiti, Elord, his family and his friends barely survive there. The region used to be prosperous though thanks to coffee growing. Until 1986 at any rate, the year the prices suddenly collapsed. People then stopped cultivating it and felled the trees in order to make and sell charcoal, which led to soil erosion and the subsequent impoverishment of the local peasants. Now, prices are rising again but coffee has almost disappeared. Elord and his friends do their best to replant coffee trees. To no avail...
- Filmed in seven countries, these sixteen scenes of meat and milk tell remarkable stories of the intertwined destinies of cow and man. We follow the philosopher Walter Benjamin, watching animals for what has been forgotten.
- In 2010, Unilever announced the closing of the profitable Fralib tea processing and packaging plant in the South of France. After 1336 days of resistance, the workers celebrated their victory against the giant multinational and became owners of the factory. Now, with the take-over of the company and production under workers' control, a new struggle has begun. Can this alternative project be viable within an over-saturated, highly competitive market? Taste of Hope is the fascinating story of a workers' cooperative on their bumpy and conflicting road to real utopia. Where idealism clashes with harsh reality, the documentary observes the factory workers as they face inevitable challenges. For two years, the filmmaker accompanied the workers in their daily struggles. Between general assemblies, cash-flow problems and tea tastings with potential clients, deception and conflict emerge. Ultimately, the documentary poses the question: How do we need to work today so we might live in a better world tomorrow?
- The Chinese I Ching, the Book of Changes, is one of the oldest and most influential documents of mankind. It was the missionary Richard Wilhelm, who brought it to the West. The film tells his story and provides insight into ancient Chinese thought.
- The film gets into the underworld of crimes involving homophobia, soccer organized fans, and gangs in Sao Paulo city. It shows the team's work routine of DECRADI, the only unit specialized in this field, as they search for people who have made hate speech into cruel murders. With a narrative punctuated by revelations about victims and a visual immersion into Sao Paulo's underground, the film reveals the complex nature of these crimes, which are becoming more and more common in Brazil.
- Revolves around families of abducted persons during and in the aftermath of the Lebanese war.It sheds the light on the trauma of six different families constantly teetering on the brink of incertitude.Each family doesn't know the fate of their abducted member whether dead or alive.The premise of the film is humane for it depicts the broken emotional ties within the family away from any political implication.The film combines real interviews within a surreal set on one hand,and surreal fiction on the other hand.Interviews reveal the families reaction towards the abduction of a member.Fiction part is an incarnation of their fantasies,an awaited day of reunion,a recurring dream and a fantasy.
- Alexia, 32, is from Fécamp, a small fishing port on the cliffs of Normandy. In this city in decline, this young maid, flirtatious and lonely trying to escape his daily life. Legs gathered in a large tail covered with scales, she plunges into the sea and escapes. A secret ritual, until the day she decides to register for the Miss Sirène France contest. For a year, she trains tirelessly, doing pool training, jogging in the early morning on the cliffs. As the competition approaches, Alexia opens to the world, exposes herself to the eyes, makes dream, amuses sometimes or disturbs some. Under a carapace of humor and provocation, we discover the battered story, the fears, the complexes of the young woman. So many failings that finally enlighten us on the reasons buried that push to transform itself.
- A portrait of the dark and tortured world of artist Matt Elliott, who opens up in rehearsals, interviews or writings. With disturbing clarity of expression, Elliott discusses his depression and the magic of inspiration, or reveals his heartfelt political opinions.
- A French tourist discovers Toronto through the eyes of its Francophone communities and characters.
- What is Glamour ? Through interviews with creative specialists, Deborah Landis costume academy winner, film critic Dominique Paini and Stephen Gundle author of an extensive book entitled « Glamour », Galeshka Moravioff demonstrates how an aesthetic approach of Modern Entertainment has been conceived and exploited between the late 1920's throughout the 1950's. It shows how the great costumes designers, Jean Louis, Travilla, Adrian and Edith Head were a major influence on the fashion industry of the mid late 20th century up to today. Movie clips of all the major stars of this golden era features : Marylin Monroe, Rita Hayworth, Greta Garbo , Kim Novak, Gene Tierney, Lana Turner, Ava Gardner, Joan Crawford ,Katherine Hepburn, Jane Russel... in memorable scenes dressed in breathtaking iconic gowns.
- In Mongolia, one third of the population lives in poverty. Is this one of the reasons why the suicide rate is so high? Survivors or relatives of those who committed suicide, tell us their stories, some of them prefers to remain anonymous because suicide is a taboo. The stories come from different regions of the country, but the reasons given for this desperate act are similar: despair, loneliness, alcoholism, the harshness of life. The example of a couple who once set up their Mongolian yurt within the walls of an abandoned prison seems to symbolize the state of the nation. On a frozen dump, they dig for scrap metal - if they sell it, they will have just enough money to buy food for a few days. It is an existence far removed from the clichés of traditional nomadic life.
- A film about women clowns that talks to the core of contemporary womanhood. they get to share their theories on laughter, beauty patterns, femininity, ridiculousness, vanity, and, getting old.
- Sabine Weiss is the last of the humanist photographers. As a freelance artist, she worked for the Rapho press agency. She is one of the few French women photographers who - in the 50's - was actually able to live off her own work and art.
- In 2011, Oriane left France. In Brazil, she met Marreco and together they sought an alternative life in rural Minas Gerais. Guided by the dream of building her own earth house, she recorded the challenges she faced over a 7-year journey.
- Inspired by the words of the American poet, Emily Dickinson, Anne Walker has captured on paper the lights of autumn with gouache and pastels. A unique book of an inner landscape as, with delicate gestures oblivious to their metamorphoses, the painting unfolds to the resonance of the words.
- From now on mutilated women have hope : a surgical technique of the restoration of the clitoris has been created by a French urologue. Burkina Faso is the first African country where it is practiced. But because of prevalent taboos, it is still difficult for women to benefit from it.