SACRED COD is a feature-length film that chronicles the collapse of the historic cod fishery in New England. The film delves into the impact of overfishing, climate change, and government policies on fishermen and the fish. Ultimately, it looks at the prospect of a region built on cod having no cod left…
A documentary about race, education, and culture through the 100-year history of a groundbreaking historically Black high school in the the American heartland. Freedom’s School examines race, education, and culture through the 100-year history of one our nation's premiere public high schools;…
A film by Hilal Baydarov Azerbaijan / France 2019 Immobile in a home where the sands of time fall to the rhythm of rural Azerbaijani sounds, a mother waits for her son. When he arrives, their conversations circle around existential questions and news from afar, troubling and cryptic. Unrest cloaks…
With a great sens of humor, Diako Yazdani, a political refugee in France, returns to see his family in Iraqi Kurdistan and introduces them to Kojin, a young 23-year-old homosexual who seeks to exist in a society where he seems unable to find his place. A look at the endless struggle of a minority within…
‘Once Upon a Mountain’ is an award winning documentary that delves into the complex problem of how best to help maltreated children. It is an insightful, captivating, moving and above all, educational experience. You will learn what makes a difference in what some experts consider the…
”Kindred Spirits” is the adventurous film on how a multinational team of film workers completed the shooting of the feature documentary "No Word for Worry" in the inaccessible waters of the Mergui archipelago off Myanmar (Burma) and southwest Thailand. Director/cinematographer Runar…
Beyond the Break is a documentary about Sam Danniels, a multi-sport professional athlete in three para-skiing disciplines, as well as cycling, snowmobiling and paragliding. Sam Danniels refuses to let his life-changing spinal cord injury become a barrier to the many outdoor sports that he loves. Sam’s…
Ekaterina Osichkina is 19 years old and Junior World Skimo Champion. We follow her to her homeland, in the extreme East of Russia, a place of snow and volcanoes which is unfamiliar to her, as she admits. Apart from the incredible sessions of skiing, the journey will bring Ekaterina to reflect on her…
Co-produced by Akka Films and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), The Apollo of Gaza, directed by Swiss filmmaker Nicolas Wadimoff, tries to uncover the secrets behind this stunning archaeological discovery. Filmed in Gaza and Jerusalem, the film plays out like a mystery – one full of unexpected…
“JAAR el lamento de las imágenes” observa el proceso creativo de Alfredo Jaar, uno de los artistas más relevantes del arte contemporáneo. Sus obras abordan grandes problemas en diferentes lugares del mundo, como la emigración en la frontera entre México…
Subtítulos descriptivos disponibles El viaje es un vibrante viaje a través de Chile y su tradición musical, la Nueva Canción Chilena – la música de protesta de toda una nación y generación. La Nueva Canción Chilena se convirtió en…
Die kort briefie wat Paulus destyds aan Filemon geskryf het, bevat kosbare lewenslesse en vermaninge vir ons almal. Saam met die persoonlike brief aan Filemon het Paulus terselfdertyd ook ʼn brief geskryf aan die gemeente wat in Filemon se huis te Kolosse byeen gekom het. Kom ons kyk gerus hoe die Here…
