LE DERNIER CONTINENT, Vincent LAPIZE - 2015 En coproduction avec Réel Factory, Télénantes, et l’Union des chaînes locales de Bretagne, TVR Rennes35Bretagne, TébéO et TébéSud. Avec le soutien du CNC, de la Région Bretagne, de la…
Set in a tiny Philippine village, the inimitable Kidlat Tahimik’s film focuses on a family that makes paper-mache animals to sell during the traditional Turumba festivities. One year, a department store buyer purchases all their stock. When she returns with an order for 500 more (this time with…
Two Trains Runnin’ is a feature-length documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sam Pollard, narrated by Common and featuring the music of Gary Clark Jr. The film pays tribute to a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the heart of our present moment, offering a crucial vantage from…
Quakers in history and today. A celebration of 350 Years of the Quakers in Britain, in Songs of Praise. Although there is very rarely any singing during Quaker Meetings for Worship, this programme intersperses hymns between descriptions of Quaker history and their activities today, which sometimes…
The practice of using shackles and chains to physically restrain people with mental illness (known as pasung) is widespread in Indonesia (as in many other developing/low middle income countries) and almost universally ignored. This observational ethnographic documentary explores the beliefs and social…
What is fame, and how does someone become famous? After hearing about Japan's obsession with foreign talents, three Aussie filmmakers embark on an outrageous mission to find fame in Tokyo. Along the way, they meet a cast of eccentric characters who have found stardom within Japanese culture as foreigners.…
Bourbon whiskey is inexorably intertwined with Kentucky and America’s history. Discover how distilling originated in Kentucky with its first settlers in 1775 and walk the sites of Central Kentucky's earliest distilling operations. Magnificent portraits and landscapes adorn this production.…
The untold story of the essential, genre-defying ‘90s industrial project Circle of Dust. Explore the early career of visionary artist, composer, musician and producer Klayton, who would later gain recognition for his category transcending project Celldweller. Assembled from over 30 interviews…
A chronicle of novelist David Leddick's journey to create a one-man musical stage show about his 20 year friendship with British raconteur and gay icon Quentin Crisp.
Digitally restored from the original 35mm negative with a newly remastered soundtrack! Swiss-Canadian filmmaker Peter Mettler’s inquiry into transcendence is a three-hour trip across countries and cultures, interconnecting people, places and times. From Toronto, the scene of his childhood, Mettler…
Selected by TIFF as one of Canada's top 150 essential films and digitally restored in 2017 from the original 35mm negative, featuring a newly remastered soundtrack. PICTURE OF LIGHT is a poetic essay by filmmaker Peter Mettler documenting the search for a natural wonder: the mysterious Aurora…
En remontant la piste de Yu Bin, mon grand père, je découvre l'histoire des étudiants chinois dans l'Europe des années 20 puis celle de la Chine au cours du 20e siècle : entre espoirs et désespoirs. Je mélange mon imaginaire d'enfant…
