When developers in Durham, NC, demolish an iconic tobacco auction house in the name of revitalization, they not only displace a community of artists, they also threaten the soul of the community. “The Rise and Fall of Liberty” examines the ebb and flow of Liberty Warehouse’s 80-year…
Elephant’s Dream, c’est l’histoire de trois employés du service public. Leur lieu de travail se situe respectivement dans une ancienne gare désaffectée, au bureau de poste central et à la seule caserne de pompiers de Kinshasa. Malgré des circonstances…
Three years and a quarter of a million Super 8 frames in the making, And We Were Young is truly one of a kind: a feature-length, silhouette-animation oral history of Americans fighting in France in the last days of the Great War. Equipped with craft knife, paper and authentic source material culled from…
"Helvetica" is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the…
In September, RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire opened its gates to the public for the Scampton Airshow. More than 50,000 people attended the two-day event which attracted 104 aircraft - 41 in the flying display and 63 in the static line-up. Expertly recorded in high definition, 4k and powerful telephoto…
A lone monk’s actions 500 years ago continue to have a great impact. In “500: The Impact of the Reformation Today,” renowned Luther scholars from around the world reveal how the Reformation surrounds us more than we realize through religion, politics, and our society. This thought-provoking…
"You´ll die. Or get kidnapped by Al Qaeda. What you want to do is impossible!" That is what all experts, analysts and the Yemenis themselves told me. But I have done the impossible. I have made my way into what many say is one of the most difficult countries in the world to enter,…
About the Film Ten years in the making, In the Light of Reverence explores American culture’s relationship to nature in three places considered sacred by native peoples: the Colorado Plateau in the Southwest, Mount Shasta in California, and Devils Tower in Wyoming. Rich in minerals and timber…
Doing Nothing All Day follows a fictitious mother’s search for the ideal school for her son in Israel, Germany and the UK. She discovers the concept of democratic schools. Children are allowed to learn what, when and how they want to. Pupils set and monitor the rules and their learning progress…
This is the story of the battle to build a railway across one of the most extreme environments on Earth. To lay down over a thousand kilometres of track in a remote wilderness. To drive 7 tunnels and to raise 675 bridges all at an altitude where even a simple breath is nearly impossible to come by.…
Hamburg’s ambitious dream is to build an iconic landmark. Unfortunately it’s next to one of the noisiest ports in Europe and designing the acoustics of a concert hall is one of the toughest challenges in engineering. The project is years behind schedule, millions over budget and they won’t…
Can the global housing crisis be solved? Is Australia out of ideas, or political guts, when it comes to making housing affordable? Foreign Correspondent's reporters fan out abroad - to London, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Tokyo and New York - in search of some solutions. From left-field entrepreneurs…
