Of the thirty inhabitants of Arki, a windswept island in Greece’s Dodecanese, Kristos is the last remaining child. He is ten, and he is the only pupil of his teacher Maria, who devotes herself to him. Kristos will start his final year of elementary school soon. To finish compulsory education, he…
Andrés Di Tella (104', 2023) Argentina, Chile Este es el diario de un viaje por la Pampa, tras las huellas de Guillermo Enrique Hudson, alias William Henry Hudson. Se trata de una figura enigmática, llena de paradojas. Fue un gaucho argentino que se convirtió en escritor…
Aux portes de Paris, derrière les murs en briques d’un bâtiment centenaire, les sœurs Bénédictines du prieuré Sainte Bathilde partagent leur vie et leur foi en retrait. Entre les nombreuses prières, elles travaillent pour faire exister leur communauté,…
Le traversiadi. Cinque viaggi (più uno) con gli sci al limite delle Orobie. Un film di Maurizio Panseri e Alberto Valtellina con la musica di Alessandro Adelio Rossi (2020, 77′). La traversata delle Orobie con gli sci, dal lago di Como a Carona di Valtellina, è stata percorsa per…
Ondřej, Denisa, and Petr, three Romani suffering from discrimination, left Czech Republic and Slovakia to enjoy a world of opportunity in Britain. This multi-layered, yet rather intimate documentary, which contains a number of scenes shot by the protagonists themselves on their mobile phones, depicts…
This documentary traces the emigration of 50 Irish families, mostly from Connemara, who were transported to Minnesota in 1880 in a misguided attempt to colonise middle America with Catholic families. Each of them was given 640 acres of Sioux land which, despite their primarily fishing background, they…
Alex Luger has spent five years pushing the limits of multi-pitch climbing and challenging himself in unprecedented ways on “Seventh Direction”, his hardest climb so far. As he nears the completion of his psychotherapy studies, Alex reflects on his priorities and questions his motivations…
To mark the 70th anniversary of the first 7A in Fontainebleau, Seb Berthe and Hugo Parmentier have set themselves quite a challenge: to complete 100 7A boulders on a single day, linking the crags by bike or on foot. An extraordinary journey of over 80 km through the magic forest! And an extraordinary…
Gerrard Gosens is set to become the first totally blind person to attempt the daunting 34+ km swim from Dover in the UK to Cape Gris-Nez in France. Battling the cold and unpredictable waters of the English Channel, Gerrard faces not only the rough conditions but also the need to swim in synchronization…
In this captivating documentary, filmmaker Andrea Bauce closely follows triathlete Fabia Maramotti as she embarks on an extraordinary quest: conquering the Race Across the West, one of the most extreme ultra-cycling races in the world. Covering nearly 1,500 km, the race begins in sunny Oceanside, California,…
Since March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has been pushing the limits of our healthcare system. The physical and emotional load placed on our healthcare workers has been massive. They were proclaimed to be heroes in our society. Frontlines follows three emergency room nurses as they use rock climbing to…
This fifteen year odyssey follows the personal story of environmental filmmakers Robert and Vanessa Moberg as they attempt to discover the essence of a true home. With unexpected twists and turns Robert and Vanessa share their trials and triumphs over the years. From sailing the rugged west coast of…
