A determined 16-year-old with albinism makes it her mission to become a professional model in her hometown of Minneapolis, while attempting to go unnoticed in every other aspect of her teenage life.
Agnes may not seem like someone with much to laugh about. For one thing, she has albinism - a lack of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes - and her appearance has provoked prejudice from family, friends and strangers since she was born. But despite all odds, Agnes refuses to lead a life of sorrow. This fascinating and inspiring documentary also shares the stories of seven other people's individual experiences of living their lives with albinism in Kenya, a predominantly black society. While each person's story is unique, they all have one thing in common: they know what it is like to stand out uncomfortably from the crowd.
Nina, a 9-year-old outcast Dominican girl with albinism, finds herself the target of a jealous classmate's witch hunt.
After getting out of jail, where she learned to care for the sick, Alma, an albino woman, is determined to recover at any cost something much more important than her own freedom. In order to do so, Alma must spend her nights taking care of Clemente, a hypochondriac compulsively obsessed with avoiding sudden death. Their relationship moves through suspicion, fear and compassion to tenderness and love.
Grace, a Dutch-African girl with albinism, feels like an outsider with her white skin and poor eyesight. When she meets Kya, her African identity becomes more important. How far will she go, to fit in the group?
Rejected by his father at birth, a boy with albinism navigates a childhood of bullying, tragedy and cautious hope.
Jon and Liz Grabowski have two biological children and five adopted children, four of whom have albinism. Although they must take extra care with their disabilities, nothing keeps this family down.
Kibera is the largest slum area in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa. This documentary depicts three important problems; violence, drugs (miraa) and albinos killing.The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census reports Kibera's population as 170,070, contrary to previous estimates of one or two million people .Most of Kibera slum residents live in extreme poverty, earning less than $1.00 per day. Unemployment rates are high. Persons living with HIV in the slum are many, as are AIDS cases. Cases of assault and rape are common. There are few schools, and most people cannot afford education for their children. Clean water is scarce. Diseases caused by poor hygiene are prevalent.
In Tanzania there is a growing clandestine market for albino skin, bones and hair as ingredients in potions that promise to make people rich. As a result people with albinism live in fear of being abducted or maimed. Jerome, a young karate master, has made teaching kids with albinism to defend themselves his life's mission. Now he’s determined to take one of them to a world championship in Japan.
Santini's Network is a biographical film by German filmmaker Georg Brintrup on the life of Roman music collector Fortunato Santini and how his famous private assembly of manuscript scores grew into the greatest music collection of the age.
Isabelle Huppert's first one-character project — out of the blue, an electrifying, form-smashing tour de force, capturing (for those with ears to hear) our current moment.
Konrad is a stand-up artist. He has achieved international success some time ago, but currently his ideas are not appreciated by either producers or audiences. He lives in the shadow of his famous partner. And when at some point he is truly alone, his mother and sister reappear in his life, relations with whom can be described as ... complicated.
Ladies man, Kingston, gets more than he bargains for when he encounters beautiful spoken word artist, Shandre, who introduces him to a lifestyle deeply rooted in African American culture. Finding himself falling head over heels for the first time; his past resurfaces, and jeopardizes his future.
The story describes how youngsters struggle to cope with the gap between their ideals and reality.
A teenager and a knife
A semi-autobiographical portrait of an Israeli director grappling with creative block as he tries to bring his second feature to fruition. What was supposed to be a personal and heart-warming script about his journey from an ultra-orthodox upbringing in Jerusalem to a secular life in Tel Aviv turns into an obsessive manifesto containing thousands of pages and hundreds of hours of voice recordings dealing with Jewish identity, its problems, and possible solutions.
A Sikh professor attempts to raise awareness in the Sikh youth.
Two friends find themselves caught in a dangerous pursuit when ruthless goons begin chasing a mysterious book with hidden secrets.
The undercover investigator Robert is supposed to win the trust of a criminal through a fictitious relationship with Leni. However, the feelings are not just a game. It is the spied criminal, of all people, who makes him confront his contradictory feelings…
Yang has not worked for many years and is supported by his parents. His reason for not working is that he wants to do great things. His life is basically drinking and watching TV and lying in bed thinking about women.