Tehran Is the Capital of Iran (1966-79) documents life in a deprived district in the south of Tehran. The images of destitution in Tehran's poor areas is accompanied by a variety of spoken accounts: the official viewpoint on the district's living conditions, what the inhabitants have to say, and occasional extracts read out of school manuals. The key element in Shirdel's film is the counterpoint effect he creates with image and sound. His impressively powerful portrayal of social unease helps reinforce the impact of his astonishing documentary images and social themes.
Tío Jess
In 1952, Marie-Louise Chapelle was the first French woman to reach an unclimbed peak in the Himalayas. Years later, filmmaker Ellen Vermeulen follows in her footsteps. An intimate journey through snow landscapes in which personal ambitions, social constraints, and the complexity of being a woman take center stage.
Two paranormal experts investigate a forest plagued by demonic activity. Once a location where a cult once practiced dark rituals, the forest envelopes the two investigators as they stay overnight alone. Witness one of the most credible pieces of evidence ever captured in the paranormal field.
A simple trip to Angra dos Reis turns into an unforgettable moment for nine junior year high school students.
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
Tommy’s Train is a story about imagination, drive, and the power of a dream. Once existing as a tourist attraction in the city of Anacortes, Washington, Tommy Thompson’s Railway ran every summer from 1987 until 1999. The genuine steam locomotive and coaches were all hand built by Tommy in his garage workshop, and he maintained and operated the railway with his family.
All food can be adulterated. More discreet than a drug cartel, more elusive than arms dealers, criminals have taken over food. Olive oil, fish, meat, spices, no department escapes their juicy traffic. A jackpot estimated in Europe at 30 billion euros enriches a new kind of mafia every year. Organized crime is selling altered products in restaurants, supermarkets and all food shops in the European Union. Their secret is to replace an ingredient with a cheaper one. Who are these new traffickers? What are their methods of operation?
L'énigme des éléphants d'Andaman
Through moving and detailed testimonies, the documentary explores the significant Chilote heritage in the architecture of an emerging Patagonia at the end of the 19th century.
More than a tribute, it is a celebration of the life, talent, and legacy of a man who turned humor into an art form and transformed the way Chileans see themselves.
Conakry - Stadt im Aufbruch
I sauri
Unter die Lupe genommen
Vom Ritter mit der eisernen Hand
The historical background of the Faust saga is examined on the basis of contemporary documents.
Vita della libellula
Schwäne und ihre Jungen
Kleine Freunde in Not
Familie Breitschnabel