Each year, the pilgrimage of the Muslim brotherhood of the Mourides takes place in Touba. From all over Senegal (and even from all over the world) pilgrims flock to take part in this religious event which will last three days and two nights. Grand Magal in Touba evokes the black Islam, promotes peace and tolerance, born of syncretism between Islam and the blackness of the Sufi brotherhoods in Senegal.
Exploring themes of spirituality, wellbeing and religion, this is the inspirational journey of six strangers from New Zealand and Australia walking the 800km Camino de Santiago to overcome the personal and physical trauma that life has dealt them. Through blisters, shin splints and heat, the Camino forces pilgrims to defy their age and physical ability, while also acting as a catalyst for change. Both heart-breaking and inspirational, 'Camino Skies' is an uplifting story about everyday people doing the extraordinary.
Three siblings who detest each other and hiking must complete together a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in order to be eligible to inherit their mother's wealth.
When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to Spain. Tom soon joins up with other travelers and realizes they’re all searching for something.
Fred and Adam have nothing in common. Yet, they will meet while walking the Way of St. James as a form of spiritual path.
Richard Verschoor: Op Eigen Kracht
Follows indigenous Dong people in a remote village in Guizhou, China.
Using films and clips from interviews, the film documents the history of the Israeli state, and in particular, the place of women in Israeli society. Looks at six particular women who emigrated from Tsarist Russia or Poland in the 1920s to "build the country by building themselves."
Award-winning film-maker Norma Percy looks back on her acclaimed 1998 documentary series The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs.
This documentary reveals how oil, often viewed as a source of wealth and prosperity, turns into a corrosive force that harms a city’s health, environment, and social fabric
Maman, c'est encore loin le désert ?
The Doku follows the snow owls quest to survive winter. The animals travel from up north to central Europe and back. During their travels they‘ve developed plenty of strategies to make it through the harsh climates they encounter.
As the COVID-19 pandemic shutters Hamburg's legendary St. Pauli red-light district, residents fight back with solidarity and music while grappling with the question: Who is stronger—St. Pauli or the virus?
André Rieu & His Johann Strauss Orchestra performing live in Maastricht (2019).
In June 2013, a group of 80 Libyans suddenly appeared at the door of St. Pauli Church in Hamburg. From day one, the filmmaker accompanied the St. Pauli pastors and their guests in the church.
The life and successes of iconic music executive Clive Davis, from his miraculous start at Columbia Records through his trailblazing work at Arista Records and J Records, with a heavy dose of outstanding music sprinkled in between.
An in depth look at the full effect of State Lotteries on the players and the people around them.
Several rowing boats with tourists going to the shore of Capri.
A delightful picture full of typical interest. Sicilian women and children are washing in a brook. (Taken on the winter cruise of the S. S. "Auguste Victoria" of the Hamburg-American Line, leaving New York on 03 Feb 1903.)
"Result of a shot from the ten-inch disappearing gun."