Closing Night

Before there were home video formats and the internet, the “Bahnhofskinos” (“Train station cinemas”) in West Germany regularly showed trash and erotica movies. Various filmmakers and especially contemporary witnesses recount in the documentary “Cinema Perverso – the wonderful and broken world of Bahnhofskino” their experiences and impressions.

A history of Limerick’s single-screen, city centre cinemas: the Abbey, the Carlton, the Central, the City Theatre, the Coliseum, the Lyric, the Savoy, the Thomond, and the Tivoli. The documentary charts their cultural and economic importance from the glory days of the cinemas before television to their slow decline.

A deep dive into the current state and business of independent cinemas operating in Manchester, UK. The declaration that "movie theatres are dying" gets tossed around a lot these days. But is that really the case? Let's find out.

Bosko runs a movie theater that shows a wacky newsreel with Jack Dumpsey, a slapstick short from Haurel and Lardy, and a turn-of-the-century melodrama starring Honey.

In this short documentary, a succession of black and white photographs provides a gritty look at juvenile prostitution and at the young people, male and female, struggling to get off the streets. Highlighting the links between being sexually abused as a child, loss of self-esteem, and turning to the streets, the film quickly dispels the images of glamor and big money usually associated with prostitution, and shows the positive efforts of child-care workers to help juvenile prostitutes find a way out.

"A dialogue, in Guarani and Spanish, between two brothers trying to decide how to survive the war waged by Stroessner's troops in their isolated land. With a stunning soundtrack and a visual language that defies narrative, the film confronts us with the fundamental question of whether survival is to be found in migration or armed opposition." - From MoMA

A story about the most mysterious and, possibly, the most significant of the living Russian-speaking writers - "Russian Salinger". Sasha Sokolov is a classic of Russian literature and Russian modernism, who influenced writers such as Mikhail Shishkin, Vladimir Sorokin, Vladimir Sharov, Viktor Pelevin. True, so far little has been known about Sokolov itself.

TDAH - O Conhecimento Facilita a Adesão

The comedienne Françoise Lebrun regularly comes to the Maniquerville gerontology center to read Proust to the residents. It is an opportunity for them to discuss together the memory of lost time. A strong bond develops between Françoise and Clara, the center’s host.

Liminal Spaces are the subject of a modern internet aesthetic portraying empty or abandoned places that appear eerie, forlorn, and often surreal. Directors such as Stanley Kubrick, Andrei Tarkovsky and David Lynch had mastered the art of liminal spaces, long before it became an internet aesthetic. This documentary aims to explore and demystify the strangely familiar world of liminal spaces.

A year ago a place known among Muscovites called Pravda (formerly the largest publishing house of the USSR of the same name was located in this complex) promised to become a center of urban culture. The residents of this space will tell what the truth is for them now.

Wirklich alles?!

The Battle of The Alamo

Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody

Music DVD with rare live and TV performances from the period 1963-1975.

Juke Box Revival - Rock'n'Roll Vol. 2

A behind-the-scenes of the creative process of the short film "Goya 3 de mayo" directed by Carlos Saura and the Aragonese director's reflections on Goya's life, art, war, and painting.

Following the death and demolition of the home of Chilean writer Alicia Morel (1921–2016), a parallel and unknown body of writing that accompanied the author throughout her life has emerged. Interwoven with her well-known work in children's literature, this archive reveals her contradictions through a critical look at women's writing and the literary canon of the 20th century.

Tonino, son of a museum guard in Venice, is barred from a masked ball. In a little theater he dons an Arlecchino costume and, guided by Beatrice, embarks on a fantastic journey through masks, monuments, and Goldoni’s characters.

Ride shotgun to experience the highs and lows of Japanese superstar Kanoa Igarashi’s 2022 world title campaign as he searches all corners of the seven seas in pursuit of glory.