An intimate and personal reflection on the conditions of work in the 21st century, seen through the eyes of a bike delivery person. From nostalgia to frustration with Swedish punk running in the background, this film immerses us in the universe of one of many workers in the so called gig economy.
Mudos testigos is a cinematographic collage made from all the surviving material of Colombian silent films, re-editing the images in such a way as to create a single imaginary film: the impossible love story of Efraín and Alicia that traces the convulsive first half of the twentieth century in Colombia. Compiled by the late Luis Ospina and finished posthumously by Jeronimo Atehortúa.
A Colombian actress named Zahinabu is finally having her first audition in New York, for a Latina role. It could be the opportunity that she has been waiting for since she arrived to US. But the audition takes a different direction when the casting group needs to consider the great audition from this Latina woman who doesn't look like a "latina".
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.
El Perro, a kidnapped soldier, takes advantage of a confrontation between his captors and the paramilitaries to escape. In his escape, he takes refuge in the house of a peasant family that keeps a dark secret that he must solve to be free.
In 1945, in the train station of Bogota, Colombia, a dead girl is found in a trunk. The case is assigned to Detective Mariano Corzo, he has to deal with an inquisitive journalist Hipólito Mosquera while trying to solve the mysterious case. Nobody knows who the girl is, or who put her in the trunk. The things turn bad when Mosquera publish the news in the local newspaper. With the help of a bartender Martina Quijano, Corzo will find an answer for the question: Who killed the girl and why?
María tells the tragic love story of María, a beautiful young woman, and her half brother Efraín, a handsome young man from Valle del Cauca. They both fall in love and live their romance on the farm "El Paraíso", in Valle del Cauca, but not everything is rosy, since Efraín must go to Bogotá because of study reasons leaving María with pain in her soul. Some time later, María becomes ill and Emma tells her brother about the situation.
While abroad Colombians are the bad guys, in Colombia foreigners are the kings. And Vigo, a Swede who arrives to Colombia, will be no exception: he will be received as a prodigal son. He will soon discover that even with so much human warmth, in the country of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, magical realism is lived in the midst of chaos, impetus and thoughtlessness, which between tears and laughter blurs the fine line between good and evil.
A young Colombian man receives a voice message from home while grappling with cultural differences at a London dinner party with his new English girlfriend.
El país más feliz del mundo
In Miami’s neon-lit streets, “EXOTIC” follows Alejandro Vasquez, a charismatic entrepreneur leading a double life. Publicly, he runs an exotic car rental business, but secretly, he operates a criminal organization for the Calamar Cartel. His life is upended when Isabella, a New York journalist, arrives to expose Miami’s underworld. As she gets closer to the truth, tensions rise and loyalties are tested. “EXOTIC” is a thrilling tale of crime and redemption, blurring the line between hero and villain against Miami’s glamorous backdrop.
Trance dances and out of body projection. In front of the camera, Parvaneh Navaï becomes a mediator who enters in contact with and immerses into the energies of Nature, while her own energy radiates and echos in the forest ("selva"). The camera amplifies and expands her presence, transforming the forest into an imaginary space. The camera becomes a painter's brush.
An orthodox heroine astride a motorbike. Young people breaking the monotony of a country life through stunt riding. A meeting against a Western backdrop between two universes that are at odds with each other except for their very reason for being: passion.
American Falls, from Incline R.R. (1896) is a brief silent actuality directed by James H. White and produced by Thomas A. Edison. Filmed from a tourist-friendly incline railway in early December 1896, it presents a striking view of the American Falls at Niagara Falls in crisp detail—part of Edison’s “New Niagara Falls” travelogue series.
A famous figure of the 20th century, Albert Schweitzer was a tireless humanist and polymath who opened a hospital in the Gabonese jungle to bring healthcare to remote areas. But today the legacy of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 is being scrutinised. How important was his wife Hélène in his success? And was the virtuous man also racist?
Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparation for war, showing women working in scientific, industrial, and voluntary-services activities. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.
In this somewhat whitewashed documentary on Manhattan's Bowery a newcomer to the area takes his first step toward redemption after a meal, bed, and inspiring talk.
Documentary on the French graphic and visual artist and designer, editor, artistic director, and teacher who is known for his widely-used fonts.
Karpatské bukové pralesy
In 1935, 17-year-old aspiring actress Marsha Hunt was discovered in Hollywood. She signed with Paramount Pictures and went on to a flourishing career at MGM. She made 54 films in 17 years before a series of unfortunate events led to her being unfairly blacklisted. After the blacklist, she championed humanitarian causes, forging a career as one of Hollywood's first celebrity activists. She was the FIRST Angelina Jolie. As far back as 1955, Eleanor Roosevelt was a mentor of hers as they both worked tirelessly to support the work that the United Nations Association was accomplishing in this country. At age 96, Marsha continues to fight for causes she believes in. This film is a call to action for activists of all ages.