Rozloučení s Klementem Gottwaldem

The funeral of assassinated Yugoslavian king.

In the Tigullio region near Gênes this shortdocumentary shows the funeral of a local fisherman.

Forest of Bliss is an unsparing yet redemptive account of the inevitable griefs, religious passions and frequent happinesses that punctuate daily life in Benares, India's most holy city. The film unfolds from one sunrise to the next without commentary, subtitles or dialogue. It is an attempt to give the viewer a wholly authentic, though greatly magnified and concentrated, sense of participation in the experiences examined by the film.

A musical portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo in 1977: second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Blank's special masterworks. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.

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After his Tokyo farewell ceremony, Yamamoto's ashes were sent to Kyoto on March 9. Many friends and citizens gathered at his home in Uji. On the 15th a worker-farmer funeral was held at the Sanjo YMCA. Prokino's Kyoto Branch shot these five days of activities. The long line of cars is filled with taxis, whose drivers deeply admired Yamamoto. The Watanabe in the title refers to the head of the Communist Party of Japan. Watanabe was returning to Japan from Taiwan when he was stopped by authorities. He committed suicide in their custody. Yamamoto and Watanabe were mourned together.

THE LANGUAGE YOU CRY IN tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for -and finds- meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past. It bridges hundreds of years and thousands of miles from the Gullah people of present-day Georgia back to 18th century Sierra Leone.

Meeting after many years, a makeup artist and her grandmother revisit tensions from an old family feud that still hangs heavy between them.

Shows the preparation of a deceased man before his funeral.

An animated horror short about a Nigerian-American teenager returning to Nigeria after the death of her grandfather.

A young Ojibwe photographer stubbornly takes on the responsibility of keeping a sacred fire alive for four consecutive days and nights in mourning of his father. His father's spirit tries to reach him from the other side.

A man is struggling to keep his beloved bull from being used as sacrifice for his dead wife's funeral rites.

Two estranged brothers, raised in different regions and devoted to different religions, reunite after their father’s sudden death. Instead of mourning together, they clash over how his funeral rites should be performed, each determined to honor him through his own faith. Old wounds, pride, and belief fuel their conflict until a violent turn in nature disrupts the ceremony. As chaos unfolds, their certainties begin to collapse, exposing the fragility of human ego, faith, and division.

After a mysterious stranger shows up at Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a dead bird, an impromptu funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.

Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

'Scalia' is a 90-minute feature documentary from Mad Universe and director Chris Mortensen examining the judicial life, influence and legacy of the controversial and influential Supreme Court Justice who - in the words of his colleagues -will go down in history as one of the most important Supreme Court Justices ever because he changed not only the court but the law itself. But the public perception of the justice - and the man - conflicts dramatically depending on who you talk to.

Contrasting artistic visions, misplaced confidence and blatant ignorance collide on the backdrop of an increasingly fragile and divided world. Two stubborn Scottish filmmakers struggle to make a short film together in the Austrian Alps.

After a spell cast by Grandma Faraway, the oldest son of a small family encounters the ghost of his late Grandma Maria still living in her old house, and they chat as they used to.

This documentary explores the theatrical work of Eduardo Pavlovsky, while also examining its connection to his era and his social and political commitment. It also includes footage of rehearsals for a stage production featuring excerpts from his plays, with Tato himself performing on stage.

A young Mapuche from Bariloche claims his identity and his culture. A Guluche journalist travels through these territories trying to recover the memories of the elders about the war and the massacre of his people. A historian from Buenos Aires finds in the archives the documents that allow him to prove who financed the army and what they obtained in return.