'Okkadu Migiladu' is the story of displaced Sri Lankan Tamilians who find themselves stuck with the tag of 'refugees' all their lives. The mistreatment they face both in India and Sri Lanka, with either country refusing to accept them as their own, forms the crux of the story.
Nandha returns after serving his term for killing his father. Although he killed him to save his mother, she does not forgive him. He is then taken in by Periyavar, who shelters Sri Lankan refugees.
An Indian intelligence agent journeys to a war-torn coastal island to break a resolute rebel group and meets a passionate journalist.
The Narrative of a Lost Soul, Between Two Flags is a deeply personal and emotionally resonant drama told through the voice of a Lost Soul, he narrates the life of his mother, a Tamil Eelam refugee, and his father, a former Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) soldier. Born of war, torn by history, As it uncovers a story forged in the most unlikely of places a battered refugee camp during the final years of the civil conflict. Which carriers horrors of war, the weight of a Lost homeland and a language of silence. As he sifts through old letters, voice recordings, and fragmented memories, he reconstructs a painful but beautiful portrait of two individuals caught on opposite sides of history and how they chose love, despite politics, bloodshed, and betrayal.
He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record breaking Ironman Andreas Niedrig.
Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and famous family.
„I began documenting their lives, if only because I hoped each film would have a happy ending.“ (Gerd Kroske)
Why does the fear of monsters resonate in every culture and civilization around the globe? Take a deep dive into the chilling world of our primal fears, a world where the myths and legends of history are not merely fairy tales, but proof of reality. Meet real-life cryptozoologists who make the search for living myths their life's work. And learn how the fear of monsters became hard-wired into our psyches; despite thousands of years of civilization, nothing haunts our nightmares like a good monster myth.
A look at the newest version of one of cinema's greatest monsters.
An analysis of the impact on the United States Latino community of immigration policies promoted by President Donald Trump.
A look at the newest version of one of Godzilla's greatest rivals.
Twenty years after David Cronenberg prophesied the dark side of the Internet age in Videodrome, acclaimed French filmmaker Olivier Assayas updated it for the New Millennium in his startlingly prescient Demonlover, a chilling exploration of the nexus between sex and violence available at the click of a button.
A fly-on-the-wall documentary about the recording of the music score by Sonic Youth.
A discussion of the film's use of sound, its positioning as a character in the film, what it represents, technical details of the sound design, and more.
This piece offers a fascinating discussion of how the music was made and why it compliments the story and tone.
An in-depth discussion of the movie's editing process and, like the music piece, it discusses rather intelligently how the process makes and enhances the film.
On August 28, 1977, the "King of Soccer" left his throne vacant. Pelé officially quit his job: mesmerising the world. His last soccer jersey, "that" soccer jersey, became the shroud of the history of soccer. This is a journey through his last match, a long farewell reported by those who were there and left a mark not only on Pelé but also on an era.
During the Great Depression, a mobster muscles in on the newest speakeasy but not if the head dancer has anything to say about it in "Silk Garter Club." "Greece: Our Girls Leave It In Ruins" features EB girls Tracey, Stacey and Sally Anne on location on the Greek island of Mykonos where they laze around the picturesque location naked and occasionally tell viewers how nice everything looks. There's also the second "History of Lingerie" segment covering the 1920s to present day, other soft core shorts and the unedited verison of Helix's R rated music video for "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'".
Heleno has a disease unknown to most of the population. In the course of their suffocating routine, situations arise that defy the usual in society. But is it really Heleno's illness that prevents him from adapting to the world?