A compelling look at the choices that lead to incarceration and the reality of being locked up in Pelican Bay State Prison.
The first childbirth for children film ever made which launched a sibling preparation movement across the US.
A documentary about youth suicide on the Wind River reservation
After returning from college, a girl's controlling mother triggers her relapse into eating disorders and substance abuse in an effort to regain her autonomy.
Short film about the 400th anniversary of Augsburg, Germany
The film examines eight cases of children's misbehavior or accidents. Following the parents' descriptions and interpretations of the causes, the typical behavior is tested in comparable situations.
The film shows the traffic behavior of children between the ages of three and six. With the help of their parents, they are systematically prepared for the demands of urban traffic in different age groups. In most cases, their independence in the trained situations is then tested.
A secret culture of foragers hunt the Matsutake, a coveted Japanese mushroom worth up to $1,000 a pound—although its true value lies underground as a brilliant networker and healer of ruined landscapes. The Matsutake might just be our last, best hope for an American forest system run amok.
Thomas is stuck in his "Panda Young" (a car) on the side of the road. Waiting for his sister's rescue, the boy will start a journey discovering the car, his past and himself, finally facing pain and memory that will force him to confront the truth.
Melanie tries to cook the soup of her life. A musical short film about the fear of missing out on one's own life. About decisions, possibilities, chaos and joy of life.
A young woman turns on the tv to watch her favourite Korean romantic drama but realizes to her horror that she may be the one being watched.
A young girl; a lover of music, yearns for some sense of peace and identity while suffering under the oppression of mother's demands. with a little help from her dreams and the music she loves the most, she transcends her anguish via an uncanny metamorphosis.
The boss has a funny episode on his colleagues. The other day, he have a blind date, and the woman had a beard. Minhee is a smiling awkwardly among her colleagues. That evening, Minhee is contacted by her ex-boyfriend, Kang sik. Min hee, who cares about the word of the boss, is shaving… Min hee is wounded while she is shaving. Min-hee meets Kang-sik at a bar, while being injured. Kang sik suffers to Min-hee, and Min-hee rejects it by turns. Then kang-sik touches the scars of Min-hee Min-hee cries out to Kang-sik for a refusal… The next day, Min-hee met the boss in the break room. How will Min-hee react to his rude boss?
Young-mi, under duress after childbirth, is stressed after eating spicy seaweed soup. Seaweed begins to grow in her house, and Young-mi must fight against the seaweed to protect her home, herself and her family.
London at its best? This gorgeously photographed portrait of the capital was made by Marion Grierson, sister of the more famous John Grierson, often hailed as the father of documentary film. The film transcends the typical travelogue thanks to the photography of William Shenton and Grierson's poetic approach to editing - which prefigures modern films like the acclaimed From the Sea to the Land Beyond (2012). The film achieved international fame at the time of its original release, yet Marion Grierson is almost completely overshadowed in the history of British documentary film by her brother John.
Agnes Martin is one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. Before she died in 2004 at the age of 92, her paintings sold for millions of dollars and were displayed in the world's greatest museums. Through interviews with her friends, lovers, and classmates who knew her well, insight is gained into Agnes Martin's personality and the development of her creative process before she became known for her grid paintings.
The filmmaker confronts the popular narrative in Nepal that alcoholism is the leading cause of the indigenous Rai community's perceived backwardness by detailing the personal stories of Rai women of Sikteltar, Bhojpur who use alcohol to forget their sorrows and deal with routine hardships.
Tibetan Buddhist nuns from the Thupten Choling monastery in the Himalayan foothills discuss their mentruation practices.
The story of Rukhsana Kapali, a 19-year-old trans woman in Nepala, showing her struggle for the acceptance and recognition of her identity.
After tragedy strikes, acclaimed poet Ruth Stone retreated to the margins of the literary world, working tirelessly to provide for her children, and transforming her intense grief into poetry, using simple, startling language.