Fat chance
When single mom and filmmaker Yuka Sekiguchi, overweight at nearly 200 pounds and fast approaching fifty, determines to lose weight in hopes of becoming healthier and happier, she decides to film her struggle, figuring t..
Final fitting
This film follows Mr. Arabpour, a master tailor and craftsman, and the proprietor of the most famous tailor shop in Qom (Iran’s most important religious center). He speaks to us of the different styles and the many var..
Food design
This film takes a look at the secret chambers of a major manufacturer of food, where designers and scientists are defining your favorite mouthful of tomorrow. It shows how form, color, smell, consistency, the sounds made..
For Those Who Sail to Heaven
At the climax of the annual Opet festival in ancient Luxor, the barques of ancient Theban gods were pulled from Karnak to Luxor and then sailed back on the "waters of inundation." Today, the descendants of Luxor's patron..
Fragments of a Revolution
This documentary goes beyond the headlines and the tweets to tell the story of the protests that swept Iran in the aftermath of the disputed 2009 presidential election. Directed by an anonymous Iranian living in exile, t..
Free Lunch Society
Free Lunch Society provides background information about this idea and searches for explanations, possibilities and experiences regarding its implementation. An unconditional basic income means money for everyone - as a..
From the East (D'Est)
A look at life in Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
From the East (D’Est)
FROM THE EAST retraces a journey from the end of summer to deepest winter, from East Germany, across Poland and the Baltics, to Moscow. It is a voyage Chantal Akerman wanted to make shortly after the collapse of the Sovi..
Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
How did a boy from a tiny town on the Caribbean coast become a writer who won the hearts of millions? How did he change our perception of reality with his work? The answers lie in the incredible story of Gabriel García..
Ghosts of Attica
Attica. Like Watergate and Vietnam, it is an icon of recent history. Gov. Rockefeller's brutal re-taking of the prison - a nine-minute, 1600-bullet assault that took the lives of 29 inmates and 10 guards - put an end to ..