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2021
Balcony Concert
2021
A tragicomic picture of the Polish society at the time of the first lockdown. Residents of a townhouse – each locked in their own apartment – are trying to adjust to a new situation. The majority remain at home and their only point of contact with the outside world is via a balcony and a common backyard.
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2018
The Heart Dances – the journey of The Piano: the ballet
2018
This elegant new film from the director of Crossing Rachmaninoff takes us backstage at the Royal New Zealand Ballet as a brilliantly theatrical European interpretation of a New Zealand classic re-enters the culture that inspired it.
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2018
The Sisters
2018
Behind the mighty eighteenth-century wall of the oldest enclosed convent in Poland - Benedictine convent in Staniatki, near Krakow - the life of twelve nuns in their 70s goes on. Despite their age and the world of rapid change, they try to comply with the rule set over ten centuries ago ‘ORA et LABORA’ each day. Our protagonists – nuns Anuncjata and Benedykta (40 years in convent) – introduce us to the world behind the wall telling us about their lives and decisions in a specific way. They show us the world of convent in true colours, without stereotypes, often touching and amusing at the same time. This is the film about silence said aloud.
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2023
Goodbye My Wonderful World
2023
The film title alludes to a traditional Polish mourning song, which was included on the album ‘Rzeczy ostatnie’ recorded by the band Polskie Znaki. The project aimed to dust off folk music, which for centuries had put people at ease with regard to death before it became a taboo in modern culture. The story of the album is at the same time an essay on passing away.
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2002
Tom Crean: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero
2002
The Irishman Tomás Ó Cuirín (1877-1938), known as Tom Crean, was one of the greatest heroes in the history of Antarctic exploration: he participated in three of the greatest expeditions, shared adventures with Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Henry Shackleton, the great rivals of the time, and survived them both. However, today he is a practically forgotten figure.
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2024
Forest
2024
Young, brimming with hope, and striving to build a better life for their children and themselves, Asia and Marek, have relocated to the edge of one of Europe's oldest forests, along Poland’s eastern border. For their three children, the forest is not only a vast playground but also something akin to a second home. However, as the refugee crisis casts its long shadow on the whole of Europe and Poland’s borders turn into one of the central scenes of this drama, with unwelcome refugees trapped between two countries, the family’s quiet days seem numbered. Aiding “illegal immigrants” is prohibited by their country’s laws, but how does one refuse to help someone in need? Discovering a captivating, poetic equilibrium between the deeply personal and the essentially political, Forest brings to the forefront the natural landscape, as well as the characters’ emotional environment, crafting a film that resonates loudly and goes beyond pompous statements.
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2022
Fragile Memory
2022
A young filmmaker Ihor finds a hidden and unpublished photo archive of his grandfather Leonid Burlaka, a famous Soviet cinematographer. Discovering a man that he never knew well enough through the damaged pictures, he gets closer to his dementing grandpa, facing the tension between memory and forgetting.
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2021
Covid Diaries NYC
2021
Five young filmmakers share stories of their families, who were on the frontlines during the first wave of the Coronavirus. These intimate accounts shine a light on families caught in chaos and crisis, in a city hiding from a deadly virus, in a country riven by social upheaval.
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2018
Dorotchka
2018
In the Siberian countryside, marriage is traditionally seen as the greatest happiness for a woman. But the 80-year-old Dorotchka has always remained alone. At the kitchen table, she contemplates life, love, regret and loneliness – has she may be brought this fate upon herself? Olga Delane was born in Siberia. At the age of 16, she moved to Germany with her family. The director explores the views of Siberian people on life, love and marriage.
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2020
Kresty
2020
Kresty is one of the oldest and largest prisons in Russia, located in the center of Saint Petersburg. The history of Kresty reflects the history of Russia. Throughout 130-year existence of the prison, thousands of people have passed through these walls: revolutionaries, engineers, generals, writers, poets, scientists, thieves, serial killers. The Kresty prison is society in a nutshell, where human vices as well as fortitude, freedom and dignity reveal themselves to the fullest.
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2017
Life With Bacteria
2017
A film about Andrey Shestakov, head of the microbial biotechnology laboratory at Moscow State University. Together with his team, he travels all over the planet, from the Caucasus to the White Sea, with the goal of finding and testing microbes useful for mankind.
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2023
Line Rider
2023
Simon Intihar’s film will delight geeks, bring memories back and encourage young people to google even quicker. One thing is certain. Having seen this film many viewers will try their own skills on the digital arena. The director takes us on a nostalgic journey to the times when a talented and somewhat extravagant student could develop an international gaming phenomenon in his own room. Fifteen years later the eponymous game still has its fans. Is the creator among them, too?
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2024
Everything Needs to Live
2024
Film portrays the unusual daily life of Anna Kurkurina, a charismatic athlete, ‘the strongest woman in the world’, an animal activist and an out lesbian. At an early age, Anna already proved to have a unique bond with animals. She taught biology at school, worked at the local zoo where she made friends with a lion, helped to set up animal shelters, and tried to find new homes for dozens of stray animals. At the age of forty, she decided to pursue a career as a powerlifter and soon made it to the top by becoming a triple world champion. She also started to work as a coach of young people with disabilities. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Anna has been using the power of her popularity as an athlete and a social media influencer to help injured and abandoned animals, following her motto — Whoever saves one life saves the whole world.
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2023
The Crossing: Consequences of the Truth
2023
In 2022 as Russia launched a full-scale invasion against Ukraine, Gheorghe Ignat, a Romanian wrestling champion, found himself a neighbour to one of the greatest humanitarian crises since World War II. As the war continues, Ukrainian children have started disappearing from orphanages around the country.
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2016
Natalia Gorbanevskaya: I am not a Hero
2016
The poet Natalya Gorbanevskaya (1936-2013) gained wide popularity first of all as a participant in the dissident movement and one of those legendary eight who on August 25, 1968 went to the Red Square to protest against the invasion of Soviet troops in Czechoslovakia, having paid for this several years of imprisonment. She was often called the heroine. She objected: "I'm not a heroine, I'm just an ordinary person." The authors of the film shot Gorbanevskaya for several years, asking questions that worried her as a poet, forced them to go to the square, and how her fate developed after forced emigration from the USSR.
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2021
Slowly, Slowly
2021
A sentimental odyssey about the illusions and prejudices of a European man who goes to live in Zanzibar, told through his letters to his beloved woman, at a time when globalization and mass tourism are shaking up and transforming the tropical island, its people and culture.
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2018
Metal Politics Taiwan
2018
Freddy Lim is a founder and singer of the famous black metal band Chthonic from Taiwan. Apart from that, he has been a member of the Taiwanese parliament since 2016, sitting on the committees for National Defence and Foreign Affairs. He is a member of a coalition working closely with Taiwan's first-ever female president. The film accompanies the rock star politician for his first year in political office as he opposes China's policy towards Taiwan and Tibet. As an activist fighting for human rights, he meets with the Dalai Lama, but also takes part in Donald Trump's inauguration even though he has many reservations about him. Freddy Lim is on the front line. But he still occasionally puts on his face paint and sings in a diabolical voice at the front of his black metal band. Strangely, the two worlds are coming together.
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2023
War at Home
2023
Imad, who comes from Syria, has been living in Warsaw for many years. In order to show his children their second homeland, he organizes an assistance expedition to the country of his ancestors. In an ambulance, which is to be donated to the local health service, they set off to war-torn Syria.
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2020
Kunashir
2020
Kunashir, one of the biggest islands of the Kuril Archipelago, is situated 16 kilometers from Japan. It was occupied by the Soviet army in 1945. One year later, after a short period of cohabitation, 17.000 Japanese and Ainu people who were living in the Kurils and on Sakhalin were deported to the island of Hokkaido. Since that time Japan has been demanding the return of the Kuril Islands. A peace treaty between the two countries still has not been signed.
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2023
Mariupol. A Hundred Nights
2023
The story of a little girl who wakes up on February 24th because of the air alert, and tries to find someone living in the burning city. The main character is based on the story of Alisa, a 4-year-old girl, who stayed in the besieged Mariupol during the whole time; she was also at the Azovstal plant during the last month of its defense. When the Russians allowed the civilians to evacuate from Azovstal, Alisa was separated from her mother.
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2020
The Anarchist Who Came From America
2020
The documentary film tells about life and death of Gaetano Bresci, the Italian anarchist who came back from USA to Italy to kill king Umberto I, on July 29 1900, shooting him three revolver shots in Monza.
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2021
The Lost Film of Nuremberg
2021
In 1945, two young American soldiers, brothers Budd and Stuart Schulberg, are commissioned to collect filmed and recorded evidence of the horrors committed by the infamous Third Reich in order to prove Nazi war crimes during the Nuremberg trials (1945-46). The story of the making of Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today, a paramount historic documentary, released in 1948.
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2014
I cavalieri della laguna
2011
The Education of Dee Dee Ricks
Available series
2020
Pray, Obey, Kill
2020
Documentary series describing a religious group in a small town in Sweden, known for murder and attempted murder by and against members of the group. Later leaders of the group have been accused of psychic and physical violence against members.
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2018
Art-B. Made in Poland
2021
Nostradamus: End of Days
2021
This all-new eight-episode series reveals exactly how the world will end, and what will be behind it, as predicted by history’s greatest prophet, Nostradamus. Combining the infamous seer’s ancient words with paintings from a mysterious lost book bearing his name, the series decodes new prophecies and causes of the world’s demise. Nostradamus saw the impending apocalypse 500 years ago, and now it’s up to experts to reveal the terrifying truth his visions can prepare us for. These ground breaking interpretations uncover the destruction soon to be inflicted upon us by earthquakes, floods, fire, nuclear war, disease, asteroid strikes and more. Are you prepared?
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2023
Naked.Loud.Proud.
2023
Shedding light on Poland’s LGBTQ+ burlesque scene, this five-part docuseries showcases the drag queens, activists, and allies working towards equality and acceptance.
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2022
Elza & Mané: Amor em Linhas Tortas
2021
Hovedmistænkt: Madeleine McCann-sagen
2022
The Journey Of India
2022
A story of India's journey through the past, present, and future. Here, we learn how India has kept up with the modernity while remembering the integral traditions and cultures we possess. Come, join us on this journey as we travel through the story of food, faith, the leaders of the country, and more.
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2020
Ryoma Takeuchi's Filming Break
2020
8 fictional holidays are taken by actor Ryoma Takeuchi. While taking a break from filming, he visits a spice shop.
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2022
Des années et des tubes
2012
On Freddie Roach
2012
On Freddie Roach is a documentary series about boxer and trainer Freddie Roach, produced by Jim Lampley. The six-part series began airing on HBO on January 20, 2012.
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2022
The Principles of Pleasure
2022
Sex, joy and modern science converge in this eye-opening series that celebrates the complex world of women's pleasure — and puts stubborn myths to rest.
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2021
Predestinado
2010
Tabú Latinoamerica
2021
NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½
2021
An unprecedented, sweeping portrait of New Yorkers as they rebuild and rebound, from a devastating terrorist attack through the ongoing global pandemic, weaving together visual imagery and first-hand accounts from a variety of New Yorkers.
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2014
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation
2014
The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation is a weekly Saturday morning show on CBS that showcases present-day change-makers from all over the world who are creating solutions to real needs. It is hosted by news correspondent and CBS Sunday Morning regular Mo Rocca. Each episode presents stories related to the process of innovation and also includes one story on The Henry Ford—its Archive of American Innovation, its unique visitor experiences and its unparalleled expertise. The intent is to stimulate curiosity and to inspire audiences with entertaining yet educational stories about yesterday and today’s visionaries and turning points that changed the course of history, as well as innovations and inventions that are changing the world today. The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation is produced in partnership by The Henry Ford and Litton Entertainment, a leading independent production and distribution company.
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2012
28 minutes
2021
Tiger
2021
A revealing look at the rise, fall, and epic comeback of global icon Tiger Woods. The series paints an intimate picture of the prodigy whose dedication and obsession with the game of golf not only took his fame and success to new heights, but also down a dark, spiraling road that eventually led to a legendary sports comeback, culminated by his victory at the 2019 Masters.
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2020
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2022
The Great Robbery of Brazil's Central Bank
2022
In 2005, thieves tunnel into a Fortaleza, Brazil, bank vault and steal over 160 million reais. This docuseries explores that spectacular, historic heist.
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2021
Dancing Nation
2021
Sadler’s Wells & BBC Arts present a three-part celebration of dance featuring many of the UK’s leading dance companies and the most exciting new emerging talent. Presented by Brenda Emmanus as part of BBC Arts’ Culture in Quarantine, this unique festival has been curated in lockdown by Sadler’s Wells, London - one of the world’s leading dance houses.
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2021
Henning Og Dødsmissilet
2014
Incredibly Small World
2014
This eye-opening series uncovers the extraordinary, surprising and often inspiring lives of people with dwarfism all across the globe. From hidden communities, to outrageous individuals, this series shows what it’s really like to be a little person in a big world.
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1961
Points of View
1961