When Dian was six, she narrowly escaped a tsunami of boiling mud that completely submerged 16 villages under a moonscape of grit, leaving 60,000 people displaced. Lapindo, an Indonesian drilling company, had unleashed a violent, unstoppable flow from the earth's depths, estimated to continue for ...

"Gun Shot Wound" examines America's gun violence epidemic through a public health lens, seen via trauma surgeons. With 318 people shot daily, the film reveals the reality of "routine" violence beyond mass shootings. It showcases how physicians and hospital-based intervention programs are not only...

An illiterate 11-year-old, Harry, starts secondary school in London. Generations of his family have never read, but his dedicated teacher, Sophie, believes he can break the cycle. Over two years, Harry fights not just to learn, but to believe in a future for himself far beyond his origins. This i...

This film’s global prisoner art stuns with emotional power. Why do inmates paint their twin or a flower field? The works, sought by Paris & London galleries, are deeply moving, sometimes disturbing. They reveal incarceration's soul. Is it therapy, an escape, or a pastime? One critic finds a tiny ...

Hallelujah Forever is a story about what it's like to sing together with others. A young boy, busy with gaming and climbing, makes a new and surprising experience when he starts singing in a choir. He discovers the power of an almost 300-year-old classical oratorio.

Explore the haunted waters of Lake Lanier. Uncover its eerie secrets: forgotten graves submerged below, the ghostly Lady of the Lake, and restless spirits seen as apparitions. This journey delves into the lake's dark, tragic history, where the past refuses to stay buried.

In the heart of the Big Easy, restless spirits reveal chilling tales. This documentary uncovers the city's supernatural secrets, from voodoo curses and spectral jazz to forgotten history. Explore a world of ghosts, cryptids, and eerie lore that defines New Orleans' haunted soul.

Argentinian songwriter Tomi Lebrero stars in an eccentric road movie across the pampas. Eschewing clichés, he travels with two mares and a colt, meeting wild characters. This modern minstrel narrates his journey through songs that paint the landscapes and the beautiful, complex simplicity of its ...

Emmy-winner Joe Tripician explores the Manhattan Project's legacy through his parents—two of 1,200 Army personnel unknowingly building the atomic bomb. His poignant film follows their return to Oak Ridge, 53 years post-Hiroshima, where their honeymoon coincided with secret work. Their recollectio...

“Hungry Hill,” filmed on Ireland’s Beara Peninsula, chronicles a community of sheep farmers negotiating a rugged landscape, globalization, and societal change. Central is three generations of co-director Vanmechelen’s family, who left their Belgian polder farm due to pollution from a nuclear plan...

Mariam Bin Laden will swim the English Channel. This athletic feat symbolizes an ardent dream: to restore her family's name, inspire Arab women to pursue their ambitions, and raise awareness for refugees who are forced to cross borders in a fight for survival.

Police brutality against marginalised communities is not isolated to American shores. In 2015, David Dungay Jr., an Aboriginal Australian, died in police custody. The coroner later found a “lack of oxygen while he was restrained as a contributing factor to his death”,

Join Leee John of Imagination exploring St Lucia’s magic! We venture to the majestic Piton Mountains, the drive-in Sulphur Springs volcano, and vibrant music festivals. The journey also features an exclusive interview with the island's Prime Minister. A unique cultural adventure awaits

Robin is a Parisian jazzman trying to make a living from his music. But far from the dream life of his idols of the last century, he is living a solitary, reclusive life in a shack with a worn out sofa. For him, jazz is as much a curse as a blessing.

Our sensory world has transformed since we started driving. Cars have anthropologically modified us, altering our perception of space, speed, and our environment. This colorful history has reshaped human experience itself. But with our unconditional love for cars now at a turning point, a questio...

Idomeni is a film about life in a refugee camp, a place suspended in time. It captures the parallel lives of adults and children confined in their own world. The children, living in a protective bubble with little outside contact, care for each other. The film focuses not on dramatic journeys, bu...

The darkness, the muffled noises, holding your breath: this documentary plunges into free diving. For Igor, the abyss is a source of fascination. From Switzerland to the world's deepest blue hole, he starts to compete, becoming Swiss champion by descending to 82 metres.

The documentary "It Between" examines the Canary Islands' migrant crisis, echoing the 2006 cayuco emergency. The pandemic has worsened the dangerous "Canary Route" from West Africa, overwhelming reception systems. The film argues that E.U. policy unfairly burdens its "southern border," leading to...

On the streets of Denmark, trafficked, men and women are exploited by transnational criminal networks who prey on their vulnerability with promises if a better life. Edward is struggling to pay off the traffickers who brought him from Nigeria to sell their drugs. Nigeria's corruption and lack of ...

In the Executioner’s Shadow examines the death penalty's profound moral conflicts. A former executioner nearly kills an innocent man; a bombing victim wrestles with the concept of justice; and grieving parents fight to spare their daughter's killer. This powerful film forces viewers to confront t...

"In the Starlight" intimately chronicles photographer Paul Zizka's profound quest to capture the cosmos. The film reveals his solitary journeys into darkness, portraying the passion and patience required to frame the ethereal beauty of the night sky. It's a moving portrait of an artist's connecti...