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  • I Love St Lucia Trailer

    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

  • The Recurring Nightmare

    In a haunting recurring dream, Khalo Matabane sees his own body in a coffin. To unravel its meaning, the filmmaker seeks answers from both a psychologist and a traditional South African sangoma, exploring the psyche across two worlds.

  • First Contact

    In 1930, the Leahy brothers entered Papua New Guinea, filming their shocking first contact with Indigenous communities. Fifty years later, surviving Papuans recall believing these white men were dead ancestors returned. Witnessing their younger selves in this rediscovered footage, they then recou...

  • Luana

    Luana Muniz is a 59 year old sex worker, known as 'Queen of Lapa' after the bohemian neighbourhood in Rio where she lives. Lapa is famous for its samba venues and also for the trans women who work on its streets, and Luana is one of them. She also owns a house that serves as a meeting point and h...

  • The Singing Contest

    In Rio, an elderly man lovingly prepares his curió, an endangered songbird, for a prestigious singing contest. This cherished tradition spotlights a profound bond, but also casts a complex shadow, as the very birds celebrated for their beautiful songs are vanishing from the wild.

  • Banzai Switzerland

    From Japan, a love for Swiss culture and the alphorn! The Tamagawa Alphorn Club is traveling to the International Alphorn Festival in Nendaz. Since the 1980s, the instrument's popularity has surged, especially among retirees. Founder Shigetoshi Nakagawa, a forest expert, was a pioneer, teaching m...

  • Yasuni Man

    In Ecuador's Amazon, indigenous communities fight oil interests to preserve their way of life and the biodiverse Yasuni region. Filmmaker Ryan Patrick Killackey documents this desperate struggle. In the era of climate crisis, this story of encroaching modernity versus conservation is more urgent ...

  • Shaman Road

    Colette (France) and Sung-mi (Korea), identical lives. Tormented by divine voices since youth, they met in 2014. They realized their “curse” was a sacred gift: to heal others. Embracing their fate, they began their shared shamanic path.

  • Tanzania Transit

    Aboard a Tanzanian sleeper train, three lives intersect. Rukia, an entrepreneur, seeks a new beginning. Isaya, an old Masai, returns to the bush with his grandson. Peter, a charismatic preacher, monetizes his followers' faith. This microcosm reveals their journeys toward uncertain futures in a pr...

  • After The Dance

    Award-winning filmmaker Daisy Asquith unlocks a long-buried family secret in Ireland. With her mother, she investigates her grandmother’s hidden pregnancy, a forced adoption by nuns, and a mysterious father. Their raw, emotional journey confronts centuries of Catholic shame, culminating in a powe...

  • Japan: Story Of Love And Hate

    Naoki, 56, lived a life of luxury in Japan's bubble economy days. But when Japan's economy crashed in the early 1990s he lost everything, ending up divorced and penniless. He was saved from homelessness by his new girlfriend, 29-year-old Yoshie, who took him in despite living in a tiny one-room a...

  • The Huddle

    Glasgow and Belfast, divided by sea but united by a complex political and religious culture rooted in 20th-century Irish history. "The Huddle" explores this bond through a shared devotion to Celtic Football Club. It reveals the contradiction of cities with deep ideological divides brought togethe...

  • Koka The Butcher

    Koka, a pillar of Cairo’s pigeon-fighting community, devotes his life to training hundreds of birds from his wooden tower. But under growing pressure from his conservative community to abandon his passion, he faces a harsh reality: his cherished way of life may be ending.

  • Salma

    Locked up at 13, forbidden to study, Salma wrote poems on hidden scraps. She smuggled them out, becoming a famed Tamil poet. Her words forged her freedom and challenged her village's strict traditions.

  • Justice for Sale

    “Justice for Sale” follows Claudine, a courageous Congolese lawyer. Investigating a soldier’s rape conviction, she uncovers an unfair trial with little evidence. Her fight exposes a broken judicial system where legal principles are ignored, creating countless victims. The documentary critiques th...

  • Man Up

    “Man Up!” examines men’s power to foster gender equity. It follows Sikhangele Mabulu and Monwabisi Mbetane as they confront childhood socialization that normalized violence as male expression, championing a more fulfilling life for all.

  • Letters for Peace

    In Brazil, the Spiritist movement is growing at a phenomenal rate. Followers believe that direct contact can be made with dead loved ones. In this film, we see the work of one of Spiritsm's proponents, Fernando Ben, as he claims to receive messages from a deceased man. Grief stricken relatives cl...

  • OMG Oh My God

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    This series takes an inviting & insightful look at the spiritual teachings, customs & daily lives of families of different faith. Experiencing a vast array of traditions & social activities it explores faith through the eyes of youth, their families and social connections as it takes a light-hea...

  • Art: Interrupted

    In 2012, Kochi, Kerala launched Asia’s biggest contemporary art show. Filmmaker Hattie Bowering follows artists battling no power, dengue, heat, and labor issues to open the historic Kochi-Muziris Biennale. A rare, refreshing look inside the artistic process. 

  • Cries From Syria

    Chronicling Syria's brutal civil war, "Cries from Syria" is a powerful testament to resilience. Through gripping first-hand accounts from activists, children, and a defecting general, this documentary bears witness to unthinkable crimes and the profound dangers faced by refugees, serving as a vit...

  • The Cowboy Hat Movie

    A cowboy's quest for the perfect hat explores the iconic Stetson's origins, its evolution from practical gear to cultural symbol, and the styles that define the American West. This journey solidifies the hat as the ultimate expression of cowboy identity.

  • Lift

    In a London tower block, filmmaker Marc Isaacs sets up in the lift. His informal chats with residents yield unexpected results—capturing multicultural Britain with humor and moving moments.

  • Still Tibet

    American filmmaker Miguel Cano, moved by a Tibetan exile's story, journeys deep into Sichuan's remote, ethnically Tibetan region. He immerses himself in the ancient, spiritually rich culture, documenting its warmth and traditions. Yet, he finds it threatened by political tension, consumerism, and...

  • The Curse Of The Terracotta Warriors

    In 1974, seven Chinese farmers accidentally uncovered the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. This is the little-known story of how their lives were forever changed by this world-altering discovery, a blessing that became their curse.