With over seven decades of history, Chi Kee Sawmill has lived through multiple transformations by Hong Kong’s timber industry, including the economic boom in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as its radical shift to processing and recycling used timber. However, when the sawmill faces compulsory eviction by the government for its Northern Metropolis development project, the survival of this successful family-owned business becomes a modern David- versus-Goliath story. The latest documentary by photojournalist- turned-filmmaker Elyse Hon is a wistful look at the unstoppable machine of urban development and an old-school business unable to withstand the flow of time
Tensions flare between 30 year-old Nadine and her boyfriend Karim as they go to elaborate means to dispose of their used condom before her parents return home. The different cultural expectations imposed on the two become apparent, bringing unspoken conflicts to the surface.
Reality is often shaky at best, but for Peter reality is more like an unending rollercoaster. Real life and his altered consciousness fight each other for control until he's forced to reset. The only constant is the fresh stain in the middle of his existence that he can't escape or clean no matter how much he scrubs the floor or his mind.
The mother and the girlfriend of the dead soldier are going through a difficult path together, from grief and mutual hatred to forgiveness and acceptance, trying to find the meaning of life without a loved one.
God Make an Artist is a short documentary which chronicles the life and work of sculptor and Mississippi native, Benjamin Barnes Watts. The film, 3 years in production, follows Watts through every stage during the creation of an original commissioned statue for the national headquarters of Kappa Sigma in Charlottesville Virginia. The piece also serves to document Ben’s journey from childhood, his faith, and the highs and lows of his career. God Make Me an Artist is an intimate portrait of a celebrated sculptor and the spirit that drives him.
Awaiting the decision on her eight-year-old asylum case, a Venezuelan woman reflects on her journey to New York City and nurtures the migrant-support organization she founded while in limbo.
An 80’s fast food safety training video that gets aliens ready for their first day on the job, where each deadly task prepares the worker for the mortal dangers of the workplace, with the final task being to defeat the monster in the fridge.
In the horror narrative "Pipi," a therapy session unveils unsettling experiences involving Ellie's imaginary friend, Pipi. Initially perceived as harmless, Pipi's influence begins to take a dark turn, causing Ellie’s parents to question her violent and unexplainable behavior.
The storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, still reverberates today. However, the presidency of Joe Biden, despite visible economic successes and strong employment figures, finds little resonance among voters. Markus Lanz is traveling to the United States once more to find out how the country and its people are faring. Do they once again believe in the promises, lies, and conspiracy theories of Donald Trump, or are they, for the first time in their history, venturing down a new path with a woman president at the helm? Does the world’s oldest democracy still have a chance with Kamala Harris? Illegal immigration along the Mexican border is more than ever one of the dominant topics in the election campaign. On a journey to the U.S.-Mexican border region, Markus Lanz and writer Anabel Münstermann meet refugees, aid workers, and residents on both sides of the border, experiencing firsthand what it truly means to leave one’s homeland to start a new life in the United States.
Young Nika, a daughter in a Yamal nomadic family, is about to start school for the first time. She’ll soon be taken to a boarding school, separating her from her family and homeland for an extended period. In preparation, a nomadic teacher guides her through the transition.
Faced with the widening gap between citizens and power, and after an economic crisis that has seriously affected social cohesion, this film gives us an unprecedented glimpse of how citizens build a society from inside a parliament, a Citizens' Palace, providing a pertinent reflection, often contradictory and complex, on the essence of democracy.
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