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- DirectorKalyanee Mam"We've worked so hard on this land," says Sav Samourn. "And now they've come to destroy it all. Sooner or later it will all be gone." In her directorial debut, award-winning filmmaker Kalyanee Mam travels to her native homeland to capture the stories of three young Cambodians struggling to maintain their traditional way of life while the modern world closes in around them. Deep in the jungle, Sav Samourn struggles as large companies encroach and "progress" claims the life-giving forests. She discovers there's little room for wild animals, ghosts - and the home she has always known. In a fishing hamlet, Sari Math must quit school to help support his family. But as the fish catch dwindles, Sari and his family find their livelihood threatened. In a village, Khieu Mok must leave to seek work in a Phnom Penh factory to help pay her family's debts. But city life proves no better, and Khieu struggles between her need to send money home and her duty to be with her loved ones. From Cambodia's forests to its rivers, from its idyllic rice fields to the capital's pulsing heart, forces of radical change are transforming the landscape of the country - and the dreams of its people.
- DirectorPolly StenhamStarsLindsay DuncanHilton McRaeBillie PiperStrippers Badger and the androgynous Fox, who poses as a boy, have kidnapped Ezra,a punter who injured one of their colleagues and have him prisoner in a hotel room. However their boss Mrs Dalloway rings to tell them that they have erroneously abducted Ezra's identical twin Jacob, who has the mind of a four year old. Badger wants to dump him and run though Fox feels sorry for him and, whilst they are arguing, their prisoner takes action of his own.
- DirectorMike DudkoOlga RudnievaStarsPaul EhrlichElton JohnDavid FurnishHaving personally witnessed Sir Elton John's failed attempt to adopt a child, a young couple questions themselves if they are ready for kids and whether everyone should match a certain criteria to be either biological or adoptive parents. The search for the answer pushes them into an entire journey through Nepal, Ukraine, China, the United Kingdom and the USA where they face corruption of the adoption system and have to stand against billions of dollars behind it... They meeting people who managed to adopt and those who failed because of their skin color, weight, or habits... In the middle of their investigation, they reveal that the right to have kids can be easily taken away from people even in most civilized countries... no votes needed, the regulations are already in action! Should we just accept these regulations or should fight against them?
- DirectorStephen SilhaEric SladeDawn LogsdonStarsJames BroughtonNeeli CherkovskiDiana DorsJames Broughton's remarkable story spans a lifetime of acclaim for his joyous experimental films and poetry celebrating the human body, finding his soulmate at age 61 and finally, his ascendancy as a revered bard of sexual liberation.
- DirectorNaveen MedaramStarsAmeer ChoudrieEmma ConnellShivaani GhaiThe hardship faced by students arriving in the UK.
- DirectorJon RoslingStarsTom BottAaron JeffcoateAdam ProbetsThe lives of vastly separate people collide in interweaving stories of liberty, identity, tolerance, responsibility and class.
- DirectorJon RoslingStarsJessica AtkinConnor AtkinsJames CarrThree boys journey to a far away waterfall in search of adventure and buried treasure. Along the way they pick up Lizzie, a young girl with a sinister background. Unknown to them, they are pursued by Irish Roy, local teenage hoodlum, intent on revenge for a misdemeanour.
- DirectorAnarBasirChristine CynnStarsIntan SinagaSharman SinagaDocuments their exploration of history, globalization, and how unions around the world can support each other and struggle together.
- DirectorCharles BurnettStarsDanny GloverPaul ButlerDeVaughn NixonA charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.
- DirectorPaul CollinsAnlo SepulvedaStarsTony Two Hawks MolinaJeremy GutierrezJacqueline ClaireYakona, meaning "water rising" in the language of the indigenous people of the San Marcos River in Texas. This multi-award winning film is a visual journey through the crystal clear waters of the San Marcos River and its headwaters at Spring Lake, which is home to seven threatened or endangered species. The story takes you from prehistoric times, through the modern era, on an impressionistic journey from the perspective of the river. While filming, many extraordinary changes occurred surrounding the springs and river, including the removal of the Aquarena Springs theme park, the restoration of Spring Lake and the uncovering of ancient human remains. We follow the river from source to sea, through the changing seasons, interpreting the river's time and memory by documenting the relationship between the natural world and humanity. Yakona speaks directly with its beauty while appealing to a higher nature. You begin to understand this is a river that yearns to remain unchanged despite everything that is changing around it.
- DirectorMichael DahlstromStarsAnde CunninghamMichael DahlstromSarah-Jane McAllanFour friends learn about animal farming on an unforgettable road trip.
- DirectorSamuel McAnallenStarsSteven BestNick GylawBernard RollinA documentary that systematically challenges the common human belief that humans are superior to other life forms. The documentary reveals the absurdity of this belief while exploding human bias.
- DirectorPeter VlemmixStarsPeter VlemmixInez WeskiBrenno de WinterControl on our daily lives increases and privacy is disappearing. How is this exactly happening and in which way will it effect all our lives?
- DirectorJim BurroughsStarsMartin SheenHafiz Uddin AhmedEarl BlumenauerThis timely documentary uncovers critical water issues facing humanity. It takes the viewer from the floods and droughts in Bangladesh, to dam building in India, water management in the Netherlands and the latest wake-up call in America: the Katrina disaster and the drought in the Southwest. Future wars will be fought over access to fresh water, unless we come together to face this global crisis. Without water there is no life.
- DirectorMichael SchwarzEdward GrayStarsFrances McDormandMichael PollanMichael Pollan, a professor of journalism and a student of food, presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread propagation. Apples, for sweetness; tulips, for beauty; marijuana, for pleasure; and, potatoes, for sustenance. Each has a story of discovery and adaptation; each has a symbiotic relationship with human civilization. The film tells these stories and examines these relationships.
- DirectorMichael OswaldStarsBen DysonAnne BelseyNoel Longhurst97% owned present serious research and verifiable evidence on our economic and financial system. This is the first documentary to tackle this issue from a UK-perspective and explains the inner workings of Central Banks and the Money creation process. When money drives almost all activity on the planet, it's essential that we understand it. Yet simple questions often get overlooked, questions like; where does money come from? Who creates it? Who decides how it gets used? And what does this mean for the millions of ordinary people who suffer when the monetary, and financial system, breaks down? Produced by Queuepolitely and featuring Ben Dyson of Positive Money, Josh Ryan-Collins of The New Economics Foundation, Ann Pettifor, the "HBOS Whistleblower" Paul Moore, Simon Dixon of Bank to the Future and Nick Dearden from the Jubliee Debt Campaign.
- DirectorPhilippe DiazStarsMartin SheenAmartya SenJohn PerkinsA phenomenal discourse on why poverty exists when there is so much wealth in the world. A must see for anyone wanting to understand not only the US economic system but the foundations of today's global economy.
- DirectorEmmanuel ItierStarsKaren ArmstrongMichael BeckwithMustapha CherifAn exploration of the notion of 'God' and World Peace through Religion, Spirituality, History, Science, Politics and Arts.
- DirectorAndrew ZuckermanStarsRichard AdamsBuzz AldrinDavid AmramInspired by the idea that one of the greatest gifts one generation can give to another is the wisdom gained from experience, filmmaker and photographer Andrew Zuckerman traveled the globe to interview more than fifty of the world's most prominent writers, artists, designers, actors, politicians, and religious and business leaders - all over the age of sixty-five. WISDOM captures their voices, physical presences, words and ideas, to provide a legacy for the generations that follow and a timeless portrait of the universalities that connect us all.
- DirectorUsher MorganStarsLucie ArnazDavid FriedmanColleen McGloinThought Exchange is a simple yet profound way of looking at the world, that allows us to understand and experience the truth about who we really are, where we really live, what we really want, and how to have that all the time.
- DirectorRamin BahraniBob BalabanJoe BerlingerStarsChadd SmithRobert ClotworthyBilly EichnerAn anthology of short films that pairs directors with leading economic advisers to create stories that offer a better understanding of how the economy impacts all of our lives.
- DirectorOrlando von EinsiedelStarsAndré BaumaEmmanuel de MerodeMélanie GoubyA team of brave individuals risk their lives to protect the last mountain gorillas.
- DirectorJonas OhmanVincas SruoginisStarsAndrius MamontovasDarius UdrysIn 1944, Soviet forces occupied Lithuania for a second time in less than five years. The Invisible Front tells the story of Lithuanian resistance and love between Luksa and Nijole .
- DirectorBéla TarrÁgnes HranitzkyStarsLars RudolphPeter FitzHanna SchygullaA naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
- DirectorJonathan CaouetteStarsJonathan CaouetteRenee LeblancAdolph DavisFilmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJoie LeeCinqué LeeSteve BuscemiA brother and sister, sitting in a coffee bar, bicker mildly about whose idea it was to come to Memphis and which kind of cigarette is fresher. Danny, their waiter, comes by offering refills; after determining they are twins, he guesses which is the evil one. Without a pause, he sits down and offers his theory about Elvis's twin. He drones on. The good twin finally speaks up, giving her own opinion. The waiter is unfazed. After his boss finally calls him back to work, the twins are free to resume their bickering amidst the coffee and cigarettes.
- DirectorPercy AdlonDavid ByrneAlex CoxStarsAfrika BambaataaBonoDavid ByrneModern pop performers reinterpreting several songs of Cole Porter in music videos directed by established directors.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsIggy PopTom WaitsThis shortcut repeats the structure of Coffee and Cigarettes. This time, Iggy Pop and Tom Waits meet in a bar. But, again, we don't know why they agreed to do that in the first place, because they don't seem to know each other very well and they don't have much to talk about, so the conversation wanders idly and hilariously as they sip their coffee and smoke cigarettes.
- DirectorAttila JanischStarsTibor GáspárBorbála DerzsiSándor CzeczôThe details of a young girl's brutal murder are told through manipulated chronology and fragmented storylines.
- DirectorAttila JanischStarsÉva Almássy AlbertZsófia BajiMiroslaw BakaA thirty-five years old, divorced and financially struggling man goes to the post office one day by chance, where he witnesses an armed robbery. The robber is distracted and the man grabs a bundle of money wrapped in a nylon bag at his feet and runs off with is. While fleeing, unknowingly and unwittingly, he fatally wounds an elderly woman. His crime is accidental. Is his guilt so?
- DirectorZisis KokkinidisIon PapaspyrouStarsChristos PassalisIan RobertsonGiorgos KoropoulisSomewhere between a home-video and a postmodern documentary this film is composed entirely of user uploaded videos. Arte Povera, POV documentary, cinéma vérité, perhaps a portrait of a generation: Joe. Or, more accurately, what the hell is water?
- DirectorBéla TernovszkyStarsMiklós BenedekGyula BodrogiIlona BéresAn agent delivers plans to save mice from a feline syndicate dedicated to eradicating rodents.
- DirectorBenjamin QuabeckStarsDaniel BrühlJessica SchwarzMarie-Lou SellemA recent high school grad still pines for an old classmate, and devises a stunt to get her attention.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsDeborah ArmstrongGideon BergerFrankie BramallAt Glastonbury 2011 Temple explores Shangri-La, Arcadia, the Unfairground, Block 9 and the Common. Here, like a futuristic graphic novel, the Festival reconnects with its radical, counter cultural origins.
- DirectorStefan RuzowitzkyStarsBenjamin FerenczDave GrossmanRobert Jay LiftonHow do normal young men turn into mass murderers? With detailed accounts from the diaries of Nazi death squads, Academy Award winning director Stefan Ruzowitzky crafts a chilling study on the nature of evil.
- DirectorG.J. EchternkampStarsCynthia BrownFrank Garcia"Frank and Cindy" is a deeply-personal documentary about Frank Garcia, an '80s one-hit wonder musician, and his blonde bombshell wife Cindy, who makes him live in the basement.
- DirectorMaurice DekkersStarsThomas FrebelDan GiustiKim MikkolaOne of the world's best restaurant, the Copenhagen based NOMA and its renowned chef-owner René Redzepi relocate the restaurant and its entire staff to Tokyo.
- DirectorDanielle BernsteinIMBA MEANS SING is a character-driven heartfelt story of resilience and the impact of education. The film follow Angel, Moses and Nina from the slums of Kampala, Uganda through a world tour with the Grammy-nominated African Children's Choir. The film is stunningly shot and told through Angel, Moses and Nina's perspectives on their one shot journey from poverty to education. Their story is an intimate look at the inner workings of the Choir and how each child processes the joys and challenges of their life-changing opportunity.
- DirectorChantal AkermanA documentary look at the fate of Mexicans who cross the border into the United States.
- DirectorChantal AkermanHotel Monterey is a cheap hotel in New York reserved for the outcasts of American society. Chantal Akerman invites viewers to visit this unusual place as well as the people who live there, from the reception up to the last story.
- DirectorMarianne LambertStarsChantal AkermanGus Van SantI DON'T BELONG ANYWHERE: THE CINEMA OF CHANTAL AKERMAN explores some of the Belgian filmmaker's 40 plus films, and from Brussels to Tel Aviv, from Paris to New York, it charts the sites of her peregrinations. An experimental filmmaker, a nomad, Chantal Akerman shared with Marianne Lambert her cinematic trajectory, one that never ceased to interrogate the meaning of her existence. And with her editor and long-time collaborator, Claire Atherton, she examines the origins of her film language, and aesthetic stance.
- DirectorJane GullStarsSteven BrandonShana SwashSarah IoannouLuke, an independent young man with Down's syndrome stumbles upon a wild and life changing friendship.
- DirectorLaura IsraelStarsRobert FrankSid KaplanJune LeafRobert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film. He documented the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, The Stones, London bankers, and the Americans. This is the bumpy ride, revealed with unblinking honesty by the reclusive artist himself.
- DirectorImam HasanovStarsMajid AbbasovKhanali HuseynliVafa HuseynliOne man's dream of bringing a European cow in his picturesque village in Azerbaijan unsettles the conservative community that wants to keep their secular traditions intact.
- DirectorGary AndrewsStarsJames AbbottSiobhan AmesGary AndrewsMyths, Legends and Folklore of Britain re-told in 8 tales woven together by a storyteller
- DirectorNana Obiri-YeboahStarsPrince David OseiRichard ArmahRoxana AlexanderThe lives of three illegal immigrants in London intersect. One dreams of becoming an aeronautical engineer like his father. Shortly after arriving he is attacked and ends up in hospital where he meets a beautiful nurse with a tragic past who gives him shelter. The other seeks medical help for his mentally unstable wife while trying to avoid deportation. While a third attempts to leave his past behind which results in exploiting his own people.
- DirectorAro KorolStarsArkadiusTim ArnoldBethany BaderinwaIn November 2014 the Iconic club Madame Jojos closed its doors. This event being interpreted by many as the death knell of Soho.The gentrification of Soho affects the LGBT community and its Drag Queen sub-culture, but the cabaret atmosphere of the entire neighborhood in enormous ways. This active pursuit to destroy a bubbling and vibrant part of the city's heart is viewed by many as an atrocity akin to turning the lights off on Broadway. Over 3rd of London's music venues have been closed in recent years and no one noticed. An active movement to bring a halt to this disaster has begun to unfold with one organization after another emerging to fight for Soho. Organizations made up of citizens and celebrities have sprung up to combat this onslaught. Will they win this battle and save Soho?
- DirectorBenjamin RiderStarsLouise TylerNiels HanrathRichard ZanikAfter beheading her husband, Queen Titiana takes over the mystical woods where lost souls and ghouls wander about confused in this surrealist film inspired by William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
- DirectorRaluca IonescuStarsMatthew BarzunCon CoughlinWilliam HagueLondon's Grosvenor Square has been America's home in the UK for over 200 years. As the US prepares to move its emblematic Embassy from the Square to a new building "south of the river", we take an inside look at the UK-US "Special Relationship" and the events and stories that are being left behind. This is living history - the history of the people and the place that came to be known as Little America.
- DirectorAaron BrooknerStarsAaron BrooknerJohn GiornoJim JarmuschAn intertwining tale of past and present this Award Winning Sundance documentary rediscovers NYC filmmaker Howard Brookner and his body of work, unveiled by his nephew, after being buried in William S. Burroughs bunker for over 30 years.
- DirectorAndrew KottingStarsXavier TchiliAward winning artist and filmmaker Andrew Kotting adapts Hattie Naylor's curriculum, award-winning play, Ivan and the Dogs, for cinema. Based on the extraordinary true story of Ivan Mishukov, who walked out of his Moscow apartment at the age of four and spent two years living on the city streets where he was adopted by a pack of wild dogs. In the recession-ravaged city, the human world is dominated by deprivation and violence. When social breakdown from extremes of impoverishment, cruelty and selfishness starts to set in, a homeless child's only hope is to turn to feral dogs for company, protection and warmth. This spellbinding story of survival and need conjures the streets of Moscow in the 1990s through the eyes of a child. With innocence and fear, Ivan's perceptions of the world are beautifully described, from the acute awareness of hunger and fear, to the innocent understanding of chemical abuse in the 'empty eyes' of children and the ridiculed 'Bombzi'.
- DirectorEdward James SmithStarsEdward James SmithJoseph KhachikJason Burden''Vigilante Style'' is an exploitation feature with a very gritty 1990's feel focusing on underground vigilante crews within the seedy and sinister underworld of Britain. The film conveys a message of standing up against corruption within today's society and taking matters into your own hands when the authorities aren't willing to act in your favour regardless of the circumstances and psychological affects they've had on the victims that never got the justice that they deserved. The film features a full assembled cast and is filled with intense drama, action, violence and a stylish look with its use of urban backdrops, wardrobe, music & narrative.
- DirectorBilly BelfordStarsSara ArathoonPamela AshtonBilly BelfordThe story of two police officers Thornley and Palmer who go undercover in a women's prison. One posing as a prison officer, the other as a in-mate in HMP Bowman. The purpose of the operation to gain information from Dorothy Webster (Dolly) on the sex trafficking of young girls. David Webster ( Dolly's Husband) has his connections and dealings with local councils and private investors. Thornley and Palmer soon come into conflict with Officer Harvey, who plans to expose them. It's not long before all involved begin to "screw over" for personal gain.
- DirectorThierry DemaizièreAlban TeurlaiStarsBenjamin MillepiedReset" depicts renowned choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied (best known for choreographing the dance sequences in "Black Swan") as he creates a ballet for his first gala as artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet.
- DirectorElisaveta AbrahallStarsPaul Eryk AtlasSha'ori MorrisHelen FullertonWuthering Heights is a wild, passionate tale of the intense and demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, allegedly a Gypsy foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is degraded and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man to find he is too late and that Cathy has married Edgar Linton. He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his miseries.Unable to bear being parted from his love he curses her on her deathbed to never rest and always be with him and so begins 20 years of her haunting his every waking and sleeping hour. A tale of love, hate, horror, haunting, but most of all a story about human nature. Emily Bronte wrote the greatest , most terrifying love story of all time.
- DirectorTyrone D. MurphyStarsFrankie Fraser
- DirectorIakovos PanagopoulosOne Summer in Greece is a snapshot of the refugee crisis filming in Athens and Lesbos. The film tells the story of the most vulnerable refugees and describes how one of the poorest European Union countries is coping with the crisis. Filmed when borders were closing across Europe, it shows the impact on refugees fleeing war who don't know when they are able to leave the country and join relatives elsewhere. Filming in four refugee camps and children's homes the documentary contrasts the crowded conditions of state run refugee camps with the more tranquil and humane treatment of child refugees in NGO run facilities. It also looks at how Anarchist groups in Athens have helped re-settle refugees in a disused hotel and squatted buildings and have probably taken in more child refugees than the British Government at the time of filming in 2016. The film is largely without commentary. Our aim was to allow refugees and those working with them to speak for themselves without an author's voice directing the viewer. The documentary features the most at risk refugees, women and children, N.G.Os and government officials working with them. It highlights the impact of the North South split in the European Union where those countries most affected by the economic crisis have also had to deal with the largest refugee movement since the end of World War II and how border closures have put a massive burden on refugees and the Mediterranean countries receiving them.
- DirectorStephen ArmouraeStarsChris LinesSha'ori MorrisStephen ArmouraeBased on Shakespeare's 1606 play: the aged King Lear divides his kingdom between two of his three daughters, not foreseeing the disastrous consequences
- DirectorRüdiger SuchslandStarsRüdiger SuchslandHans Henrik WöhlerFritz LangFocuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its 'collective spirit' in cinema. The purpose of film as a cultural tool is examined. Based on celebrated sociologist Siegfried Kracauer's seminal book 'From Caligari to Hitler' (1947).
- DirectorAdrian TofeiStarsAdrian TofeiSonia TeodoriuFlorentina HaritonAn aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Tofei's trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.
- DirectorSelene KapsaskiGabriella KapsaskiBob MoriczStarsPatrick Carney JuniorTom ChristoffelBarry CortezA bare all Avant-garde Anthology homage to silent stag films, vintage erotica and pre-code sexiness.
- DirectorAlex c RiveraStarsAlec BaldwinChan Chan KaliBasanta KaliA documentary about the activism of Carol Buckley with elephants in captivity and how they are trained, forced to long working hours and living in a clearly improvable conditions.
- DirectorLeanne WelhamStarsBello RashidNkwabi Elias Ng'angasamalaSesilia Florian KilimilaIn Tanzania, a single mother is offered the chance to improve her circumstances, but the risks she faces have deepening consequences as she struggles to keep her HIV-positive status secret.
- DirectorAdrian ScottStarsHayley DunnagePaul DunnageSylvia DunnageTerry Dunnage was set alight by his uncle in Paignton, Devon 2007. His uncle subsequently died in the fire, Terry survived by jumping out of a window. However things changed forever and Terry spent the next 3 months of his life in a coma fighting for his life. Further battles of immense proportions were to follow and it ended with Terry wanting to end it all. Fast forward nine years and Terry is on the road to recovery and is attempting to complete Tough Mudder and prove to the world that just when you think you can't go on any more, that you can find the strength to fight for what you believe in.
- DirectorMehrdad OskoueiTeenage girls consigned to the Iranian "Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre" discuss their troubled lives and reveal what brought them there.
- DirectorHeidi BrandenburgMathew OrzelStarsAlberto PizangoAlan GarcíaAruwihtu PizankuAn indigenous environmental activist takes on the large businesses that are destroying the Amazon.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyPaul PiffAnne RuethFilmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.
- DirectorJon BowermasterAlex GibneyNatalie MerchantStarsCitizen CopeMario CuomoMelissa Leo'Dear Governor Cuomo' is a concert protest film aimed at influencing New York state's decision to ban hydraulic fracturing - fracking - or adopt it. Featuring local activists including Mark Ruffalo, 'Melissa Leo', Natalie Merchant, Pete Seeger, Citizen Cope and scientists like Sandra Steingraber, the film - a blend of 'The Last Waltz' and 'An Inconvenient Truth' lays out the science and facts behind the decision and encourages the governor to join the anti-fracking majority in his state. Though focused on the issue in New York, the education, and incredible music, are relevant in the 34 states that already allow fracking.
- DirectorAlex GibneyDr Edie Widder is a biologist and a deep sea explorer. She's been fascinated with bioluminescent sea creatures since she her very first dives in the ocean. Using her underwater photography, we travel through the cabinet of curiosities that floats beneath the sea: creatures that sparkle, that fizz, that send of puffs of smoke. Edie explains how bioluminescent sea creatures possess special properties - their special light isn't just pretty, it has remarkable properties that can help us in the fight against pollution. Edie shows us some simple science: in her laboratory, she mixes a sample of sediment with a Vibrio fischeri - a common bioluminescent bacteria, easy to mix and use. She shows us how the light given off by the bacteria will dim in a polluted sample - if it dims quickly, the sample is very polluted, and if it dims slowly, the sample is relatively clean. From these samples, Edie creates "pollution maps" of waterways near cities. Edie takes us from the ocean world, to a world of science, and back to the world above. This is the story of how all things are connected, and how the smallest things in the ocean can have the most surprising properties.
- DirectorKristoffer Seland HellesmarkStarsChristopher HitchensFidel CastroRichard DawkinsThe life of Christopher Hitchens as told through his own words and through archive footage.
- DirectorNisha InalsinghBeneath the quiet veneer of Iceland lies an invisible nation of Hidden People. This fascinating phenomenon, rarely discussed with outsiders, not only pervades Icelandic culture, but also impacts its infrastructure (e.g., road construction and buildings). This enlightening journey, through Iceland's celestial and mysterious environment, suspends one's state of reality-forcing you to question your own perceptual limitations and the mysteries of the natural world. Delving further into the stories of the hidden people, it is impossible not to consider the impact of the geographic position and isolation of this mysterious, celestial island of Iceland. Winter's darkness allows the dazzling and supernatural Northern Lights to pervade the country with its amorphous shapes; casting brilliant colors of yellow, pink, and green downward to the land below. Black lava rocks, green mossy rocks, geysers, volcanoes, and glaciers all play their role in this mystical landscape, where the wind, snow and light show the power of nature. These spectacular displays reveal the paradoxes that man must contend with-the simplicity of things that we see on a daily basis versus the complexity of things we are unable to see within the world.
- DirectorMeenal DixitBenny JohnStarsBenny JohnMeenal DixitRicha BaghelFirst ever documentary feature film that covers the entire country of India. Five people drive around India in 50 days, covering 19,000 kms. The film covers the drama involved in the discovery and the socio-cultural diversity of a country.
- DirectorBen WheatleyStarsSteven BurgeTony WaySteve Oram
- DirectorBen WheatleyStarsSteven BurgeTony WaySteve Oram
- DirectorEwan McNicolAnna SandilandsUncertain is a visually stunning and disarmingly funny portrait of the literal and figurative troubled waters of Uncertain, Texas, a 94-resident town so tucked away "you've got to be lost to find it".
- DirectorErrol MorrisStarsElsa DorfmanJorge Luis BorgesBob DylanA look at the life and work of photographer Elsa Dorfman.
- DirectorThomas Elliott GriffithsStarsJake CartwrightThomas Elliott GriffithsBrenda JonesThomas wants to learn about the neurological condition that his little brother, Owen, was diagnosed with as a child - autism. Through the piecing together of home videos and interviews with people both on and off the autistic spectrum, Thomas attempts to learn more about the condition whilst telling the story of him and his brother, in an effort to raise awareness and society's understanding of the condition.
- DirectorTianna BantonStarsEmma LauStefano PasianotDawn Funnell
- DirectorJames HastingsStarsGiuseppe LentiniFaith ElizabethMichael AyiotisRaymond's 5 is a story following a middle aged man, "Raymond" who has been told he has just 30 more days to live. Raymond goes on a journey around the country visiting the 5 people he feels he has done the most wrong by in his life.
- DirectorJames MacDonaldTim Van SomerenStarsImogen PootsImelda StauntonConleth HillAn older couple drags a young couple into their intense arguments and abuse after accidentally inviting them to their house.
- DirectorAsa BaileyStarsSophie AndersonBruce JonesJack Marsden
- DirectorCraig JosephStarsYulia DzherikovoJason MaydewMandy MohamedAndrew Chase is is a senior intelligence officer with MI6, Difficult and life threatening decisions must be made to protect his secret. Andrew has been secretly involved in a relationship with his counterpart at the KGB in Moscow. How far will he go to protect his secret.
- DirectorRupert RussellThis film is about the world's most radical idea - freedom - and how it is transforming the world. It is about how people all over the globe - from Tunisian rappers to Indian comedians, from America's #BlackLivesMatter activists to Hong Kong's students - are joining the struggle for freedom.
- DirectorTeppo AiraksinenStarsPekka StrangJuho MilonoffInna BodsonIn the midst of divorce, Olavi retreats to his summer cottage only to find that the ceiling has mysteriously come down. The Ceiling was awarded the Special Distinction of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and has since been screened at several prominent film festivals such as Telluride Film Festival, Tampere Short Film Festival and Encounters Bristol.
- DirectorOndi TimonerStarsRaymund MelzDeborah MelzJoaquin SullivanAward winning filmmaker, Ondi Timoner, follows four families as they leave an abusive church in South Carolina and realize they have been in a cult. The film documents them as they enter Wellspring, the only accredited, live-in cult treatment facility in the world, where they learn the true extent of the brainwashing they have all experienced. Eventually they return home to bring the Pastor and his wife to justice and try to begin to rebuild their damaged lives.
- DirectorOndi TimonerStarsWes BaileyTulio CardozoShawn DrostThere's a tech incubator popping up, but it's not in Silicon Valley-it's inside San Quentin State Prison.
- DirectorTrevor Clark ThalinStarsJim AmadioEva AngelinaErik ArmbrichtThe portrayal of a film crew following comedian Michael Fechter as he dedicates his life raising money for orphans in South Africa. Featuring interviews with Jay Leno, Shepard Fairey, Al Franken, Paula Poundstone, Jeff Foxworthy and more. This thought-provoking and genre-defying cinematic experience offers a unique window into the complexities of human intentions, the pursuit of noble causes, and the consequences of artistic ambition.
- DirectorBrett WhitcombStarsPeter BaumannDon BuchlaDorit ChryslerAn exploration of the life and innovations of composer and electronic-music pioneer Suzanne Ciani.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsMichael AptedBruce YamakawaA Michael Apted documentary that honors the artisans and craft of still and motion photography and in particular the glass that captures it all.
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsShirley HendersonPaul PopplewellJames McArdleAn intimate look at life on the road for the band Wolf Alice as they tour Great Britain.
- DirectorPaddy BreathnachStarsBrendan GleesonPeter McDonaldAntoine ByrneIrish action comedy. An ex-con is forced into taking on a new task by a ruthless crime-boss, but finds he is hindered by the partner he has been teamed up with. However, he soon realizes they must work together if they are to survive.
- DirectorFrank AmannStarsPete EckertBruce HallValerie HallShot in the Dark is a documentary on three blind photographers: Pete Eckert, Sonia Soberats and Bruce Hall. A documentary on three blind people who devote their lives to creating images. What do they see in their mind's eyes? Do they sense that which we sighted miss, overlook, or don't take into consideration? Their images, as we sighted can see, are extraordinary. "Even with no input the brain keeps creating images," says Pete Eckert. Sonia Soberats states, "I only understood how powerful light is after I went blind." Shot in the Dark is a journey into an unfamiliar yet fascinating realm. "My camera is like a bridge," claims Bruce Hall. All these photographers embrace fantasy, chance, and contingency at a fundamental level. Shot in the Dark enriches our understanding of perception and creation. We all close our eyes in sleep, the sighted and blind alike, and in our dreams - we see.
- DirectorPhie AmboShinji AoyamaJes BenstockThe film is a collection of one-minute short films created by 60 filmmakers from around the world on the theme of the death of cinema.
- DirectorTim HillStarsRobert De NiroUma ThurmanRob RiggleUpset that he has to share the room he loves with his grandfather, Peter decides to declare war in an attempt to get it back.