The Freedom of the Sea

Dim Sum (A Little Bit of Heart)

Documentarist Jane Wong films her mother and two Chinese friends as they discuss their lives and experiences as émigrés living in Liverpool.

2002

95 and 6 to Go

Filmmaker Kimi Takesue captures the cadence of daily life for Grandpa Tom, a retired postal worker born to Japanese immigrants to Hawai’i in the 1910s

2016

Haus und Hof

Agricultural scientist and mother Isolde struggles with the dicrepancies between her personal convictions and the political realities in East Germany

1980

Father

The director's grandfather is a blind fortune teller and his father a real-estate owner. They have grievances against each other for dismantling the o

2020

The Gullspång Miracle

Two Norwegian sisters receive a premonition from God that makes them buy an apartment in a tiny Swedish town, Gullspång. Meeting the seller, she is a

2023

A Revolution on Canvas

In this hybrid political thriller and verité portrait documentary, Sara Nodjoumi, working with co-director and husband, Till Schauder, makes her direc

2023

Ellis Island, une histoire du rêve Américain

In 1892, Ellis Island, in New York Bay, became the main gateway to the United States for immigrants arriving increasingly from Europe. The story of im

2014

Perfecting the Art of Longing

Cut off from his loved ones due to the strict COVID-19 lockdown at the long-term care facility where he lives, a quadriplegic rabbi is filmed by his d

2021

The Scars

The personal stories lived by the Uncle, the Father and the Son, respectively, form a tragic experience that is drawn along a line in time. This line

2019

From the Black You Make Color

Eight women on the margins of Israeli society are thrown together during the course of a school year at Tel Aviv's oldest beauty school. Amidst the co

2012

Sieben Mulden und eine Leiche

Thomas Haemmerli is about to celebrate his fortieth birthday when he learns of his mother's death. A further shock follows when he and his brother Eri

2007

Andiamo In’merica – Os Italianos No Brasil

A documentary about Italian immigration in Brazil.

1978

The Void Inside

After getting caught in a fight, Vahid needs to sell one of his kidneys to avoid a prison sentence of many years. While waiting for the liberating cal

2020

Memory Books

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. Aware of the illness, it is a way for the family t

2008

Head Wind

An investigation of government censorship in Iran.

2008

Het leven gaat niet altijd over tulpen

The life of the Schouten family revolves around tulips and top sport. Together they run a large international tulip company and children Irene and Sim

2021

Yoko Bono - The Art of Being Swedish-Finnish

Because of the poor employment situation in Finland, many families and single people decided to move to Sweden to seek employment in the 1960s and 70s

2018

Deep Blue

Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinematic rollercoaster ride for all ages, Deep Blue uses

2003

Back To Africa

2008

Small Talk

In the table that symbolizes the value of traditional women, a woman who wants to break free from her family must face her daughter.

2016