William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the firs

1895

Cleaners of Death

This is a story about people whose invisible job is to clean up the world that is hidden from our society.

2018

Night and Fog

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

1959

I Don't Want to Sleep with You I Just Want to Make You Hard

Kyabakura is a type of hostess club in Japan, inspired by French cabaret. There exists an ambiguous relationship between the clients, the men, and the

2016

Arekara - The Life After

In February 2012, I went to Ishinomaki, a town North of Tokyo that was half destroyed by the tsunami of March 11th, 2011, to meet the disaster victims

2013

America; I Too

Three arrested and detained undocumented immigrants must navigate the system to fight impending deportation.

2017

Devil in the Room

Have you ever woken in the night unable to move, certain that you are not alone? This is an experimental documentary examining what happens when dream

2013

Thoughts on the Purpose of Friendship

Thoughts on the Purpose of Friendship follows two friends and their effortless friendship. The subtle interplay and hidden expressions between them re

2020

The First Interview

In the world's first media interview, shot in Paris in August 1886, the great photographer Nadar interviews the famous scientist and sceptic Chevreul

2011

Nannies

Nannies combines autobiographical elements with a reflection on the presence of nannies in Brazil. With a subjective narration, the film incorporates

2010

Ladakh: The Lotus of the Himalaya

Short documentary on the Ladakh.region.

1974

Begegnung in Berlin

Short documentary directed by Günter Schlesinger

1965

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and ev

1896

Omelia Contadina

A farming community gathers on a plateau on the border of three regions for the funeral of traditional agriculture. It’s a film to ward off the disapp

2020

Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603

Footage of Québec City locations and the artwork of well-known Quebec animator Frédéric Back are used to tell the tale of Champlain’s life in New Fran

1964

The Game

Short documentary presents a high-tension soccer match from the perspective of an ever-vigilant referee.

2020

No Father, No Mother

Three young people circulate in different mobility categories. The newly emancipated city goes through its everyday experiences.

2018

Kid City

Documentarian Jon Boorstin follows architect Frank Gehry and his sister, Doreen Gehry Nelson, as they attempt a new method of teaching elementary scho

1972

People Who Make Things

A portrait of three Los Angeles area residents who create things with their hands. Angelo Austin decorates wedding cakes; Dean Jeffries designs, manuf

1970

Gerd Hansen, 55

In the short documentary GERD HANSEN, 55 Jochen Hick talks about an aging gay masseur and the times before AIDS. The film was premiered at the Interna

1987