An account of the life and work of the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri (1827-1901), the barely known artistic mother of Heidi, her brave alpine heroine, who was first introduced to the world between 1880 and 1881, in a novel published in two parts, and became definitely immortal thanks to an anime series, released in 1974, directed by the Japanese genius Isao Takahata.

For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten ...

An odyssey through Beethoven’s lasting presence and influence in our modern world – viewed through t...

How many working class Balmain boys grow up to be showgirls? Not just any showgirl but a household n...

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she ...

A tribute to Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci (1926-90), presented by American filmmaker Quentin Ta...

Sex Fashion and Disco is a documentary film concerning Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the most influenti...

Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, documentarian Matt Embry takes viewers on a transnational journey...

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to o...

On a gloomy March 1881, an old, sick man was dying in the Nikolaevsky military land hospital in St. ...

In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, ...

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for...

How a young and wild tomboy Tunisian girl became a great actress by accident. Claudia Cardinale : th...

Dolly Parton leads a moving, musical journey in this documentary that details the people and places ...

The life of Camille Claudel, a French sculptor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later...

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, ...

Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he struggled t...