Before Cinema Novo revolutionized the Brazilian cinematic scenery, a young craftsman and Bahian filmmaker had already paved the way for the beginning of the journey for some of the biggest and most popular films of Brazilian history. The documentary tells fragments of the story of director Roberto Pires, through snippets of his life and a journey through his body of work, interspersing archival footage, scenes of his films and an interview with his son, also a filmmaker, Petrus Pires, followed by a poetic narration and an original soundtrack inspired by his film Abrigo Nuclear.

A short documentary film about the director's relationship with his deceased grandfather.

Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting...

Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1919, when the Republic of ...
The Journey of Hayun, a Korean-American archer, and her family, as they strive to achieve mastery in...

The film tells the life story of Roman Romancini, one of the most important Brazilian mountaineers, ...

A resilient crop-farmer endeavours to preserve his land, legacy and way of life in the face of Austr...

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombin...

1972. During the government of Salvador Allende 34 artists made works that were included in the cons...

Documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs."

Filmed In the heart of the mountainous villages of Greece and North Macedonia, the documentary follo...

With a scuba suit and a GoPro in hand, a 65-year-old shoe store owner is determined to clean up Malt...

Coming back during Winter, Alex Powell explores both the places and personal connections found in hi...

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starri...
A mixed media mini-doc on the triumphs and pains of creating a first film. High expectations and une...
An epic documentary of rise and fall of Ustasha regime in Croatia.

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having...