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.

This cinematic portrait shows the Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl at work. The much-discussed ‘Seidl...

Choreography of familiar gestures that the author was able to spice up with a peculiar and original ...

On the island of La Gomera, children imagine stories while they examine archeological remains. An et...

The Irreversible Odyssey is a retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Gaspar Noé, actors...

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

A comprehensive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the restoration process of restoring 3-str...

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starri...

A group of friends gathers to celebrate the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024. Captured through ...

An inside look at Jessica Piper, a Democratic Candidate running for a House seat in District 1 of Mi...

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

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

Offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era when a thrilling new invention, the motion pictur...

Through an intimate conversation, Steph Jane, age 28, shares the struggles and lessons her second di...

A 25-year-old former cult member seeks out his family in a closed world of neon crosses, deadly alco...

Renowned documentarian Louis Theroux dived into the BBC Archives and selected his favourite document...

To produce speech, a set of mechanisms must be brought together. What is the normal articulation for...

A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words...

The documentary Migliaccio - O Brasileiro em Cena follows the path of those who take risks for the a...