From dreamy aerial opening shots, we are sent on an expedition through the storied land of our fifth most populous state, Illinois, often called a miniature version of America. Deborah Stratman’s experimental documentary explores how physical landscapes and human politics can each re-interpret historical events. Eleven parables relay histories of settlement, removal, technological breakthrough, violence, messianism, and resistance. Who gets to write history—physical monuments, official news accounts, or personal spoken-word memories?

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greec...

Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave t...

A damsel in distress agrees to run away with her wealthy lover in order to escape from her abusive h...

In this tribute to the eternal allure of an ancient myth, colourful fins and swimming pools fill the...

The “Prophecy of the 7th Fire” says a “black snake” will bring destruction to the earth. For Winona ...

When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed ...

The story of Pixar's early short films illuminates not only the evolution of the company but also th...

Jesus Camp is a Christian summer camp where children hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled i...

A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy W...

In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. ...

The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marr...

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's...
By comparing the St. Nicholas celebrations in Islamic and Protestant communities in Berlin, the rela...
A documentary about the lives and history of Turkish immigrants in three centuries of Berlin history...

Georgian director Otar Iosseliani prepares his film Jardins en Automne. Nothing is conventional in t...

Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Stre...

A Zen priest in San Francisco and cookbook author use Zen Buddhism and cooking to relate to everyday...

A documentary about the confluence of Christianity and mixed martial arts, including ministries whic...

"One Last Hug" chronicles a three day summer camp for children learning to cope with the death of a ...

Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Gree...