The Iranian filmmaker Narges Kalhor, daughter of a former advisor of Ahmadinejad's, has been living in exile in Germany for four years. When she hears that the fellow Iranian rapper Shahin Najafi, who is also living in exile in Germany, faces death threats and has to hide because of one of his songs, she doesn't hesitate and has to find him. On her search she encounters fear everywhere. Narges Kalhor has to face her inconvenient memories of suppression, hatred and anger for her past in Iran.

After losing part of her memory in an accident, Leila, a young French woman of Iraqi origin, reconst...

AMERICAN COUP tells the story of the first coup ever carried out by the CIA - Iran, 1953. Explores t...

A documentary that records the daily life of a mother with a limited life expectancy and a grandmoth...

The rare short film presents a curious dialogue between filmmaker Julio Bressane and actor Grande Ot...

An experimental documentary about the spectacle of substance abuse on social media. More than 45 hou...

"My last image of Jonas."—Ken Jacobs

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

A somber journey on the road. A post with three lights. A crowded street. Stashed cables. The city. ...

The Other Side of Fear signifies the actions which incite religious violence and broaden the divide ...

Iran, January 16th, 1979. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees after being overthrown. Ayatollah Khomein...

Return to 'burn' only to find out you're already in that urn.
In this guided tour of a unique Persian carpet, a close-up of the delicate "spine" of a tree branche...

Drawing on VHS tapes of a programme hosted by her mother on Bulgaria’s national television, the film...

A playwright Iran tries to confront a creative crisis while political clashes erupt during her count...

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

According to the official history of Afghanistan, ruthless destruction has always prevailed over art...

The Greek island of Syros is visited by a series of unexpected guests. Immutable forms, outside of t...

A collage of newsreels, trailers, clips and other visionary and unseen fragments of sight and sound ...