Why do we do incredibly difficult things that have no practical application? Is there a parallel between geographic and artistic exploration? Fram is a documentary and travel film about two friends journeying to the end of the earth, in order to make a dance film in the arctic wilderness of Svalbard. En route, they explore the history of our ideas of the Arctic, along with the grand questions of life, art and our place in the world. Sharing their love of discovering new geographic and artistic frontiers, choreographer-dancer-filmmakers and outdoor enthusiasts Thomas Freundlich and Valtteri Raekallio take the viewer on an engaging journey to a place where few have been and even fewer have danced.
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An experimental portrait of Fernando Fernán Gómez, one of the most renowned Spanish artists of all t...

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A Tamil from Réunion invites us to a celebration in which the men of the community walk on fire.

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From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday ...

Join drummer Martin Atkins and his industrial rock band Pigface for this document of their epic 2005...

The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer...
An essay style film in the vein of Orson Welles' "F For Fake" and Jon Jost's "Speaking Directly". Fr...