What if democracy fails citizens by not serving them all equally? What if inequality becomes the norm and the most vulnerable citizens are left behind with no money, no home, no rights, and no country of their own? In Hungary, the government has slashed social benefits and criminalized homelessness, but a group of activists, homeless and middle class, is confronting authorities to defend social justice and their right to be citizens. After the tragic death of two of its founding members, the group feels that Hungary is growing more hostile and their struggle is more important than ever. Despite all odds, their own community keeps them going—a mini-society with democracy and solidarity at its heart, an island of hope, belonging and dignity in a society gradually shifting the other way.
The dance house movement, which (illegally) brought folk music from the minority Hungarian Gypsies a...
A homeless musician finds meaning in his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.
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A documentary view of an encampment of homeless people on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee in t...
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A documentary chronicling the adolescent years of Elie Wiesel and the history of his sufferings. Eli...
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Handheld skate video meets hardcore social realism in a sensational film with the energy of a three-...
Scenes from holiday life at Lake Balaton in Hungary during the communism.
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Award winning feature documentary about an art program for homeless people.
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Reconstructions of unrealized Hungarian films in cooperation with the greatest Hungarian film direct...
Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived o...
The documentary was shot in the prison for juvenile delinquents in Hungary. It does not aim at judgi...
This film is part of the Semmelweis Project, launched by Direkt36, an investigative journalism cente...
This is Vol. 1 of god’s movie. A series of interviews and performances with the chosen few that came...
János Baksa-Soós, aka Prince January. A man who influenced those who influenced us. “Sometimes you h...
A music documentary about Hungarian musicians creating music around lake Balaton. The feature film c...