In fremder Erde (In Foreign Soil) documents the Muslim traditions of burial in Turkey and Germany, but above all, the paths the dead take to return to Anatolian soil.

Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activis...

In southern Italy, stateless migrants pick the tomatoes the rest of the world will taste. But what a...

A soul-searching filmmaker sets out to make a documentary about the United Arab Emirates' Islamic ho...

On 28 January 1901 the great musician Giuseppe Verdi died from the consequences of a stroke that had...
How to combine modernity and fundamentalist Islam. "Saudi Solutions" is a unique and revealing docum...

Coverage of the State Funeral of HM the Queen, including the service from Westminster Abbey and the ...

Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, i...

Spotlighting 30 years of the Israeli metal band's career, A Heaven You May Create explores not only ...

The Bridge is a controversial documentary that shows people jumping to their death from the Golden G...

Thomas Haemmerli is about to celebrate his fortieth birthday when he learns of his mother's death. A...

A documentary about a funeral director and her views on life and death.

How well do we really know our parents? And their youth? Do we simply have a vague idea of who they ...

Searching for the root of generational trauma, the director takes a camera into his estranged grandf...

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...

Most of us think of death as something clear-cut, and that medical science has it neatly figured out...

THE PERFUMED GARDEN is an exploration of the myths and realities of sensuality and sexuality in Arab...

Seekers of Oblivion explores the exciting life and adventures of Isabelle Eberhardt. Born in Geneva,...

The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the most important religious journeys for millions of people aroun...

A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common facto...

The film does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes...