Every year, five to ten percent of all deceased Berliners are buried by the authorities because no relatives are found. Most of them are put into the ground by mortician Bernd Simon going alone. But sometimes companions do turn up and say goodbye in their very own way. An observational documentary about an undertaker who actually wanted to become an entertainer, a bizarre city portrait and a mirror of how we deal with death, mourning and commemoration.

Although it was actually an impersonal commissioned film, the director's style is clearly recognizab...
A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.

Between the French La Nouvelle Vague and the Italian Neorealismo, Europe had been undergoing a conti...

Documentary behind the making of the animated short film Dim.

In Finland, a small child is waiting for his time to begin. His heart is broken. A major heart surge...

A short film of the first weeks of strict national lockdown, filmed in Barcelona on a classic home v...

The ideal of youth is at the centre of this eloquent film, mixing documentary and fiction, art and e...

The story of Ellis Island and the American immigration experience. This film is a tribute to the 18 ...

After a terrible accident deep inside an underwater cave, the survivors are forced to risk their own...

What happened to those vedettes who represented the mexican cabaret’s exotic beauty in the ‘70s and ...
Third installment in Stefan Nadelman's ongoing short doc series about his father and the infamous Te...
Psychedelic animated short capturing the spirit of surfing

Deep in the forest of Overland Park, Kansas little gnomes made a home. But how did they get there? E...
Part of Chris Marker’s Three Video Haikus series, Tchaïka is a brief visual meditation showing an ov...

Part of Chris Marker’s Three Video Haikus series, Petite Ceinture is a brief visual meditation on Pa...

10 Meter Tower is a short film taking place in a swimming pool with 6 cameras aimed at the tallest d...

This is the story of Vasiliy Ilyin, a retired farmer from the village of Ryshkovo, on a first time j...
Part of Chris Marker’s Three Video Haikus series, Owl Gets in Your Eyes observes owls and their youn...

During his adventure in Mexico, Sergei Eisenstein made footage of a Mexican "Death Day" celebration ...
Documentary short that explores the sacrifices acclaimed actress Juliette Lewis makes to pursue her ...