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.
Somber tells the story of three depressed young people, all three in a different phase of the diseas...
A film about friendship and the occasional loneliness.
The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn't live past...
When an academic unearths a forgotten history, residents of the small township of Pukekohe, includin...
Forty four years ago, it seemed like a good idea to build a squat, concrete motel in downtown Columb...
October 1st, 1957. Dusk descends on Tiananmen Square, Peking. Fireworks crackle light across the nig...
Short film against the oppression of women. At first, differences in education are presented and the...
Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is bui...
A remote and wild island on the west coast of Scotland is home to a small group of people that live ...
In 1957, Charles and Ray designed the Solar Do-Nothing Machine for Alcoa, the Aluminum Company of Am...
A young girl is cured of her epilepsy just as summer vacation is about to begin. During her last day...
Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, are America's oldest interracial newlyweds. Their unusual and idyll...
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then ...
A twelve year old boy, living in a "yurt" but in love with hip hop and computer games is caught betw...
The Other Side of Burka is a 2004 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. In the southern i...
Dialogue-free short detailing the daily tasks of a man and his wife.
Stylized with dramatic interiors and a distorted frame rate, this early documentary miniature from S...
The documentary Sin Telón celebrates the national artistic values of Teatro La Candelaria, recognize...
A short documentary that tells the story of queer artist Heather Spooner and the adult pen pal progr...
Adults reflect on the experience of losing a parent at a young age.