Empty Places, Full Words

According to an ancient proverb, “every dress has its reverse side.” Based on this, Bernardo Atxaga explains the origin of his texts, the underbelly of his novels and poems, in this documentary. Topics include: a passage

Channelling Baby

Destined to be lovers, Bunnie and Geoff are wildly happy together in the 1970's, until something terrible happens to drive them apart. In the 1990's they are forced back together again when a strange young couple prob

Il Fiore Senza Vita

A guy who tries to reconcile his relationship with a girl at a library by giving her a flower. But with no luck finding the right moment, he scrambles to catch the right moment before she leaves, hoping to make amends a

Broken Kids: The Untold Story of Young Athletes

Recent scandals have revealed the brutal methods often imposed on young top athletes. Fueled by numerous testimonies, this damning investigation reveals the workings of a system which sacrifices children in the name of e

A Story of Children and Film

A meticulous essay on the presence and representation of children in the history of cinema, in which cinematographies from all over the world are analyzed.

Tausend Jahre nach Christi Geburt

The film shows the bronze door of Bernward of Hildesheim in its individual fields. The door shows Old and New Testament stages of the events of salvation: from the creation of man to the fratricide of Abel; from the ange

I'm Still Here... Damn It!

Pregnant legendary controversial comedian Sandra Bernhard performs her Off-Broadway show that combines stand up, storytelling and musical performance. She also talks about the female musicians who paved the way for femal

The Bloody Child

This film was inspired by a real event—a young US Marine, recently back from the Gulf War, was found digging a grave for his murdered wife in the middle of the California Mojave.

Children

Karitas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet. Fighting a losing battle with her ex-husband for custody over her three daughters, she is oblivious to what’s going on with her twelve year old

Das wird nie was

Banana Pancakes and the Children of Sticky Rice

When backpackers come to a small village in rural Laos, their arrival divides the local population and disrupts the relationship between two childhood friends....

Heldenplatz

Heldenplatz centers on a Jewish family in the Vienna of 1988. The main character, Professor Josef Schuster, a mathematician, who can no longer stand the anti-Semitism he still finds in Austria 50 years after the Anschlus

Love Child

A poignant portrait of a family of asylum seekers desperate to start a new life, but stalled in bureaucratic limbo.

Muna Moto

Ngando and Ndomé share an extremely perfect love. Yet, tradition demands a dowry for Ndomé’s hand that Ngando, an orphan, cannot afford. Forced to ask his uncle for assistance, Ngando finds himself at the mercy of his un

Child Murders

Twelve-year-old Zsolt lives in a dilapidated Budapest flat and is the lone caretaker for his grandmother, a woman lost to drink and confined to her bed. Harassed by local gangs and ignored by an indifferent society, he f

Natan, le fantôme de la rue Francoeur

In 1927, Bernard Natan, a Frenchman of Romanian origin (born Natan Tannenzapf) inaugurated the Montmartre film studios. A few years later, he took over the management of the Pathé company, which became Pathé Natan. Berna

Diary of Childhood

Narrates the story of the friendship between an injured girl and a ladybird, reflecting a special relationship between the child and nature.

Only a Child

Only a Child is an omnibus animation short that gives shape and colour to Severn Suzuki's original speech at the UN Summit in Rio (1992): a child's desperate call to action for our planet's future.

A Child by November

Dasha is thirty, disappointed in men, and wants to bring a child into the world from a very handsome guy with good genes. During the searches, Dasha meets a good fellow, a tv repair specialist. He falls in love with Dash

Barnacle Bill

Sailor Bimbo (as Barnacle Bill) jumps ship with his little black book and visits his lady friend, Betty Boop (with dog's ears).