A Thousand Words
A short film by Dionne Copland.
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A short film by Dionne Copland.
The documentary looks in the life and work of Mario Benedetti, especially in his poetic work, the keys to an illustrious Montevideo. A man who has had to live several exiles and has received all the awards that this worl
A young man and young woman deal with the push and pull of a recently ended relationship.
A woman forgets her camera in a train. When a man finds it, he goes on a mission to return it to the woman. He looks at the photos on it and finds himself getting a special connection to the woman.
Dame Joanna Lumley offers a first-person retrospective of her most memorable screen roles.
1780: When farmer Schmitzdorff in Wust, Brandenburg, is denied permission to marry his stepdaughter Sophie, he goes to Potsdam to obtain permission from the king himself. Because when he believes he is in the right, the
This is a slow story about how a poet lives alone with nature and himself.
The droll comedian performs a stand-up act.
This film is meant to inspire an interest in reading, especially for those who have difficulties. Words act out their meaning: scare is scary, fun is fun, sob cries, etc. It's an adventure story for the film's two main c
As the youngest son of a humble family, Charles finds himself at a crossroads when his father puts on his shoulders the burden of getting the family out of poverty, putting in check his big dream: Photography. Black and
"Using as it's text Samuel Beckett's 'Not I,' this shocking gift incorporates optically printed home movie footage and an eerily slick close-up of actress Patricia MacGeachy as she rants at lightening speed Beckett's wor
An affectionate portrait of the left-wing publisher and bookshop owner François Maspero, who was a contributor to Far From Vietnam and would later publish the commentary to Le Fond de l’air est rouge. Maspero is one of t
In her first documentary for more than 35 years, the great British classical singer Dame Janet Baker talks more openly and emotionally than ever before about her career and her life today. With excerpts of her greatest s
A feature film that documents the history and impact of lesbian fiction from the 1920s through the 1990s. Narrator Lillian Faderman recounts the impact key world events had on LGBTQ history throughout the decades. With i
No one has time to talk to the crazy lady in the park, except for a sensible man who happened to be passing by.
What would you do if you went to the doctors and discovered that you only had 1500 words left to live? What would you say? Are some words more important than others?
A depiction of the urge for freedom. Through 4 episodes we see 4 family members in a moment when they are tired of being a camel, as a beast of burden. They realise their tasks are meaningless and find themselves in a sp
When Alice sets out to post one synonym for love every week for a year, she inadvertently sends a gentle ripple through her social network and discovers more about relationships than she imagined. Combining doc interview
We follow Nelle on the day she returns home after a year of solo travel. Excerpts from her travel diary reveal the thoughts of the past year. The joyful reunion with her sister and father is quickly overshadowed by the q
Qi Xiaofu is an autistic child, and his parents' marriage will also come to an end. One day, Qi Xiaofu unexpectedly met a stray dog, a child from the stars and a stray dog with the same bumpy fate, from mutual fear and r