In Search of Illumination
A historical recount of the foundation, establishment, and expansion of 'Amirkabir Publication Institute'. This publication house was considered Iran's most influential and biggest publication institute in the 1940s-80s
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A historical recount of the foundation, establishment, and expansion of 'Amirkabir Publication Institute'. This publication house was considered Iran's most influential and biggest publication institute in the 1940s-80s
A video poem addressing desire in the first place. An intimate portrait of the self-deprecating mental processes connected with guilt, often carried with (homo)sexual desire. The video itself belongs to a personal quest
In Search of Bidesia is a musical documentary on Bhojpuri folk music that connects the history of indentured labour migration from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to the last living musicians in these states, who a
Playwright Philip Barry and actor Katharine Hepburn, both experiencing career downturns in the late 1930s, worked closely together to create the iconic character of Tracy Lord, Philadelphia “Main Line” socialite, for Bar
A venture into the world of '80s fantasy films, exploring the creators, SFX, music, and cultural influences from the decade.
A commercial astronaut returns to Earth to look for birds, but has some trouble finding them.
"In Search of Memory" is a very personal portrait of Eric Kandel, the "rock star" of neuroscience and the most important brain researcher of the 20th century. A fascinating documentary about the exciting mystery of the b
While international recognition of a Palestinian state has gathered momentum, the situation on the ground is moving in the opposite direction. Israel’s government has advanced new annexation legislation, settlement growt
A young, idealistic director arrives in a village to make a picture set during the Great Bengal Famine. It’s a film that he hopes will reveal the problems and privations still current in rural India.
There are places in the world that are forgotten by everyone, places where time seems to have stopped, where nature seems to have won the battle. These places are the playgrounds of modern-day adventurers called urbexers
Anthony Hudson, a murderer with a rare ilness, searches for the meaning of life by killing victims.
«Time is money» is an oft-repeated expression in our modern performance-oriented society. But how does it affect us as individuals, and influence our society? Director Konrad Wakolbinger deconstructs this common and unqu
When A 26-year-old mentally unstable son of a poverty-stricken elderly couple begins to feel like a burden and the reason for constant mockery in a village they have lived their entire life. The couple's decides to trave
"The first of three films by Sid Perou that trace the story of rock climbing from its simple and accessible beginnings to the exclusive world of today's dedicated rock athlete. In this episode of Rock Athlete, leading No
Three animated chapters by Polygon Pictures are featured in this collection: In Search of New Axis, In Search of Muscular Axis and In Search of Performing Axis.
A questioning filmmaker from Québec finds out how Vancouver's poets and painters look at life and art. Among the people seen are sculptor Donald Jarvis, painters Jack Shadbolt, Joy Long and Margaret Peterson, and printma
"Sou Shen Ji" is composed of 5 independent horror stories, adapted from the mobile game of the same name, "Sou Shen Ji" game is based on the novel of the same name written by Gan Bao of the Jin Dynasty, "Shan Hai Jing" a
A documentary made from the vantage point of a peaceful vision with the heavenly realm beyond us where conflict and hatred don’t exist.
To escape the title-hunting suitors with whom her mother and aunt have surrounded her, Barbara Chichester disguises herself as a gypsy, and after buying a gypsy wagon, roams the countryside "in search of Arcady."
A 1000 years after Harry Potter the World has lost knowledge of wizards, but some events are going to change that soon.