Sorry, The Cinema is Closed

Since the beginning of August 2010, Bioskop Permata has been closed down. This film tries to explain about the end of a long Yogyakarta cinema history which, at one point, had reached twenty theaters.

Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor

A director (Ovanes Ohanian) looks for a subject for his movie and someone suggests that he films Haji Agha secretly. Haji is very rich and frowns upon cinema. Haji's daughter, son-in-law, and servant help the director wi

String Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera

Homage to Anselm Kiefer.

L’alien de cinéma

Violence in the Cinema, Part 1

What at first seems like a serious psychological assessment of violence in the cinema by a professor or lecturer, turns into a bloody orgy of human destructiveness.

Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci

The last interview of Bernardo Bertolucci who recalls his work with precision, delicacy and philosophy.

Le jeune cinéma hongrois : Miklos Jancso

A “Cinéastes de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic Jean-Louis Comolli, originally aired 15 December 1969.

Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage

Sergio Castellitto's narration traces the history of 3D cinema, which began with cinema itself, through films from the early 1900s such as "L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat" by the Lumière brothers, to the great

The Battle for Zhovten Cinema

The Zhovten cinema in Kyiv. Him and her. The green fence that separated them. It would seem, what does Vakarchuk have to do with this? And who will win this decisive battle?

Riusciranno i nostri eroi - Il cinema di Age & Scarpelli

I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman

I Don’t Belong Anywhere - Le Cinéma de Chantal Akerman, explores some of the Belgian filmmaker’s 40 plus films. From Brussels to Tel-Aviv, from Paris to New-York, this documentary charts the sites of her peregrinations.

Twenty Years of African Cinema

This documentary that recounts 20 years in the history of African cinema through interviews and excerpts from 18 films.

Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow

The first feature-length documentary to explore the career of Stephen Chow; featuring collaborators, critics, and academics. Produced for the Shout Factory release of his classic work on Blu-ray, "The Stephen Chow Collec

Cinema Universale d'Essai

Bradley Eros: The Performance of Cinema

Bradley Eros is at the forefront of the NYC underground and experimental cinema movement, blending the boundaries of experimental film, expanded cinema, and performance art. Whether it be by himself or through one of his

Vanishing Seattle Presents: The Grand Illusion Cinema

After 55 years, The Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle’s University District moved out of its original location. In 2023, the building that housed the cinema for decades was sold for $2.3 million, and the new landlord decl

C'est notre cinéma

When the French film team shooting their very artistic short film in the harbor, something unexpected happens.

Claire Denis : Leçon de cinéma

10CM Kwon Jeong Yeol in Cinema

La culture populaire dans le cinéma grec

Documentary about the Greek culture on its cinema.