Naomi Ducuara Bucurú, is an indigenous woman in southern Tolima, displaced by the armed conflict in Colombia. Like her, dozens of indigenous men and women victims of violence come to big cities to establish in suburbian areas, until they become invisible. This is how the Cutumay Rio de Oro community is born in the Martinica village of Ibagué, formed by others displaced indigenous who fight for a place in the city where they can recreate their customs and practices permanently so the...

A well produced and touching concert with Faroese singer-songwriter...

Michael Thomasson has spent a lifetime amassing the world's largest video game collection. Now, with his mother sick and facing an enormous mortgage, Michael put his collection up for sale and hope that someone will pay enough to cover his...

Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, has been gripped by unrest in recent times. This is a unique portrait of a nation in suspense, a nation in fear, a nation in waiting. A rare and exclusive snapshot of the days after the riots but before the...

A day in the life of Mr. Istvan and Ms. Magdi, neighbors for many years, is narrated by the building of Budapest where both...

Every day, from 6month-babies to 80 years-elders, come together to receive swimming lessons o to simply enjoy of the benefits of being in the water. But this space, the gathering and the swimming lessons are only the means to allow us to get access to people´s culture, latent in the thought of the bathers. Isn´t the swimming pool the ideal space for the mind to unburden itself, once the body is domesticated by the repetition of kicks and strokes, and to travel unbridled between past, present...

After a long time away, Octavio returns home with a new video camera in order to shoot footage that will take him back to his childhood. One failure follows another. In his attempts, however, he ends up re-discovering the memory of his father while watching his old Super-8...

Najat Aziz is part of the very limited 15% of women who are economically active population in rural areas of Morocco. She has crossed the threshold of her house, has gone out to work to generate resources and streamline her environment. Her daily struggle for autonomy is an act of self-empowerment within a traditional Islamic Society that predominantly confines women roles and activities to the domestic sphere. Najat and other women are facing with dignity, effort and the collaboration of...

Masters of the Sky is a documentary that follows the tale of veteran pigeon fighters in a close knit neighborhood of Karachi called Jamshed Road. The story unravels an ancient sport that is preserved and passed down from generation to generation in a growing urban...

Just three acres large, Santa Cruz del Islote is one of the world's most densely populated islands. A fisherman and ten-year-old boy live peacefully within this Colombian community, but struggle with isolation as resources become...

In the pond in Franciscu's garden there are still colourful fish swimming about, but there is one which nearly always stays at the bottom. She doesn't come up to the surface like she used to. Anyone who says that fish have no memory has obviously never met Juanita the...

Constant struggle, loyalty and courage until the ultimate victory. These are the tenets of an underground gym where people from the working-class neighborhoods of Barcelona gather to express their feelings through...

A family finds the meaning of their existence through the constant contact with death. Santa Muerte is their mother, the light that shines in the dark dream of...

Natalia Nikolaevna lives 400 km from Havana, in the city where the first nuclear power plant would be built in Cuba. She arrived 20 years ago from the USSR, to be reunited with her husband and work as an opera singer. In 1992, the great crisis, known as the Special Period, began. Natalia get divorced and rooted in the place where she gradually discovered as the most hostile of...

Om Amira, a resident living on one of DownTown’s Roof tops, Having no other option but to toughen up to support her family, also known as the “Potatoes Lady” sells homemade fried potatoes sándwiches, starting at night until the sun lights in the streets of the city that never...

Roberto is a “calesitero” - a merry-go-round owner. Every day he starts a machine that rotates, defining the movement of the children on its platform, but at the same time inviting them to fly with their imagination. The merry-go-round integrates the lives of many generations of parents and grandparents who have seen their children grow and...

Weekend Warrior explores the passion of a man who transforms from an average council employee to the Earl of Galloway, a 12th century warrior. The protagonist moves from taking dull chores to leading his troops to the battle, guide them and keep all his men alive. This is a film about time travelling and question what is normality, framed in a society where oddity is often penalised. As we live turning our back on fantasy, embracing rational existence, this is a film about reconnection with the...

In a little village in the heart of Serbia Mirko takes care of the old and small Serbian Orthodox church of the community. Every day he opens the church and with strong dedication prepares all details for the service that the priest will give. When everything is ready, Mirko rings the bells. Only an old and devoted woman enters the church: she is the only person attending the service. But one day not even the old lady...

MAMIS is the story of four women who are tired of being treated as second-class citizens. It is a story about two generations of Cuban mothers who have decided to live their lives how they want to, despite the prejudices of the society. It is about personal rebellion, but also of...

Job Ronny Job is a young Ugandan who dreams of continuing to work as a videographer, to make a living with his...

Pedro is an exrepressor the last Argentine dictatorship. Live in freedom and defend his innocence in an interview about the case Dina. Dina is a young woman who was kidnapped during the dictatorship. Maria Carmen neighbor Dina at the time of the kidnap-ping, recounts his memories questioning the discourse of...

Edmonton’s newest stand-alone public bathrooms opened with a transparent design that demands we ask how much privacy are we willing to lose to satisfy our need for a “safe” public...

The Greers grew up as a 3-woman unit. This mother-daughter team was nicknamed “The Greer Girls.” When Marilyn is diagnosed with dementia at age 58, her daughters refocused their lives to care for her during her most precious years. As Marilyn’s disease progresses, the girls struggle to care for a woman who is less and less like their mother. Together, they navigate the unknown while balancing their personal lives until they are forced to make a heartbreaking...

Axles is an example of how the hearts beats to the rhythm of alternative sports full of adrenaline and passion. Around the BMX, SKATE, SURF or MTB we will be witnesses of the tremendous importance that these sports represent for many young...

For 350 years, the wild horses of Sabucedo have had their manes and tails sheared as part of an ancient ritual performed for reasons of hygiene and parasite removal. The horses are herded into a circular corral where they are sheared by the “aloitadores”, fighters who pin down the horses with their bare...

On April 18th, 1987, Catherine Russell first stepped on stage to perform the role of Margaret Thorne Brent in the play, Perfect Crime. Twenty-five years and only four missed performances later, she resides in The Guinness Book of World Records for the most performances by an actor in a single part. Russell estimates that two and a half years of her life have been spent on stage playing this...

For Walter Backerman, seltzer is more than a drink. It is the embodiment of his family. As a third generation seltzer man, he follows parts of the same cobblestone route his grandfather began in 1920’s Manhattan. Walter maintains a collection of more than seven thousand antique bottles that he circulates to his customers. Many bear the family name, a tribute to his father and his grandfather before him. Now, after 90 years of the Backerman’s being in the business, Walter knows all too well...

Barbers delves into the world of barbers, with the idea of observing them and get a feeling of how these professionals live their lives. Proud men, yet always well spoken, all to better serve you. This is a tribute to all the barbers still hanging tough in...

Cabo Polonio, a small, rough and charming beach lost in time and space located on the coast of Uruguay. The place attracts travelers, hippies and artists from all over the world. Since the place has no pumped water nor electricity, once you are there you can totally disconnect yourself from the madness of the modern life. To tell this story, we talked with a few locals, who explained what does being or going to Polonio means to them. They are: Martin Buscaglia (musician); Gonzalo Brown...

Reforesting of identity is a documentary on the experiences of nativeforest restoration in Cordoba and its close elation to water conservation.The story seeks toc onvey, through a rip by a photographer and journalist, the idea that the reforestation ofnative plants contributes to the environmental balance, water conservation and identity, among other...

As a toddler, Philly Mayer was healthy and happy. A chubby baby, he was quick to laugh and eager to get up on his own feet. And then, before his first birthday, Philly suddenly stopped walking. His motor skills began to deteriorate. After a slew of tests and endless emotional upheaval, doctors diagnosed Philly with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a genetic disease that occurs in an estimated 1 out of every 6,000 births and leaves the spine underdeveloped. His parents were told that he would not live...

Flying in a motorized paraglider over one of the most diverse continents in the world, George Steinmetz captures the stunning beauty of Africa's landscapes and people. His pictures show not only the spectacular patterns of the land, but also the potential and hope that the continent...

Kine and Ali are two young Senegalese people with the same dream: to found a family. but all Sleep involves a risk and each person will face it in their own...

A boy. A bridge. And a phone with a...

The life story of an old lady from La Huasteca in the Cave of the Swallows. After admiring the natural spectacle of the birds, Doña Concepción tells how she grew up, what life was like when she was young, how much the people have changed and how she seeks them out today to move forward with the girl she grew...

In Airsick: An Industrial Devolution Toronto Star Photographer Lucas Oleniuk tackles the global issue of climate change through a local approach. With the exception of two images, all 20,000 photographs were shot in Ontario, Canada. But they illustrate a global problem. With a haunting original score by Randy Risling and evocative quotes, Airsick plays out like an unsettling...

Take Care offers a glimpse into the life of Virginia Gandee, a 22-year-old woman who lives in Staten Island, New York. At first glance one is struck by Virgina's bold appearance; her bright red hair and the dozen tattoos that canvas her body. When she was 15, Gin left home to marry a 20-year-old she met online. Two years later, she was a teenage mother. Today, Gin is raising her daughter as a single mother and pursuing her dream to become a nurse. Inside her family's trailer, her caregiving...

A city that looked from the autoexile turns into object of nostalgia. The best moment to portray Lima is the winter, ideal time to see his gray sky and to walk across the mist in full Latin-American...

In Iowa, the thriving Midwestern family farm is no longer, having been choked by industrialized agriculture and replanted with subdivisions. A shifting economy, combined with an old-fashioned lifestyle that doesn't translate from generation to generation, is forever altering the landscape.old-time farmers try to hang on to their way of life, while their young push out to find their futures...

Since 1934, the well-worn stage at The Apollo Theater has been one of the world's greatest launching pads for phenomenal talent, catapulting the likes of James Brown and Ella Fitzgerald to international stardom. Thousands of contestants audition each year, with the hopes of facing the famously mean Apollo audience, described "like a bunch of pit bulls eating raw meat." Judged by the length of their cheers — or the depths of their boos — these contestants put more than their pride on the...