Society

Death at Torrevieja is a portrait of a stuck Spain, living on the daily and looking for easy money, working to attract and serve tourists, getting trapped in a vicious cycle of fast income in the summer and financial drought in the winter. Chetia thinks she’s the queen of Torrevieja, a NEET that makes money scamming tourists in illegal balconing bets, but her reality is far more difficult when she gets home: she has to take care of her son, Yeray, a kid she felt forced to have and that Bes...

An ode to music, this invisible abstract and fleeting sequence of sounds that creates in the brain the same reaction as chocolate, sex or drugs. Conceived as a cinematographic wave, this documentary essay takes us from Canada to Italy via Sweden, Mexico and the American West Coast to meet fascinating scientists and artists who, from their various backgrounds, illustrate our essential connection with rhythm, music, our planet, the brain, daily lives and our collective...

The Tallahassee Unified Family Court (Florida) specialises in judicial cases involving minors. It is the only court in the United States that deals with matters relating to children and parents. The families are summoned to this court when accused of abuse, abandon or negligence in regard to the minors. The objective of this court according to the Law is to reunite families as quickly and safely as possible. The movie takes its inspiration from the words of James Baldwin: “If one really wants...

Landscape documentary about inequality in 21st century U.S.A. as seen entirely through the lens of a dash-cam. The car drives slowly through metropolises, rural neighborhoods, and natural and urban landscapes to capture a country with one of the largest and most visual economic, industrial, and social divides in the...

Madrid, after decreeing the state of alarm for the global pandemic of Covid-19. Experts in matters such as health, politics and the economy, create debate and awareness about its precedents, its management, its consequences and how this health crisis comes at a historical moment where the need to, not only address the collapse generated is crystallized for cuts to public health, but also to understand how neoliberalism decides that some lives are more important than...

In the late 70's, Yan María Castro founded the first lesbian-feminist group in Mexico. Within a climate of discrimination and repression, Yan María and her group organized a political movement to win their place in...

We plunge right into the epicenter of the current crisis in Venezuela through the voices of its true protagonists. "The Broken Country" is five intertwined stories showing how the citizens are making their way through the remains of a run-down...

Anna lives in a dystopia where there is no intellectual property: there are no brands, R & D, or creativity in art and culture. Tired of the reality that surrounds her, Anna begins the search for the only original song she...

The utopian city of Brasilia is in transition more than half a century later. What is it like to live in someone else’s idea? A meditation on living in one of the most planned cities on earth. Brasília is unlike any other: a concrete utopia designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and urbanist Lúcio Costa that spawned out of the desert. Featuring a haunting, intimate score and images that take us deep into the city, this documentary brings a human face to the utopian...

Life can be complicated and hard, but the attitude of each one can change...

The film is the result of the intersection between a series of interviews with people that live in Harlan today and the voices from the past gathered by Alessandro Portelli. While the places are the same, the themes, though connected, are often in opposition. Today's Harlan is facing the crisis of the ming industry and, as a result, poverty, crime, social isolation, and drugs are on the...

Think about the metamorphosis is to refer to the idea of process. As if they were butterflies, Laia, Guanyem and the city of Barcelona are transformed during this documentary, changing skin and leaving...

After years of living as an illegal immigrant in France, Ali managed to start a family and fit in the French society. His life is disrupted when two undocumented workers move into the house in front of...

17th February 2013: Rafael Correa wins the elections and becomes President of Ecuador for the 3rd time. 42 days prior, he sails on an epic campaign of echoing songs, speeches and interviews for weeks on end as he tours the country with his team, always saying yes to a handshake or a picture when surfing a crowd of future voters. Photographed in black and white, far from the campaign colours, the documentary distances itself from the vain representation of power and the sarcasm of the press....

When a Balinese girl is denied permission to marry outside of her clan, there is a traditional solution for the family of the suitor: 1. Draw up a Wedding Contract. 2. Kidnap the...