The day with the sky neither too blue nor too grey. With a hint of red. The train crowded and the backpacks between the feet. The loves on every corner, the ones we pretend not to see.
"Playcenter DOC" is a documentary film made independently in 2012 by employees of the Rides department ("Raides": the department responsible for operating rides) of the Playcenter amusement park, which was located in the western part of São Paulo, Barra Funda, from July 27, 1973 to July 29, 2012. ...
In rural Scotland, a flock of sheep is sheared to survive the summer while a shepherd finds protection during the winter thanks to the wool. Are the clouds above them simply witnessing the process or do they actually take part in it? Shot on Super 8 with its characteristic unexpected light leaks,...
Filmed at Avebury Stone Circle, West Kennett Barrow, Silbury Hill, and The Cove, Avebury Wiltshire UK. A world heritage site, the location is home to the largest stone circle complex in the UK, the film documents the site with a soundtrack of audio which has been recorded directly from standing...
Five years ago, Nick and Mark received permission to excavate an old pond on Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest in Leytonstone, East London. This area has a rich history of activism, with past protests here credited for helping launch the UK’s conservation movement and the...
This exquisite documentary traces the history and artistry of stone carving in Ireland from earliest times to the Middle Ages. Directed by George Morrison, director of the ground-breaking historical films Mise Éire and Saoirse? This engaging film is beautifully shot and shows Morrison's skills as...
Back in Spring 2022 Harry Wheeler got a phone call from local community activist and death doula Mary Clear. She tells him that she's helping a man out by the name of John Mounsey, “he only has four weeks left to live” and wants to document his last days on film. Since then, Wheeler and Mounsey...
An English novelist, marginalized by life in the UK, set off to France 30 years ago in search of solitude. Filmed throughout the seasons of one year, we find Dexter living in a yurt in a Normandy forest. This hypnotic glimpse into proximity with nature, highlights the transient and non-permanent,...
A reverberating blur of bodies and fire conjures forth representation of the potent and intoxicating Southern English folk custom of the flaming tar barrel dash.
Holger Diekmann was a singer, bass player, and drummer in multiple local bands throughout his short life. Filmmaker Jonas Helmerichs sets out to learn what kind of person his late uncle was. Intimate family portrait and exploration of grief, depression, and death.
