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- CreatorAnn DruyanCarl SaganSteven SoterStarsCarl SaganJaromír HanzlíkJonathan FahnAstronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.
- DirectorLuke EllisStarsRobert HazenNeil deGrasse TysonMarcelo GleiserWas life triggered by some event, like lightning hitting a pond full of amino acids? Earth was teeming with life billions of years before the dinosaurs existed. Single celled organisms inundated the oceans, and the soil swarmed with living creatures. Where did it all come from and how do you go from a single-celled organism to a trillion-celled organism like man?
- DirectorMark KendallStarsWil AlvarezA watchmaker in Grand Central deconstructs his process and muses about the nature of time.
- StarsTravis LivelyTwo ex-Navy SEALS and a helicopter pilot are hired to help in the fight against elephant poaching in Kenya. The team faces the horrific results of the illegal ivory trade as they attempt to catch poachers in the vast African bush.
- DirectorStella KyriakopoulosBob Gardner a blind American tourist from Illinois takes on the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.
- DirectorZachos SamoladasAlmost a century has passed since the tragic events that led to the expatriation of Asia Minor's Greek population and the Great fire of Smyrna, this animation pays homage to the brave Japanese captain of the cargo ship Tokei Maru, who let go of the ship's valuable merchandise in order to save the Ionian refugees from drowning. An act of sheer heroism that is threatened to fall into historical oblivion.
- DirectorJennifer BaichwalEdward BurtynskyNicholas de PencierStarsYoussef Suleiman MohammedAlicia VikanderFilmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet.
- DirectorCarol DysingerStarsFatimaKashidaLearning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You're A Girl) is the story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write-and skateboard-in Kabul.
- DirectorLasse LinderStarsChristian AmannKatjuschaMarmeladeNo mere viral cat video can compare with the feline-centric poignancy of Lasse Linder's astonishingly intimate study of one man's ardent longing to expand his multi-species household.
- DirectorAnna AntonopoulouThe 102-years-old Cleoniki lives in the mountains of Evrytania in Central Greece. She spends her time singing and telling stories from the past together with Kostas and Georgos, two of her eight children. Everyone is awaiting the day of the 'Sotiros', a traditional feast in the summer, when the little village is reborn.
- DirectorAlexis HatzigiannisGiorgos KyvernitisNefeli Oikonomou PantzouStarsVangelis GermanosBoredom, an escape, the sea, the city, free time. Musician and songwriter Vangelis Germanos dives into an eternal summer, almost 40 years after the release of his first album Ta Barakia (The Tiny Bars) and following his occasional performances in films and TV shows. As his work is all about colors, sounds, and the sea, he manages to carry us along into a summer adventure that is full of these elements.
- DirectorChristos SagiasStarsGiorgos FrentzosPeriklis HoursoglouNikos KavoukidisDimitris Pistiolas, a retired employee for the Greek Post Office, is the owner of the largest cinema museum in the world. In two tiny venues in Athens lies his renowned by the Guinness World Records collection. Now, 90 years old, Dimitris recounts his past, hidden in his machines, hoping that his memories are not going to be lost forever.
- DirectorTim Travers HawkinsStarsChelsea ManningNancy HollanderVincent J. WardA look at the life and career of Chelsea Manning, a trans woman soldier in the United States Army, who was sentenced to serve 35 years at an all-male military prison for leaking information about the country's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- DirectorBen SteinbauerStarsJack RebneyBen SteinbauerKeith GordonJack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of - after cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video, Rebney's outrageously funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find the recluse who unwittingly became the "Winnebago Man."
- DirectorAnna CadyEm CooperWhistling, kidnap and a bottle of tippex all feature in this part animated documentary which looks at the violence and corruption women face when entering the male dominated world of politics in Sierra Leone. The ten year struggle to achieve fair representation for women in the governance of Sierra Leone is revealed to us with passion by three extraordinary women from diverse backgrounds. The film focuses on the characters of the women through live action video whilst the stories they relate about their personal experiences are presented in painted animation. They tell us their stories as they travel to a meeting where all three of them will work together on the 30% Quota bill which they are about to submit to parliament.
- DirectorPip PiperStarsPhil BartonClint BoonBilly BraggThe rapid rise of record shops in the 1960's / 70s and 80's, the influence of the chart, the underhand deals, the demise of vinyl and rise of the CD as well as new technologies. Hear from over 20 record shop owners and music industry leaders as well as musicians including Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Nerina Pallot, Richard Hawley and Clint Boon as they all tell us how the shops became and still are a part of their own musical education, a place to cherish and discover new bands and new music.
- DirectorCeyda TorunStarsYaman BarlasSariArzu GölA profile of an ancient city and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.
- DirectorTamara KotevskaLjubomir StefanovStarsHatidze MuratovaNazife MuratovaHussein SamThe last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
- DirectorMarie SkovgaardStarsFatih AlevAmiraSaer El JaichiThree years in the life of the female Danish imam and feminist Sherin Khankan's life, through ups and downs.
- DirectorWeronika JurkiewiczIn a quiet Hungarian village, men gather to swill beer at the bar. Meanwhile, the women are busy at work, contributing their time to the mass production of sexual satisfaction.
- DirectorFeras FayyadStarsAmani BallourAlaaSalim NamourAmidst air strikes and bombings, a group of female doctors in Ghouta, Syria struggle with systemic sexism while trying to care for the injured using limited resources.
- DirectorDavid TeboulStarsFrederic LuzyDavid TeboulMourning his boyfriend Frédéric's death from an overdose, the French filmmaker David Teboul goes to Siberia on a ritual journey. Out here, under the enormous dome of the skies, he finds the free space to disentangle his thoughts again.
- DirectorVassilis PanagiotakopoulosThe initiative of the residents of the mountainous village Ethia in the Asterousia Mountains, Crete, to get their village back to life and turn it into a beautiful traditional settlement.
- DirectorZana BriskiRoss KauffmanStarsKochiAvijit HalderShanti DasTwo documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
- DirectorLorna TuckerStarsVivienne WestwoodAndreas KronthalerBen WestwoodThe first film to encompass the remarkable story of one of the true icons of our time, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her principles - and her legacy.
- DirectorHarry WattBasil WrightStarsArthur ClarkJohn GriersonStuart LeggShows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland overnight.
- DirectorEdwin MingardAn Intermission is a portrait of contemporary Britain as seen through the eyes of a group of young people experiencing homelessness. For over a year and a half, they worked collaboratively with artist Edwin Mingard to make a film to express their views to the wider world.
- DirectorAsia DérSara HaragonicsStarsMelisszaNóraVirágAs Hungary's political climate becomes increasingly radicalized, Virág, a former green politician, loses faith in the pretend-to-be democratic parliament of Hungary and retires from politics. She and her musician partner Nóra decide to adopt a child and focus on building a family together. With a sensitive lens and close access, directors Asia Dér and Sári Haragonics follow the two women through their long and ultimately successful adoption process to bring home their young daughter. But tensions begin to rise between the two as Virág thrives in her role as a mother and Nóra struggles to find her place within the family. As the rising tides of right wing propaganda in Hungary begin to overflow into their family, their lives hit a boiling point and they must face the difficult decision of whether to leave their country behind.
- DirectorLéa ForestStarsAli AbdallahWarren ChambinaArsène ChapronIn a small hair salon, eight boys get their hair cut. They're between 12 and 18 years old, with different backgrounds, paths and social environments. As the barber works, the director asks the boys questions.
- DirectorAndré SingerStarsHelena Bonham CarterJasper BrittonLeonard BerneyResearchers discover film footage from World War II that turns out to be a lost documentary shot by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in 1945 about German concentration camps.