Miss Sarajevo is a surreal and startling portrait of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia, during the height of the city's siege. Instead of following the scenes of carnage that the mainstream media so often squeezes into thirty second sound bites, Carter's camera follows the alternative scene…
The contestants for Miss Snake Charmer are not your typical high school beauty queens. These teens must show they are more than just pretty faces-that they have the guts and grit to win America's toughest beauty pageant. Contestants must prove their bravery by killing and skinning a rattlesnake…
In Dharamshala, the popular Miss Tibet beauty pageant claims to give women a platform to highlight Tibetan issues, drawing attention to the plight of its people as well as the integrity of the culture. For Director Lobsang Wangyal, this event is not just a beauty pageant, but a political act, "celebrating…
In this video, Mafe shares her thoughts on what it means to be a woman, a mother, and a wife, as she strives not to lose herself amid the demands of daily life, the fog of routine, and the importance of continuing to find herself. "And in that vast white expanse where the world dissolved, I appeared.…
"Mister Wonderland" recounts the remarkable story of Sylvester Z. Poli, a humble artisan who emigrated from Italy to America at the end of the 19th century — only to become the greatest theater impresario of his time. The film chronicles his journey from rural Tuscany to the bright lights…
" In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession and is hired to go undercover and break up affairs by any means necessary; a ""mistress dispeller."" Offering strikingly intimate…
Ein Film von Annina Furrer Wenn Angehörige ins Gefängnis müssen, leidet die ganze Familie – insbesondere auch die Kinder. Von einem Tag auf den anderen ist nichts mehr, wie es war: Mütter oder Väter sind plötzlich alleinerziehend, die materielle Situation von Familien…
Mitra Jorge León Blegium / 2018 / 80' / VO / English, french, Nederland subtitles A pioneering psychoanalyst in Iran, Mitra Kadivar was arrested and committed involuntarily to a psychiatric hospital in her country. Through the creative process of a contemporary opera dedicated to Mitra,…
This is the story of a T-shirt…about how it travelled from the north to the south of the world. It’s the inside-out story of a piece of used clothing’s 1st and 2nd life… and everything that happens in between.
The glamorous heroin of the the movie “Black lizard” is played by a man, Akihiro Miwa. Focus on this icon who has been challenging gender issues for 50 years while remaining very popular through his films, songs, tv shows but also through his manuals for young ladies.
Several people describe their experiences of being mixed 'race'. Several people describe their experiences of being mixed 'race'. We are using the term 'race' in this context as it’s commonly used. and fully accept there is only one race, the human race. There…
Mixed Match is an important human story told from the perspective of mixed race blood cancer patients who are forced to reflect on their multiracial identities and complex genetics as they struggle with a seemingly impossible search to find bone marrow donors, all while exploring what role race plays…
