Nancy Nicol Canada-Inde, 2016, English/Hindi with English Subtitles. Sangini A story of courage & resilience Sangini, a shelter for lesbian, bisexual and trans-identified people in Delhi, was founded by Betu Singh and run by her with her partner, Maya Shanker. Dedicated to Betu, who passed…
Nancy Nicol and Richard Lusimbo Canada-Uganda, 2015, English. The film And Still We Rise follows the courage and tenacity of Ugandan LGBT activists, as they fought the anti-gay bill in their country and demanded a voice. They feared for their lives, says co-director Nancy Nicol, yet they stood…
In 2015, one in six American experienced hunger while over 40% of food produced in the USA went uneaten. Seed & Sprout travels coast to coast across America and visits eight innovative food rescue initiatives as they seek to bridge the gap between want and waste. From prison farms and grocery store…
Struggling against logistical nightmares, talent, and adolescent insecurities, the 12 teenagers in the Amazing Grace Circus Troupe put on their first performance under a big top tent. They test the saying 'run away to the circus' and discover an irresistibly rich history, culture, and their…
An investigation in Antwerp about the familial story of diamonds traders brings a young Senegalese director to think about migrations nowadays. Synopsis I was born in Antwerp in 1979. My family has been living years of opulence while my father was a diamond trader. After our way back in Africa,…
Une manifestation, une banderole. Une silhouette, vue de dos, franchit une ligne blanche et dirige le trajet des manifestants. Fodé se retourne, montre son visage, nous regarde et sourit : quand se cacher ou se montrer, prend un tour décisif dans le cours d’une vie. Mamadou, Fodé…
Жена от Орегон намира бележка със зов за помощ от китайски дисидент в опаковани декорации за Хелоуин от „Кеймарт“, което задейства верига събития, които ще затворят цялата система от трудови лагери в Китай и ще стартират опасния поход на автора на бележката към изобличаване на смъртоносно…
In Burkina Faso, where many religions coexist and interconfessional marriage is quite common, funerals are often disputed. Charles-Auguste remembers the quarrels over his father's burial and comes to imagine what would his own funeral look like.Muslims, Christians and Animists successively explain…
Bookish: Reading the Queer Subject is about art, love, and the queer diaspora. It follows the journey an artist (William Bond Walker) and his subject (John Balkema) from their meeting in 1950s middle-America to their migration to the gay metropolis of New York City and rural Columbia County in upstate…
★★★★★ – The Sunday Times “Poetic; disarmingly intimate” – Sight & Sound “Probes uncharted territory with great intelligence and sensitivity” – Little White Lies ★★★★ – The Guardian Across the water on the island, four individuals experience…
Au Burkina Faso, le mélange des religions et la fréquence des mariages interconfessionnels provoquent souvent des disputes au moment du choix des obsèques. Le réalisateur se remémore celles qui ont émaillées l'enterrement de son père. Acteur…
The second section of the two-part documentary explaining the history of the steelpan (steel drum) and its global influence. Where "Panomundo Part 1: The Evolution of the Steelpan" explored the origins of the instrument in Trinidad & Tobago, Part 2 takes the audience on a journey though…
