Popular Youtube vloggers, SerpentZA & Laowhy86, head to the northernmost point of China on their most grueling and punishing adventure to date.
Since the early days, Jerry Lewis – in the line of Chaplin and Laurel – had the masses laughing with his visual gags, pantomime sketches and signature slapstick humour. Yet Lewis was far more than just a clown. He was also a groundbreaking filmmaker whose unquenchable curiosity led him to…
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE, BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading Pentagon Vietnam War strategist, concludes that America’s role in the war is based on decades of lies. Risking life in prison, Ellsberg copies and leaks 7,000 pages of top-secret documents to The New York Times…
Kink, power-play and a tragic secret: meet the dominatrix who's done it all. Ira was the ultimate mistress. Fetishists from all over the world sought her out as she became one of Europe’s most popular dominatrices. She was artistic, perverted, sadistic, and an icon in the fetish world –…
Since the beginning of Time and the occurrence of human endeavour, Walls have been built to protect from unwanted invasions. The Great Wall of China is maybe the most prominent example of them. But also entire towns have been surrounded by ramparts still visible today. Nowadays, some walls are build…
Un film de Naïs Van Laer
On November 5, 1916, the steamship Verona, packed with members of the Industrial Workers of the World, were met at the City Dock in Everett, Washington, by Sheriff Donald McRae and 140 armed deputies. When the shooting stopped, five men were dead, two dying, six missing, and dozens wounded. What had…
Why do so many people distrust the media? How has the internet changed journalism? Many have questioned the role of fake news and false information in the American election and in the Brexit referendum. Donald Trump actively brands journalists, experts and the media as liars. Opinions seem more important…
The Third Mind is a documentary that explores the creative and artistic collaboration between Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek and Beat poet, Michael McClure. It explains and celebrates their "Third Mind" and why it works so well. Insights from Alan Ginsberg, Lee Renaldo (Sonic Youth), David…
In 1963, just two years after the construction of the Berlin Wall and during the height of Cold War tensions, a 5-year-old girl became an unlikely beacon of peace and hope. After secret negotiations between the Red Cross and the East German government, Beate Kernke became the first person to be legally…
**Gala Opening Night Film HOT DOCS** **Official Competition KARLOVY VARY** **Official Competition PALM SPRINGS** SYNOPSIS When he was six, Shawney Cohen’s father bought “The Manor”, a small-town strip club. Hoping to understand what happened to his nice Jewish family, Shawney…
Around the world, young boys and girls take up a challenge: to live their dream and their passion by undertaking a challenge that will change their lives forever. Together, they will live a unique day, a day where anything is possible.
