To reflect on the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 2021, director Reyes offers a bold hybrid cinema experience exploring the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico. Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, the film recreates Hérnan Cortés' epic…
500 DUNAM ON THE M00N is a documentary about the Palestinian village of Ayn Hawd which was captured and depopulated by Israeli forces in the 1948 war and subsequently transformed into a Jewish artist's colony and renamed "Ein Hod." It tells the story of some of the village's original…
A lone monk’s actions 500 years ago continue to have a great impact. In “500: The Impact of the Reformation Today,” renowned Luther scholars from around the world reveal how the Reformation surrounds us more than we realize through religion, politics, and our society. This thought-provoking…
El documental cuenta los 20 años de vida de la carrera de relevos 500 kilómetros que sale desde el Colegio Tajamar en el barrio de Vallecas (Madrid) y que tiene su meta en el Santuario de Torreciudad (Huesca). Una carrera que, al igual que el documental, está llena de historias personales,…
Eliya Cohen was held hostage for 505 days. His girlfriend Ziv Abud survived the Nova Festival by hiding under dead bodies after losing her nephew and his girlfriend. Ziv faced her traumas and quickly broke through the victim mentality knowing she needed a different energy to bring Eliya home. They are…
Every two years, what is probably the toughest ultramarathon in the world takes place in the Australian outback between Alice Springs and the sacred Uluru. At THE TRACK, ultrarunners from all over the world compete to cover a total of 520 kilometers over nine stages through inhospitable terrain. As a…
Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 707 A20-261 was awaiting the scrapper at RAAF Amberley in Queensland, Australia when Tom Vaughan, boss of Turbine Motor Works, decided to try to rescue it. A year later, Tom and a team of engineers headed out to Amberley, together with our camera crew, whom Tom had…
On September 5, 2024, Daniela Andrade took on a challenge that no one had ever attempted before: running from Tikal to El Paredón, covering over 700 km in just 10 days. But this is more than just a physical feat—it’s a mission to showcase Guatemala’s beauty, its rich culture,…
Japan's 731 Biological Weapons unit committed some of the worst crimes against humanity in modern history. "731" is the story of their atrocities and how the US chose not to prosecute its leaders in exchange for data they obtained from human experimentation. Did the US ever use the…
"900 Days" Is it better to acknowledge an unpalatable truth or to embrace the comfort of myth? Jessica Gorter's "900 Days" contrasts the devastating and unforgettable stories recounted by survivors of the Siege of Leningrad, the infamous German blockade, which caused the deaths…
On August 3rd, 2019, a racist murderer, hating Mexican people, committed the ultimate hate crime. This film honors all of the innocent victims without one mention of the shooter. This is a complete analysis of what happened that day, as well as an exploration of many overlooked angles.
Best-selling author and historian Heather Dune Macadam has adapted her acclaimed book 999 into a powerful documentary that sheds light on a wrenching true story. In March 1942, nearly 1,000 young Slovak Jewish women, mostly teenagers, told by their government that they were embarking on a volunteer work…
