This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking champagne bottles to christen ships, plus the role of superstitions in the Flying Dutchman tale.
This black-and-white archival film outlines the importance of Canada's forests in the national war effort during the Second World War.
1940
Rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well done. Through intimate and personal stories, five women share their experiences in relation to the body, from childhood to old age.
2019
In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Groundhog Day reigns supreme. 134 years strong, for a single morning in the dead of winter, visitors gather to witness Punxsutawney Phil’s vision for the future. But when a global pandemic forces the ceremony to go virtual, the town’s residents must confront a moment of collective uncertainty.
2023
Supermodel Adriana Lima presents a behind-the-scenes look at the FIFA congress in the Rwandan capital of Kigali in March 2023, which made Kigali the first-ever host city of a FIFA elective congress in Africa.
The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two days using only available light to create a lyrical study of the interior of the Church of St. John on the island of Hydra.
1967
In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.
1939
On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film follows the artist to the island where he finds the stone, and then shows how he carves it in the manner of his grandfather, who taught him the craft.
1964
An experimental study of nature through three stories and how we have destroyed it.
A short film on Chris Marker
2002
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows the surrealist artist around the streets of New York documenting staged public art events.
An accurate depiction of the basic tenets of northern Mahayana Buddhism, cast into living or "experiential" form, consistent with powerful mantras heard on the soundtrack of the film. Tarthang Tulku, a Tibetan Lama, was the advisor.
1972
Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
2004
Short for his website, kickthemachine.
2020
Burn victims get to enjoy a family day at the beach thanks to an outing organized by the Association des grands brûlés.
2015
Director James Nguyen will release his short documentary film, CLIMATE FIX which suggests how carbon removal technology can be used to fix climate change-global warming.
Documentary of musician Mikael Kosmos' journey into Tuva to taka part on a throat singing competition.
2017