
Nemesis
The film explores the destruction of a unique train station in Zurich and the construction of the new prison and police centre in its place. From the perspective of the filmmaker’s window, and with testimony from prisoners awaiting deportation, the film probes how we deal with the extinction of history and its replacement with total security.
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
A man (Thomas Edison’s assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion picture to be copyrighted…
The Sci-Fi Boys
Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blockbusters that have captured the world’s…
Blue Carbon
Blue Carbon – Nature’s Superpower is a documentary that uses music and science to portray perhaps the best weapon in the fight against climate change.
Dogville Confessions
This film depicts the intense drama that takes place during the making of Dogville. Lars von Trier and Nicole Kidman work through this creative process under very extreme conditions.
Waltz with Bashir
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
The Hunting of the President
Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton’s presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial.
78/52
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind…
A Trip to Infinity
Does infinity exist? Can we experience the Infinite? In an animated film (created by artists from 10 countries) the world’s most cutting-edge scientists and mathematicians go in search of the…
Bloodsucking Cinema
The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear of the cross, and death…
Merci Zaza – La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles
A look back at “La Cage aux Folles”, which ran non-stop for five years, from February 1973, on the stage of the Théâtre du Palais Royal in Paris. At a…
The Territory
The Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people have seen their population dwindle and their culture threatened since coming into contact with non-Native Brazilians. Though promised dominion over their own rainforest territory, they have…
Surviving Progress
Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress”…