Documentaries

The Scavengers Union was founded in 1992. "Before we started the club, we were waif of the goodness of each institution," says Spyros, the president of the Union. The need for their survival has led them to realize that they have to be organized, in order to claim and finally be able to get a stable place for the weekly bazaar of the Union, which takes place every Sunday. People with different cultures, backgrounds and religious views coexist in harmony. The honorary chairman, president, secretary, treasurer, sergeant, members, honorary members, they all form a human maypole, a miniature of our society.

Delving into the nearly-religious significance of water, this profound rumination on memory and loss bridges the gap between its mystical origins, Pinochet's coup d'état, and the secret of a mother-of-pearl button at the bottom of the sea.

Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.

A tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.

A wandering in the past and present of Arcadia, a place full of myths and historical references.

Imagine waking up tomorrow and all music has disappeared. Just like that. What will remain when it is all gone: Cd's, iPod's, instruments?

The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.

Seventy short films about cinema and its future.

The past and the present coexist in a place spoiled by modern industry but which long ago hosted the Eleusinian Mysteries, the secret ceremonies that initiated the ancient Greeks into the miracles of life, death and the afterlife.

A descent into Eastern Europe's haunted woodlands uncovers the secrets, fairy tales, and bloody histories that shape our understanding of man's place in nature.

With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.

A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.

Line Of Sight is a rare view into underground bicycle messenger racing which has become a global phenomenon. For over a decade Lucas Brunelle has been riding with the fastest, most skilled urban cyclists around the world while capturing all the action with his customized helmet cameras to bring you along for the ride. This is bike riding like you've never seen before, in gripping first-person perspective through the most hectic city streets, on expressways in Mexico City, over the frozen Charles River, under the Mediterranean Sea, across the Great Wall of China and deep into the jungles of Guatemala. Directed and Edited by Benny Zenga, Line of Sight is 60 minutes of the best Lucas Brunelle footage from a decade of Alleycat races around the world. "Lucas Brunelle goes for it. If you want to see what it's like to play a live game of 'frogger', on a bike, with only one life, check out Line Of Sight." -Mat Hoffman, Professional BMX Rider

The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.

A documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history of the cosmos, and one by women looking for the remains of loved ones killed by Pinochet's regime.

A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.

Documentary that follows members of Check It, a group of young LGBT African American women and men that live in Washington, D.C.

A coast guard captain on a small Greek island is suddenly charged with saving thousands of refugees from drowning at sea.

Following a daughter, wife and mother as they lead the political party Golden Dawn through the upcoming elections.

The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.

Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

A woman narrates the contemplative writings of a seasoned world traveler, focusing on contemporary Japan.

A group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens.

Spiros is the last remaining motorcycle acrobat performing in the Circle of Death. He lives a nomadic life with his family, his caravan, and a team of riders who often abandon him. His father was a Circle of Death legend, as were his grandfather, uncle and brother - a family tradition unbroken for over 50 years. In today's uncertain Greece will Spiros manage to make ends meet, and will this vanishing profession get a second wind? Are his sons willing to take the wheel? A human portrait of an old-school lover of speed and risk in a rapidly changing world.