Tonratun: The Armenian History told by women
New product!In an Armenian village, five women from different generations tell their stories and discuss life and war as they prepare _lavash_. This fine bread whose dough is simply made from flour, wheat and water is an Armenian tradition – and since 2014 it has been inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It's in the _tonratun_ (the bakehouse), devoted e...
Kímmapiiyipitssini : The Meaning of Empathy
Duration: 4h10Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and overdose epidemic. Witness the change brought by community members with substance-use disorder, first responders and medical professionals as they strive for harm reduction in the Kainai First Nation.
Ivanna, a young Nenets woman and mother of five children living in North Siberia, decides to take her life into her own hands, emancipating from an abusive relationship and abandoning the traditional nomadic way of life in the tundra to emigrate to the city.
Ukrainian filmmaker Olha Zhurba’s debut feature tells the story of Roma, who at the age of 13 became the poster child of the 2014 revolution. A street kid who ran around the front lines of Kyiv throwing stones and Molotov cocktails, Roma’s face defined an uprising. But behind the camouflage uniform, sunglasses and fearlessness hid a lonely boy from an orphanage. When Roma turns 18, his only opt...
On the border between Brazil and Paraguay, a war is being waged around the expansion of Brazilian agribusiness. On one side sits lawyer Luana Ruiz, the heiress to contested lands and one of the strongest supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro. On the other side sits teacher, Guarani-Kaiowá leader and activist Alenir Ximendes, fighting for the protection of her community, their lands and Indigen...
Fifteen-year-old Mathieu, a student at an agricultural high school, is a work-study apprentice on Paul's farm, a small dairy operation on the Haut Doubs plateau. As well as learning work methods, Mathieu has to integrate into family life, find his feet and find his place. Paul and Mathieu forge close ties. He learns from him what cannot be learned in the classroom. Paul is also replacing an abs...
Tonratun: The Armenian History told by women
New product!In an Armenian village, five women from different generations tell their stories and discuss life and war as they prepare _lavash_. This fine bread whose dough is simply made from flour, wheat and water is an Armenian tradition – and since 2014 it has been inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It's in the _tonratun_ (the bakehouse), devoted e...
Kímmapiiyipitssini : The Meaning of Empathy
Duration: 4h10Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and overdose epidemic. Witness the change brought by community members with substance-use disorder, first responders and medical professionals as they strive for harm reduction in the Kainai First Nation.
Ivanna, a young Nenets woman and mother of five children living in North Siberia, decides to take her life into her own hands, emancipating from an abusive relationship and abandoning the traditional nomadic way of life in the tundra to emigrate to the city.
Ukrainian filmmaker Olha Zhurba’s debut feature tells the story of Roma, who at the age of 13 became the poster child of the 2014 revolution. A street kid who ran around the front lines of Kyiv throwing stones and Molotov cocktails, Roma’s face defined an uprising. But behind the camouflage uniform, sunglasses and fearlessness hid a lonely boy from an orphanage. When Roma turns 18, his only opt...
On the border between Brazil and Paraguay, a war is being waged around the expansion of Brazilian agribusiness. On one side sits lawyer Luana Ruiz, the heiress to contested lands and one of the strongest supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro. On the other side sits teacher, Guarani-Kaiowá leader and activist Alenir Ximendes, fighting for the protection of her community, their lands and Indigen...
Fifteen-year-old Mathieu, a student at an agricultural high school, is a work-study apprentice on Paul's farm, a small dairy operation on the Haut Doubs plateau. As well as learning work methods, Mathieu has to integrate into family life, find his feet and find his place. Paul and Mathieu forge close ties. He learns from him what cannot be learned in the classroom. Paul is also replacing an abs...