Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
Social & External
The people behind it
Alan Rees
Narrator (segment "Sweden: The Yellow Tag") (voice)
Johanna Troell
Teacher (segment "Sweden: The Yellow Tag")
Agneta Ulfsäter-Troell
Johan Arnesson
(segment "Sweden: The Yellow Tag")
Magnus Mårtenson
Sonny Nilsson
Sixten Magnusson
Tage Nielsen
Ingvar Rydén
Henning Moritzen
(segment "Denmark: Europe")
Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.
Alex bolts from her stifling home to ride with a band of inline street skaters. Bouncing around New York City with nothing other than skates and a camcorder, escape comes easy at first. But as family and identity collide, she's forced to face the one thing she can't outride – herself.
This is the only film about Big Bill Broonzy, you can see him playing the blues in a Brussels cellar.
On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.
The last thing Meredith needed was to share an Uber with Scrooge, a cocky lawyer, on a snowy Christmas Eve. It was bad enough she was on her way to court for the gift of eviction. Although maybe today wouldn't turn out so bad after all. She and the sexy Scrooge started to connect as they trudged their way through a storm. Soon their ride was about to end. But would the ever see each other again? Based on the short story “ Sexy Scrooge” by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward.
Annie wakes up in the middle of an abandoned quarry without knowing how, or why, has she got there. As she incorporates herself, she begins to understand her complicated situation.
A wife tries to leave her village to get away from her abusive husband.
Mr. Brown is riding home from work one day with his new neighbor, Mr. Johnson. When Brown explains that he has all kinds of problems at home, Johnson wants to help him. So, when they arrive, Johnson gives Brown a demonstration of one of the tricks that he uses to get his family to act as he wishes them too. But when Brown tries out Johnson's ideas on his own, things do not go as planned.
Residents of a big city, each of whom has their own sexual problems and desires, secret and, most often, shameful from the point of view of society, need to solve them. Each of the characters tries to solve their problems in their own way: someone sublimates them, someone turns to a psychotherapist for help, someone rushes into experiments... but sooner or later they all return to where they started, and they have to overcome themselves again and again to get at least a little, even a millimeter closer to their happiness.
The lives of three generations of women who suffered political persecution during the military dictatorship in Brazil.
James Parrott joins every lodge in town to get in good with people as he tries to sell his fire extinguishers.
A family of 3 siblings deals with the mysterious appearance of a portal in their backyard following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. When Renee decides that the portal is her only means of escaping her surroundings, she will facilitate a paradigm shift that will change their world forever.
15 years have passed and Roberto is still in love with his neighbor, but she prefers to hide ashamed of her body. With his art and an old clothesline as the only way of communication, Roberto has a plan to push his beloved for face her monsters at once.
Sean races against the clock to his mother's deathbed in possession of his mother's dying wish while dealing with inter-family politics over the phone.
Mukunan prepares to become the Shaman of the Potiguara Katu RN village. Older than us, the power plants become the teacher giving environmental care lessons.
In a city where the fast pace swallows up the days, an ordinary worker reflects on the daily battle of crossing a few kilometers to get to work. Between insistent alarm clocks and routine conversations with colleagues, he realizes how his hours are devoured by commuting and how his existence goes unnoticed in the crowd. When he realizes that many share this same reality, he questions what it really means to live in a "Bauru outside of Bauru", where the fight for time and recognition is constant, but invisible.
The Hungry Actors is a 1915 Comedy short.
A highly emotive, visual feast set in the imaginative mind of a heartbroken panda called Herbie, who has recently broken up with his deer girlfriend Rice.
This footage was shot shortly after the civil war in Sri Lanka on the occasion of my mother’s long-delayed reunion with Kamala, the aunt she lived with as a child. Kamala was living a life of solitude at this point and has now since passed away—this film is dedicated to her.
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of those around him. What emerges is a complex portrait of a sophisticated, civilised and yet tormented man.
Bad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, the makeup effects, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.
Against the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
A radio DJ in pursuit of an exclusive interview follows ABBA during their mega-successful tour of Australia.
Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart talks about his family, travel and a year full of reckless behavior in front of a live sold-out crowd in London.
Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).
Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintock as a reflection on the theme of time at the turn of the Millennium. Fifteen celebrated film-makers were invited to create their own vision of what time means in ten minutes of film.
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolse
Patton Oswalt delivers a fresh hour plus of stand-up, covering everything from misery to defeat to hopelessness. It's his most upbeat special to date.
To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.
A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.
Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the controversial boxer addressing the camera and shots of the champion's fights to create an arresting picture of the man.
George Carlin performs a hilarious set of never-before released material in "Complaints and Grievances." His 12th HBO special was recorded live at the Beacon Theater in New York City on November 17, 2001. In "Complaints and Grievances," Carlin shamelessly exposes the people and subjects that irritate him the most.
A stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions that existed at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and documents the various ways the inmates are treated by the guards, social workers, and psychiatrists.
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.
Comedy Central's best roasters and stand up comedians take a whack at actor/model Pamela Anderson.
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
