Documentary movies

Women reflect on their first year of motherhood and the many joys and challenges it brings – for parent and baby. A gentle, curious and informative conversational documentary about postpartum life, of sublime analogue beauty.

Three attempts at reconnecting with often traumatic pasts, all leading to flights from home and the need for personal reinvention. A documentary triptych of many layers and emotions, whose parts connect with each other in unexpected ways.

A hazy, intimate journey through Santiago de Compostela, told through memories, correspondences and the quiet poetry of travel.

On October 16th, 1958, a family fled Indonesia. They spent a month at sea aboard the M.S. Sibajak on a voyage to The Netherlands. When they arrived, it was getting winter. Coming from the tropics, the cold was a shock. The family quickly noticed that the spirits who had always been with them in Indonesia were no longer there - they had left them along the journey.

In an empty studio space, three female filmmakers re-enact the testimonies of the survivors of sexual violence in Russia, using stop-motion, performance and pseudo-documentary rehearsals. As their fragile and sometimes ambiguous creative process unfolds, the filmmakers become both subjects and guides, inviting viewers into a shared gesture of remembrance, grief and empathy.

A group of friends on vacation must put their trip on hold indefinitely to conduct an intensive search for Tuchi's lost ring beneath a deck. Tears, sweat, and adrenaline will be poured out in their quest to find the much sought-after ring.

Documentary about the experiences of Irish and Pakistani elders in Cricklewood.

The film explores an imposing building on the outskirts of Shenzhen, China. A pioneering architectural vision of its time that continues to resonate decades later.

An intimate portrait of a composer reflecting on the birth of music, suspended between intuition and the meticulous work of shaping sounds, timbres, and rhythms. Drawing from childhood memories, marked by a home filled with music, Birkett revisits his relationship with the guitar and with free creation, both before and after theory.

A collection of home videos depicting the activities of a freshman in college and his friends