WHALE TALK
Is it possible to untangle the hidden structures of the communication system of killer whales? Along the west coast of Canada an interdisciplinary, international team of researchers sets out to find answers.
Is it possible to untangle the hidden structures of the communication system of killer whales? Along the west coast of Canada an interdisciplinary, international team of researchers sets out to find answers.
Can feminism be Islamic? The role of women in Islam is a constant subject of controversy. We introduce female scholars of Islam, artists and authors who have set themselves the goal of finding their own path to emancipation.
We are immersed in elegant scenes of traditional temples to wellness. The focus is on design and architecture as well as the culture of bathhouses from various periods: the Géllert Thermal Bath in Budapest, the Sento Takara-yu in Tokyo, the Roman Baths in Bath and the Hamam Kılıç Ali Paşa in Istanbul.
Director Mina Keshavarz’s wins the Mecenant Award for THE ART OF LIVING IN DANGER at Busan International Film Festival. The BIFF Mecenant Award is given to best Korean and Asien documentary film directors. Congratulations!
Muay Thai: the martial art of the kings. In Thailand this popular national sport is still a male preserve. However, more and more young girls and women aspire to a professional career in the ring and are questioning centuries-old traditions. They call for social change, insisting that Thai boxing is a sport for everyone.
Carlotta cannot see faces, not even her own. For her, human faces are no bastion of trust, but places of fear and confusion. Filmmaker and neuroscientist Valentin Riedl travels through Carlotta’s universe, full of anthropomorphic animals, lucid dreams and bumpy false paths. Her never-ending search for answers leads her to art—and thus an avenue to her own face and back to humanity.
LOST IN FACE was seletced by DOC NYC for the Arts & Culture section. The festival will start November 11 – online & nationwide. Congratulation to director Valentin Riedl.
Congratulation to Valentin Riedl and Corso Film! Their documentary LOST IN FACE won the Golden Owl Award for Science documentaries at Bergen International Film Festival.
We take a humorous look at the many facets of the little blue miracle pill Viagra, from its accidental discovery to its worldwide propagation, as well as the drug’s effects on our sex life – from the classic couple to pornography and prostitution.
We are happy that two of our documentary films in production THREE WOMEN AND THE WAR and THE GREEN ARMY were selected for the DOC Pitching Forum at the MIA Market. They will be presented on 15 and 16 October in Rome.
Congratulation to Chiara Sambuchi! Her new film SPIRITS I’VE CALLED is selected by Bozcaada International Film Festival for Ecological Documentary for the Panorama Section. The Festival will start November 2nd.
This author-driven documentary starts with the personal story of Mina, the director of the film. She unveils a family secret by telling the story of her grandmother, a woman she never met who died under mysterious circumstances. Her personal story and other women who share their experiences shows how Iran’s patriarchal system instils fear in women in public spaces and in the home.