1. My Kid And Me
A travel documentary about Casey and his son, Owen.
2. Kokum, with love.
Flora Bear’s youngest granddaughter searches for truth and answers about her Indigenous grandmother’s life.
3. The Long Road Through Balkan History
Bosnian Croat writer Miljenko Jergović and Serbian writer Marko Vidojković replace one another by the steering wheel of Yugo, a symbol of their common past while driving on the Brotherhood and Unity Highway that stretched across five of six republics of Yugoslavia.
4. Monsieur Mayonnaise
Artist and filmmaker Philippe Mora is producing a graphic novel about his late father, Georges, widely known in Melbourne as a beloved contemporary art patron and owner of bohemian eateries Mirka Café, Café Balzac and the Tolarno Restaurant and Galleries. Less known, however, is Georges' astonishing history as part of the French resistance during World War II, his friendship with renowned mime Marcel Marceau , and how together they saved thousands of Jewish lives with a fiendishly simple trick involving baguettes and mayonnaise.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
5. Grenzwert
Documentary musical essay on the topic of "Grenzwert". It was created in 72 hours.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
6. Prampolini-Menarini Express (Prampolini-Menarini Express)
A found footage / object film: the colorful 1960s in Italy, a joyful time, live-giving coating of born-again found images, re-animated, examined, reviewed in a past time, revisited.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
7. The Hour of Departure (A Hora da Partida)
The life of a Portuguese woman.
8. Strudel Sisters (Strudel Sisters)
Two elderly sisters share the delicate art of making traditional Hungarian strudel and reveal a deeply personal family story about their mother, who taught them everything they know.
9. Break Free - Two People. Two Years. One Dream (Reiss Aus - Zwei Menschen. Zwei Jahre. Ein Traum)
When Lena and Ulli start the engine of their old Land Rover, Lady Terés, they have a plan: to drive from Hamburg to South Africa in six months. What they don't know yet is that they won't ever get there. Two totally different characters, jammed together in two square meters of space for almost two years, they experience what it really means to travel: leaving your comfort zone for good.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
10. Raiz e Alma (Raiz e Alma)
(Raiz e Alma)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
11. Emocean
Emocean started out as a surf film but quickly turned into something so much more than wild waves and barrel rides. This is a documentary with soul; a salty blend of stories by the eclectic assortment of people sharing tales of adventure, adrenaline, inspiration, love and loss and their relationship with the ocean. Some are well-known like Hawaii's Pipeline and California's Mavericks and others are remote spots tucked high up in North West Australia and deep in South Australia. This film, underpinned by inspiring surfing, is also a love letter to the sea woven through with experiences from surfers, filmmakers, fishermen, marine scientists and watermen.
12. To Esteban (Para Esteban)
Gregorio, Dolores and Zoila are three elders excited about the arrival of a new member to the family; Esteban, their great-grandson. Through the memories of their ancestors, they narrate themes of loneliness, love, union, loss, and hope. They search through their belongings for a special gift to leave to a future Esteban, who may never know them as an adult. The short film itself is a gift that will make them endure in their family history.
13. Circus Krone - Manege mit Geschichte (Circus Krone - Manege mit Geschichte)
(Circus Krone - Manege mit Geschichte)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
14. Fascinating India (Fascinating India)
"Fascinating India" spreads an impressive panorama of India’s historical and contemporary world. The film presents the most important cities, royal residences and temple precincts. It follows the trail of different religious denominations, which have influenced India up to the present day. Simon Busch and Alexander Sass travelled for months through the north of the Indian subcontinent to discover what is hidden under India’s exotic and enigmatic surface, and to show what is rarely revealed to foreigners. The film deals with daily life in India. In Varanasi, people burn their dead to ashes. At the Kumbh Mela, the biggest religious gathering of the world, 35 million pilgrims bathe in holy River Ganges. This is the first time India is presented in such an alluring and engaging fashion on screen.
It has an average vote of 8.8 on TMDB.
15. A Landscaped Area Too Quiet for Me (Una zona Ajardinada Demasiado Tranquila Para Mí)
Memory prevents rest and a woman about to die takes advantage of cinema to tell her story and to say goodbye. A terrace as a border and a song that crosses time. At home, nothing is always—and everything is still—in the present and defunct now. A home movie of ghosts, a generous gesture of intimacy and solidarity that not witnesses two people at the end of their long lives, but also reveals the weight of history and of the 20th century, which is always present today.
16. Snow (Snö)
A mother and her son are driving through heavy snowfall to bid a final farewell to their dead husband and father. A sudden and unexpected wrong turning takes them to a completely different place from the one they had expected. Some memories exist in a borderland.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
17. The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
Long Tack Sam was an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician. He overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme racism and world wars to become one of the most successful vaudeville acts of his time. His showmanship was unrivalled, yet he refused to appear in movies because of the way Chinese were portrayed at the time. A celebration of the spirit of Long Tack Sam's magic and art, this richly textured first person road movie is an exhilarating testament to his legacy and a prismatic tour through the 20th Century. It all begins in a small village in China...</p><p> https://www.nfb.ca/film/the_magical_life_of_long_tack_sam/
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
18. Dream Chasers
(Dream Chasers)
19. Compassing
No one knows Just Passing Through like Cyrus Sutton. And in the latest chapter of Cy's adventures, he's customized his van for experiencing life on the road. Through cutting, sanding, welding, and staining, he's transformed his old van into a unique camper that's been helping him traverse the Western side of North America to seek out good waves and good people. Reef is proud to partner with Cy on his new project, "Compassing," a film chronicling his recent van travels.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
20. Porto - Eine Stadt erfindet sich neu (Porto - Eine Stadt erfindet sich neu)
(Porto - Eine Stadt erfindet sich neu)