1. Shrek
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
It has an average vote of 7.741 on TMDB.
2. Another Kind of Girl
Filmed during a media workshop for Syrian girls in Jordan's Za'atari Refugee Camp, 17-year-old Khaldiya meditates on how the camp has opened up new horizons and given her a sense of courage that she lacked in Syria.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
3. Strike a Pose (Strike a Pose)
In 1990, seven young male dancers joined Madonna on her most controversial world tour. Their journey was captured in Truth or Dare. As a self-proclaimed 'mother' to her six gay dancers plus straight Oliver, Madonna used the film to make a stand on gay rights and freedom of expression. The dancers became paragons of pride, inspiring people all over the world to dare to be who you are. 25 years later, the dancers share their own stories about life during and after the tour. What does it really take to express yourself?
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
4. Power In Our Hands
Unseen footage from the British Deaf Association archives is used to tell the story of the Deaf community's fight for civil rights.
5. Last Harvest (Last Harvest)
Last Harvest follows the journey of an elderly Chinese farming couple as they are being relocated by the government's mammoth and controversial South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
6. Eva Hesse
German American artist Eva Hesse created her innovative art in latex and fiberglass in the whirling aesthetic vortex of 1960s New York. Her flowing forms were in part a reaction to the rigid structures of then-popular minimalism, a male-dominated movement. Hesse’s complicated personal life encompassed not only a chaotic 1930s Germany, but also illness and the immigrant culture of New York in the 1940s. One of the twentieth century’s most intriguing artists, she finally receives her due in this film, an emotionally gripping journey with a gifted woman of great courage.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
7. Rose Street
The minutiae of daily life on Edinburgh's Rose Street in the fifties is presented in this impressionistic documentary piece.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
8. The Silence Beneath the Bark (Le silence sous l'écorce)
Two tree-creatures hibernating underneath the bark of their trees wake up by the quakes produced by a snowfall outside. After going out, they become friends and delight at playing with the snow.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
9. Lines: Vertical
An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against a background of changing colors, in response to music specially composed for the films.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
10. Lines: Horizontal
An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against a background of changing colors, in response to music specially composed for the films.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
11. Hollow Land (Terre d'écueil)
In this evocative film about the eternal human search for home, Berta and Solomon arrive in a land that promises respite from their many journeys. But have they found utopia... or just another stop on their long journey?
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
12. Pineapple Calamari (Pineapple Calamari)
Pineapple Calamari dreams of being a horse racing champion. He lives with two inseparable women who share a very special connection. But when tragedy befalls this happy family, their social dynamic takes a drastic turn to the unexpected.
It has an average vote of 5.357 on TMDB.
13. The Gnomist
Deep in the forest of Overland Park, Kansas little gnomes made a home. But how did they get there? Experience the feel-good story of paying it forward, one tiny magical house at a time.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
14. Who is Oda Jaune? (Wer ist Oda Jaune?)
Documentary about the German painter Oda Jaune.
15. Banaz: A Love Story
This is a documentary film chronicling the brutal Honour Killing of Banaz Mahmod, a young British Kurdish woman in London, killed by her own family for choosing a life for herself.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
16. View from the Acropolis
Griffith once noticed: "What the modern movie lacks is the beauty of moving wind in the trees." As third part of the series of filmworks Monument to Another Man’s Fatherland, View from the Acropolis explores the site where the Pergamon Altar was taken from in the late 19th century. Today a Berlin highlight, the altar was originally built around 200 BC in Anatolia . In the landscape, different cultures, present and past are interwoven, connected by their presence, the wind and the changing light.
17. Room 19
Room 19 follows an elementary school teacher who uses an innovative art curriculum to inspire her students, and transform the way they see the world, and themselves. Room 19 is a third grade classroom at Tulita Elementary School in Redondo Beach, California, the home room of teacher Mrs. Julie Tamashiro. Mrs. Tamashiro has created an innovative learning environment which incorporates in depth arts activities and lessons in her daily curriculum.
18. Art Education
Feministic interpretations of famous paintings by Vermeer, Michelangelo and others.
19. Soft and Hard (Soft and Hard)
Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville talk about their films, while doing everyday tasks around their house.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
20. Selbe: One Among Many (Selbé et tant d'autres)
This revealing documentary offers a rare view of daily life in West Africa. Shot in Senegal, Selbe focuses on the social role and economic responsibility of women in African society. Because men often leave their communities to earn money in the city, women are left with sole responsibility for their families. Through the character of Selbe we observe how one woman's personal struggle reflects the broader issues faced by many women in developing countries.