1. Roving Mars
Join the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the mysterious red planet.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
2. Paparazzi (Paparazzi)
Paparazzi explores the relationship between Brigitte Bardot and groups of invasive photographers attempting to photograph her while she works on the set of Jean-Luc Godard's film Le Mépris . Through video footage of Bardot, interviews with the paparazzi, and still photos of Bardot from magazine covers and elsewhere, director Rozier investigates some of the ramifications of international movie stardom, specifically the loss of privacy to the paparazzi. The film explains the shooting of the film on the island of Capri, and the photographers' valiant, even foolishly dangerous, attempts to get a photograph of Bardot.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
3. The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"
An Interview with The Quay Brothers & Alan Passes April 2006 at Atelier Konick, London
4. Everywhere at Once
A symphony of found footage scenes, each shot loosely connected to the one before.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
5. The Magic Sun
Multi-faceted artist Phil Niblock captures a brief moment of an interstellar communication by the Arkestra in their prime. Black turns white in a so-called negative post-process, while Niblock's camera focuses on microscopic details of hands, bodies and instruments. A brilliant tribute to the Sun King by another brilliant supra-planetary sovereign.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
6. Elektrisch betriebene Strecken der Eisenbahn (Elektrisch betriebene Strecken der Eisenbahn)
Short film about electric railroad lines
7. Der Rote November lebt (Der Rote November lebt)
East German short film
8. Clown*esses (Clown*esses)
Clowns are more than jesters; they hold a mirror up to society. They move between the worlds and like to break rules, albeit with a wink. At the same time, clowns are contradiction experts by nature, because they know on the one hand that life is far too short to be sad, and on the other hand use their art not only to entertain us but to make oppression and violence visible and attackable.
9. No seré la vida de mi recuerdo (No seré la vida de mi recuerdo)
After surviving three years as victims of sex trafficking, sisters Iris and Dulce recall their experience, reflecting on such topics as female companionship, re-meaning their bodies, and restoring dignity to their lives.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
10. Notes on the Circus
The short film is a montage of sped up clips of The Ringling Brothers Circus in action set to a musical track. The film is separated into four segments, each segment which focuses on different acts within the circus. The later segments often incorporate clips from earlier segments, mostly as background to the featured acts. The speed of the clips match the tempo of the soundtrack music.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
11. Extremis
A purely observational non-fiction film that takes viewers into the ethically murky world of end-of-life decision making in a public hospital.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
12. Pussy Riot, rage against Poutine (Pussy Riot, rage against Poutine)
(Pussy Riot, rage against Poutine)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
13. Replika (Replika)
(Replika)
14. Hard Lovin' Woman
Documentary short that explores the sacrifices acclaimed actress Juliette Lewis makes to pursue her first love, music.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
15. Homeland (Hemland)
A young woman escapes the war in Syria and ends up in the forest in Sweden. Listening to music is a way for her to survive and bring her back, in dreams and memories, to her homeland.
16. Halter Off
Set in Charles Town, West Virginia, Halter Off offers an unapologetic look at one man's shot at a second chance. Angelo Jackson, a 50-year old horse trainer with a checkered past, is looking to redeem himself after being one charge away from a life sentence in prison. Banned from the track and with the odds against him, Angelo is facing the biggest race of his career against mentor and legendary horse trainer, James W. Casey. As Angelo finds himself downs on his luck and with the system he is working for working against him, he puts it all on the line to win the race of his life.
17. Ñuhu: Sacred Beings (Ñuhu: Seres Sagrados)
Encouraged by the polychrome onirism of the Ñuine land, Desiderio , a farmer from the south of Mexico, offers an offering to the Tupa, the ancient spirit of the hills to whom his grandparents went to to ask for rain and harvest. At nightfall, as he rests at the foot of a campfire, that mysterious being guides him to the core of an ancestral memory.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
18. An Act of Affection
While making a portrait of a single gay man in Lisbon, a Vietnamese filmmaker offers his character a little gift from the bottom of his heart. This is a film about the act of filming.
19. The Beaning
An experimental documentary exploring a sinister theory surrounding the death of Cleveland baseball player Ray Chapman in 1920 and the subsequent rise of the Yankee dynasty.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
20. Casablanca revisitada (Casablanca revisitada)
A lyrical and nostalgic analysis of how Casablanca, the mythical film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942, has influenced both film history and pop culture.