Distant Close

Film about the singing and dancing culture of the Ingush people

Rites and operation of the circumcision of thirty Songhai children on the Niger. Material of this film has been used to make "Les Fils de l'Eau".

There are many legends associated with the voodoo religion. Her rituals are surrounded by an aura of mystery. The small West African state of Benin...

How do you entertain yourself while entertaining others? A short documentary about a nighttime projectionist passing the time.

A documentary on the experiences of the Nubetya Yaptiks nomadic family in the Yamal Peninsula, Eastern Siberia, from 1992 to 2001.

The slave ships during the XVII and XVIII century transported millions of colored people from Africa to America carried within it the seed of a...

This film is a portrait of unique cultural space for Spirits, Gods and People. While permanent theatres are commonly built in most cosmopolitan...

It is summer, a day in the life under the blistering heat. This is an archival journey through different pairs of eyes and different layers of skin -...

The evolution of the zombie from its roots in Haitian voodoo to its coveted role as the world's most popular monster: from being a clumsy corpse to...

The film recounts the life of children living on the street in Gondar, Ethiopia, by witnessing the interaction between two children and the...

A moving portrait of traditional Finnish American culture in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, highlighting that fragile community of memory...