Movies: Cultural identity

  • 2023
    Matrix génération

    Matrix génération (2023)

    Matrix génération

    7.42023HD

    After the 1999 premiere of the first Matrix movie, it became a pop culture phenomenon. A special documentary about the Matrix saga and its prophetic aspects....

    Matrix génération
  • 2020
    No Hard Feelings

    No Hard Feelings (2020)

    No Hard Feelings

    5.22020HD

    Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves. After being caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets sibling...

    No Hard Feelings
  • 2022
    Beyond Paper

    Beyond Paper (2022)

    Beyond Paper

    82022HD

    At a critical moment in the history of the written word, as humanity’s archives migrate to the cloud, one filmmaker goes on a journey around the globe to better understand how she can preserve her own Romanian and Armenian heritage, as well as our co...

    Beyond Paper
  • 2015
    The Birth of Saké

    The Birth of Saké (2015)

    The Birth of Saké

    7.12015HD

    Through the unrelenting winter in the north of Japan, a small group of workers must brave unusual working conditions to bring to life a 2,000-year-old tradition known as sake. A cinematic documentary, The Birth of Sake is a visually immersive experie...

    The Birth of Saké
  • 2022
    Amerikatsi

    Amerikatsi (2022)

    Amerikatsi

    7.62022HD

    In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into desp...

    Amerikatsi
  • 2024
    Povo da Floresta

    Povo da Floresta (2024)

    Povo da Floresta

    82024HD

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    Povo da Floresta
  • 2023
    Khaïma

    Khaïma (2023)

    Khaïma

    02023HD

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    Khaïma
  • 2022
    El apagón: Aquí vive gente

    El apagón: Aquí vive gente (2022)

    El apagón: Aquí vive gente

    02022HD

    “El Apagón: Aquí Vive Gente” is a documentary directed by Bad Bunny and Blanca Graulau. This 23-minute film explores the socio-economic challenges in Puerto Rico, focusing on the effects of power outages and gentrification driven by the real estate a...

    El apagón: Aquí vive gente
  • 2024
    Meworoné

    Meworoné (2024)

    Meworoné

    02024HD

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    Meworoné
  • 2019
    Africa Rising

    Africa Rising (2019)

    Africa Rising

    7.52019HD

    How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine...

    Africa Rising
  • 2023
    Ofrandā

    Ofrandā (2023)

    Ofrandā

    02023HD

    Ina, an introverted 11-year-old immigrant, finds herself captivated by Petra, a new classmate coming from the same country as her. Faced with the newcomer’s indifference towards her, Ina embarks on a desperate quest for connection in a world oscillat...

    Ofrandā
  • 1957
    Ikebana

    Ikebana (1957)

    Ikebana

    6.41957HD

    The history and art of ikebana, a centuries old Japanese art of flower arrangement and a look inside the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, where the director's father Sofu Teshigahara worked as the grand master of the school....

    Ikebana
  • 2017
    Tokyo Phoenix

    Tokyo Phoenix (2017)

    Tokyo Phoenix

    7.32017HD

    In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombings in 1945— followed by a spectacular rebirth, Tokyo, the old city of Edo, has become the largest and most futuristic capital in the world in a transf...

    Tokyo Phoenix
  • 2024
    The Last Nomad

    The Last Nomad (2024)

    The Last Nomad

    02024HD

    Greek Sarakatsani community members, a former group of nomadic animal breeders, share personal experiences and discuss the concept of identity today. A tribute to collective memory through an experiential journey that sets out from the past, progress...

    The Last Nomad
  • 2011
    Throat Song

    Throat Song (2011)

    Throat Song

    82011HD

    In a small town in the Canadian Arctic, Ippik, a young Inuit woman, suffers in an abusive relationship. She starts to heal when she connects with other victims of violence and finds her voice....

    Throat Song
  • 2024
    From Abdul To Leila

    From Abdul To Leila (2024)

    From Abdul To Leila

    102024HD

    After losing part of her memory in an accident, Leila, a young French woman of Iraqi origin, reconstructs her story by reconnecting with her family and exploring her roots. Through music and cinema, she brings her exiled father's poems to lite, dis-c...

    From Abdul To Leila
  • 2007
    Woven Songs of the Amazon

    Woven Songs of the Amazon (2007)

    Woven Songs of the Amazon

    72007HD

    The Shipibo-Konibo people of Peruvian Amazon decorate their pottery, jewelry, textiles, and body art with complex geometric patterns called kené. These patterns also have corresponding songs, called icaros, which are integral to the Shipibo way of li...

    Woven Songs of the Amazon
  • 2014
    The Aryans

    The Aryans (2014)

    The Aryans

    6.62014HD

    THE ARYANS is Mo Asumang's personal journey into the madness of racism during which she meets German neo-Nazis, the US leading racist, the notorious Tom Metzger and Ku Klux Klan members in the alarming twilight of the Midwest. In The ARYANS Mo questi...

    The Aryans
  • 2024
    Mea Culpa

    Mea Culpa (2024)

    Mea Culpa

    02024HD

    Lies and guilt are at the core of Patrick’s relationship with his mother Randa. Over the years, he has collected their audio messages and video calls, transforming them into a portrait of her life in Lebanon and his own in Belgium. This very intimate...

    Mea Culpa
  • 1969
    Say My Name

    Say My Name (1969)

    Say My Name

    01969HD

    People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an identity that challenges others to simply just say their name. A short social docu-film by Mariam Meliks...

    Say My Name