Two girls and a boy embark on an odyssey within the material world. Through fighting postmodern demons and searching to remedy their malaise, mythical revelations arise. Does any of it mean anything? Or is it all empty?
Witness the majesty of Shenandoah National Park through this mesmerizing, grand, and personal documentary. In 2019, Shenandoah National Park granted Virginia’s Orange Frame Productions exclusive access to film anywhere within the park. During this time, the OFP team scuba dived into mountain caves to film the elusive American eel, climbed cliff faces to witness a peregrine falcon’s first flight, and ventured far off the beaten path to discover the endangered Shenandoah salamander.
Told in a deeply personal and emotional way, AKRIS: FASHION WITH A HERITAGE switches between present and past by tracing the Kriemler family’s legacy — from founder Alice Kriemler-Schoch, to her successors Max and Ute, and on to today’s leaders, who continue to shape the future of AKRIS with great respect and responsibility for the company, the past and the people who made it work so successfully.
A film that sheds light on the impact of volcanic eruptions in the Pacific Rim on human history and culture, and delves deep into the lives of the ‘Ring of Fire People’ to examine the pain they experienced from the great disaster and the insight they gained in the process of healing from it: [coexistence with Mother Nature].
In Handmi Village, grandmothers Seonjin and Hyeonsook, seasoned 'namul' gatherers from Mount Sobaek, encounter Michelin chef Fabrizio Ferrari in 2024. Discovering their 'namul' as the unique ingredient he sought, the trio embarks on a food and travel journey between Korea and Italy, exploring diverse flavors and cultivating friendship, cultural exchange, and mutual respect.
After a two-year attempt, ski mountaineers Christina ‘Lusti’ Lustenberger and Jim Morrison, joined by Nick McNutt and Chantel Astorga, ski the first descent of the Great Trango Glacier. They navigate risk, grapple with grief, and face physical danger as they push the limits of human experience.
“The Harvard Five” as they became known –Philip Johnson, John Johansen, Landis Gores, Eliot Noyes and Marcel Breuer– were fueled by a sense of hope and optimism in the wake of WWII, but their modern ideals and avant-garde designs were snubbed by the locals in this traditional town who did not understand these pioneers –or their ”Kleenex box” houses. Nevertheless, the Harvard 5 found New Canaan’s wooded, rolling hills to be the perfect canvas for experimentation with Bauhaus ideals in design and architecture. From there, they triggered an intellectual movement that not only changed the landscape of this New England community forever, but would resonate worldwide.
LOOKING UP is the inspiring story of Eitan Armon, a young man facing encroaching blindness who takes on the challenge of climbing the world’s most epic granite wall.
Directed by low-vision filmmaker Sheridan O’Donnell, Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution spotlights Paralympic champions, Hollywood actors, and global disability activists. Featuring Lauren Ridloff, Ezra Frech, Jim LeBrecht and Anastasia Pagonisi, this powerful film is an electrifying portrait of today’s disability movement told through stories of resilience, inclusion, and cultural change.
A satirical dive into the mind-melting media simulacra of the internet and reality TV, Jake Brush’s exercise in brain rot uses a real episode of Hoarders as a jumping off point into a frazzled cacophony of neon techno-noise and bizarre caricatures. Through absurdist monologue, whirlwind editing, and crackling animation, this short blends Marshal McLuhan and Jake Paul to take down our pervasive era of smoothbrain infoglut.
A hybrid short documentary exploring the fracture between a queer daughter and her mother, featuring the filmmaker’s own personal archive. The film blends documentary and narrative elements to depict the filmmaker’s mother’s rigid vision for her daughter’s life, set against the reality unfolding through archival footage dating back to 1995. Through directing an actor to play her mother and fill in the widening gaps over time, O’Connor now attempts to sculpt her mother.
The 4 CD/ 2 Blu-ray set captures the full London show, filmed at Trinity Church in Brentwood in January 2025 in dazzling video and audio. Disc Five: Blu-ray D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings Highlights from Jesus Christ: The Exorcist Disc Six: Blu-ray Day for Night The Dreamer – Joseph: Part 1 The Restoration – Joseph: Part 2 Wind at My Back
In Gaspésie in rural Quebec, a quirky Chinese motel owner navigates his quiet routine between fixing rooms and casting lines into the sea — until his filmmaker son visits for a week.
An island in the middle of nowhere, horizon, sea, trees, earth—and screens. What to refer to, what to orient oneself by? A stream of consciousness between superficial observation and introspection in search of orientation.