This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers.

The film records the 12 December 1911 celebrations in India which marked the coronation of George V and Mary of Teck and their proclamation as Emperor and Empress of India.

Director Paolo Sorrentino returns to Naples, his hometown, and reflects on his youth in an exclusive tour of the locations of “The Hand of God”.

Short film about a film director developing unrequited erotic feelings for one of his actors

The ninth princess of the Southern Kingdom, Hong Dou, grew up smart and mature, read the art of war and strategy, and hid her talent to avoid the front line. Later, she came to the throne by thunderous means and crowned herself the Empress. On the night of her ascension to the throne, Hong Dou traveled to modern times and met the star, Ye Nanchen. Ye Nanchen and Hong Dou tried all kinds of ways to help Hong Dou cross back to her world. When Hong Dou returned she began to vigorously reorganize the country, but did not know that Ye Nanchen also followed the crossing over, and became Hong Dou's "male favorite." Thus, the happy couple began to play the court version of the battle of wits.

Shimizu Jirocho aka Yamamoto Chogoro has established a family in Shimizu Port and works on river construction. One day, Inosuke is killed, and suspicion falls on the Jirocho family. Oryu, Inosuke's daughter, attempts to take revenge on her father. Little do they know that the killing is the plot masterminded by Kitsu An Takei and Katsuzo Kurokoma who have returned to take revenge on Chogoro and the Denzo families.

"Stuck in a jumble of common lines, in stories and experiences, in our time, in our space and in the dreams we hear. And so, on a constructed clearness, we watch travelling lines navigate through "time", - on top and through one another - in chaos and unknown." (the8fest)

Blanca and Patzi migrated from Bolivia to Argentina. They carry the lore of ancient history, the memory of a dream in Aymara, a mud brick house, the moon and the harvests. When they migrate, things change their name, their time, their place. The roots unfold in the dark tracing paths through the Earth. The community emerges in the city as a way to construct a possible present. Within the collective they weave their stories together with those of other women where they see themselves reflected and empowered. Two women, a shared journey that crosses more borders than the territorial.

Released in Germany in 1983 as Mitten Ins Herz, Straight Through the Heart was director Doris Dorrie's first feature. Beatte Jensen portrays an odd, quirky young girl. She inaugurates a romance with divorced middle-aged dentist Sepp Bierbichler. Both lovers are neurotic, and both seem to thrive on feeding off each other's neuroses. Director Dorrie, who'd first gained critical acceptance with her 1978 short subject The First Waltz, furthered her reputation with the highly original and perceptive Straight Through the Heart, but wouldn't achieve worldwide fame until her second feature, Men... (85).

Salman Rushdie speaks to Alan Yentob about the devastating knife attack he was subjected to in 2022, losing his right eye and almost his ability to write.

Covers four children who the Autism Society says recovered from autism. Each child received services from the Center for Autism and Related Disorders Inc. (CARD), including assessments, supervision, parent/teacher training and one-on-one behavioral therapy. The film presents documentation of therapy sessions along with interviews of the children who are now teenagers, their parents, therapists and the founder/executive director of CARD.

Sasiwimol is an extremely successful director. She has a close, friend-like relationship with her teenage son Wang. What will she do when Wang experiences his first love with Inthawut, her old friend? Love, relationships, understanding, mother and son learning from each other in this era of changeability. A friendship will forever be altered.

Film shot entirely in the open air with women walking around a garden, life-sized photos in the grass and people at the table. A film from the series Home Sweet Home.

In a continued state of chaos and common lines - maybe lonelier, even looking more closely through the clearness: "I think you're looking for new dreams" they said. Unknowingly, we've found new spaces, filled with stories and thoughts, new sounds and trees, new times, all travelling - always and forever - on top and through one another.

Alarmed by the news that for each working Italian there's a retiree, 70-year-old Walter decides to do his part by helping "a young person who's working for him." He chooses Piero, a model worker and upstanding citizen so shy that he can't bring himself to declare his feelings for night-time street cleaner Francesca. Walter starts giving him some old-hand advice on the matter.

A late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind man.

A music driven tribute to the late indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton.

The artistic temperament and interest of ancient Chinese have been embodied in their clothing with the use of silk and embroidery. The ancient Chinese clothing had not only deeply influenced traditional dress of Japan and Korea, but also prevailed in the fashion world today. This documentary portrays variety of styles, and reveals the development of Chinese clothing in the past dynasties and their inspirations to our present time.

A compelling human drama about the growing social problems and public responsibilities regarding the welfare and ethical treatment of neglected dogs and cats at animal shelters. The story is told through the eyes of tormented vets who are relentless in their efforts to change the system to serve these animals with dignity.