Congreso Internacional de Brujería

Pussy Riot: Rage Against Putin

Pussy Riot make a comeback after a long absence to stand with Ukraine. Their story and their struggle are told through archival footage and interviews with the group’s members.

Lali: Time To Step Up

This documentary follows Lali in her return after four years away from the stage, showcasing the personal journey that led her to become the artist we know today.

Valldaura: A Quarantine Cabin

A group of young architects, confined to a forest in Barcelona during the COVID crisis, explore the problems generated by the ambition of wanting to be completely self-sufficient.

Kokumon Gate

This unusual documentary follows director Hideki Kojitani as he follows Tetsuro Shoji, a man who claims to be able to summon UFOs, and depicts the events that led to his attempt to film a UFO. While he seeks the opinions of various UFO researchers to determine the authenticity of UFOs, the sudden disappearance of Shoji leads to an unexpected turn of events.

Ser Parte

A short experimental documentary about love

The Dionne Quintuplets

In 1934, Elzire Dionne delivered five identical girls. The Dionne Quintuplets follows Cecile, Emilie, Marie, Yvonne and Annette through twenty-one years of strange upbringing. When the girls were just infants, the premier of Ontario issued a court order removing them from parental care. Cut off from the world and their family, over-publicized, viewed twice daily in a special viewing compound, they grew up as prize exhibits. Director Donald Brittain uses old newsreel footage, home-movie sequences and interviews to depict a historic event that became a tragic exploitation of a family.

Mycardiumopathy

An experimental documentary that explores heart muscle disease and the impact a diagnosis can have on a young person’s outlook on life.

Collisions, Life and Death from Outer Space

A Pathway Forward

A year in the life of the unique Central High School Law and Government Magnet Program.

Action directe, nos années de plomb

Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.

Titanic: The New Evidence

This documentary draws on new evidence to reveal that a fire was raging in Titanic's boiler rooms before she left port, that it was kept secret and, it's now believed, that it led to the tragedy

Paint me your Spring: Interviews with 'De Vrolijkheid'

A talking heads documentary about young asylum seekers in the Netherlands, given space to express themselves through art. From poetry and rap to DJing and photography, it follows Auguste as he observes moments where language barriers are broken through the connections that creativity makes possible. Volunteers and organizers also reflect on what it means to create together, to share fragments of identity, to find recognition, and to make life in the asylum center a little more bearable.

Je m'appelle Régine et je vous emmerde !

the days we'll look back on

A story about 6 kids who grew up together and stayed together, once strangers, then friends, now family. Both a video diary and a travelogue, this coming-of-age film explores the fleeting moments of youth, reflecting on nostalgia, connection, and the bonds that endure as we grow older. A chapter in the story we've been writing since we were kids, these are the days we'll look back on.

For My Son

The most far spot of Iran desert. 'Habib o-llah Qolami', a poor and old farmer looses his young son in a car accident. Habib after his son's death takes a big decision. He spends all his has for making a medical help station in the road and gifts it to Red Crescent. From now no one dies of car accident.

Make Good Choices

A documentary short on interactive cinema and Bob Bejan's Interfilm, commissioned and produced for Weird Weekend IV.

A President, Europe and War

They call each other Emmanuel and Vladimir - but despite the informal tone, a fateful negotiation is taking place. During France's presidency of the EU, President Macron takes on the task of negotiating with President Putin in an attempt to prevent an invasion of Ukraine. For the first time, we get to follow the diplomatic game behind the scenes and hear parts of their phone conversations.

Cinemas de Verdade

The 11th Hour

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolse

Une vie avec Oradour