June 26,1990, the Dude Fire rages across Zane Gray country in the towering ponderosa forests below the Mogollon Rim in Central Arizona, killing five prison crew members and a female supervisor on her first fire. Follow along with the survivors and firefighters as they share their experience as inmate firefighters and their harrowing story of courage, loss and redemption.
Tehran, October 2022; a theater ensemble is rehearsing the ancient greek Lysistrata by Aristophanes. In the middle of a scene in which old men storm and attack the Acropolis, which the women of Athens have taken, the ensemble learns that they are surrounded because anti-riot forces are marching around the building and putting down a large demonstration. The street noise is deafening, and the room is filled with fear and anger. Some want to hide, others, led by the leading actress, want to go out into the streets and fight alongside the people. Despite disagreements, one thing is clear, the team does not want to continue the play in the time of the revolution.
The community of Covas do Barroso, in northern Portugal, discovers that the British company Savannah Resources plans to build the largest open-pit lithium mine in Europe just few meters from their homes. Confronted by this imminent threat, the People decide to organize themselves and expel the company from their lands.
Voodoo tradition is too often victim of misperceptions and stereotypes in the Western imagination. In Togo, Voodoo is revealed in all its splendour and complexity. Through spectacular ceremonies, consultations and rites, an intimate connection is revealed that unites the visible world with that of invisible forces. By giving a voice to those who live and practise Voodoo, an authentic and nuanced perspective emerges, revealing the richness of this mysterious spirituality. It's a genuine burst of curiosity about a living heritage and the sumptuousness of its traditions.
An anthropological study of a small community in Sfântu Gheorghe, where the songs performed by the local choir are an important tradition. We see them singing as members of the choir and understand how their music becomes a bond of the community, present in moments of joy and sadness, at weddings and baptisms, but also at war.
A documentary work about the emblematic Romanian character Serghei Mizil, the son of Paul Niculescu-Mizil, a former communist dignitary, in which Serghei presents in detail the way of life and brutality of the system during the communist regime in Romania.
Documentary about the eccentric figure of Mario Bazterrica Oliver. Following his recent death, various interviewees analyse, remember and portray, from multiple points of view, the importance and meaning of his person and his actions, which made him an important and not very popular person in Mallorca.
Emilio interviews his family members about the death of his paternal great-grandfather due to the mining disease called silicosis, which will lead everyone to give their particular opinion about their connection with faith, death, and remembrance.