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Mission Kipi. by Tuesta, Sonaly,film director.; Pragda (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Pragda in 2024.In rural Peru, teacher Walter Velásquez, creates a robot using computer scrap and names it Kipi. Most of his students ave left school because of the pandemic and returned to their communities. Without connectivity or access because they are dispersed population centers, Kipi becomes the teacher's assistant and accompanies the educational pilgrimage of her creator, taking the learning to homes and communities.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Engineering.; Education.; Computer science.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Educational films.; Health.; History.; Teachers.; Rural conditions.; Environmental health.; Robotics.; South America.; Peru.; Robots.;
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Indigo. by López Fernández, Julio,film director.; Mena, Emy,actor.; Maltez, Larissa,actor.; Rivas, Lilibeth,actor.; Pragda (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Emy Mena, Larissa Maltez, Lilibeth RivasOriginally produced by Pragda in 2023.Three young actresses recreate testimonies of women who suffered sexual assault during the Salvadoran civil war in a fable guided by the history of Indigo, which narrates the exploitation of land and bodies in El Salvador. Once upon a time, an indigo spirit stopped in El Salvador and found the story of a country wounded and tired of centuries of violence. What surprised the spirit the most is that many wounds were still open. It was then that the spirit decided to bring together three young actresses to interpret and share the testimonies of women who were raped during the civil war in that country. This is their story...Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Human rights.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Central America.; Women's rights.; El Salvador.; Women social reformers.;
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Borromini and Bernini: The Challenge for Perfection. by Troilo, Giovanni,film director.; Olmo Antinori, Jacopo,actor.; Cavaliere, Valeria,actor.; Under the Milky Way (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Valeria CavaliereOriginally produced by Under the Milky Way in 2023.It is the story of an architectural revolution carried out by the solitary genius of Borromini who changed the appearance of Rome forever. This is also the story of the most famous artistic rivalry of all time.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Architecture.; Design.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; History.; Sculpture.; Architecture--Europe.; Biography.; Painting.; Art--History.; Rome (Italy).; Italy.; Art and architecture.;
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23 Foreigners - Our Brothers. by Boucault, Mosco,film director.; Zylberman, Ruth,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2024.Co-directed by Ruth Zylberman (The Children of 209 Saint-Maur Street) and Mosco Boucault, 23 FOREIGNERS — OUR BROTHERS is a follow up to Boucault’s 1983 documentary Terrorists in Retirement. Where that earlier film focused on the anti-Nazi Resistance members who survived, 23 FOREIGNERS captures the ongoing presence and influence of those who did not.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Military history..; Judaism.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; World War, 1939-1945.; Terrorism.; Antisemitism.; France.; Europe--History.; National socialism.;
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Football Under Cover. by Najafi, Ayat,film director.; Assmann, David,film director.; Under the Milky Way (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Under the Milky Way in 2008.Set against cultural and societal contrasts, this documentary captures the challenges of organizing an exhibition soccer match between an Iranian women's team and a German women's team. It reveals the logistical and emotional hurdles faced as players navigate strict regulations and gender norms in Iranian society. Through candid moments on and off the field, we see the significance of the game to the players and fans, showcasing the unifying power of sports.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Physical education and training.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Women's studies.; LGBTQ.; Current affairs.; Women athletes.; Soccer.; Iran.; Germany.;
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The Empty Grave. by Lisa Wegner, Agnes,film director.; Mlay, Cece,film director.; Rushlake Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Rushlake Media in 2024.THE EMPTY GRAVE follows the emotional journey of two Tanzanian families in search of their stolen ancestors. Their quest leads them to Germany where tens of thousands of human remains from former German colonies are stored in museum depots - a haunting legacy of colonial plunder in the early 20th century, taken for racist research and as macabre trophies.Set in the present, the film unveils the enduring traces and traumas inflicted by colonial crimes on families and communities. It navigates the obscure maze of German and Tanzanian bureaucracy, revealing the struggle to reckon with this painful history. While the issue has gained political attention, the film shifts perspectives and highlights the resilience of the families while probing the complexity of identifying an repatriating these human remains.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Balts (Indo-European people).; History, Modern.; Human rights.; German language.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; Death.; Families.; Africa.; Racism.; Slavery.; Funeral rites and ceremonies.; Germany.;
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Dream Girls. by Williams, Jano,film director.; Longinotto, Kim,film director.; Royal Anthropological Institute (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Royal Anthropological Institute in 1994.This award-winning film opens a door into the amazing world of the Takarazuka Revue, the all-female theatre troupe in Japan. Thousands of young women aspire to perform in the Revue’s glitzy musical spectaculars and the millions of women who attend the shows idolise the romantic heroes like heartthrob pop starts. DREAM GIRLS offers a compelling insight into gender and sexual identity and the contradictions experienced by Japanese women today.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Social sciences.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Playwriting.; Japan.; Theater.; Sex role.; Art and architecture.;
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The Klezmer Project. by Koch, Leandro,film director.; Schachmann, Paloma,film director.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Greenwich Entertainment in 2023.A Jewish wedding cameraman falls in love with a klezmer clarinetist and pretends to be making a documentary in order to spend time with her. His fake project leads to a real journey through Eastern Europe in search of lost klezmer melodies and the remnants of Yiddish culture. A documentary-fiction hybrid. Winner of the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin Film Festival.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Music.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Judaism.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Artists.; Current affairs.; History.; Europe, Eastern.; Ethnomusicology.; Folk music.; Jews--History.; Performing arts.;
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The Football Afficionado. by Khoshdel, Paliz,film director.; Mojtahedzadeh, Sharmin,film director.; Journeyman Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Journeyman Pictures in 2022.As women’s presence in stadiums is prohibited by the Iranian government, Zahra, a 27-year-old woman, and a football fan, disguises herself as a man to be able to watch a match. Thanks to social media, this simple initiative has led her to become a symbol of change and resistance of her generation.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Mass media.; Digital communications.; Health.; Social sciences.; Physical education and training.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Mass media and culture.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Social media.;
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The Outsider. by Margheriti, Edoardo,film director.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2013.Over five decades, director Antonio Margheriti made some of Italy's wildest gothic, westerns, sci-fi, fantasy, action and graphic horror films. Now discover the explosive life and career of the filmmaker also known as 'Anthony M. Dawson' via interviews with Franco Nero, Luigi Cozzi, Fred Williamson, Barbara Bouchet and Margheriti himself, plus clips from his classic movies and more.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Artists.; History.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; Biography.; Motion pictures--History.; Motion picture producers and directors.; Italy.;
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