Rise and Shine

The Helsinki Effect is an all-archival documentary that explores the power narratives of the Cold War era. The film deconstructs an often misunderstood diplomatic process, and reveals how it came to dramatically impact the world.

NELLY & NADINE is the incredible love story of two women who fall in love on Christmas Eve 1944 - in Ravensbrück concentration camp. Although they are separated in the last months of the war, Nelly and Nadine later find each other again and spend the rest of their lives together. For many years, ...

14-year-old Leonie from eastern Berlin is conquering the world as a teenage influencer. Millions of followers are at her feet, and companies shower her with products. When Leonie‘s parents recognize the enormous economic potential in their daughter, they decide to take over her management. They w...

My sister Nasreen once filled our home with her beautiful voice. However, she stopped singing when pressured to marry Mohammad. Over the years, Nasreen dedicated herself to being an excellent wife and mother. Yet, Mohammad primarily saw his role as working outside the home, leaving Nasreen longin...

When 90% of the women of Iceland walked off the job and out of their homes one fall morning in 1975 refusing to work, cook, or take care of the children, they brought their country to a standstill and catapulted Iceland to the “best place in the world to be a woman.”

Told for the fi rst time by ...

La Singla was born deaf and learned to dance flamenco without listening to music. At age 17, she revolutionized flamenco, but before turning 30 years old, she disappeared from the stage.

Fifty years later, the time has come to tell her story.

From filmmakers Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed, ‘Music for Black Pigeons’ is a cinematic documentary that explores the lives and processes of some of the world’s most renowned and prolific jazz musicians including Jakob Bro, Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, and Midori Takada.

Throughout N...

She built a house for herself. Unfortunatley it turned out to be a masterpiece.

Irish designer Eileen Gray builds a refuge on the Côte d‘Azur in 1929. Her first house is a discrete, avant-garde masterpiece. She names it E.1027, a cryptic marriage of her initials and those of Jean Badovici, with ...

When the world is engulfed by the COVID-19 pandemic, three scientists who long predicted its arrival must battle not only the virus but also a wave of misinformation, conspiracy theories,
and political blame that threatens to eclipse the truth.

This is their story...