Alla ricerca di Tadzio 1970
Alla ricerca di Tadzio 1970
30min | Documentary, Short | TV Short 7 June 1970
Storyline:
Documentary on Luchino Visconti’s travels and auditions in search for a young actor to portray the role of Tadzio in his adaptation of Thomas Mann’s novella “Death in Venice”, finally choosing Swedish actor Björn Andrésen.
Transhood 2020
Transhood 2020
1h 36min | Documentary | 13 November 2020 (Spain)
Storyline:
Filmed over five years in Kansas City, this documentary follows four kids – beginning at ages 4, 7, 12, and 15 – as they redefine “coming of age.” These kids and their families reveal intimate realities of how gender is re-shaping the family next door in a never-before-told chronicling of growing up transgender in the heartland. The film is a nuanced examination of how families tussle, transform, and sometimes find unexpected purpose in their identities as transgender families. Lighthearted and deeply moving, this story teaches us something new about being human.
The Young Observant 2019
The Young Observant 2019
L’apprendistato (original title)
1h 24min | Documentary | 7 March 2020 (Italy)
Plot:
In a prestigious hotel school, Luca learns the art of service. How much of his own freedom and adolescence must the young man give up to work at serving customers?
My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys (2020)
My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys (2020)
My Truth (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 25min | Documentary | 10 March 2020 (USA)
Storyline:
Corey Feldman and director Brian Herzlinger take a hard look at Hollywood and present the case that Hollywood is an industry inundated with pedophiles. As an Ambassador for Child USA, Corey Feldman introduces the organization’s founder and CEO Marci Hamilton as they fight to change the statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases. Corey Feldman speaks about his own childhood sexual abuse while a Hollywood teen idol, as well as the allegations made against those he and others, say abused the late actor Corey Haim. Though the movie looks at past abuse, the focus is on what can be done to protect children in Hollywood today and in the future.
Mea maxima Culpa 2013
Mea maxima Culpa 2013
TV-14 | 1h 46min | Documentary | 16 November 2012 (USA)
Storyline:
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney exposes the abuse of power in the Catholic Church and a cover-up that winds its way from the row houses of Milwaukee Wisconsin, through the bare ruined choirs of Ireland’s churches all the way to the highest office of the Vatican. By investigating the secret crimes of a charismatic priest who abused over 200 deaf children in a school under his control – the film shows the face of evil that lurks behind the smiles and denials of authority figures and institutions who believe that because they stand for good they can do no wrong.
Byens bad 1952
Byens bad 1952
13min | Documentary, Short | 1952 (Norway)
Storyline:
There was a time when only half of Oslo’s apartments had their own bathrooms. Because of this, the municipal baths played an important role, both for public health and sport. The municipality had the responsibility for the swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor.
Showbiz Kids 2020
Showbiz Kids 2020
Documentary | 15 July 2020 (Spain)
Storyline:
A documentary about the highs and lows of children in show business, featuring interviews and examinations of the lives and careers of the most famous former child actors in the world.
Don’t Be a Dick About It 2018
Don’t Be a Dick About It 2018
1h 9min | Comedy | 20 December 2019 (USA)
Storyline:
Two red-headed kids fight a lot, eat a lot, and grow up a little in a goofy coming of age story that looks at the small things in life that define who we are, or at least define that we’re all dicks. Matthew has braces, likes soccer and has an irrational and extreme fear of dogs. Peter is obsessed with the reality TV show Survivor, loves the letter “C” and is terrified of Cheerios, the breakfast cereal. We follow these two brothers as they struggle to overcome their own fears, learn to accept each other’s differences but mostly just piss each other off. Through playfully constructed vérité scenes, Don’t Be A Dick About It explores expectations and imagination, fears and hopes, being normal and being weird.
Mi Hermano 2018
Mi Hermano 2018
1h 11min | Documentary | 10 March 2018 (Mexico)
Storyline:
Alexey was born in Russia and adopted by Gabriela, an unmarried woman. Later, Gabriela and Alexey adopted Mateo, another child from Siberia. Over the course of nine years, Alexey and Mateo demonstrate what it means to build bonds of reciprocal trust despite the internal conflicts they face.
