Aufgewachsen im komfortablen Wohlstand seiner iranischen Einwanderer-Eltern entzieht sich Millenial Parvis dem Provinzleben in Hildesheim durch Popkultur, Grindr-Dates und Raves. Als Strafe für einen Ladendiebstahl muß er Sozialstunden als Übersetzer in einer Unterkunft für Geflüchtete leisten, in der er auf das iranische Geschwisterpaar Banafshe und Amon trifft. Zwischen ihnen entwickelt sich eine fragile Dreierbeziehung, die zunehmend von dem Bewusstsein geprägt ist, dass ihre Zukunft in Deutschland ungleich ist.
Ina, an introverted 11-year-old immigrant, finds herself captivated by Petra, a new classmate coming from the same country as her. Faced with the newcomer’s indifference towards her, Ina embarks on a desperate quest for connection in a world oscillating between dream and reality.
Two women struggle to talk about their roots: one a daughter with her father, the other a teacher with her students.
Embarrassed about his identity and culture, a meek Indian high-schooler decides to attend an American university to pursue his passion for film. But in doing so, he causes a rift in his fundamentalist family.
Early 90s London gets a vibrant dose of African culture in this mini odyssey fusing dance, music and fashion.
A Chinese teenage girl is insecure about her nose. This story revisits her parents in 90's Hong Kong, young and in love.
Wie afrikanische Künstler seit den harten Jahren der Entkolonialisierung die afrikanische Kultur, insbesondere die Musik, in der ganzen Welt verbreiten und versuchen, ein schöneres Bild dieses erstaunlichen Kontinents zu zeichnen, der in der Vergangenheit für tragische Themen wie Sklaverei, Hunger, Krieg und politisches Chaos bekannt war.
A naturalistic video recording of the "accidentally filmed" dialogue of the drunken son Igor with his own phenomenal mother, who, during an unexpected visit, scolds him non-stop for 26 minutes for his student lifestyle.
Nwa is a candid, emotional, coming-of-age film about Frantz, a first-generation Haitian-American boy, torn by the decision to get the haircut he knows his strict immigrant father would approve of, or a trendy cut connecting him to the Black American culture he's warned him not to embrace.
Im Jahr 2001 veröffentlichte Jimmy Wales den ersten Artikel auf Wikipedia, einer gemeinschaftlichen Initiative, die mit einem Versprechen begann: die Verbreitung von Wissen zu demokratisieren, das jahrhundertelang von den Eliten monopolisiert wurde. Aber ist Wikipedia wirklich eine wahr gewordene Utopie?
In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard.
Patrick Batista, a retired arm wrestling champion, lives as a stock broker with a deep hatred towards the brazillian contemporary and classic culture. After murdering people based on their personal taste and cultural profile, Patrick has to maintain his honest and highly regarded image from his secretary and a lunatic detective.
Short Documentary about political conflicts faced by a rooted generation of football players in North Madras.
The journey of eight diverse youth in China confronting cultural differences. Crossing Borders - Widening Horizons - Building Bridges between Cultures
How the Fiddle Flows follows Canada's great rivers west along the fur-trading route of the early Europeans. The newcomers introduced the fiddle to the Aboriginal people they intermarried with along the way. A generation later, their mixed-blood offspring would blend European folk tunes with First Nations rhythms to create a rich and distinct musical tradition. From the Gaspé Peninsula, north to Hudson Bay and to the Prairies, How the Fiddle Flows reveals how a distinctive Metis identity and culture were shaped over time. Featuring soaring performances by some of Canada's best known fiddlers and step dancers and narrated by award-winning actress Tantoo Cardinal.
The history and art of ikebana, a centuries old Japanese art of flower arrangement and a look inside the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, where the director's father Sofu Teshigahara worked as the grand master of the school.
