The Sami people, based primarily in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, continue their struggles against oppression and colonialism, old and new. For centuries, they have been fighting institutionalized racism, marginalization, and the repression of their culture and language. Although they have won recognition and respect,...

“Noken Kilim Meri” is a documentary about sorcery accusation related violence in Papua New Guinea. It tells the story of Malina, a 30-year-old woman accused of poisoning the daughter of a local pastor with black magic, and Sister Lorena, a Swiss nun, who rescues her...

On December 8 2024, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and his entire family fled his country and sought refuge in Russia. The swift fall of the Butcher of Damascus, the man who had made a startling comeback after nearly losing everything during the Arab Spring, took...

On the Silver Globe (1977/1987) could have become one of the most groundbreaking Science Fiction films ever made. The huge budget, thought-provoking script and bold artistic vision promised a masterpiece. Why, then, did the communist film industry bosses stopped the production two weeks before the shoot...

My father worked in the 1970s for the French Nuclear program in Moruroa atoll. I’m going to visit him today with my family in Rurutu, a small isolated French Polynesian island, where he’s retired with my mother, his dogs and his memories. I make this...

“Zero Gravity" is a powerful and inspirational story about education, science, and the next generation. Seen through through the wondrous eyes of three diverse middle-school students and their first time teacher, they each take an intimate and personal journey to space when they compete against...