Staring Contest

A man is having a staring contest with something

Contemporary Photography in America

The film of Michael Engler from the year 1982 showing the different methods of operation of photgraphers Harry Callahan, Mark Cohen, Robert Frank, Ralph Gibson, Duane Michals, Joel Meyerowitz, Stephen Shore, Garry Winogr

Souls of Zen: Ancestors and Agency in Contemporary Japanese Temple Buddhism

The Japanese population’s reaction to the catastrophe of March 2011 has been described as “stoic” by the Western media. The Japanese code of conduct is indeed deeply rooted in their Buddhist traditions, and young filmmak

Contents Inventory

Every lamp, every cup, every gadget—insurance companies often require homeowners who have lost their homes in a fire to take an inventory of every object they owned. But of course this list can never show what is really

Amateur Singing Contest

Traditional Japanese pop singer Reiko (Muroi) decides to enter a well-known TV program for amateur singers along with a confused teenager (Ôtomo) and a 40-year-old father of four (Bito).

The Third Contest

Mondonosuke, a young sword student, has a bad dream about his sensei being killed in a duel.Consequently, he quickly returns to his sensei's dojo in Edo, where he has not set foot in three years.

The Staring Contest

A documentary crew planned to film the 17th Annual Staring Contest, but things took an unexpected turn.

Never Be Content

With senior year coming to a close and graduation on the horizon, a group of teens head out for one final night as high schoolers.

Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie)

Out of Context: For Pina

A piece of dance theatre conceived and choreographed by Alain Platel for his company Les Ballets C de la B (Les Ballets Contemporains de la Belgique). Platel was in the process of developing the work when he learnt of th

Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Les Contes d’Hoffmann opera intertwines reality and fantasy, exploring the relationship between art and real life in Mariame Clément’s staging, with Marc Minkowski bringing the score to life.

Contemporary

Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla

Jacques Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffman) shown in the Teatro alla Scalla

Quem Tem Medo da Arte Contemporânea?

A French Boxing Contest

Two boxers from the French city of Joinville have a boxing contest in front of the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest was a television programme organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to commemorate the Eurovision Song Contest's fiftieth anniversary and to determine th

Mindful Movements: Gentle, Contemplative Exercises with the Monks and Nuns of Plum Village

Developed by Thích Nhất Hạnh himself, the exercises taught here combine simple stretching and graceful gestures with mindfulness meditation. Join Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village monk Brother Michael to explore ten uniqu

Too Late! (antigone) contest#2

The Tales of the Thousand and One Nights

Tells the story of the adventures of the resourceful Scheherazade. Newly married to Shahryar, a deranged monarch who murders his brides after the wedding night, Scheherazade manages to keep her head by entertaining her h

Paulo Freire Contemporâneo

In honor of educator Paulo Freire , the Ministry of Education (MEC), through the Department of Distance Education (Seed), launches the documentary "Paulo Freire contemporaneous", by Toni Venturi. According to the directo