Gauja. Twice in the River

A film documenting contemporary Latvian reality along the banks of the river Gauja while channelling one of the first Latvian sound documentary films, Gauja (1934). “Along with producers Sandijs Semjonovs and Gundars Rēd

Gather at the River: A Bluegrass Celebration

GATHER AT THE RIVER points Mugge's cameras (and his sharply recorded sound) at the ongoing evolution of bluegrass, the 'high lonesome' music that is celebrated each year at the World of Bluegrass Festival in Owensboro, K

Death on the Capibaribe River

It follows the events linked to a murder-suicide along the banks of the Capibaribe River, combining elements of suspense with a social portrayal of the city.

One More River: The Deal That Split the Cree

One More River: The Deal that Split the Cree is a Gemini Award-nominated documentary about the decision making process of Quebec Crees to allow another mega-hydro project to be built on their land. This dramatic, behind-

When the River Split Open

At the end of an overdue family reunion in their ancestral land, Rain, a non-binary Chinese American discovers a family secret that launches them on a surreal odyssey to seek out the truth about their estranged father—wh

Blood on the Nameless River

During Korean War Chinese veteran Du Chuan was ordered to reorganize the reconnaissance platoon to carry out the mission of raiding deep behind enemy lines. In order to survive the main force, the Volunteer Army's third

Jonah and the Black Warrior River Pirates

A man is convicted by God to go on a mission

The City on the River Vardar

A documentary showing several aspects of the author's view of life in Skopje.

The River of Life

Yang Pingdao invents something poised delicately between fiction and documentary to capture crystallized moments in his family history, to recreate in cinematic form its emotional weight and variety, woven around the lif

The River of the Kukamas

Journey through the water and the history of the Kukama, who inhabit the Amazon in Peru

Karuara, People of the River

Facing cultural genocide, a group of Indigenous women from Peru file a groundbreaking lawsuit demanding the government recognize the Marañón River, which flows into the Amazon, as a person with rights in order to protect

The White Road Across the River

Beyond the River is the Border

The film unfolds on two parallel planes. Scenes depicting the tense, uneasy routine of the border where the young protagonist Ata serves are interwoven with the less dangerous, yet still emotionally charged episodes from

The Boy from the River Drina

Forced to flee Bosnia when he was a child, Irvin returns to his homeland. In the same woods where thirty years earlier people took refuge, he decides to build a small village with his own hands. To restore dignity to thi

Ballad of the Yellow River

Dang Gui saves a woman, Liu Lan and her daughter, who are running away from bandits. Dang Gui falls in love with Liu Lan, but she is taken by the bandits and Dang Gui must take responsibility for raising the girl.

The Cabin of the Dry River

Roberto is out for revenge on Javier, who has been a rabid beast. Roberto is willing to do something terrible, to the point of losing his own humanity and becoming what he tries to eliminate.

Beyond the River Banks

Piave is consider as sacred river to Italy. The drammatic event of the war and the Vajont disaster left a permanent mark on Italian history. Along the path, past and present, sacred and profane coexist, a portrait of the

From Heaven to the River

This short film, probably commissioned by the Hidro-Eléctrica do Cávado, shows several aspects of the dams’ network construction in that hydrographic basin, with a commentary read by Fernando Pessa. “Do céu ao rio” was p

The Path of the River

The House by the River

The House by the River is a refuge, a family haven. We take time for consolation. Here, I too am welcomed as a son. In the day-to-day routine of working the land, eating at large tables, tending to bodies, I recount the