When the Novemba Films crew found themselves in California with time to kill, they headed to the desert until they reached Morongo Valley, a place that has more than meets the eye.
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When the Novemba Films crew found themselves in California with time to kill, they headed to the desert until they reached Morongo Valley, a place that has more than meets the eye.
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Explore the depths of rural Egypt to discover the mystical Sufi Mawlid celebrations, traditional festivals where locals gather to experience divine ecstasy through chanting, dancing and shared experience. Director Yasmin Kamal gives us some background to this unique film, shot in a vérité style to give us an experiential viewing that is sure to overload the senses and make you question what is real.
Director Armin Thalhammer and his crew risked their lives to make “Cerro Rico”, a haunting dive into the depths of the famed Bolivian silver mine, estimated to have cost the lives of up to 8 million men to date.
‘Who is William Onyeabor?’ - New York-based label Luaka Bop tried, and failed, to find this out in 2013 when they released an album of the same name which compiled the work of the mystery 70s and 80s Nigerian synthesizer musician.
You’ve never met an organic farmer quite as eccentric, entertaining, foul-mouthed or as heavy a drinker as Peter Dunning.
Find out how to enter our draw to win tickets to our private screening of SXSW-nominated documentary Social Animals in London!
Documentary Weekly was invited to attend the premiere of Children of the Snow Land, where we caught up with Director Zara Balfour to talk about her inspiration for the film, how the process has changed her outlook and one of the film’s most enthusiastic patrons, Bear Grylls.
'Free Solo' won this year's oscar for best documentary. But before Alex Honnold even set eyes on El Capitan, generations of bold, fearless and frankly insane climbers, blazed the trail for him in Yosemite National Park.
Gela, a travelling trader, provides a window into rural life in the Republic of Georgia, where potatoes are currency and people's ambitions are crushed by poverty.
Probably the most shocking film I’ve ever seen, ‘The Act of Killing’ introduces us to the affable Anwar. As he happily introduces the filmmaker to his friends and cohorts, the real picture quickly begins to form.
At more than 430 miles long, the Mauritania Railway has been transporting iron ore across the blistering heat of the Sahara Desert since 1963.
Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star.
"Ibiza was for House. But when you got to Napa it was like, this is for Garage. This is for us."
