The Alabama Solution

Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.

This Temporal World

A haunting story of the FBI's dark hand in American life. In 2015, Khalil Abu-Rayyan was just a young Muslim man in Detroit, Michigan: to get by, he delivered food for his family's pizzeria. Depressed and lonely, Khalil found solace in smoking weed and looking at extremist material online. Then two young women started messaging him, and he fell in love. But one of them suggested he start doing increasingly violent things. Nothing was as it seemed. And Khalil's life would never be the same. A documentary by Garret Harkawik for the Gravel Institute.

The Firm Stitch

The creative process of the first crochet fashion collection fully developed by male prisoners in Brazil and presented at the country's main fashion event, The São Paulo Fashion Week.

Belzer Behind Bars

Turn off the alarms and throw away the keys as these two comics set the inmates of Arizona State Prison rolling with laughter.

Historias de la Teleprisión

Prison for Profit

The Mangaung Prison opened in 2001 as South Africa’s first privately run penitentiary. Its operator, the multi-billion-dollar British security firm G4S, promised the most humane treatment and the best facilities for its nearly 3,000 prisoners—and naturally at the lowest cost. Testimonials from whistleblowers and former prisoners, and the findings of investigative journalist Ruth Hopkins expose the reality of prison privatization. Guards are underpaid, overworked and fear every day for their lives. Prisoners are a source of income, so rehabilitation isn’t a priority. Prison for Profit shows how this profit maximization system works, and what happens when governmental tasks like detention are outsourced to powerful international corporations. And what are the negative consequences for society at large?

Young Kids, Hard Time

Young Kids Hard Time explores the story of young children sentenced to adult prison for decades, through the eyes of 12-year old Paul Gingerich and 15-year old Colt Lundy, both serving 30 years in adult prison for killing Colt's stepdad.

Ein Knast wird geknackt

Documentation about the so-called “social training”, a new model in the penal system.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.

Fever Mounts at El Pao

After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.

Numbered Men

Civilian Mary Dane and falsely imprisoned Bud Leonard love each other. Lou Rinaldo, who framed Bud to get Mary, and escape-minded King Callahan want to keep him in stir, but convict Bertie and the others, even including the Warden, set events in motion to prove that love and justice will prevail. NB: Prisoner numbers given in lieu of character names in many cast lists for this film do not match the numbers shown on the characters' uniforms, when these can be seen at all, and are not used in dialogue at all.

You're Lying!

About an alcohol-damaged young man, his life in and out of prison, his friend the art teacher and his difficulties reintegrating into society.

In Memoriam: Dieuwertje Blok

A portrait of beloved presenter Dieuwertje Blok compiled before her death.

Aquel último tiburón

There was a time when the Italian film industry copied American models and reaped huge profits. In 1981, a transalpine production company dared to make an exploitation version of Jaws and Jaws 2, while Universal was preparing the third official installment. The Last Shark was successfully released in several countries with the title Jaws 3 or The Last Jaws, making a huge impact, but in the United States it instantly got sued, sparking an epic conflict between Jaws.

Heads

Come inside the head of NYC sculptor Jack Cox who makes heads from his head.

On the Road with: Scarecrow

Short featurette on the making of Scarecrow (1973).

By Popular Demand, Capelinha is Back!

After a five-year hiatus, the "Capelinha" quadrilha returns to the competitions. Intense rehearsals, pulsating rhythms, and elaborate costumes mark the preparation to reclaim their place in the arenas.

Quando Elas Se Movimentam

Inspired by the phrase of the American activist Angela Davis – “When the black woman moves, the whole structure of society moves with her” -, the documentary tells the story of three black women whose personal trajectories are intertwined with laws that transformed their lives and those of countless Brazilian citizens.

Three Cheers for the Whale

Co-directed by Chris Marker and Mario Ruspoli, Three Cheers for the Whale traces humanity’s complex relationship with whales—from reverence to exploitation—culminating in a stark depiction of industrial whaling. Combining archival imagery, commentary, and documentary footage, the film offers both a historical reflection and a call for ecological awareness.

Elvis by the Presleys

Priscilla Presley, her daughter, their family and their friends open their hearts in the backdrop of Graceland's memories with much modesty and emotion.