Martha & Niki

“Hello, little bonehead. I’ll love you forever.” So begins Heart of a Dog, Laurie Anderson s cinematic journey through love, death and language. Cantering on Anderson’s beloved rat terrier Lolabelle, who died in 2011, Heart of a Dog is a personal essay that weaves together childhood memories, video diaries, philosophical musings on data collection, surveillance […]

Twice a year the Italian city of Siena goes crazy for the oldest horse race in the world: the Palio. Not your average race: strategy, bribery and corruption play as much a part as the skill of the riders. Horses are allocated by lot four days prior to the race. This is when the madness […]

Bolsjojteatern – en rysk nationalsymbol och känd över hela världen för sin balett och opera. Men också en plats för skandaler. När balettens konstnärlige ledare Sergei Filin får syra kastat i sitt ansikte, av en maskerad gärningsman, kryper institutionens problem med korruption, interna intriger och maktspel hos medlemmar i styrelsen fram i offentligheten. Filmen följer […]

Mavis! is the first documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staple Singers. From the freedom songs of the 60s and hits like “I’ll Take You There” in the 70s, to funked-up collaborations with Prince and her recent albums with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Mavis has stayed […]