The Leading Role

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

Filmmaker Diego Gutiérrez knows that he is soon to lose two loved ones: his mother Gina Coppe and his best friend Danniel Danniel. Both ask...

Seven strangers are interviewed to talk about the relationship they have with their mother.

The filmmaker's mother describes stories of his lustful youth over the phone, causing them to reflect on his current love life at the age of 30.

A story of a mother and her son and a race against a tortoise where you always lose.

Makhmalbaf puts an advertisement in the papers calling for an open casting for his next movie. However when hundreds of people show up, he decides to...

François Delisle draws an intimate portrait of his mother in a nursing home. A chronicle of the daily life and medical care of a woman...

Tatjana in Motherland is a partly animated documentary essay about Slovenia and its men. It is a “documentary-tale” of how Slovenian...

Outstanding actress Danuta Szaflarska, in a colorful and humorous way, tells about her experiences from the old years.

The trio of actresses have ostensibly gathered to pay tribute to Mai Zetterling, but also reminisce about their own careers and the illustrious...

Through vintage film clips of past Bond movie epics, and with the participation of several former "Bond Girls" as interviewees (among them Dr. No's...

Artistic director of the National Theater Eric de Vroedt writes and directs a performance about his own mother Winnie, who passed away in 2020. This...