In a Johannesburg township fraught with problems, a group of women are devoted to supporting mothers and their babies—in the knowledge that by supporting the mental well-being of mothers, they are helping to create a better future for their children.

Scenes of Rome intertwine with the filmmaker’s memories of her mother, who in 1998 jumped to her death in the Tiber. Flowing like a river, the film’s free-form and associative style lends additional power to a profoundly personal document.

Two likeable Albanian street performers have been traveling through Italy for years, but now they are gradually growing apart. The cooling friendship is filmed empathetically, with a sharp eye for the subtle dynamics between two artists adrift.

A poetic portrayal of audio archives in which queer Nigerians who live in the UK record their life stories. They talk about the happiness of being able to live and love in freedom. But underneath, the sadness of exile can also be heard.

Only men may join the battle in the popular Central Asian sport of Buzkashi. The players fight like rugby players on horseback. There is just one woman who dares to mingle in this patriarchal world: Atirkül.

In Iran, a group of friends struggle with financial distress. They become obsessed with treasure hunting—which is strictly prohibited—and dream of finding a pot of gold. With the judge on their heels, will they succeed in accomplishing their dreams?

The Amsterdam fire brigade needs to change, and this is causing friction. At Amsterdam’s oldest fire station, we follow station commander Gerrie on the eve of a move and during the process to make the organization more inclusive and diverse.

Mayan culture is thriving in the Mexican town of San Andrés Larrainzar, where each individual shares responsibility for the well-being of the collective—and a few are called upon to serve the gods.

We follow a group of ambitious business management students for seven years, from their prestigious studies at the Swiss University of St. Gallen to the first years of their careers. A glimpse into a little-known world.

People in their eighties and nineties, and even some centenarians, talk candidly and eloquently about love, loneliness, grief, life and death. A poetic, tender group portrait of a Danish generation slowly saying goodbye.

Drawing from their own experience and collaborating with actors, filmmakers Danielle Davie and Mohamad Moe Sabbah bravely open a dialogue about living with sexually transmitted infections.

A dryly humorous portrait of Pepe, whose project after his retirement is to build his own golf course. During the making of Four Holes, the equipment and circumstances are not exactly optimal. But that’s all part of the film.

In his midlife crisis, Rogier Kappers decides to pursue a boyhood dream: to become a famous musician on the glass organ. This inspiring, original and moving self-portrait is an ode to the vitalizing power of music and love.

Director Helke Sander is cleaning house. As she roams through her home and archive, this key figure in the German women’s movement looks back on her life and work via fascinating stories and clips. We see an era embodied in one human lifetime.

An infectious and hopeful, but also distressing portrait of a group of young people in a home for unaccompanied minor refugees in Belgium. Here they prepare for their adult lives, in which they hope to finally find a home.

A celebration of light, life and love. The analogue camera of Alba Cros Pellisé captures nostalgic scenes of the sunlit streets of Barcelona, her lovers, and her lesbian urban family.

An extraordinary combination of nature documentary, costume drama and art project about the life and work of naturalist and illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), known for her study of the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies.

Through narration and song, a strong-minded woman looks back on her life in a changing Suriname, illustrated by a stream of unique and fascinating colorized archival footage. A film inspired on the life of the grandmother of director Tessa Leuwsha.

The sequel to the 2009 film Hana, dul, sed… about four players from the successful North Korean national women’s soccer team. They look back on their sports career and reflect on their lives since then.

Quirino, 76, has lived his whole life in a village in Cape Verde that was deserted 40 years ago. In majestic shots of this spectacular rocky coast, he reflects on his own life and on life in general.

A beautifully filmed account of daily life in an indigenous community in Ecuador that lives around the Ozogoche lakes. Two forms of migration are subtly linked, moving in opposite directions.

At an Islamic school in Yogyakarta, all the adult students are transgender. Here, they can live the way they choose to—it’s a stark contrast with the hostile world outside. Despite the threats, they cheerfully go on with their work.

Intersecting camera footage with animation, puppetry and kabary—the Malagasy oratorical art—this film follows Ly and his fellow villagers, and records their struggle to secure their land against the state and multinationals.

As Gervaise in Zola’s L’Assommoir, actress Anne deals with themes that touch her own life, such as love, divorce and feminism, crossing back and forth over the fragile dividing line between theater and reality.