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The story follows a man who was deeply influenced by television and the film industry since he was young and goes on his way to become successful in the field. It was a period near the end of the 1970's. Feng Du (Jin Shijia) is a young man who lived in the small alleys of Old Beijing. When he first came across a TV at his friend's house, he was drawn to the little boombox and mesmerized by the moving pictures. During high school, he once built himself a TV from discarded materials just to prove something to his girlfriend. As the nation opens its doors to reform, Feng Du jumps at the chance to pursue his dreams and he starts on a path to becoming a producer.

How to clean your sink. How to calm your nervous system. How to do better. Pairing a poem that encapsulates the ‘doomscrolling’ experience of watching TikTok clips with an overlapping video collage of uncanny digital images found online, 'If you’re watching this…' focuses on the experiences of anxiety and insomnia fed by social media. Made in collaboration between artist Duncan Poulton and writer Sally Beets.

The story takes place in the second half of the 19th century, as Japanese culture gains popularity in the West. A young Japanese girl, Yune, accompanies a French traveler, Oscar, on his journey back to France, and offers to help at the family's ironwork shop in Paris. Oscar's nephew and shop-owner Claude reluctantly accepts to take care of Yune, and we learn how those two, who have so little in common, get to understand each other and live together in the Paris of the 1800s.

Legend has it that there is a mysterious pawn shop that only people who are too greedy can enter. Pawnee's dream can come true with love but if the pawn is redeemed or destroyed, the interest and price must be repaid. Lu Xiao Fan, who once pawned his lover Wu Zheng to escape from danger, was in a state of confusion. He was afraid that his lover would be in danger again, so he had to show up to protect her. But Wu Zheng, who had forgotten her lover, was unable to deal with the huge debts, so she started the road of pawning under the opportunity, but she didn't know that the road ahead was full of crises and variables...

The gourmet Zhao Shi Liang(Kent Cheng), whose life was a bumpy road, aspired to be the royal chef for his career. Because of the political struggle, he was out on the street and wandered through the land. He tried to work his way back on top again. Thoughout the years, he finally found joy in his life and understood the secret of cooking - to serve everyone with equity and love.

Mark, a hitman haunted by his past as a corrupt Miami cop and the death of his wife and son, prepares for his next killing. Gradually he becomes fascinated by the beautiful prostitute who lives in the next apartment and they embark on a passionate affair. Their dreams of a life together are complicated by her pimp being a drugs baron; before they can escape he must die, but things are never that simple...

Ron Kamonohashi was once regarded as a genius at the top detective training academy. But after a fatal mistake, he was expelled and forbidden to become a detective. Years later, police officer Totomaru Isshiki knocks on Ron’s door seeking help on a serial murder case. He finds Ron, now a messy-haired recluse, who agrees. Together, this mismatched detective team begins solving their first mystery!

Set in the 1930s, “Fortress Besieged” follows the misadventures of Fang Hung-chien, a bumbling everyman who wastes his time studying abroad, and secures a fake degree when learning he has run out of money and must return home to China. Fang was the son of a country gentleman. A marriage had been arranged for him while at university, but the intended wife died before he could see her.

Wai Tau Village resident Tang Titkin has served as a police officer in the village for over ten years, earning the love and respect of the villagers. A new boss, Mak Chi-Fan, is assigned to the police station. Chi-Fan holds prejudice against the villagers of Wai Tau and clashes with Titkin due to his unconventional ways. Titkin, on the other hand, finds Chi-Fan overbearing and resists her authority, leading to a deep conflict between them. Wealthy businessman Lei Gwan has risen to power through illicit means, attracting the attention of organized crime. Titkin's close friendship with Lei Gwan causes misunderstandings with Chi-Fan...

The story of a Syrian family and their daily interactions including the father (Kareem), the mother (Nabila) and the aunt (Jamila). Kareem and Nabila have 5 daughters (Faten, Laila, Majeda, Shadia and Nadia), each of them with different aspirations and lifestyles.

About the Russian sculptor Ernest Neizvestny, his life and work.

The Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy talks about his life and work. Footage of Cairo, Gharb Assouan, New Gourna, Kom-Ombo.

A story about three teenagers rejected by their parents, who leave their reform school for a wild weekend. 11 episodes in total.

Emi is a seventeen-year-old girl living in Shibuya. Her father is always away with work and she's grown listless. Suddenly, a twist of fate involving a certain magical item changes everything. A mysterious pencil, of all things, is linked to the appearance of heroes from another world! Could this be the start to the excitement she's so desperately craving, or is there something more?

The primary motif of the documentary is the journey. A metaphorical journey, a spiritual journey, a tangible journey, a forest path, a road, a sidewalk, a drug trip, or a journey abroad. The director pastes together a collage of micro-stories of people and places that comment on the journey. Her documentary oscillates between playful absurdism, existentialism and existential questions, environmentalism, and social commentary. The dynamism and rhythm of the narrative are then determined by the jumps between different forms of video, such as analogue film, digital film, and mobile phone filming.