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Bancoco

2023

A New Yorker journeys to the jungle in the Darien Gap of Panama to reconnect with an indigenous tribe he met and photographed 20 years ago. Their reunion highlights the profound power of photos and the human connection that transcends cultural barriers.

High School Radical

2025

At 16, Max left with dreams and a GoPro slung over his shoulder for an exchange program at a high school in Oklahoma. Since then, Donald Trump has become president, the Capitol has been stormed, and abortion bans have gained ground. On the eve of Trump’s second term, Max goes back to see his friends to understand what their journeys reveal about the evolution of American society

A World Without Beethoven?

2020 · ★ 7.2

"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To answer it, the film explores how Ludwig van Beethoven's innovations continue to have an impact far beyond the boundaries of classical music, 250 years after his birth.

The Rumba Kings

2021 · ★ 9

In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.

Miguelito - Canto a Borinquen

2019

In 1973, eleven year old Miguelito was discovered singing in the San Juan airport by the legendary New York record producer Harvey Averne. Within the year, he went from the slums of Manuel A Perez, to recording an album with some of the finest salsa musicians of the time to finally performing with Eddie Palmieri at Madison Square Garden in front of 20,000 people. Throughout Latin America his songs ‘Payaso’ and ‘Canto a Borinquen’ had become cult hits. And then he simply disappeared...

Salsa Lives

2025 · ★ 8.2

La Salsa Vive is a vibrant cinematic exploration of Afro-Cuban music's history, tracing its roots from New York's lively streets to Cali, Colombia, now the global salsa capital.

Invasion

2014 · ★ 7.3

INVASION is a documentary about the collective memory of a country. The invasion of Panama by the U.S in 1989 serves as an excuse to explore how a people remember, transform, and often forget their past in order to re-define their identity and become who they are today.

Memory of What You Once Were

An animation about the uncertainties in human connections over time, portrayed in an affectionate relationship between a granddaughter and her grandfather with dementia as they grow old together.

Cake-Bomb

2025

A family must change their way of life when they discover their young child has an invisible medical condition that society has overlooked. 18 years ago, the Couroux Family’s youngest son, James, was diagnosed with Celiac Disease (CD), forcing them to change their way of life. His parents, Daniel and Patricia, found themselves working hard to find the best options for James. Meanwhile, James struggled to cope with the mental and psychological effects of his diagnosis, revealing the darker side of CD. With support from expert opinions, Cake-Bomb is a film that aims to explore what it is like to raise a child with CD, as well as what it is like to be that child.

VHS Revolution

2017 · ★ 6.3

Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others.

Punk's Not Dead

2007 · ★ 6.1

On the edge of the 30th anniversary of punk rock, Punk's Not Dead takes you into the sweaty underground clubs, backyard parties, recording studios, shopping malls and stadiums where punk rock music and culture continue to thrive.

ABI Film 2025 FGM

The Graduation Movie of the 2025 class of the Feudenheim Gymnasium. A seemingly normal documentation escalates.