Beyond The Rock

Niue: This Is Your Land

2003 · ★ 5.5

A third generation NZ born Niuean Female surfer, visits her Island of heritage for the first time only to discover there is no surf on Niue. But Mella's visit opens her eyes to the island's other beautiful qualities, the magical water, warm people, and clean unpolluted land. However she also discovers the low population has left the countries future hanging by a thread. This documentary is a record of Mella's journey to regaining her identity and first steps at becoming part of the solution in Niue's restoration of itself.

Sons from Afar

2011

New Zealand hip-hop artist Che Fu and his father Tigi Ness travel to their island homeland Niue for the first time to unravel the shared histories. There they also wow the locals with a performance at the Niue Arts and Cultural Festival.

Protecting Paradise: The Story of Niue

2024 · ★ 5.8

The documentary follows leaders and community members from the tropical Pacific island nation who are making bold changes to move the needle on marine protection. With a population of under 2,000 people and a marine reserve covering 40% of its waters, Niue has demonstrated the ways in which traditional knowledge and contemporary science can live in harmony for the benefit of people and the planet.

Laugh Proud

2024

Nine diverse LGBTQ+ comics each perform a short set connected by a hostess with the mostest in an orgiastic one-night stand starring fresh comics to veteran comic Jason Stuart and the world's first intersex comic 7G.

Music Triumphs Homophobia

2022

The greatest commandment is love. The Bible has been used across religions instead to instill fear and hatred of LGBTQ+ people. The Boston Gay Men's Chorus has traveled New England and the world changing hearts and minds with its music. Experience the impact of the Chorus' historic tours to Poland, the Middle East and South Africa. See how BGMC uses music to dismantle homophobia. Meet religious and political leaders and hear members and staff share their stories. Scored with original compositions by Chad Weirick and extraordinary choral cover performances of songs by Katy Perry, Janet Jackson, Andrea Day, Richard Rogers - Oscar Hammerstein II, Stephen Schwartz and Benji Pasek - Justin Paul. Heartbreaking and heartwarming, this full-length documentary will leave you inspired.

Peter Pandrew

2015 · ★ 1

Created as a mini-series pitch, this docu-dramedy recreates the life of author Andrew Cristi (author of memoir series; "The Peter Pandrew Trilogy"), documenting his hardships from 1999 to present day as he embraces the nickname "Peter Pandrew" while refusing coming of age. Afflicted with bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder (amongst other ailments), the anti-hero shows an accurate depiction of his diagnosis while flip-flopping and fighting with friends and lovers and trying to recruit them into his "Neverland" in his desperate attempts to build a stable family. The characters that he meets along the way are just as colorful and complex and all take on different issues as the film deals with everything from Mental Illness and Bipolar Disorder, Borderline PD, OCPD, Antisocial PD, Histrionic PD, Narcissistic PD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Feminism, Gender equality, LGBTQ stigmas, race, coming of age and refusal of coming of age.

In Love With Music

2022

The new music is recorded in bedrooms and kitchens, released on social media and not limited by any borders and formats. Hamil, Mirele, Fedor Laryushkin and other industry expert reveal why the future of the music depends on you.

Game Independence

2022

Bored by this reality? Make a better one! Video game development has become a new creative space. So where do you start? How do you build a team? The developers of Atom RPG, Selfloss and Turn away along with a video game critic Alexander Kuzmenko have the answers ready for you.

Future is Ours?

2022

How do tech companies run our lives? Is artificial intelligence an assistant or a rival? Would you like to have a chip implanted in you? Why is now the best time to make a career? And also - how much does our life today depend on ourselves and what can we expect tomorrow?

Kadaloram

A documentary film on Kasimedu fish market, Chennai

Cinematrix

2022

Within the next few years, you will stop watching blockbusters. And start filming your own. How does a viewer become a director? Arman Yakhin, Igor Mishin, Alexander Uraksin, Maria Chmir and other experts in CGI, neural networks and streaming platforms explore the future where the director is you.

15 Seconds A Lifetime

2022

Mayur Natekar, a hip young adult discovers the TikTok app and gets obsessed with it. Seeing others who have prospered in life, he aspires to achieve something, no matter the cost. Mayur, his brother, mother and father dream of escaping their reality through Mayur's plan of becoming a star.