Portrait Movies

Alanis Obomsawin, a North American Indian who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an adopted child. She talks about her...

An intimate portrait filmed across 10 years of Mary, a charismatic and complex woman, born and raised in rural Kansas, USA. She runs a curiosity shop...

In turn, the medical community has been affected by the post #metoo movement denouncing sexual violence against women. It was about time. Assaults...

He was born different, and chose to become unique. Becoming Lucky Love follows how Luc Bruyère turned his “flaw” into strength and...

Over many years, the director’s father filmed his family life almost obsessively. His daughter’s birth, his son’s first steps, and...

A Sense of Justice, immerses us In a law firm in this same city. There, we can find Christine Mengus and Nohra Boukara, specialized in the rights of...

Through testimonies from people who practice the art of drag, this short film offers an intimate insight into this world of rhinestones and glitter.

With more than 70 films and 160 million cumulative tickets in France, Jean-Paul Belmondo is one of the essential stars of French cinema.

In France, victims and perpetrators of offenses, misdemeanors, or crimes can meet and talk in secure, supervised settings. Included in the Penal Code...

In a career spanning sixty years, Britain's absolute darling has brought his mocking nonchalance and formidable gravelly voice to every genre, from...

This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and...

Kirill can never see his hometown again: he fled Russia when Ukraine was attacked. His friend, Daniel, makes the journey and “cans...

This film begins, so to speak, where ‘Vol spécial’ left off. The reality of migration bears its teeth: Following a scuffle,...

The documentary relates how in the second half of the 20th century the agent Berthold Barluschke was first a henchman of the State Security Service...

She was the first to study gorillas in their natural environment: the high mountains of Rwanda, where she settled in 1967. For nearly twenty years,...

When 30y/o Joel returns to the stairwell, he freezes in shock. His baby stroller is gone.

Documentary on the French graphic and visual artist and designer, editor, artistic director, and teacher who is known for his widely-used fonts.

This documentary looks back on a career of a woman who, very early on, refused to accept the roles assigned to her. In the 1980s, while others were...