Syndicado (Firm)

What do we really know today of the historical relationship between humans and the cosmos? Not much really, because it has always been to some extent a religious relationship and because beliefs were usually exterminated along with ancient knowledge. What remains are small remnants, such as the Maya calendar, which reveals amazing things even without its famous expiration date. The documentary covers a wide range of aspects, from calendar stones to...

A powerful man and anonymous man has developed an unusual hobby. He buys century-old trees, some as tall as 15-story buildings, from communities along the Georgian coast and has them excavated to collect them for his private garden. In order to transplant trees of such dimensions, the landscape surrounding them is ripped apart and the people living around them are forced to adapt to the disruption. As the film follows this process, it portrays the...

According to the World Health Organization, anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental illnesses on the globe at the moment. Is this a disease of modernity? Or is our highly competitive and material culture itself undermining our nerves? THE AGE OF ANXIETY examines what anxiety is, and how and why it is being re-defined by medical and pharmaceutical industries.

Why is the life of a fire-fighter who died in the Twin Towers on September 11 worth on average a million dollars less than that of a stockbroker who lost his life in the same disaster? How much money should BP pay the fishermen on the Gulf of Mexico who are fighting for their livelihoods after the largest oil spill in history? How can ailing Vietnam vets be compensated for their suffering, which stems from exposure to Agent Orange? ONE man was appointed...

Trans icon Luana Muniz explores gender and metamorphosis in this visually stunning, poetic documentary. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**.

A quintessential New York story. For over 70 years, the influential Fashion Calendar with its iconic pink pages laid out every fashion event in New York City, including New York Fashion Week. Behind it was founder Ruth Finley. In 2014, Ruth returned at 95 and sold the Fashion Calendar to the Council of Fashion Designers of America. This documentary examines this momentous transition, and reflects on the life, work, and legacy of this trailblazer and...

Twenty years after peace has been declared in Northern Ireland, violence and unrest hold strong in underground paramilitary groups who hold power in some communities. When the community accuses a young man of dealing drugs, his mother must handle the community's call for violent extrajudicial justice. Filmed over the course of five years, this documentary charts the shocking fallout of The Troubles.

Aurora is a pop sensation from a small town in Norway. She was discovered at 16, dropped out of school, and spent the next years touring the world. At 20 she is at a breaking point. IS this really what she wants? Does she have any other option but to continue?

"The gripping true story of Stanislav Petrov, a man who single-handedly averted a fullscale nuclear world war, but now struggles to get his life back on track before it is too late. An epic and grand Cold War documentary that sends shivers down your spine and shows us just how close we came to apocalypse... and it's not over yet! With a new Cold War rising and thousands of nuclear weapons on hair-trigger alert, we still live under the same catastrophic...

Legendary director Michael Haneke discusses his use of violence in cinema while browsing Bergman's video collection.