Hiko in Tonga: A Culture almost Lost (2019)

En 1953, Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts) se traslada desde California al campus de la prestigiosa y estricta universidad de Wellesley en Nueva Inglaterra para enseñar historia del arte. En plena postguerra, Watson espera que sus estudiantes, las mejores y las más brillantes del país, aprovechen las oportunidades que se les presentan para emanciparse. Sin embargo, poco después de su llegada, descubre que la prestigiosa institución está anclada en la tradición y el conformismo.

Documental sobre la hazaña del funambulista francés Philippe Petit que, el 7 de agosto de 1974, logró de manera ilegal caminar sobre un alambre tendido entre las torres gemelas del World Trade Center de Nueva York. Culminada la proeza, fue arrestado por la policía, pero la exhibición fue considerada por algunos "el crimen artístico del siglo".

Suecia, mediados del siglo XIV. La Peste Negra asola Europa. Tras diez años de inútiles combates en las Cruzadas, el caballero sueco Antonius Blovk y su leal escudero regresan de Tierra Santa. Blovk es un hombre atormentado y lleno de dudas. En el camino se encuentra con la Muerte que lo reclama. Entonces él le propone jugar una partida de ajedrez, con la esperanza de obtener de Ella respuestas a las grandes cuestiones de la vida: la muerte y la existencia de Dios.

Dutch ice freediver Kiki Bosch swims in the world's coldest waters without a wetsuit as therapy for a trauma she experienced, and to inspire others.

John Groberg, un chico granjero de Idaho, cruza el océano para hacerse misionero en el remoto reino de Tonga durante los años cincuenta. Atrás dejó a su familia y al amor de su vida, la joven y bella Jean Sabin. Es 1953, y el joven universitario John es enviado como misionero a una lejana isla de la Polinesia. Tras un largo viaje, llega a un nuevo mundo, habitado por gentes muy distintas a las que él había conocido, y a un entorno paradisíaco que poco a poco irá descubriendo de la mano de un nativo que le enseña a vivir fantásticas experiencias

‘The Legend of Baron To’a’ tells the story of Fritz, a Tongan entrepreneur who returns to his old neighbourhood and inadvertently causes the theft of his late father’s valued pro wrestling title belt by some ruthless gangsters led by ‘man-mountain’ Tahu. When negotiation and diplomacy fail to get it back, he is forced to embrace his father’s legacy to reclaim the title.

En una casa de verano, cuatro mujeres esperan la llegada de sus maridos desde Estocolmo. Alrededor de una taza de café, evocan sus experiencias conyugales. La más joven de ellas, que espera a su novio, las escucha hablar de sus fracasos, de su amargura y de sus desilusiones.

En un campo como el de la información, totalmente dominado por el hombre, emerge en India el único periódico dirigido por mujeres Dalit. La jefa de prensa Meere y sus reporteras rompen las tradiciones y redefinen lo que realmente significa ser poderoso.

Tennis star and women’s rights activist Billie Jean King won a total of 12 Grand Slam titles, but the biggest match of her career took place in 1973 against former men’s champion Bobby Riggs, a self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig who declared that, even at the age of 55, he could beat any woman in the world.

The Flying Karamozov Brothers have been "in the biz" since 1973 performing everywhere from the streets of San Francisco to more recent appearances on Broadway. And now... The Flying Karamozov Brothers present, their first ever made for video, video: How to Juggle & Other Matters of Life & Death. For the accountant who juggles the books, for the homemaker who juggles the family's schedule, for the busy executive who juggles the office, and especially for KIDS of all ages who juggle a limitless supply of energy. Finally, a video for anyone who ever wanted to learn how to juggle anything.

A story about a Tongan hunter named, Flying Fox, who is instructed to set out on a journey by his village chief, Singing Whale , to learn about his strengths as a man. During his journey he meets two warring villages and attempts to mediate their differences. Flying Fox applies the lessons he learned on his journey when he returns to his home village to find trouble.

A man performs tricks on a theatre stage with a bowler hat and a billiards ball in equilibrium on his arms and body.

The south sea island Tonga is full of plantations and scoundrels. Ellen Bradford arrives expecting marriage to respectable and successful plantation owner only to find he is a drunk and gambler. Being the only white woman she is the desire of scoundrels and cut-throats.

Would-be filmmaker Sophie left Africa for Canada as a child. After graduating, she films the daily doings as part of a summer job at a fair. When pointing the camera at herself, she reveals painful secrets from the past.

Daffy is an agent representing Sleepy LaGoof, trying to sell him to talent scout Porky. Daffy spends a great deal of time and energy explaining and demonstrating what the kid can do, while the kid sits on a couch licking a giant sucker.

An effervescent facilitator and mother figure, Multicultural Liaison Officer Rosemary is undoubtedly a force of nature. Isolation in Auburn’s migrant community is a huge obstacle, and cultural norms mean that women are often tied to the house or a limited locale. Rosemary, with her larger-than-life spirit and generosity, works tirelessly to draw the women out of their homes and into society. She hosts a lively African Women’s Dinner Dance and takes them on a trip to the Blue Mountains and the NSW South Coast – introducing them to an Australia they’ve never seen before.

The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in the South Pacific Kingdom.

Medieval French monks find a freezing, ill juggler and take him in. Upon recovering, the impoverished man wishes to illustrate his tremendous gratitude. He eventually finds a way to.

An overwhelmed woman buckles under the pressure of the multiple stresses which dominate her day-to-day life.

Only women, children and old people live in this Armenian village, while the men work in Russia. A life with a rhythm of its own, an independent daily life marked nonetheless by exile.