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Jackie the Wolf
“Old age is unavoidable; death is unavoidable. Suffering is not.” Nonconformist Jackie is a euthanasia activist. Her son decides to document her life from the moment she announces the date of her planned death in a TV…
Jacob's Journey
Jacob’s Journey is part of an interactive Virtual Reality documentary capturing the stories of Holocaust survivors. It features Jacob Goldstein, a 94-year-old from Lodz, who survived the Nazi concentration camps.
Jailbirds
The Lifer's Wing and other stories. Day-to-day life in a Romanian high-security prison.
Jakarta Disorder
It is only the second time that Indonesians can vote for their own president. Two charismatic women, however, are not satisfied with mere elections. Grandma Dela, who lives in a slum of the tropical megacity, and the…
Jamaika
Sisters of a provincial town, situated in the Ural Mountain in the centre of Russia. How people of this city live at the beginning of the 21st century? What are their joys and despairs?
Jan Balabán - In His Own Words
A prominent Czech prose writer and winner of two Magnesia Litera awards, Jan Balabán died in his sleep at the age of almost 49. He left behind a family, several books and a whole range of image and sound recordings of…
Jane by Charlotte
Charlotte Gainsbourg's directorial debut presents a documentary portrait of her famous mother — British actress, model, and songstress Jane Birkin — living in France. The camera follows both mother and daughter through…
Jan Hus - A Mass for Three Dead Men
Jan Hus - A Mass for Three Dead Men tries to recover the legacy of the medieval reformist priest Jan Hus who was burnt to death by inquisition for his criticism and calling for reformation of the Catholic Church in 1415…
Janka
Is it a collection of accidental events that define you or is there some driving force behind everything? The film asks this question accompanying a girl with polio and watching her growing up to an exceptional person.
Jan Klusák – Axis Temporum
This black-and-white documentary captures composer Jan Klusák on the axis of time (axis temporum) between his 70th and 75th year of age full of incomparable vitality, charm, and wit. Klusák composes a pivotal…