Tuvsho dreams of “shining ever brighter” as a major sumo champion
In Mongolia, sumo holds great status in sporting circles. Over the last thirty years, wrestlers from the “Land of the Eternal Blue Sky” have made a winning impression in Japan. From the start of the century, five Mongolians have been awarded the supreme title of yokozuna – the very highest rung of the sumo ‘ladder’ […]
“Life in Miniature”: Welcome to Kath Holden’s little world
A teeny-tiny hospital bed, an undersized ironing board, dinky steaks, plastic-wrapped, just a few centimetres long… Welcome to Kath Holden’s little world. Her job? Making miniatures. But don’t count on Kath to craft dolls’ houses or toy soldiers. No, her ‘thing’ is the world that surrounds her; those everyday things back home in Bradford, Yorkshire. […]
What do we dream of as we dig for a diamond?
https://vimeo.com/807537389 Who has not dreamt of finding a diamond? Of finding it, right there, sparkling in the palm of their hand? In Arkansas, there’s a ‘free-for-all’ mine – the only one of its kind – where everyone’s welcome to dream. $13 is all it takes for the Crater of Diamonds to be yours for the […]
Pitting his life against deadly falls, Kirill scales Moscow’s skyscrapers
https://vimeo.com/787501482 “On the rooftops, you have such a feeling of complete freedom”, Kirill tells us, suspended by one arm, his body dangling into thin air. The young 19-year-old from Moscow abandoned his studies and is fleeing the shadow of military service. He climbs to the top of the city skyscrapers, makes videos, and posts photos […]
“Tungrus”: in a compact Mumbai apartment, a tyrant rooster holds sway over a whole family.
When Mr Bharde brought home a new-born chick to his small apartment in Mumbai, it won the hearts of the whole family. But the chick grew up, became a rooster, and rained down terror in the confines of their home. What fate should await this cocky housemate? The Indian filmmaker Rishi Chandna settled on […]
“Wild Lilly”: How to adapt to city life when you grew up in the forest?
Lilly lives in a commune in the middle of the forest. She lights fires, saws wood, hammers nails and plays in the mud, along with her two brothers. But circumstances prise Lily and her folks away from their home into a brick-built townhouse, far from nature. Will she put down new roots, this little nine-year-old? […]
“Samsung Galaxy”: My life in the land of Samsung
https://vimeo.com/747921304 Koreans can be born on a Samsung maternity ward, study at Samsung University, support the Samsung Lions baseball team at Samsung Stadium, have fun at the Samsung amusement park with a Samsung phone in their pocket… In South Korea, Samsung is a state within a state. The small-scale, import-export company founded in 1938 […]
Connected via wireless intercom, Krzys and Wiola fly together down ski runs. Krzys is blind and relies on his wife’s instructions.
Connected via wireless intercom, Krzysztof and Wiola fly together down ski runs. But there’s no room for casual chat as they twist and turn. Krzysztof is blind and relies on his wife’s instructions. “Left, right, right, left…”. Between two descents, sandwiched on a ski lift, banter flies back and forth between these ‘love birds’. It’s […]
“I don’t want any more”: Confined to bed, 96-year-old Alicia is nearing the end of her life, surrounded by her loved ones
Bed-ridden Alicia, 96, hasn’t long to live. Tended to by her daughters, filmed by her granddaughter, she gazes out her window. Her memory is going. Her appetite, too. How she used to love desserts! And yet she still makes others laugh and smile. “Life is a hospital where every patient wants to switch beds.” – […]
“Matriosca”: Paolina has big teeth. Could it be a hang-up? Or could it simply be that big teeth mean big smiles?
Paolina has big teeth.She follows in the footsteps of her mum and gran before her. Could it be a hang-up, handed down through generations?Or could it simply be that big teeth mean big smiles? → → → Directed by Paolina StefaniThanks to Jodie Clifford Interview Paolina Stefani Filmmaker “The one rule with the pictures was […]