Set in 17th-century Holland, a young girl named Griet starts working as a maid in the household of the famous painter Johannes Vermeer. As Griet immerses herself in the art world, she becomes the subject of Vermeer's masterpiece 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'. The film explores the complexities of class differences, jealousy, and the power dynamics between master and servant.
Tim's Vermeer is a documentary that follows inventor Tim Jenison as he seeks to uncover the secrets behind the techniques used by 17th-century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Through meticulous research and experimentation, Tim attempts to recreate Vermeer's masterpieces using optical devices and camera obscura.
Sami Blood is a powerful coming-of-age drama set in 1930s Lapland, following a Sami girl who is sent to a boarding school where she experiences racism and struggles with her cultural identity. Determined to prove herself, she faces pain and desires to return to her home and people. The film explores themes of race, lineage, and the search for belonging.
A man from Connecticut in the 1910s accidentally travels back in time to King Arthur's court in the 6th century. Using his knowledge of the future, he becomes a powerful figure in Camelot, but faces challenges when his true identity is revealed.
The young Kimball Kinnison is leaving home for a wider education when a Galactic Patrol ship crashes on his family's land and the dying pilot gives him a mysterious Lens. Half-sentient, the Lens now implanted in his hand becomes the focus of changes in Kim's life including his father's death, a space battle, and an encounter with Galactic Patrol nursing officer Chris. Impelled by the Lens, he discovers a new world of experiences opening before him and he risks his life to save Chris and the Universe.
A teenage boy discovers that the planet Icarus is on a collision course with Earth by gazing through his telescope. Scoffed at by the scientific establishment, the boy is kidnapped and brought to a secret UN base in the Japan alps. He is immediately inducted into the secret program whose mission is to finish the Super-Destruction Beam cannon and destroy Icarus. The cannon is missing a special mineral for the lens. The team heads for a mysterious island in the middle of the Pacific. There they find ancient ruins of Atlantis but they are suddenly attacked by a strange drill shaped metal squid spaceship. It's commanded by the evil being Nazu who has engineered the collision with Icarus! He doesn't want to share the universe with humans and he really doesn't want the cannon finished. The action is on and the team discovers the Golden Bat who has been asleep for over 10,000 years awaiting this very moment to save the earth!
David Holzman, an aspiring filmmaker in Manhattan, decides to document his life on film. As he becomes more obsessed with capturing every moment, his invasive filming starts to affect his relationships and his own mental state.
During a bus journey in India, a photographer and a man bond while facing religious conflict and violence. The photographer, Mrs. Iyer, is a vegetarian and passionate about wildlife photography. The man, Mr. Iyer, is an introverted and religious Brahmin. Together, they navigate through a dangerous journey where they encounter a Jewish man who repeats someone else's dialogue and a Muslim police officer. Along the way, they witness and confront the repercussions of religious fanaticism and rebellion.
In the futuristic city of Vanille, with properly tuned ImmerSyst Eyes & Ears the world can look and sound like a paradise. But the life of a father and his young son threatens to disintegrate when the father's device begins to fail. Desperate to avoid facing his own traumatic reality, the man must venture outside to find a replacement, into a city where violence and danger lurk beneath a skim of beautiful illusion.
Mashiro Shibutani and her family live in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture. She spends her days by tending to her father’s bicycle store and taking care of her pet dog. She has a minor mental disability, but it doesn't affect her daily life. One day, she visits a shrine for her older brother's wedding. There, she meets photographer Keiichi Yui who came from Tokyo. Mashiro Shibutani accidentally presses the shutter button on Keiichi’s camera, which he left with her for a short while. Keiichi is fascinated by the pictures which Mashiro took on accident. Because of this, they get closer.
In this short film from 1908, a gentleman tries to demonstrate his contraption for long-distance wireless photography, but things go awry and he ends up shocking himself and his assistant. The film highlights the wonder and awe surrounding new technological advancements.
A streetwise guy, according to a will, has to marry an extremely ugly old lady to get the money of the inheritance.So he tries to trick a poor devil into getting married with her.
A parable about magic glasses involving on the nature of beauty, truth, good, and evil set in 17th Century Germany with music and Glorious Technicolor.
Gulabi Lens is a heartwarming movie that explores the journey of a young woman as she rediscovers herself and finds love through the perspective of a pink lens. The film beautifully captures the emotions and struggles of the protagonist as she navigates through life's ups and downs, experiencing moments of joy, heartbreak, and self-realization.
In 2018, photographer Tim Franco began shooting a series of large format portraits of North Korean defectors using an unusual technique for a book detailing some of their experiences.
When Broadway legend Bernadette Fitzgerald is murdered after rehearsing at an historical Asian theatre, her piano accompanist, Amy Ng, bravely seeks out her killer.
The science of vision is explained with animated diagrams of the human eye
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