Portrait Movies

A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.

Christine’s father died when she was still a small child, and she remained in the care of her sadistic mother, who beat her and abused her...

A bloodstain on a sheet triggers a great transformation in Tina, an eleven-year-old girl. As she spreads out the laundry with her mother, she will...

A young woman of the Tarahumara, well-known for their extraordinary long distance running abilities, wins ultramarathons seemingly out of nowhere...

Zina left Algeria to fulfill her childhood dream of driving trucks. At every turn, her cabin becomes a space of freedom and the highway a battlefield.

In a conservative Armenian family a 16 years old Karine dreams to become a veterinarian, but her family, especially her father, who is a well-known...

Follows the artist over two years as he explores his „life after Beethoven“, as he searches for his next challenge, his identity as an...

Fifteen years have passed since the spectacular images of Jean-Paul Janssen's "Life at Your Fingertips" introduced the general public to free...

Sylvia Kristel – Paris is a portrait of Sylvia Kristel , best known for her role in the 1970’s erotic cult classic Emmanuelle, as well as...

Climber Philippe Ribière was born in Martinique. Abandoned and subsequently adopted by a large family in France, Ribière underwent...

An intimate portrait of Georges Brassens, giant of French song.

A self-narrated portrait of a Polish immigrant in Winnipeg whose unglamorous job keeping streetcar switches working reveals dignity, resilience, and...

Her chansons made her world-famous: Juliette Gréco. The French singer and actress died on September 23 at the age of 93. To mark the occasion,...

His work illustrates people. Densha Tattoo reflects on craft, inspiration and the scene. — What is the essence of a human being? One stitch at...