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The first concert of the Balkan Philharmonic was held in June 2000 in Skopje. This event metaphorically reunited the Balkan countries. This event was the inspiration and motivation for the making of “Joy of Life”. But the film goes much deeper, through the personal intimate stories of several musicians, representing the environment, painting a picture of the Balkans.

Half-sisters from a small coastal town who were never that close are forced by circumstance to share a flat in Ljubljana.

Immediately after the US pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban forces occupied the Hollywood Gate complex, which is claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul.

When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland’s basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.

A Macedonian family from Bitola at the turn of the twentieth century tries to survive, preserve its roots and remain together.

A simple story, but larger than life portrayal of the universal human saga represented through Dionis, a retiring biology professor, his wife and his fantasy of turning his unusual car collection into a museum in a small uneventful town.

Deep in a secluded forest, Marko lives in isolation under the watchful eye of his overprotective father, who is determined to keep his young son safe from the Evil Ones. Deeply lonely, and increasingly curious about the outside world, Marko yearns to uncover the secrets of life beyond the forest and begins venturing further from home. But after a cruel turn of events grants his wish sooner than he ever imagined, Marko is forced to flee and embark on a grim journey filled with unknown dangers and a glimpse into a world forever changed.

As Macedonia faces its difficult transition, a boy escapes into a world of his own creation.

The life of a young man struggling between the moral dilemmas, society where he lives, personal problems and the love of his life.

An ailing communist reflects on a young boy childhood in Stalinist Yugoslavia.

Two friends, both Indigenous fishermen, are driven to desperation by a dying sea. Their friendship begins to fracture as they take very different paths to provide for their struggling families.

An offbeat educational film about the natural world, told through the eyes of sheep.

A touching tribute to the distinguished Lithuanian cultural figure Irena Veisaitė. Having survived the Holocaust and lost her loved ones, but refusing to give in to hatred, she chose forgiveness over revenge, dialogue over silence, and love over hatred, becoming an inspiration to many.

A dissident Russian journalist chases the world’s most feared mercenary army, Wagner, across the globe—Ukraine, Syria, the Central African Republic, and beyond. Her team faces death threats and three of her colleagues are murdered as they race to unmask a new model of violence that is transforming the world for all of us.

Restoring a monument made by her father, a filmmaker retraces how an artwork can be a vessel for mourning and remembrance.

A teen ballerina, her crazy in love boyfriend, and his sketchy best friend with a stolen gun, get stuck in the deepest labyrinths of crime's underworld over a misplaced cell phone that contains a compromising video.