The 2nd edition DOC SCREENINGS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

Right in front of us, invisible to the naked eye, there is a hidden world teeming with life. A world inhabited by beings whose shapes, colors and way of life surely will surprise those who see it for the first time. They are present in each and every corner of the planet. They are tiny, almost invisible. Immerse yourself into a world you have never seen before.

This is a documentary about my journey to accomplishing my basketball dreams. From missing layups to winning a silver medal on my first team this is year one of my basketball journey.

A documentary covering our planning to be the first kiteboarders to do a return trip crossing of the Cook Strait, New Zealand on hydrofoils.

"Peculiar" is a captivating portrait that delves into the extraordinary lives of kickboxing world champion Tiffany van Soest and her coach John Reilly. This short documentary intimately tells the inspiring journey of Tiffany, who faces the challenges of living with Asperger's syndrome, a condition that adds an extra layer of complexity to her life as a professional athlete. Despite her condition, she manages to rise above the odds, showcasing immense talent and determination as she pursues her dreams in the fiercely competitive arena of kickboxing. It offers a rare glimpse into their unconventional way of training, which goes far beyond the typical athlete-coach relationship. This extraordinary bond between Tiffany and John not only fuels her success but also presents its own set of challenges and complexities.

The daily life of a Lombard woman in the seventh century, from her birth to her death an historical study on the Lombard society.

Subtitled in 32 languages and narrated by Richard Gere, Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops is a series of five short films, featuring twelve leading climate scientists, that explores how human-caused emissions are triggering nature’s own warming loops. We submit the five shorts to your festival (total 57:44) for screening of any or all of the films. The film series had its official launch with the Dalai Lama, Greta Thunberg and world-renowned scientists in a webcast, “The Dalai Lama with Greta Thunberg and Leading Scientists: A Conversation on the Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9GXgOMMeTg While scientists stay up worrying about this most dangerous aspect of climate change, the public has little awareness or understanding of feedback loops. Climate change discussion at all levels of society largely leaves out the most critical dynamic of climate change itself. It is urgent we remedy this. The first film in the series, Introduction (13:09), provides an overview of the feedback loop problem. The four other short films explore important climate feedback mechanisms: Forests (14:10), Permafrost (10:55), Atmosphere (8:45) and Albedo (10:35). Greenhouse gases from fossil fuels, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are warming the planet. This warming is then setting in motion dozens of feedback mechanisms, which then feed upon themselves, as well as interact with each other and spiral further out of control. These processes are rapidly accelerating climate change. An example of a climate feedback loop is the melting of the permafrost. In the Northern Hemisphere, permafrost makes up nearly 25% of the landmass. As heat-trapping emissions warm the Earth, this frozen tundra is melting. As it does, large amounts of carbon dioxide and methane are released, which further warm the planet, melting more permafrost in a self-perpetuating loop. Human activity kicks off these feedback loops, but once set in motion, they become self-sustaining. The danger is that this process reaches a tipping point beyond which it is extremely difficult to recover. This is why it is urgent to reduce greenhouse gas emissions so we can slow, halt and even reverse these feedbacks and cool the planet.

Ayurveda attracts more and more people, the subject is haunted by newspapers, magazines, talk shows and wellness offers. Ayurveda centres are springing up like mushrooms - in the East as well as in the West. At the beginning of November 2019, German Chancellor Angela Merkel signed a declaration of intent with India on the Ayurvedic medical system. A well-founded examination of the topic is on the agenda, so that Ayurveda can not be understood as pseudo-medicine, but rather as a universally applicable, alternative healing method and way of life with millennia-old tradition. Ayurveda is much more than just a special healing method, a special kind of massage or a conscious possibility of nutrition. Ayurveda is more than just a slogan, Ayurveda is a way of life and the knowledge of life par excellence. The aim of Ayurvedic medicine is to prevent disease through a healthy lifestyle and, if the disease has already occurred, to restore the balance of body and mind through a wide range of holistic therapies. Ayurveda is a universal knowledge, therefore it is not only applicable in India but worldwide. It describes a science that has integrated universally valid principles into a uniquely diverse medical system. What the holy men, the Rishis, wrote down thousands of years ago in the Vedas and what they received in deepest meditation can be found again in many advanced cultures in different countries of the earth. In contrast to other advanced civilizations, however, the ancient knowledge of this profound healing method has been preserved in India. The film team, consisting of cameraman and producer Helmut Lechthaler, meditation teacher and author Markus Dietl, co-author Astrid Kofler and Ayurveda doctor Dr. Abilash Anand, travelled all over India and created in sensitive pictures an overall picture of Ayurveda, interspersed with interviews with Indian Ayurveda doctors, gurus and outstanding specialists on the various branches of Ayurveda. The medicine, the architecture and the nutrition, - the Ayurveda flows into all areas of life. The film "Ayurveda - the knowledge of life" informs and clarifies, offers a fascinating insight into the versatility of this special way of life.

The Georgian documentary photographer Dina Oganova depicts the culture and traditions of her home country Georgia and realizes a reoccuring tension between love and pain: the big love for the people, the beauty of traditions and at the same time people struggling because of the political situation and the decreasing freedom of expression limiting the freedom of documentary photographer.