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The revolutionary fragrance CHANEL N°5 is a true and unique symbol of elegance around the world. Created by a visionary woman, Gabrielle Chanel, the one who liberated women from the corsage and who pushed with such delight the codes of the perfume industry. From Grasse, the world capital of perfume and fragrance, to Paris, this documentary will take you behind the story of this legendary perfume, from the flower to the bottle.

According to the World Health Organization, anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental illnesses on the globe at the moment. Is this a disease of modernity? Or is our highly competitive and material culture itself undermining our nerves? THE AGE OF ANXIETY examines what anxiety is, and how and why it is being re-defined by medical and pharmaceutical industries.

Why is the life of a fire-fighter who died in the Twin Towers on September 11 worth on average a million dollars less than that of a stockbroker who lost his life in the same disaster? How much money should BP pay the fishermen on the Gulf of Mexico who are fighting for their livelihoods after the largest oil spill in history? How can ailing Vietnam vets be compensated for their suffering, which stems from exposure to Agent Orange? ONE man was appointed...

Trans icon Luana Muniz explores gender and metamorphosis in this visually stunning, poetic documentary. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**.

In London’s East End, Tony encounters thirteen-year-old Sarah Chapman, a ‘Match Girl’, who worked fourteen-hour shifts, six days a week in the ‘Bryant & May’ factory. But the worst thing was constant exposure to the chemical phosphorous. So sarah took part in one of the first workers’ marches to improve conditions.

SCHEME BIRDS bursts with the frustration of a generation of Scots let down by society’s promises. We see the fading steel town through the eyes of Gemma, a soon-to-be mother on the verge of adulthood. In a place where you “either get knocked up or locked up,” Gemma carves out brief moments of tenderness amidst the violence of her local scheme.

A gritty and unflinching descent into the shadowy world of black-market organ trafficking: the street-level brokers, the rogue surgeons, the impoverished men and women in who are willing to sacrifice a slice of their own bodies for a quick payday, and the desperate patients who face the agonizing choice of obeying the law or saving their lives. Every year, tens of thousands of human organ transplants are performed around the globe. Most transplanted...

Cable technicians in Eastern Europe navigate a modern-day Tower of Babel. With unflappable humour and a dose of philosophy, the technicians hold the line in a dissonant world.

Aurora is a pop sensation from a small town in Norway. She was discovered at 16, dropped out of school, and spent the next years touring the world. At 20 she is at a breaking point. IS this really what she wants? Does she have any other option but to continue?

Legendary director Michael Haneke discusses his use of violence in cinema while browsing Bergman's video collection.