“…Mom" is a portrait of a family facing modern dilemmas and the challenges of shifting gender roles.…”

“…"Gift to Stalin" begins in modern-day Jerusalem. It is the home of Sabyr, a man who reflects on his traumatic childhood: the boy Sabyr and his family were deported from Moscow in 1949. …”

“…An experimental walk through the modern Peace Movement in the United States.…”

“…A series of short interviews, with minimal narration, carries the viewer through the life of communities which travel from village to village as their living space is narrowed down as a consequence of advancing modernity. The film presents the traditional activities of different tribes: the snakecharmers, storytellers, musicians, metalworkers, salt traders and dancers.…”

“…Whether contending with a deceitful daughter-in-law, forecasting financial prospects for a tea shop, or freeing a husband from government detainment, the film reveals the central role of “nats” and “spirit mediums” in alleviating the day to day burdens of modern life in Burma.…”

“…Rasta, fighting eviction, a beauty queen who races cars for her country, and the sub-culture of American car-buffs are some of the aspects of the new socio-political context resulting from ‘modernization’ being investigated in this film.…”

“…From the 1960s onwards the conflict between modern and conservative, reform and anti-reform, centralist and federalist forces dominates the League of Communist of Serbia, and Serbian society as a whole. …”

“…But parasites, pesticides, and modern agricultural practices are making it harder and harder for beekeepers to keep their bees alive, and the crisis could affect what shows up on all of our dinner tables.…”

“…Indigenous people are compelled to leave these places, their own patrimonial territories, and so a modern civilization gradually absorbs an ancient culture.…”

“…Many of his students are admitted to the best universities in Mexico and after finishing their studies, they want to return with a message of modernity and hope and take up the leadership of their community.…”

“…In the past they used to wander from village to village, receiving rice, vegetables and coins for their recitals. Competition from modern media however has made their art less popular. …”

“…From the villages of Moldova and Ukraine, to underground brothels and discotheques in Turkey where many women are trafficked and forced into prostitution, we witness first-hand the brutal world of modern sex slavery.…”

“…Duration: 00:57:00 Through a series of interviews with an historian and social workers, the film traces the bergie community back to their Khoisan roots, outlines colonial dispossession, and exposes the modern-day alcohol dependency deliberately set up by the tot system used on the Cape’s wine farms. …”

“…Mila From Mars was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art for inclusion in the 2005 edition of New Directors/New Films.…”

“…Now 28 years old, most of them seem rather disillusioned with the modern Russia in which they find themselves. While some are pining for the old order of their childhood, others are determined to master their own destinies.…”

“…They also travel to Sao Paulo Brazil for the world's largest gay parade and New York City, the birthplace of the modern gay liberation movement.…”

“…Tukhachevsky was instrumental in suppressing the Kronstadt rebellion (1921) against Bolshevik rule, and he led the modernization and mechanization of the Red Army (1935–36). …”

“…Duration: 00:26:00 Robert Lakatos's new experimental documentary is a 'moving postcard' from modern Transylvania. We see images of Moldavian people in a masquerade, Gypsy musicians, stray dogs in 'very realistic' locations: at the railway station, in front of the blocks of flats, at the market, in the busy streets of Cluj. …”

“…It is a tale that puts in perspective the Native American experience, from a historical and modern point of view.…”

“…The film sketches a line connecting obsession to the spirit of the time and to the modern lifestyle, while considering the claim that obsession is the most common “disease” of the 21st century. …”