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The end of an long upmarket renovation of the legendary Chelsea Hotel is partly longed for and partly dreaded by the artists who still live there. The film grants us access to their apartments and interweaves the past with the present.

Bombay fishermen Rakesh and Ganesh are inheritors of the Koli knowledge system of harvesting the sea following the moon and the tides. Rakesh has kept faith in the traditional fishing methods; Ganesh has instead embraced technology.

Rodrigue and Reine live with their three children in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. They make their living from a meager yield of cassava flour and are very active in the local church, where the battle between God and Satan is central, and believing in evil spirits, curses and witchcraft is common.

Invalids devastated by war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo make the trek to the capital to make their voices heard, to demand dignity and some kind of compensation.

Returning from France after her uncle's death, a woman faces family disputes over inheritance in Burkina Faso, exploring the clash between traditional Mandingo Islam and French law.

It's the story of the innocuous disappearance of a public service that became a "has-been" in just forty years: the telephone booth. By going in search of the last of these, in France's so-called "periphery", I'm exhuming these twentieth-century ruins to question our times and their evolution.

A 10-year-old boy for more than a year as he confronted a decision which potentially would have a huge impact not just for his own future but for that of his island.

Humaira Bilkis has a problem: after a pilgrimage to Mecca, her mother, who was previously an emancipated poet, has now become devout.

Togoland Projections takes us to the territory of the former German colony of Togo. We follow the film expedition of director Hans Schomburgk who shot documentary and adventure films there in 1913-1914 and question Togo's colonial history.

Bastian, a young trans boy, has to face a very difficult time in life: adolescence. It becomes even harder when he has to put his best efforts into asserting his individuality. From age 12 to 18, Bastian is filmed by his dear cousin Lorena who catches every glimpse of intimacy and difficulties. We witness how social and economical obstacles can put at risk Bastian's transition. Bastian's journey introduces us to a newly open-minded Chile, more tolerant thanks to Chile's new generation.

In the summer of 1961, a group of young Italian anthropologists travelled clandestinely through northern Spain collecting anti-Franco songs. The Franco regime tried to discredit them with a pamphlet entitled The Drunkards' Marseillaise.

The microcosm of a magazine kiosk located in a wealthy area of Paris: the big picture in miniature. Housewives, business people and pensioners all buy their reading material here. Others just ask for directions. A humorous take on life and the people on either side of the magazine stand.

Yves crosses the centuries and returns to the village of Saint Jean-du-Doigt. They/Yves meet extraordinary and inspired characters who enlighten them in their quest for their origins.

With their smartphone cameras, Parisian taxi drivers document La Base, a gigantic transit hub isolated on the outskirts of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, a rich microcosm of community life, a safe refuge to face the fast-changing world.

In Ethiopia's labyrinthine capital, a recluse sits translating Greek and Roman myths on an ancient laptop as cosmic chaos presses in on him. A true bibliophile's gem of a film.

In a tiny valley, in the hills of the Luberon surrounded by vineyards and olive trees, is the Ferme du Grand Réal, a residency for adults suffering since early childhood from serious personality disorders and more particularly from autism.