Movies Similar to They Came Over the Mountains

It's a Wonderful Day(1975)

The cartoon based on the works of Alexander Pushkin was created on the basis of drawings from the exhibition "Pushkin through the eyes of children".

The Mermaids' Tears: Oceans of Plastic(2009)

Every km of ocean now contains an average of 74,000 pieces of plastic. A 'plastic soup' of waste, killing hundreds of thousands of animals every year and leaching chemicals slowly up the food chain. In Holland, scientists found plastic in the stomachs of 95% of all fulmar birds. In Germany, plastic has been found to affect the reproductive systems of animals, while in the US, conservationists are seeing increasing numbers of dolphins die in agony, their guts blocked with rubbish. What will be the long term impact of this 'plastic pollution'? Can anything be done to clean up our oceans?

Good Morning, Margarita(2024)

«All my mom’s teeth fell out, I’m only going for about three months and I return» was what Pancho dreamed of fulfilling when he crossed the US border without papers, but an accident during the trip transformed his life and his aunt Margarita.

The Art of Suit Acting!(2007)

The suit actors of Toho's science fiction and fantasy films faced many challenges in bringing their iconic monsters to life.

Making of the Godzilla Suit!(2006)

How the first Godzilla suit was created and the struggles that came along with it.

The Women of Godzilla(2008)

One aspect of Japanese fantasy films that often goes overlooked is the significant part that women play in the drama.

The Creator of Godzilla: Tomoyuki Tanaka(2007)

Many people contributed to the creation of Godzilla, but only one man was truly the father of the monster.

The Father of Godzilla: Eiji Tsuburaya(2007)

The life of Eiji Tsuburaya, pioneer of Japanese special effects.

Akira Ifukube Biography(2007)

A biography and tribute to one of Japan's most prolific composers.

Himalayan Xtri – Xtreme Triathlon Nepal(2023)

The Right Timing(1942)

The importance of timing in athletics

Fiori, Fiori, Fiori!(2020)

Luca Guadagnino left for Sicily from Milan to knock on the doors of his childhood friends and discuss with them their experience of this exceptional moment, which has united the entire world.

Those who returned from the Camps(1982)

Short documentary on people who survived the Nazi concentration camps.

Ozu: Passageways(2012)

People constantly appear walking through passageways in the films of Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu (1903-63). His art resides in the in-between spaces of modern life, in the transitory: alleys are no longer dark and threatening traps where suspense is born, but simple places of passage.

The World According to Koreeda Hirokazu(2013)

The cinema of Koreeda Hirokazu is defined by moments of everyday life. Whatever potential there is for heightened drama – the suicide of a husband, a cult massacre, abandoned children – it is diffused by the familiar rhythms of everydayness. This attention to the everyday must be understood within the context of death, which plays a significant role in all of Koreeda’s films. It is death that deepens our sense of life and makes even the most mundane moment seem profound.

My Son's Wedding to My Sister-in-Law(2009)

A short documentary by Jim McBride.

Ich will keine Lieder mehr hören, singen will ich(1979)

A portrait of Turkish artists living and working in Berlin.

Of Another Place

On a Summer afternoon, Pedro packs the last few boxes before having to leave his apartment in New York. 12 years ago, Pedro and Ana had arrived in America from Portugal, in search of a dream. Now, Ana's voice describes, from the other side of the ocean, that same country to which they are returning. As the rooms are emptied, Pedro bids farewell to one life, welcoming another. But the dream that brought him will remain forever in the city that never sleeps, awaiting his return.

The Lost Media of Aaron Aaron Byrne(2023)

The making of the next Aaron Aaron Byrne Movie takes a turn for the worst.

CARA-B(2023)

A desktop documentary that focuses on the Golden Record that NASA sent into space in the late 1970s. The piece reflects on issues such as the power of scientific discourse to produce revisions of the world, the evolution of the concept of the archive and the resignification of borders in the rhetoric of space colonialism.