Facing West

When the superintendent of the Canadian insane asylum, Dr. Maurice Bucke, meets poet Walt Whitman, his life and that of his wife and patients is radic...

This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn...

Humanity existing within nature then reshaping and destroying it

David buys a pack of cigarettes, smokes one, takes the metro and gives the rest of the pack to François, whom he meets on the platform, before walking...

Perry Blair starts off as a sparring partner for a fighter, but when he knocks the guy down, manager Charles Dunham immediately sees his potential. He...

Nerdy tax official Eva is fired for giving speeches about a fairer tax system in the park. An Internet video of this goes viral, jeopardizing a planne...

On the eve of the wedding of an old flame, a young man must come to terms with every woman he has ever loved and lost. No sleep tonight.

Mira adores her father. She is constantly striving for his attention. While he is busy saving the world, she has to take care of her little sister. Ho...

A man must confront the dark origins of his complex eating disorder to move his life forward.

An unstable, aging party girl hits the streets of Montréal for one last night of drunken debauchery.

This story tells about a woman in her mid-twenties who tries to revive her childhood memories. In order to relive the last moments with her mother, sh...

At 13 years old, Sona was sold from Nepal into forced-prostitution in India. She’s not the only one—an estimated 12,000 children are trafficked out of...

Nugroho is a transgender from the lower class. He's the breadwinner of the family and his family accepts him unconditionally. While Daniel, a transgen...

A bitter family battle ensues between a father and his sons when a businessman makes a deal that entices farmers to sell off their properties.

In their 10+ years of existence, one could say that ZAO has definitely had enough highs and lows to make for a great documentary. Now with over 200,00...