S2.E2 ∙ The McAbee Fossil Beds Heritage Site

In the face of death you can really sense life. There are people who share their lives with the dead and some literally with corpses. A trip from Argentina to Manila, Cairo and Sulawesi.

Portrait of Daniela(17) who lives in a poor part Montevideo/Uruguay with her son, husband, mother, sister and brother-in-law. Her father is one of the millions of emigrants from Latin America whose salaries are essential to the survival of their families.

An observational documentary of a couple from Leyte (Philippines) who are trying to recover after they lost all their four children to Super Typhoon Haiyan/ Yolanda.

This documentary is about Carlitos, a young man with mental disability who has a particular vision of the world and a tender sensibility. This documentary tries to show his way of perceiving the world and also his attempt to live to the fullest.

"Si Sol Mi" refers to funerary marching bands that play predominantly brass instruments to accompany the deceased before their final ascension to the afterlife. The Public Girls' Band is based in Caotun Township, Nantou County and has been playing at funerals for 35 years. This film witnesses the transformation of Si Sol Mi, and records band members' bittersweet relationship to their work, as well as the profound friendships they have developed while working together. Through them, we can see the perseverance and humility of female workers in Taiwanese society and the light their profession brings.