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Un Pays en flammes
In the Landes forest, a family passes down the secrets of fire from generation to generation. Under the eyes of animals, the days and the nights succeed one another. The father, Patrick, eats grass. The daughter, Margot, explodes. The child, Jean, codes firefly arrangements.
Alazar
In contemporary Ethiopia, a farming community's exodus is disrupted when the patriarch of a prominent family disappears from his grave. Tessema, his son, begins to question the church's divine explanation, forcing him to launch his own investigation.
YYAA. Wojciech Bruszewski
What is reality? Who holds the key to truth-humans or our own technological creations? Wojciech Bruszewski, a rebellious force in the realm of cinema, a pioneer in the global video art movement, a relentless researcher, and an intrepid art experimenter, embarks on a journey beyond conventional boundaries to explore cognition and pioneer breakthroughs in language, sound, imagery, and cutting-edge technologies. Through preserved films, archival recordings, photographs, and reactivated devices, we are not only introduced to his endeavors but also encouraged to partake in them firsthand. Serving as our guides into Bruszewski's mesmerizing universe are the man himself and a select group of accomplished contemporary art historians, scholars, artists, media experts, designers, and avant-garde figures in the realm of AI, all of whom contribute to his reimagining. So, the inquiry persists: who is positioned closer to unraveling the enigma of truth?
I Want To Be a Plastic Chair
Ming is disturbed by his sister's new boyfriend, who occupies the extra bed every night. Ming was going to move out, but unexpectedly uncovers a secret. Jenny, a real estate agent, helps him find a new place, only to be targeted by his sister's boyfriend once again. Feeling trapped, Ming wants to become a plastic stool via reincarnation. Meanwhile, Ming's experiences force Jenny to reassess her own thoughts.
Walking in the Movies
KIM Dong-ho is the founder of the Busan International Film Festival and one of the key figures in the rise of Korean cinema. Starting his career as a civil servant, he dedicated his whole life to the sheer passion for films. With his deep commitment and instinctive creativity, he will keep “walking in the movies.”
Die Q ist ein Tier
Slaughterhouse owner Werner Haas has a ton of slaughter waste dumped on his front lawn in the middle of the night. Fuming mad, he files charges against unknown persons and foolishly sets something in motion that can’t be stopped.
The Invasion
10 years after the release of his epic film “Maidan”, Sergei Loznitsa resumes his Ukrainian chronicles by documenting the country’s struggle against the Russian invasion. Shot over a 2-year period, the film portrays the life of the civilian population all over Ukraine. THE INVASION presents a unique and ultimate statement of Ukrainian resilience in the face of barbaric invasion. In the second part of his Ukrainian diptych, Loznitsa paints a monumental canvas of a nation determined to defend its right to exist.
Metamorphosis
Inspired by «The Conference of the Birds» by Farid al-Din 'Attar, an 18th century Persian poem, the film tells of a flock of birds that travel following a hoopoe, towards the Mountain of Kafh, home of King Simourgh, from whom they expect to receive the answers to all their questions. Between dream and reality, the birds will cross the 7 valleys.
It Doesn't Matter
Follows the cross country wanderings of Alvaro, a man from Staten Island, and his fortuitous relationship with a young filmmaker. Over the course of seven years, Alvaro comes to confront the issues that have left him down and out — and how he begins to heal.
Pk Saenchai Gym
Life revolves around a young lad that finds interest in the art of Muaythai in the infamous training sessions of pk Saenchai Gym in Bangkok. From pre workout, shadowboxing, pad session, heavybag and sparring; time is limitless in this fast action, dramatic ordeal of workout.
The Heartening Love Story Of Sureshan & Sumalatha
La pride des champs
Chenevelles, population just over 400. A grocery store-bar-service station. Its church and château. A village lost in New Aquitaine. Nothing to distinguish it from neighboring towns. Until the day when a few posters, community social networks and local newspapers invited the surrounding area to participate in the first rural Pride - on July 22, 2022! The region's LGBTQIA+ community, along with Cyril, the mayor, and his constituents, got together to ensure that this celebration resonated throughout the country. The grocer, Léo, a young man in transition, and the Poitiers-based Coloc Drag collective all had the same goal: to surpass 1,000 participants to spread the word that the countryside has broken free from prejudice and celebrate tolerance.
Promises.
A silent film set to the soundtrack of 'Promises' by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra about two young adults who's blossoming romance is affected by the protagonists alcoholism.
Guruvayoorambala Nadayil
Vinu, who is still grieving over his breakup from five years ago, develops a strong relationship with Anandan, his prospective brother-in-law, but his attempts to resolve Anandan's problems have some unexpected consequences.
I'll Drop You
I'll Drop You is a film about the life of Taras and Almagul, a couple whose marriage has undergone serious trials. Zharas, a successful employee of a large company, pays attention only to the material needs of his wife, not noticing her desire for self-development.
Grapes to Wine
Two teens, Alice and Anthony, bonding over grapes and pondering parental complexities, begin to fall in love.
Joana Mallwitz – Momentum
Follows Joana Mallwitz during two pivotal years – when she gives birth to her son and her career accelerates significantly. But whether she’s at home, at rehearsals, or in the spotlight, the German conductor strives to prove that perfection at work is just as important as finding the right rhythm in life.
The Fisherman's Daughter
Samuel, the last free-diving fisherman, has lived isolated in the island of La Aguja since he was abandoned by his wife and son 15 years ago. His life is disrupted when his son shows up now as Priscila, a transgender prostitute from the streets of Santa Marta, Colombia.
the Atheist
The events deal with the idea of religious extremism and atheism affecting young people and its impact on society.
Blackthorn
An investigation into a series of disturbing occult murders takes its detective on a nightmarish and surreal journey.
The Tenant
When a young graphic designer has to rent a dorm that has a terrifying story and mysterious neighbors. That will bring fear to every tenant.
An Unfinished Film
January 2020. A film crew reunites near Wuhan to resume the shooting of a film halted ten years earlier, only to share the unexpected challenges as cities are placed under lockdown.
Nicholas and the Earth Above Him
A young man arrives at a cabin in the woods and finds a warm, and earthy old man who helps him come to terms with his mother's imminent passing.
Nor(male) #4 (ep.26-35)
Testimonies of young women, the jealousy of their boyfriends, the indifference of their fathers, the intransigence of the stereotypes that pass through them. 10 episodes of an experimental web-series on sexism and gender violence, born immediately after the rape in Palermo in July 2023 in an attempt to build a counter-narrative that demystifies the macho and misogynistic mythologies of the media and the collectives, against the backdrop of anthropological considerations on “men who hate women”. Disturbing, percussive and pounding like all the works by canecapovolto, a place in which to penetrate the problem and extract its roots for a greater understanding of things. The series is copyright-free, it can be freely reshared by anyone.
Razbliuto
Yara is turning 20 and wants to spend her birthday like every year with her group of friends. She hasn't seen or spoken to them for a while: Lena, Boaz and Kyan. After Lena and Kyan's break-up, a strong tension has arisen in the group, it is no longer the way it was and they notice that they are growing apart. The group meets at their regular spot, where they celebrate Yara's birthday with a campfire, drinks, music and each other. During this evening they get a reality check that it will not be the same as before and that everyone has different passions and ideas, and without them knowing it, this was their last evening together.
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
At the end of his life, gravely ill, François Truffaut took refuge with his ex-wife Madeleine Morgenstern. She tried to keep him occupied during his long agony. The filmmaker confided in his friend Claude de Givray, with the intention of writing his autobiography. Too weakened, he abandoned the project. The film reveals part of this final story.
Last Call
When André, Bart and David go to do odd jobs in an old farmhouse, they no longer appear immortal. They alternate leaden seriousness with limp nattering, but that doesn't escape the fact that they are getting older.
Mi bestia
Set in Bogotá in 1996. In the darkness caused by power outages, the townspeople are terrified of the arrival of the antichrist. Thirteen-year-old Ana is deeply tormented by this rumor that secretly invades her daily life, by the existential crises of her school’s priest or by the animistic superstitions of the maiden.
Always half way there
"Always Half Way There" was a concert by Daniel Pitta and Kino Lopes held at Alfinete Galeria at the end of 2022, which featured the artist Ralph Gehre, whose works were in display as part of the painter's solo exhibition. Alongside Pitta's soprano and Lopes' percussion set, Gehre recites Beckett's poem "what is the word".
A Ballad of Blood and Bones
In a huge fantasy world, two goblins miss the biggest events of their lifetime; the second coming of Jesus Christ, the big football match and the thousand year war. Despite the fact it’s taking place right outside the window of their grimy apartment.
Locust
In Taiwan, as the 2019 Hong Kong protests erupt across the strait, Zhong-Han, a young silent thug, leads a life divided between his work in a family restaurant and parties in the dark Taipei underworld. But when a questionable businessman wants to buy the restaurant, Zhong-Han is drawn into a whirlwind of events that confronts him with the corrupt power games of his country.
V of Víctor
A retired boxer will return to the ring to face his greatest rival, relying on his daughter, his friends and a famous trainer who will teach him to see the sport from new perspectives.
Un popolo. Uno stato
Talking about the story of the Gaza genocide with other images and other words is possible. The discovery of some slides in a high school in Catania is the starting point for analyzing the origins of Israel's military occupation of Gaza by resorting to the etymology of the words used to describe what expressions like "terrorist" or "military occupation" mean, while the drawings of Amos, an Israeli child who portrays his imaginary friend Anya under the worried gaze of the babysitter May Golan, point out that most horror stories have deep roots in everyday life. Invention and black humor try to overcome the (denied) reality of an apartheid and a normalized genocide, exposed and simultaneously removed.