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Decoupling 脱钩
A "Chinese" father reflects on the changing relationship of China and US during his trip to Beijing to retrieve his 3-year-old "American" daughter who has been stranded because of the recent "decoupling" of the two countries. Born in China and living in the American Midwest, filmmaker Yinan Wang attempts to unpack his own experience of how a transnational migrant family deals with the distress caused by identity, nationalism, and geopolitics.
It's Ok
An intimate look inside the life of Lebanese superstar Elissa as she prepares to drop her first independent album and reflects on her path to stardom.
A Man Who Writes
The writer Abelardo Castillo talks about the meaning of writing about the 70s, about newspapers, magazines and literary workshops, and about Sylvia, his wife. As in Blixen's story of the stork, he completes the drawing of his life.
Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
John Aielli influenced Austin's musical diversity for over 50 years. The opera singer from Killeen became Austin's legendary voice. His freeform interviews, on-air mishaps and philosophical musings made "Eklektikos" a one-of-a-kind show.
Makbetamaximus
“Double, double, toil and trouble,” indeed! Shakespeare’s punchiest tragedy gets a makeover in a way that only the prodigious Filipino multi-hyphenate Khavn De La Cruz could deliver. Unfolding in the Municipality of Marcos, Ilocos Norte and Khavn’s own Burroughsian Interzone of Mondomanila – also the title of the director’s crazed horror-comedy-crime drama, which premiered at IFFR 2012 – this mash-up of styles, genres, moods and atmospheres features a cast of over 100 performers and defies any easy description, even with so familiar a text. But as Khavn says of his source material, "Usually, word is king. Here, text is just one of the many cogs. It’s a column, a roof shingle, an ornament."
A Wolfpack Called Ernesto
World-renowned Mexican filmmaker Everardo González brings us inside the chilling world of Ernesto, an amalgam of various teenage boys, who, in choosing a gun and a life of organized crime, becomes both victim and perpetrator.
Coney Island - As Primeiras Vezes
Three times she travelled until the last stop on the F line. Each as if it was the first. There she
found a meatless Disneyland, only skin, bone and memories. She thought of Dorothy and her
dog. On her skin she felt the taste of the sea and she discovered new flavours as she dived into
the freezing cold water. Now she fears everything will vanish like a wave that goes and never
returns. Unlike her, I never travelled to the end of the F line. But I can see, hear and feel it. Can
you?
Mir Nam
It is morning, February 24, 2022. The war has begun. Photographer Juraj Mravec goes to Ukraine to record the situation in the country, which has been attacked by the Russian Federation with full force, using a camera. On his way through Ukraine, he meets various people whose lives have been affected by the war. The war road movie Mir nam is an authentic mosaic of their micro-stories and tragedies, watched through the eyes of a photographer traveling through the destroyed landscape.
Himno. La vuelta al mundo de El pueblo unido jamás será vencido
Documentary that becomes a vibrant musical journey that wonders how the song "El pueblo unido jamás será vencido", composed 50 years ago in Chile, has been recognized and interpreted in the most diverse latitudes
Realm of Satan
An experiential portrait depicting Satanists in both the everyday and in the extraordinary as they fight to preserve their lifestyle: magic, mystery, and misanthropy.
Ans and the Universe
Ans Hoornweg died in 2022 at the age of 80. Hers was an extraordinary story. Extraordinary for others, that is, as contact with extraterrestrials was nothing special for Ans: she appeared on TV several times as a medium who could communicate with aliens. In Ans en het universum, for one last time, she recalls her out-of-body experiences and her visits to other planets. Ans also discusses her media appearances and how people would call her crazy, but still, Ans did not have one shred of doubt: aliens are everywhere and we’re slowly transitioning to an era where current gender norms are no longer applicable. Filmmakers Noëlle Ingeveldt and Juriaan van Berkel work together as Berkveldt to produce a sincere testimonial of a woman with a remarkable life story, filmed amongst the many dolls Ans made in the same likeness of her alien friends.
La Réponse des bergers
In the Pyrenees, the Garcias breed goats since the 70's. They pass down their experience to young farmers who want to create their own dairy. Sadly, this project will come into conflict with a persnickety administration.
Hope A Garden Grows Where We Danced This Afternoon
Mandarin interpretation of Wither with footage shot on an iPod touch in New York City's Chinatown
Wayfaring Stranger
A child is drawn to the stillness of nature beyond a city. A teenager, rising from sleep in a thicket, makes their way back to a trailer: to warmth, a caretaker, a dog. But the thudding on hard concrete from the highway above is no comfort. A tree envelopes a fence with its growth – grasses sprout through cracked and decaying industry. The individual is searching, pushing forward through landscapes and time. Adulthood leads into the forest.
Questioning the Existence of Alec
Against a backdrop of the beaches of 1940s South Africa, Questioning the Existence of Alec is a voyage shared by friends from adolescence to adulthood. Roger Horn masterfully uses 8mm found footage, stop motion and additional in-camera effects, taking us on a chimerical journey that blurs the lines between past and present. “It's as if you were never here.”
The Water of Babylon
1914-1918, Burma, Turkish POW camp, and other side Turkey, British POW camp. Hidden truths that still remain silent despite the intervening century. Descendants of Turkish and British soldiers who crossed paths in Mesopotamia during the First World War think upon the unknown stories of their grandfathers and how it has affected their lives. The film progresses with testimonies from two different nations' prisoners of war, who have been left outside of the historical framework, and showcases the shared painful effects of war's cruelty upon individuals, and the bond that distinguishes the reality of history from memory and forgiveness. The film focuses on the tragic stories of W. C. Spackman, an English military doctor working in the Indian Army, and Colonel Suphi Bey, a Turkish officer, whose destinies intersect in Mesopotamia.
The 2019 Masters: A Sunday Unlike Any Other
The 2019 Masters: A Sunday Unlike Any Other in partnership with Rolex will reflect on the 2019 Masters, and how Tiger Woods improbably went on to capture a fifth Masters title. The show will feature a comprehensive retrospective on the sequence of moments that led to Woods’ victory, including commentary from Woods himself, along with fellow contenders on the leaderboard, Woods’ then-caddie Joe LaCava, as well as those who contributed to the broadcast from on-site at Augusta National.
Turn in the Wound
Abel Ferrara explores human conflict and the search for peace and balance through the music and words of Patti Smith and the experiences of people at war in Ukraine.
Love You to Death: For Love or Money
The shooting of a beloved Cleveland firefighter leads detectives to uncover a shocking plot for money gone very wrong.
Dual Citizens
Three Nicaraguan-American artists from the Washington D.C. Metro area discuss growing up in two cultures and how it influences their art.
Joymakers
Joymakers explores the musical mastery of Roma trumpet players in Serbia and reveals that, behind the dynamic melodies, lies a difficult life and struggle for survival. At the heart of the story is Milan Nikolić, a continuator of the important mission of teacher Maskut Maskotović – to teach Roma children to play correctly and preserve their health. The encounter of American professor, Nada Miljković, with Milan, provides us with an authentic and emotional insight into their lives.
Spy from a Distance
The secret past of a World War II-era intelligence officer comes to light when his grandson, actor Joonas Saartamo, begins to investigate his grandfather's activities as the leader of a long-range reconnaissance patrol. Meeting various experts along the way, Saartamo discovers a new insight into the crucial role of long-range reconnaissance patrols in war. He also realizes how strongly the weight of his grandfather's war experiences has been passed down from generation to generation, affecting him directly.
As Long As We Can
As the Arizona Supreme Court argues on whether to reinstate an abortion ban that originated in 1864, As Long As We Can offers a glimpse into the day-to-day activities of this, for now, still functioning clinic.
Asbestos
A cinematic and introspective look at the residents of a Quebec town—once the site of the world’s largest asbestos mine—as they grapple with their community’s industrial past. Striving to honour their heritage while reconciling with their history and forging a new path forward, the miners delve into the intricacies of progress and healing.
Sanne
The accidental finding of a journal from 1956 led to the search for its owner, Susanne Luzian. After her tragic death at twenty-five, somebody logged it in her journal to bring closure to her writings. Through a portrait of the city of Chascomús and interviews with her relatives, "Sanne" explores the importance of personal writing and leaving our mark on the world.
Hold Still
Hold Still follows two timelines. The first takes place in the present, from 2018, when shooting began, to 2022, when the Dargeçit case ended in acquittal. The second one dates back to October 29, 1995, when eight people disappeared in custody in the Dargeçit district of Mardin, and to 2013, 2014 and 2016, when the bones and clothes of the disappeared people were found in different wells in the region.
Inheritance
Filmed over ten years, INHERITANCE immerses audiences in a family of love, struggle, and hope as experienced through the eyes and ears of one boy, Curtis, and five generations of his extended family. Grandma and family matriarch, Cheryl, guides audiences into Curtis’ world. Leaving boyhood, but not his family, behind, Curtis moves toward an uncertain future.
Playground Day
A Playground Day is a single-channel screen-recorded video with a voiceover of a narration of a fictional playground trip with my sisters. Through the illegible 3D scans of the playground, I constructed a fragmented visual story that depicts reimagination and faded memories. The self-referential voiceover serves as an index to the process of making this video, I had let the visuals of the video take its course and simply follow along, making up unscripted stories along the way.
Beckenbauer
He is considered one of the most important athletes in football history. Franz Beckenbauer was the shining light of German football, won everything there was to win in club football as a player and coach, became world champion as a player and coach and, as the father of the "Summer Fairy Tale", brought the 2006 World Cup to Germany. He was also a pioneering advertising icon and an occasional singer and actor. The man whom everyone in his home country simply calls “Kaiser” shaped the image of the Federal Republic of Germany like no one else. The legendary footballer seems like a national treasure today, but little is known about the person behind the ball artist. Public knowledge of his private life is shaped by his long-term relationships with four women. The documentary, completed shortly before his death, uses archive material and prominent contemporary witnesses from sports, politics and entertainment to weave both facets into a look at a life's work with light and shadow.
Becoming Yamazushi
A Japanese-American rapper from North Carolina discovers how art can champion cultural liberation as he takes us on the poetic journey of Yamazushi.