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The North Sea Flood of 1953
Eyewitnesses give first hand testimony about the worst natural disaster to strike Britain in modern times. On 31 January 1953, a massive storm and its huge tidal surge flooded 250 square miles of land from the Shetlands to the Thames estuary, killing hundreds of people, sinking several ships, and destroying tens of thousands of homes. Few remember this disaster that shocked the country as it emerged from the trauma of World War II, but those who do remember it vividly.
Kathy and Teresa
Two young girls are drifting in the water of a public swimming pool. The film adopts this drifting attitude as it follows them through nocturnal Montreal and their daily life. Sometimes the two speak English, sometimes Inuktitut. Kathy and Teresa come from a small Inuit settlement in northern Canada. They show each other smartphone pictures of seals and bears they killed themselves. They read about the special relationship between the Inuit and their sledge dogs, which has lost its importance today. Home assignments are done in a park – the scent of the trees reminds them a little of home. They close their eyes. With great tenderness, the camera captures the deep bond between the two best friends who share the same heritage and language. Kathy has written a moving song in Inuktitut. In simple, clear words, she sings of the feelings and yearnings of a young Indigenous woman.
Au Revoir, Pugs
At first glance, Brett Allen Smith’s memory worlds seem slightly otherworldly but peaceful. There is a little pug – curious, bouncy and, most importantly, alive, a harmless explorer of lawns and living rooms. At the same time, the director is driven by an inner fracture, an irritation to be illuminated by means of phone conversations with family members: How real are the memories that had such a tremendous impact on him? Like the hill towering in front of Smith’s inner eye under which two dogs lie buried. And there are sunflowers, imposing plants that are impossible to pick for his five-year old’s hands because their roots have bored so deeply into the soil.
Can I Hug You?
In the city of Qom, the most restricted city in Iran, there are many restrictions on human rights such as mandatory hijab to assure sexual safety; Hossein (M, 30) grew up in this environment and experienced multiple sexual assaults by men, despite these measures. Due to stereotypes around masculinity, he never talked about it. With the support of his wife, Elahe, he now confronts the trauma.
Light of Light
Before his death in 1932, a monk created his own camera in one of the most isolated places in the world. 90 years later, a filmmaker discovers and reconstructs the found footage.
Jesa
Made after the passing of the filmmaker’s grandfather, Jesa is a film dealing with themes of intergenerational trauma and its inherited effects on intimacy and family by reconstructing traditional Korean funerary rites. Exploring the effects of colonization and post-war memory on the intimate scale of family, Jesa uses song, stories and recollections of the past to wrestle with the questions of how we exist together after trauma.
Don’t Mess with Gienek
“Don’t Mess with Gienek” is a tragicomical story about the short-tempered and stubborn Gienek. It is a story about taming an old lion for whom time passes inexorably. Perhaps this is the last moment to overcome and finally fulfil his beloved daughter’s request.
Glass, My Unfulfilled Life
In this original and funny self-portrait, moving between hope, despair and heartbreak, we follow the main character Rogier Kappers for seven years. He wants to realize the dream he had as a nine-year-old boy: to become a famous musician playing the glass organ, an instrument made of singing glasses. Boundless optimism or naive impulsivity?
Los de cine (Parte 2)
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the production of nine student short films.
I was Eduardo Coutinho's assistant
On January 28, 2008, a film crew entered a building to film a documentary. On this day, I was Eduardo Coutinho's assistant.
We Are Fire!
Maremoto (Mar) is a young illustrator in Mexico City struggling to make sense of a town where 11 women are murdered daily, and 95,000 people have gone missing, with no one held accountable. Her feminist drawings support her community in dealing with the emotional trauma left by the femicides and galvanize them to fight to get the government forces to act. With her work, Mar also creates a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community and teaches self-acceptance."
Testudo Hermanni
Testudo Hermanni is a portrait of my mother, my tortoise, and mild winters - an intimately amusing story of familial relationships rising to the occasion of unpredictable climate change, in which providing mindful care, above all, plays a crucial role.
And the River Still Flows
In search of her roots and family house, the author travels to Kosovo, looking for answers to eternal questions: who I am and where I come from.
Autoportrait for IFA 10th Film Directing Masterclass
An autoportrait from João Victor Montuori in a short-film format made for the 10th IFA Film Directing Masterclass with Ruben Östlund. Each student selected made their own video based on five questions with one and a half minutes limit. João used a mix between footage from his previous films and footage made especially for the autoportrait.
The Angel of Beaver Island
A short documentary about Beaver Island Healer Feodor Protar by the "Windward to Eden" crew.
So Close To The Clouds
In 1971, a group of young female soccer players filled Mexico City's Azteca Stadium with 115,000 spectators to play the final match of the Second Women's World Cup. This documentary features their exceptional and forgotten story.
Summer Qamp
At Camp fYrefly in rural Alberta, queer, non-binary, and trans teens get to just be kids in a supportive space, surrounded by counsellors who can relate to their experience ― and help them toast the perfect marshmallow.
Entre les autres
Adèle, aged 12, doesn't want to go back to school. She prefers to skateboard and watch the others from a distance. But this isolation leads her to question the kind of woman she wants to be when she grows up.
Home River
In 2017, three Sámi women broke the law to protect their traditions. The Sámi people had fished the Deatnu River as a livelihood and spiritual practice for centuries until Finland enforced unprecedented restrictions on the river. In a monumental case for Indigenous rights, Kati, Ánne, and Heidi fought the state to keep their culture alive.
Bad Days Won't Last
Members of the voluntary Human Extinction Movement in Mexico try to convince people not to procreate to achieve gradual human extinction. Soon, an involuntary event will put their ideas into perspective: a pandemic.
El silencio de los hombres
Lucía Lubarsky investigates her relationship with the men in her family and her brother's life. What were their desires, their silences and mandates? She interviews different men and meets Bicho, Andrés and Emmanuel, diverse men who seek to build themselves as men far from what was expected of them.
Live From the Clouds
Live From the Clouds immerses the viewer in the intimate memories and imaginations of four women in the director's Japanese-American family, where everyday anxieties of shopping, paying the bills, and flying are ruptured by dreams of financial freedom and homecoming.
Hungry for Freedom
Boong and Baipor are two activists from Thailand who got arrested for asking questions about the Thai monarchy. They are put in prison and denied their right to bail. They have to embark on a hunger strike to confirm their innocence and demand their release.
Out of Salamanca: A Journey to the Chacarera
In a town in the Argentine Northeast, the initiated make a pact with the Devil in exchange for musical talent. A documentary that explores the origin of chacarera and its link with the process of crossbreeding in America and its relation with the Salamanca.
Inside Tibet
For around fifteen years, no Western camera has been able to get to the heart of Tibet. In this challenging and revelatory doc, Director Jean-Michel Carré gains authorisation over several months to film the human, economic and political realities of the region – one that exists outside time, but which is still in constant evolution towards a modernity imposed by China. With contributions from residents and regional experts, the film generates a new perspective on this region, which has become, despite existing under China’s control, a nexus of global geopolitical influence.
The Pond Story
Victoria Mahabal and her Great Uncle reminisce on the time he saved her life.
Breve Espacio de un Tiempo
Documentary highlighting the poetic and peaceful pace of Mapuche life, through an intimate observation of the daily lives of Mireya and Emardo, Mapuche couple living on their ancestral land, the Wallmapu, and uncles of the director.
What Remains in Me
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past”, is announced in white letters, emulating the VHS format and quoting a famous line by American writer William Faulkner on the screen before the appearance of the protagonist in an everyday situation. This quote is the introduction and declaration of principles of What remains in me, director Tamara Mesri’s debut feature film. Through several meetings, reunions and the meticulous display of archival material (including photographs and family documents), the film recreates the story of Luba Alkon de Biegún, the filmmaker’s grandmother and an Holocaust survivor.
Together with Lorenza Mazzetti
Brighid Lowe’s new, intimate documentary, made with Henry K. Miller, builds around candid interviews with Mazzetti herself, to provide new insights about the Italian’s life of love and trauma and the unparalleled efforts she expended to make films in 1950s London.
Sum of the Parts
A documentary about the 60 years of the Gulbenkian Orchestra. Using unpublished archive footage and interviews with current and former musicians, conductors and soloists, “Sum of the Parts” tells the story of an orchestra that made a decisive contribution to the enrichment of the Portuguese musical scene, recorded more than 70 albums and performed alongside many of the greatest performers in the music industry.
Get on the Bus!
In May of 2022 on the James Taylor Justice Coalition's second Justice Day event, participants collected a sample of soil from the site where Mr. Taylor was hanged. With money raised from individuals and organizations in our community a busload of over 50 youth and adults left Chestertown, MD in the wee hours of August 25 to transport the soil sample to the Legacy Museum in Montgomery. The trip included visits to important civil rights sites in Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery and Atlanta. Participants were confronted with a reality not often taught or talked about, and subsequently witnessed, processed, and transformed their perspectives on both Black History in the USA of the past, and the African American Experience of today. Get on the Bus is a film about this trip.