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2019

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Drapes, The Clown
Drapes, The Clown
Following a devastating break-up, a bitter man decides to become a clown only to end up as the entertainment for his ex's wedding three years later.
Drapes, The Clown 2019
Rituals of Resistance
Rituals of Resistance
A Tibetan-American filmmaker explores modes of resistance to Chinese occupation by speaking with activists across generations. A former Tibetan monk broke his vows and became a guerilla leader. The filmmaker's own mother followed the Dalai Lama's Middle Path and raised her family in America. A young Tibetan man attempted to self-immolate in 2006. How does the filmmaker understand his place in the struggle?
Rituals of Resistance 2019
If the Dancer Dances
If the Dancer Dances
Filmmaker Maia Wechsler follows choreographer Stephen Petronio as he prepares dancers to restage the 1968 production of "RainForest."
If the Dancer Dances 2019
Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock
In the early 1970s, a young woman in prison for murder reflects on what led her to the crime, the cult she was a part of, and her relationship with its leader.
Eagle Rock 2019
Inner Landscape
Inner Landscape
Documentary about the creation of the chamber opera Si Fan, composed by Chinese composer Guo Wenjing in 2015 for the Nieuw Ensemble. In Si Fan (‘yearnings of love’), Guo combines traditional opera from his native Sichuan with his own music. "I don’t think when composing, I follow my heart", Guo says to Ed Spanjaard, head conductor of the Nieuw Ensemble, who comes to visit him in China to learn about the secrets of Sichuan opera. In this painstaking film, Shen Tiemei, the star singer of the Sichuan opera, speaks about the differences between East and West, and between tradition and the modern age.
Inner Landscape 2019
Exam
Exam
A teenage girl gets involved in the process of delivering a pack of cocaine to its client, and gets stuck in a weird cycle of occurrences.
Exam 2019
Eugênia
Eugênia
Eugênia is a young black woman who appears to have a normal life but on the inside she struggles to accept the way she looks. Going about with her daily beauty routine, adverse circumstances and a dear friend help her see things from a different point of view.
Eugênia 2019
Brain. Evolution
Brain. Evolution
In the film, we look into the future. How does scientific knowledge change our worldview, culture and environment? On the one hand, the development of technology expands our boundaries of freedom - we live longer, learned to establish communication with paralyzed people, etc. But the more scientists learn about the brain, the more questions arise. Back in the 1980s, Benjamin Libet conducted experiments that, according to many scientists, proved that man does not have free will. Neuroscientists say that our behavior and decisions depend only on the activity of neurons.
Brain. Evolution 2019
Whatever We Want
Whatever We Want
Katya and Pasha are a Moscow student couple in their early twenties. They don't care about politics or authorities. They aren't really rebellious, they just want to be left alone and have fun. One day they come to a punk concert at a small club, but two rogue policemen stop the show in the middle of it - there are no formal grounds to do that, but the policemen just enjoy their power. Katya tries to reason with one of the officers, but he reacts in a brutal way, and Pasha has to defend her. Katya and Pasha escape and they hope they're safe. But in Russia, you shouldn't mess with the police, and next morning, the young people learn that they are in trouble. Their only way out is to pay the policemen off, and they embark on a mission of getting the cash - borrowing, begging, doing whatever they can. And they only have several hours to come up with the cash.
Whatever We Want 2019
Choir. Conductor. Kamēr…
Choir. Conductor. Kamēr…
A documentary about the well-known Latvian youth choir “Kamēr...” and its journey to the Tolosa Choral competition. A debut from a 20 year old singer of the choir, the film offers a deeply personal insight into the most difficult challenge the choir has ever faced. After the head conductor leaving, the choir has just 2 months to get used to a new leader. A test for the new conductor who has to prove his worth at one of the most important competi-tions of the choir’s history. It’s do or die, as nothing less than a victory will be accepted. Following the choir every step of the way, the director puts the audience in a first-row seat at rehearsals, performances, discussions and spectacular moments that can only be seen through the eyes of a singer. An unprecedented view of the personal battles and achieve-ments, that lead up to a real-life story, never captured before.
Choir. Conductor. Kamēr… 2019
Мишка
Мишка
Мишка 2019
Making The Game
Making The Game
A documentary about following your dreams, in the smallest of places and the life of an IndieDev. Join Dan as he travels the UK in search of what it takes to create and bring video game ideas to life and struggles and triumphs of being an Indie Developer in the UK.
Making The Game 2019
TOSCA | Salzburg Easter Festival
TOSCA | Salzburg Easter Festival
TOSCA | Salzburg Easter Festival 2019
El Verde Está del Otro Lado
El Verde Está del Otro Lado
Since 1980, water management has been privatized throughout Chile, leading small farmers to ruin and weakening thousands of families.
El Verde Está del Otro Lado 2019
Ella Schön - Ferien von den Eltern
Ella Schön - Ferien von den Eltern
Ella Schön - Ferien von den Eltern 2019
TX-Reverse
TX-Reverse
What happens in a cinema when you film it at a resolution of 10K with a 360° camera and reverse the spatial and temporal axes? "tx-reverse" shows the collision of reality and cinema in which the order of space and time is suspended.
TX-Reverse 2019
Russia According to Ekaterina
Russia According to Ekaterina
An impossible love story between the narrator from Paris and a young woman – Ekaterina Tretyakova, descendant of the Romanov dynasty. It takes place behind the Ural mountains. Navigating between poetic illustrations of passion and schizophrenic wanderings in a hostile environment, the film draws an intimate and heart-breaking portrait of Russia.
Russia According to Ekaterina 2019
Metayouu
Metayouu
A cosplay artist requests the help of an amateur filmmaker to document her attendance at an upcoming convention.
Metayouu 2019
ETA
ETA
A slow, psychedelic revenge thriller about the nocturnal world of rideshare apps.
ETA 2019
Vaillantes
Vaillantes
Nas is a young woman from a neighborhood in the Parisian suburbs. Since the death of her parents, she has been forced to take care of her family (her two little sisters). As fate is against her, she must assume this new responsibility alone, her husband Mehdi being incarcerated. Fortunately Nas can always count on the support of his best friend: Alyssia. The young woman with a joyful and explosive temperament is an unwavering support for the one she considers her own sister.
Vaillantes 2019
1989: Z dopisů psaných přes železnou oponu
1989: Z dopisů psaných přes železnou oponu
An original film testimony about the time 30 years ago. Peter Kořínek is 21 years old, hailing from Pardubice. He listens to underground bands, reads samizdat books, and faces school troubles due to his long hair. He dreams of emigration. It is the beginning of 1989, and there is no indication that he will experience freedom in communist Czechoslovakia.
1989: Z dopisů psaných přes železnou oponu 2019
Mary Roos & Wolfgang Trepper - Die Geschichte des Deutschen Schlagers
Mary Roos & Wolfgang Trepper - Die Geschichte des Deutschen Schlagers
Mary Roos & Wolfgang Trepper - Die Geschichte des Deutschen Schlagers 2019
The Internet And You
The Internet And You
Abraham Ethernet, Net-Meister and their friends must stop the dark web from taking over the surface web.
The Internet And You 2019
Cringe
Cringe
At 23 years old, Telmo never had a romantic relationship. Without hope, he's ready to give up on life, until his act is interrupted by Clara, an enraged girl that was left behind by her boyfriend in the middle of nowhere. Together, they decide to go after him.
Cringe 2019
Saudade
Saudade
When Afro-Brazilian filmmaker Denize Galiao starts feeling that sorrow of loss again, her father sighs and says, “Forget about saudade and carry on.” An old Brazilian legend says that the African gods created the feeling of saudade to remind people where they come from and where they are. And that’s just what she’s suffering from. Twenty years ago Galiao emigrated to Germany, where her dream of becoming a filmmaker came true. But the papayas there never taste as good as in Brazil. Galiao’s parents live in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, and thanks to Skype her birth country is never far away. Now that her parents need more support, the sense of dislocation is really making its presence felt. “You are physically present, while your mind is somewhere else.” This short film explores and defines the feeling in various ways, both positive and negative.
Saudade 2019
At the Bottom of the Sea
At the Bottom of the Sea
A filmmaker travels to South Korea to document the rising feminist movement responding to brutal patriarchal norms and a spy cam epidemic. Leading up to the protest of December 22, 2018 in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, the filmmaker journeys throughout rural and urban areas of the country, interviewing women of different generations and backgrounds: their private and public lives.
At the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Merry Christmas, Mr. Monster
Merry Christmas, Mr. Monster
A little girl walks along the corridors of an abandoned shopping mall. On Christmas Eve, she meets a man dressed as Santa Claus, with a map in his hand, looking for something. But what could be lurking in the dark corners of the abandoned building?
Merry Christmas, Mr. Monster 2019
A Mulher da Pele Azul
A Mulher da Pele Azul
The Phantom Dancer appears in the collective imagination as the symbol of the essence of Theatro José de Alencar. Her spirit, which reflects her moments of glory, floats in the imagination of those who experienced and still cultivate her grandeur. The ghost of a majestic past intertwines with the stories and legends of the place. In memories, curiosity enchants those who are in the midst of their nebulous existence.
A Mulher da Pele Azul 2019
Toxicidad
Toxicidad
Toxicidad 2019
Lhotse
Lhotse
Life is a fine line - Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison have often had to experience this at first hand. But the two ski mountaineers are dreaming again of a mountain, the 8516-metre-high Lhotse, and the downhill run of their lives. Never before have they succeeded in descending the eight-thousand-metre peak on skis, although the 45 to 50 degree steep Lhotse Couloir is an absolute dream line. But at some flanks of Lhotse there is seldom snow and also the weather has to play along. So the two US-Americans don't have much time left. They put everything on one card and dare to fulfill their dream with high speed and minimal equipment.
Lhotse 2019
Zeppelinskiing. Mit dem Luftschiff in die Berge
Zeppelinskiing. Mit dem Luftschiff in die Berge
If you go freeriding with the Zeppelin, you don't have to worry about the traffic jam on the motorway. You should only be free from giddiness! And these are Stefan Ager, Andreas Gumpenberger and Fabian Lentsch, fortunately. Because they have to abseil a good 50 meters to the summit from the protected Zeppelin gondola. The three freeriders find new ways not only for the approach, but also for the eagerly awaited descent.
Zeppelinskiing. Mit dem Luftschiff in die Berge 2019
May the World Not Carry You
May the World Not Carry You
Technique Used: Cel animation, each frame is painted by hand, using acrylic paint. Sad love story inspired by polish folk song. The betrayed girl decides to commit suicide during the wedding of his love.
May the World Not Carry You 2019
Mourning Murder
Mourning Murder
A short one minute film about a group of crows holding a funeral for a dead friend.
Mourning Murder 2019
Petrogenesis, Petra Genetrix
Petrogenesis, Petra Genetrix
Ayoung Kim’s enchanting film Petrogenesis, Petra Genetrix (2019) takes the viewer on a journey through hyperbolic mythology based on a fictional genderless mineral Petra Genetrix. Through this character, Kim explores the Mongolian animist belief that positions land, mother rock, stones, and sacred caves at the center of their universe. By likening rocks and stones as the Earth’s memory storage vessel, the work illuminates the futurist potential of animism: “Quartz can be considered to be a type of natural computer since it absorbs and stores a large amount of energy“. The traditional spirituality oriented towards land or ancient animism reveals the potential equivalence between primeval objects and the futuristic memory sphere.
Petrogenesis, Petra Genetrix 2019
Lubię patrzeć jak wschodzi słońce
Lubię patrzeć jak wschodzi słońce
Lubię patrzeć jak wschodzi słońce 2019
Sem Asas
Sem Asas
Zu, a twelve-year-old boy on the way to buy flour for his mother, winds up in the clutches of armed paramilitary narcotics officers.
Sem Asas 2019
Face Value
Face Value
Face Value 2019
Alceu Valença - João Rock
Alceu Valença - João Rock
Alceu Valença - João Rock 2019
To Be Heard
To Be Heard
In 2018, Brazil's first shelter for LGBT+ refugees opened its doors in the city of Manaus, the largest city of the state of Amazonas. This collaborative documentary film tells the story of three residents who are all trying to build a new life in this incongruous urban metropolis. A candid, and intimate insight into the many challenges faced by LGBT+ refugees.
To Be Heard 2019
Fi Dem II
Fi Dem II
An investigation of Blackness, labour, diaspora and family heritage through archive, glitch, strobe and sound. A commitment to the Windrush generation.
Fi Dem II 2019