The camera docks on land and follows Safira, along with her child, as they head toward the community. The hands, the work, and the small gestures of the people gradually lead us through rivers of birth, memory, life, and death. After the passing of her mother Angélica, the director searches for her in other landscapes, through cities flowing along the Paraguaçu River in Bahia and the Alegre River in Maranhão, in her first feature film. This winding journey crosses generations, time, and knowledge with the rhythm, enchantment, and generosity that Moreira had already demonstrated in her short films.
An abstract, surreal and experimental anthology consisting of five sequences exploring the themes of identity, the nature of existence and the human condition. Part I tells the story of a postapocalyptic world where a Man feeds the ocean his blood in order for the water to continue moving, Part II is an abstract interrogation of several concepts including love and loneliness - Part III sees several ordinary people interviewed and asked various existential questions, and Part IV and V further expand upon the surreal filmic techniques present in Part II, whilst continuing the delve into existentialism.
Acclaimed documentarian Deeyah Khan travels across the United States to explore the dehumanising effects of war and its long-term social impact on America and beyond.
Step into the daily life of Muslims at Longgang Mosque—from the steady rhythm of everyday routines to the solemn rituals of significant religious occasions—and witness how faith shapes and strengthens a community. Through their personal journeys and spiritual practices, the film offers insight into how Islamic cultural traditions are preserved or tested in contemporary society, and how different generations navigate questions of identity, faith, and family in their search for belonging.
This documentary portrays the delicate relationship between nature and the Karen ethnics in Maekhong village through the enchantment beliefs, cultures and traditions which are intertwined to the sacred forests, fogs and rivers. Captured by the simplified perspective of an observer who witnessed their life as it is.
The Queen of the Hills is a reconstruction of a film shot and edited in 1988-89 but never completed. It was made as a companion piece to the MacDougalls’ film Photo Wallahs (1991), a study of photography and photographers in the north Indian hill station of Mussoorie. The film is a portrait of the hill station and its inhabitants, focusing on its unusual colonial past and postcolonial present. It has been restored digitally from the faded and damaged 16mm workprint produced in the 1980s.
A farewell to a tree is not too different from a good-bye to a human. The healthy elm needs to make space for a bridge in an urban park in Amsterdam. As the space transforms, different scientists reflect on their work with trees and green life: a space ecologist, an urban tree consultant and a dendrochronologist show their field of work in a poetic quest about what trees really are to us.
The Dark Fantastic is a psychedelic journey into the mind of renowned composer Simon Boswell, blending live performances, striking visuals, and interviews with directors he’s scored for. It celebrates his bold impact on cinema and invites viewers into a surreal fusion of music and storytelling.
She’s a Ballon D’Or winner and globally recognised as one of the greatest footballers of all time. So who does Aitani Bonmatí look to when she needs belief, support and inspiration? Meet her friend, Maria. In this exclusive new film, see Aitana through Maria’s eyes. As they talk about the very real pressures of being a sports star and role model, walk the streets of Aitana’s hometown, and play a relaxed game of football with friends, Maria shows us a story only a friend could tell.
A human story with sport as its central theme. Through rugby and its values, a man, Piero Mancuso, confronts the Cosa Nostra so that the young people of the Sicilian neighbourhood of Librino do not fall into its nets.
'Abbas Kiarostami: a transversal filmography' is a video essay on the relationship between the different child and adolescent characters in the Iranian director's various films. What is proposed is a parallel montage, based on the raccord of delayed apprehension between the seven films used. In this way, we perceive the sensation of a single character progressing in a linear fashion through Kiarostami's different films. In which the work opaques the entire growth stage of the youngsters, passing from childhood to old age in the blink of an eye.