ICONS examines the current state of the gender gap in our Cloud and AI driven economy. Explore the firsthand experiences of 19 strong women leaders, founders, and political figures as they share their journeys in tech. How to close the gap, both individual and industry levels to create greater economic access. This is the first documentary produced by Women In Cloud, Inc.
The imminent closure of a small cinema in the Constitución neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, will be the propitious element to reflect on the mystique of the cinemas of yesteryear and on the figure of the film projectionist. A personal homage to the liturgy of cinema, its ghosts and its dreams.
The heroines of our film are sure that the whole world rests on their hair. But the girls themselves are bald. Throughout the film, Arina, Katya and Yana try to “make friends” with their peculiarity.
Pasha has always loved cinema, but attended film school only at the age of 50. His debut short film is about his broken relationship with his wife. He tries to sort out their conflicts in film, but instead he gets into another story with the actress who plays his wife.
There are no good or bad professions, there are those to which your soul lies. You don't have to be a blogger or an IT specialist to feel important. Any profession is important and necessary. The hero of the film is an ordinary hairdresser who sincerely loves what he does and is ready to openly show how his normal working day goes.
Photographer Grigory Yaroshenko gets a chance to visit Antarctica and learn about the life of polar explorers. But his wife is expecting their second child, and life changes. Gregory is faced with the question of male self-identification and acceptance of new family circumstances.
Doctors are trying to save tiny Andrei: he was born too early and weighs only 640 grams. All over the world, a family may choose not to resuscitate a premature baby. Only in Russia and Turkey neither parents nor doctors have such a choice. Anya and Dilya have been fighting the system for many years now: the children were born premature and now they need to fight for their right to study in a regular school and not be left out of normal life. It turns out that saving such a child is not always happiness?
An allegory about the role of art in human life. The film explores how the ideas of a composer and conductor are brought to life and how reality influences the creative process. A musical phantasmagoria with the participation of the Leningrad Region Symphony Orchestra.
Andrey was born in Alaska and after years of travelling between the two countries he decided to move to Russia with only one goal - to quietly practice his favorite business of icon painting. Together with Andrei we will walk the path of creating an Old Believer icon and obtaining permission to live in Russia.
A Nanaez man living in difficult conditions in a remote village on the banks of the Amur River must support his small family by fishing. He, his wife and child have been living for many years according to the long-established way of life in these places. There are few residents left in this remote village and there are no prospects for settlement. Recently, by the decision of the authorities, fishing in these places has become controlled, which further complicates the life of the family. However, he is not going to leave here, despite constant calls to leave his native land.
Elegant and rigorous, while surprisingly playful, Chis Kennedy’s Go Between observes the Brisbane River, passing boats, and cars on the William Jolly Bridge through an intoxicating play of masking and superimpositions.
Kabul's Apples Are Sweet is a short film about a 16-year-old Afghan teenager named Esmaeel who is a refugee living and working illegally on Kish Island in southern Iran. He has been in Iran for two years and looks after camels on a farm. The only way he can communicate with his family in Afghanistan is through the Internet. But it’s been two months since his sister’s cell phone stopped working and he doesn’t have any updates from his family. He wants to secretly send a mobile phone to his sister so they can get in touch with each other again...
A meditative observation of the salt desert and the strange pilgrims who reached its very center. The desert lives according to its own temporary laws. Its main inhabitants are lonely yellow trucks and lost travelers, preparing to become part of an almost alien space.
In their documentary about four highly memorable participants in a demolition derby, directors James P. Gannon and Matt Ferrin justly celebrate the transcendent and communal pleasures to be found in smashing stuff into other stuff.
Wulong City was divided by a mountain river until the first bridge was built in 1980. In local areas there is a mania for the endless connection of the two coasts.
Latika by Samsul Islam Shopon is set in a remote village on the banks of the river Chitra, Bangladesh, where families traditionally made a living by fishing with the aid of pet otters. Changes in climate and economic tides place immense pressure on this very old human-otter relationship.