Jana Montllor Blanes, daughter of the well-known artist Ovidi, has lost the only photograph she took of her father on a trip they made to Mallorca. Navigating through the Mediterranean among family images, objects, smells, songs, press clippings and television programs, Jana embarks on another journey through memory to try to find the memory of her father, a person known to the general public and yet distant to her.
A young filmmaker returns home and starts a search for her father, whom she knew only two month and whom no one ever talked about, although he was a famous musician, once even the gituarist of the legendary Parni valjak band. While she is trying to fill the gaps her father left behind, unsolved family issues emerge and she finds out she is pregnant.
Vida Skerk was supposed to be the future of Croatian cinema until she decided to continue her studies in London due to sexual harassment by a professor at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. Through Vida's story the film shows how the Croatian film community treats victims of sexual violence.
A 12-year-old boy, Vanja, has been catching and studying plankton for the past two years. He owns a professional plankton net and conducts scientific research under a microscope.
Mending the wounds of forced assimilation, Indigenous elders, healers, and activists from the Esk'etemc, Gitxsan, and Wet'suwet'en territories share a legacy of resilience and ancestral wisdom.
From the Cowboy's Boot Heel: The Musical Journey of Rob McNurlin is a captivating documentary that chronicles career of Appalachian musician Rob McNurlin. Directed by Steven Middleton, the film combines intimate interviews, live performances, and a treasure trove of archival media to trace McNurlin's evolution as an artist. From his early days to his status as a celebrated voice in Appalachian and Americana music, the film paints a vivid portrait of a musician whose work bridges country, folk, and gospel traditions, offering a rich exploration of heritage, artistry, and the enduring power of storytelling through song. Featuring interviews with J.T. Cure, Marty Stuart, Kenny Vaughn, Chris Scruggs, and Jorma Kaukonen,.
Ivana Svobodová, a journalist for the weekly Respekt magazine specializing in the Czech disinformation scene, does not create her reports from her desk, but in the field. She engages in clashes of opinion with people who believe in the positions propagated by bloggers like Vidlák. The plurality of opinion has been transformed by their influence into a battlefield divided into good and bad media. This confrontational portrait of the role of a liberal periodical in the era of rampant social media conspiracies with a sociological overlay discusses the impossibility of dialogue. It asks questions about the difference between opinion and fact, as well as what authority is respected by those who oppose authority and who is the watchdog of democracy.
A portrait of a Bektashi Muslim matriarch and her hard-working family shows gender equality blooming where least expected - in a rural community of pious Muslims devoted to family and tradition in a tobacco-growing village in the Balkans.
An experiment that translates the language and concept of consumption of a conventional EP into a cinematic format through a series of unrelated songs.
Constantin is a Moldovan young man who emigrated to Italy when he was only a child. Right before his marriage, he decides to go back to Moldova to discover more about his cultural roots and understand about his identity. He found a different country, with a danger of an impending war and where he feel as a stranger.
Professor Luca Rossi dedicates what remains of his university career to study wolves, but his findings conflict with his emotions as he navigates the contentious divide between wolf defenders and opponents. As Luca tries to be as close as possible to the wolves to understand them, he finds himself facing the sentiments of those who fear and love them.
Since the 1970s, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos, the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and carve out their own queer lesbian community, tensions simmer with the local residents. With both groups claiming ownership of lesbian identity, filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou—a native and lesbian herself—is caught in the middle and chronicles 40+ years of love, community, conflict, and what it means to feel accepted.