For my senior year final project in my Documentary Filmmaking Class at The University of Tennessee, I chose to document the lawless, unexpected, and wild atmosphere of the Fort. I experimented with stationary camera shots, allowing the Fort to express itself in its rawest form.
Harriet wakes up after a night out to discover her legs aren't working. She is desperate for water. The film is an exploration of the expectations of women.
Have you ever wondered where your second sock goes when it disappears? This movie reveals the shocking truth that they don't want you to know. Follow Sue, local loco, in her quest for socks and answers.
Parisa has spent two years training towards her goal: representing Iran as a fencer at the next Olympics. At the regional heats, however, she is suddenly told to fake an injury and withdraw from her next match because if she stages an injury, she will get a “nice reward”. If she doesn’t, the authorities may never let her compete again. But no reward could be enough for Parisa to give up her one shot at the Games.
Malika is annoyed, first by the fact she has to drive a broken-down truck to deliver two coffins to the families of the respective deceased and, secondly, by the idiocy of her companion Hassan, who is supposed to be in charge of paperwork. It is only after they have arrived at the second house that Hassan admits he got the coffins confused and each family has the wrong body. Along with their idle intern, they have to sort out which matters more: the satisfaction of the living or the sanctity of the dead.
Abdulmalik’s brother has died suddenly but, even as the family’s men gather in remembrance, he hides the truth from his blind father. When an uncle delivers the dead man’s clothes, Abdulmalik starts wearing his signet ring to avoid telling the truth. Does his father suspect, anyway? When his rosary breaks, he tells his surviving son it had reached the end of its life and cannot be mended. Abdulmalik sets about restringing the beads, but his father’s words are an omen.
Six customers are in the post office when a 50-year-old employee collapses and dies. When an ambulance arrives, the paramedics in attendance conclude that he died of natural causes. The six witnesses all doubt this, each interpreting this sudden death from a personal point of view. One young man tells his psychiatrist he believes it was suicide; another witness accuses the dead man of drinking too much coffee; yet another is convinced he worked himself into the grave out of devotion to his family. Each story says way more about the teller than it does about the man who died.
Saad is in kindergarten, a sweet and innocent child. When Dania joins his class, he falls in love at first sight, discovering feelings he didn’t know it was possible to have. Love turns Saad’s little life upside down. He can't concentrate, eat, or do any of his regular day-to-day activities. He tries to understand why this is happening, asking his father about what these feelings mean, but the response doesn’t answer any of his questions. Finally, he decides to give his beloved his most prized possession: his chewing gum. Is this what love is all about?
A group of TikTok content creators unexpectedly achieve viral fame after filming their friend eating rotten food. Eat, throw up, eat something else: it’s a great joke. But, as they move from spinach pizza to sushi, their chosen video star begins to suffer some horrible side-effects from all that decaying food. Blinded by their newfound success, the friends ignore his condition, even when he ends up in hospital. It is only when he falls out of his wheelchair that his friend decides to make a stand and save him from the terror of the trash can.
Self-styled revolutionary Chris prepares to publish his book while debating critical theory with Laura, a photographer, and Vanessa, his on-again girlfriend. Can he silence his ideas long enough to forge genuine connections?
Thirty years ago, H.H. Prince Faisal bin Abdullah sought out Saudi Arabia's creative minds to showcase the nation's heritage through art. His efforts led to the founding of the Layan Cultural Foundation, which now preserves this legacy for future generations in Saudi Arabia and has sponsored major exhibitions elsewhere, including a history of the horse at the British Museum, photographic displays of Saudi Arabia’s extraordinary archaeological heritage and works by new artists not previously seen outside the country.
Othman Al-Khozaim, born in Al-Kharj, loved painting and drawing from his early childhood, a passion he was able to funnel into studying design. It was when he was awarded a scholarship to study in Rome, however, that his talent was able to flourish as he found ways to absorb the wealth of Western art history around him into his own heritage of Islamic art, particularly calligraphy. Back in Saudi Arabla, he worked in television while developing his own expression, becoming an internationally prominent artist. In 2019, he was invited to return to Italy to present Letters without Words, an exhibition of his work visited by an enthusiastic Pope Francis.
Kemo was born into a family of artists and photographers in Jeddah, but he feels torn between art forms and between the artist’s life and the kind of conventional life where he would just do a job. Do I pursue art and colours? Or does he pursue the renegade art of graffiti that he has discovered on the internet? Blue pill or red pill? he asks himself. Confused about his place in the world, he knows the only way forward is to keep working.
The history of the roshan, the intricate wooden screens that adorn courtyards or filter light through the windows of traditional Saudi Arabian homes, has always been both lengthy and rich in artisanal heritage. In this concise yet focused film, architectural expert Ahmed Sami Angawi depicts how the roshan regulates light and air, essentially functioning as a form of low-energy air conditioning, while also providing a means for discreet conversations with passersbys through its meticulously carved wooden latticework. Traditionally crafted from local and imported woods, as well as those salvaged from pilgrimage boats.
What does it take to bring back a franchise? We talk to people from around the Soul Reaver universe to try and explain its initial appeal, enduring legacy and possible futures.
Isolation leads to insanity as an ominous shadow figure stalks Felicia, a domestic violence survivor, throughout pandemic lock-down. Who is Black Boots?