A girl loses her sense of smell at a very young age. In a distant land, she meets an elderly woman who sells gardenia bracelets. In that faraway place, the girl recovers her ability to smell.
A young artist returns to his hometown after many years and finds that it no longer feels like home. He begins wandering the city with a friend to reconnect with his childhood memories. During their journey he witnesses firsthand how environmental issues are eroding the city's once vibrant appearance and character. The artist's sense of alienation from the city acts like armor, helping him confront his fears and traumas. Through this film he also strives to rediscover himself.
A unique resort has been handed over to an investor. The 12-meter building with 350 apartments is set to host 300,000 guests annually. The state granted 4.3 hectares to "Orbi" for just 1 GEL. Georgia’s troubled urban development history has already had dire consequences. Before construction begins, Anka Gujabidze travels to Bakhmaro to capture its untouched nature and daily life on film—before it’s lost to inevitable change.
Over 40 years ago, filmmaker Min Sook Lee’s mother died by suicide. Using her camera, Lee explores long-held silences, unstable memories and unforgettable truths, attempting to understand what happened.
Despite it lasting 90 days in 1974, there is only eight minutes of footage about an Indigenous youth-led armed occupation in Kenora, Ontario. The documentary Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising tells that story of Indigenous resilience and power.
Grandpa, Daddy, and two sons, Spanning three generations. Embark on a journey to Hungary to reunite with the mother. This road trip documentary captures the diverse natural environments and culturesthey encounter as they travel through various countries to reach their destination.
Despite the war, school life continues in Ukraine, with pupils and teachers striving to continue learning even under constant threat. The film is a mosaic of the everyday lives of teachers and students from different corners of Ukraine.
Submerged in the sea of greenwashing that drowns them daily, two Amazonian filmmakers have decided to denounce, in this film manifesto, the entrails of the historical process of inventing and exploiting the forest as an inexhaustible Garden of Eden. Between Munich and Belém, they reveal how racism and prejudice, in Brazil and throughout the world, are still organised around the idea of a “savage demographic emptiness”, unable to speak for itself.
On the Belarusian border, in a remote village, Anna runs her farm alone. Her neighbor, Andrei, helps her and shares her daily life. Together, they get through the winter.
White sand, turquoise blue water. For decades, a chemical plant has been discharging its wastewater into the sea, transforming the nearby landscape into a white paradise. A voice collects memories along the beach and records them on postcards. As the shadow of the factory grows longer and traces no longer fade, she questions the linearity of her own horizon. Slowly, a toxic scent spreads and she realizes that her image of paradise is contaminated. A whale becomes stranded.
The film outlines the logging culture in the forests of Drama, highlighting the significant contribution of the people who work and protect this natural wealth: the challenges they face daily, the harsh working conditions, the need for sustainable management practices and the ongoing threat of forest wildfires.
This film is a search in the shadows of our empty home and at the same time an immersion in the past through the New Year's Eve of my childhood. Memories, ghosts and dreams come back to life as I try to reassemble the fragments of my life.
The film follows three characters-people of the open-air markets-within their working environment. An observational portrait capturing their personalities, their surroundings, and the ways in which they interact with them.