In the rural landscape of Zhejiang, a simple bamboo hat becomes the centrepiece of this work. Casually placed on the grass, its slightly curled edges and faded bamboo strips bear the marks of time and daily use. This is an ordinary object, presented in its natural state, without the need for excessive explanation.
diario de verano is an exploration of neighbourhood flora in Tkaronto, focusing on Kensington Market, Parkdale and Wallace – Emmerson, areas we live and move through. Experimentation with abstract movement and the physical, compositional properties of foraged materials, strengthened our community/kinship to the land and each other. Artistic practices were explored and shared through gathering rituals, stop motion animation and phytograms, creating complex layers of ourselves intertwined through our latinx identities in this short film.
A film about Pavel Klushantsev (1910–1999), an outstanding Soviet director at the Lennauchfilm studio and creator of popular science films about space, who foresaw advancements in space exploration decades ahead. Drawing on unique documentary footage, the film traces Klushantsev’s life story. He endured revolutions, wars, professional triumphs, and dismissal from his beloved work, yet never lost faith in humanity’s boundless potential to build a better world.
The film is based on a spontaneous interview with Godovannaya’s father, recorded at an airport in the summer of 2022. For the first time, he shares his family album, revealing moments of childhood, growing up, military service, and photos of cherished friends, relatives, children, and grandchildren, alongside stories of relocations, encounters, and partings.
An amateur philologist strives to share his insights on Bulgakov with the public, despite living a precarious life, sleeping at train stations, and surviving on a meager pension. Undeterred by widespread indifference, he remains determined to make his mark.
Nastya lands her first major role in a Moscow theatre, where she’s hailed as a rising star. Yet, behind the scenes, she struggles, living in a dorm, friendless, and at times unable to afford food. As she pours herself into her role, she has little time to visit her dying father. Nastya must confront a difficult question: is her dream of the theatre worth sacrificing her personal life?
Olga travels to her native village to visit her mother, with whom she hasn’t spoken in years. Her mother, the village’s “whisperer,” is sought out by those in need of help when all else fails.
The internet has been flooded with AI-generated rubbish. Automated bots are producing a flood of AI-generated content that threatens to push everything else out of our social media feeds. Will this ‘slop’ lead to the death of the internet? Or perhaps is the internet a dead space already?
Elpidio Herrera, a physics and mathematics professor, musician, composer, and luthier, was the father of a mystery: the Sacha Guitar. A magical instrument whose joy and cry unite the mountains and Salamanca, transcending the Santiago region to conquer the world.
Olivia is a 9-year-old girl who lives with the body of her murdered mother. While she tries to go about her daily life normally, a police inspector tries to unravel what happened at the scene.
Franz Himpsl is an athlete, teacher, trumpeter, chaotic spirit, and founder of the Unterbiberger Hofmusik. Together with his wife Irene and their sons Xaver, Ludwig, and Franz Jr., he breaks through the barriers of Bavarian folk music, blending it with jazz and influences from around the globe. Their motto: Respect – and don’t piss your pants! The film accompanies them on musical journeys around the world: to Marrakesh, the pyramids, Alexandria, the Nile, and even the skies above Iran – while Father Franz returns to his roots in the “Woid,” the deepest Bavarian Forest.
Jack Nelson isn’t your average delivery driver. Mistakenly let out of a mental institution with a new job in small-town California, the locals are in for a nightmare. Jack isn’t looking to deliver - he’s looking for his next victim.