In 2023 and 2024, Ellen Reynolds shot a wide variety of Rotunda events and interviews with a number of curators, founders, supporters, and staff members. The film she has crafted is beautiful, touching upon several major aspects of this special little community venue that means so much to so many. One word that many people use for The Rotunda is HOME and this film shows why. In just 47 minutes, Reynolds manages to capture the spirit of this venue that is now celebrating 25+ years.
Everyday a father works hard to preserve the fragmentary present. He creates a world of images, a memory room where he meets his daughter. But it is difficult, the pictures are torn and forgotten and the fragmentary landscapes are constantly changing.
This film portrait of organist Iveta Apkalna reveals her journey from her native Latvia to the world's greatest stages. Her name is synonymous with virtuosity and complete dedication to music. "Iveta has the ability to bring music to life," says Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen. The film shows the contrasts in Iveta Apkalna's professional life — from the glamour of the stage to lonely hours of rehearsal at night. The film features her performances with virtuoso violinist Hilary Hahn, outstanding conductor Paavo Järvi, and contemporary music composer Nico Muhly, as well as audience ovations and adrenaline.
In an effort to address learning loss after the pandemic, a grassroots reading program using play takes root in coastal communities in Southern Philippines, helping an indigenous child, an introverted orphan, and a passionate volunteer facilitator nurture hope and peace through learning.
Forced to flee Gaza, two Filipino-Palestinian mothers recount their repatriation journey to the Philippines and attempt to recreate the concept of home in a land both foreign and familiar.
An Italian cruise ship carrying passengers from all over the world is hijacked off the coast of Egypt by a Palestinian commando unit. It is the beginning of a three-day ordeal in 1985 that culminates in the murder of an American hostage and an armed clash between two NATO allies to capture his killers.
The documentary focuses on the memories of actor Sergio Mamberti, thus revealing a panorama of more than 60 years of Brazilian culture through the trajectory of this great actor, who also worked as a director and actively participated in our country's politics.
Renée, 83, broke her ankle. Fortunately, she can rely on her granddaughter Florence, who steps in as her caregiver. While this ordeal brings them closer than ever, it inevitably confronts them with the reality of Renée's decline.
In the 1960s, the Farkas Caravan traveled through the Northeast, capturing faces, voices, and social transformations of a bygone Brazil. This film retraces the Caravan's journey, connecting these historical works with the contemporary Northeast.