A documentary exploring two student artists and their unfinished projects, discussing why certain projects are abandoned and the personal connections that the creator may have to them.
Thanks to some dumb luck and a couple “ah, fuck its”, Sincere Engineer has had a pretty wild ten years. This documentary is a look back on how it all came to be, recognizing the village that helped raise it, and a sincere thank you to all of the kind fans and friends we’ve met along the way. Credits: Filmed, directed, edited, and produced by: Deanna Belos Starring: Nick Arvanitis, Adam Beck, Kyle Geib, Tobias Jeg, Matt Jordan, and Eric Mott
People leave (and return) from a church after Sunday Mass more than 120 years ago. The creaking of time and the darkness behind the ancient ritual of praying for our existence dance eternally, like a river of souls. Liz Taylor's visualy noisy reinterpretation of the film "Congregation Leaving St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin" (1901) by the Edwardian filmmaking duo James Kenyon and Sagar Mitchell.
From a forgotten photo of a group of clandestine Cape-Verdean guerrillas in the mountains of Cuba, Elson, a young filmmaker, searches for the silenced heroes of this daring and little-known military operation, whose main objective was to fulfill Amílcar Cabral’s dream of liberating the country from the clutches of colonialism. In a back-and-forth between the past and the present, the film establishes a conversation with the heroes of the country’s Independence. With them, it travels through the years of struggle in Guinea and post-independence Cape Verde, reflecting on dreams, nightmares, and what the country is today, between utopia and oblivion.
Torajan People of South Sulawesi, Indonesia are deeply rooted in a culture where death is not seen as an end but as extension of life itself. This ethnographic film explores the unique approached to death among adherents of Aluk to Dolo belief system who have recently converted to Christianity. It contrasts the funerary practices of two families - one middle class and one upper class - both deeply devoted to honoring the deceased fathers. While the upper-class family held an elaborate funeral with sacrificing 170 buffaloes, the middle-class family struggles to gather enough buffaloes for their ceremony.
The years 1941 and 1949 became a fateful turning point for thousands of Latvians who were taken away without warning to an unknown destination. In a foreign land and harsh conditions, they tried to preserve their humanity, create a new life, and raise their children. These children grew up far from their homeland, in a foreign environment where they felt like outsiders. They learned a foreign language, lived among strangers, and asked questions that even adults were afraid to answer. One of these children is actor Mārtiņš Vilsons, who was born in exile in the Magadan region of Russia to the family of Zenta Vilsone and Rolands Čehovičs. In this documentary, director Dzintra Geka portrays his life story as a personal testimony to the fate of the exiled Latvians, their search for identity, and their return to a contradictory reality.
Shot across the better part of the last decade, Seth Pomeroy’s long-gestating portrait of Nashville-based comedian, writer, podcaster and political candidate Chris Crofton emerges from the shadows — covering its subject from ascent, descent, and to ascent again. The film intersperses archival footage from the 1990s-2010s, following Crofton from Nashville to pre-COVID exile in Los Angeles — including a pivotal roller skating injury — and features commentary/appearances by departed local luminaries Dave Cloud and David Berman. Plenty of living luminaries show up as well, including Neil Hamburger and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James in a crucial “save.”
The narrative of police violence in the United States is shaped by viral videos, hashtags, and a cycle of profiling and abuse, followed by law enforcement immunity. The killing of Racine"s Ty’rese West pushes this narrative forward, exposing the truth behind unchecked police reports when incidents aren’t captured for the world to see. CYCLE investigates this systemic whitewashing and gives a voice to the countless victims whose names have yet to be heard.
Against the erosion of culture in Hong Kong, a Hong Konger filmmaker questions why a 1.5-generation Hong Konger-American has decided to spread their hometown’s culture by building the only operational Hong Kong taxi in the United States.
In the early 90s, Portugal experienced its own dance music explosion. Raves of epic proportions and a new sound shaped what was then called: “Underground house music from a paradise called Portugal”. Featuring exclusive footage and interviews with DJs, producers, dancers, and promoters, the story unfolds to reveal the birth and evolution of Portuguese rave culture and its lasting influence on electronic music worldwide.
There are children in front of the beach. Hye-sun sends a letter to Gwang-hwa, conveying her love and mentioning the foods she ate and her health condition. Gwang-hwa replies to the letter. The two people read letters sent at different times together. And they are heading to the same place.
In Jeongneung Valley, Seoul, where redevelopment is expected, two times intersect: the present, where it has ‘not yet' begun, and the future, where it is ‘already' inevitable. In this overlapping moment, photos left by residents, hand-tended fields, repaired homes, and memories within familiar landscapes merge into stories—proof of life itself.
CBD Nation examines the real research and evidence surrounding one of the safest, most therapeutically active medicines known to humanity. The documentary features the world's leading experts in the field of cannabis scientific research, and follows the emotional stories of several patients who bravely took control of their own medical journeys - often in the face of powerful resistance - to significantly improve their quality of life.
Cats, poo, Range Rovers. A true-life documentary that playfully critiques class entitlement and praises the resilience of local artistic communities — feline and human alike.
One of the most important problems in the world is the climate crisis. Humanity must do its best for this problem. As a cinema academician, director draw attention to the issue with a scientific project and also aiming to make individuals think about the climate crisis with the film. This film work was made to draw attention to the climate crisis that is causing various problems around the world. The short film, which was shot to raise awareness of individuals in the public sphere, focuses on the need for individuals to take measures to save water.