One year after the Korean War, the conflict had reached a stalemate. The two opposing forces began to search for a way to end the grueling war of attrition, eventually settling on a modest village called ‘Pan Mun Jom’ near Gaeseong as the designated site for negotiations. Despite initial hopes for a quick resolution, the negotiating parties encountered obstacles that prevented an agreement. Disputes over the military demarcation line and the repatriation of prisoners of war thwarted their efforts. The film peels back the layers to reveal the untold story of Pan Mun Jom, shedding light on a history that has remained hidden until now.
Jung-gu, the old original downtown of the city of Incheon, is the place where the first port was opened to foreign trades during the Japanese colonial period, and it is also the starting point of the construction of modern buildings, old Japanese houses(so-called enemy's house), railways, shipping, and airports. Currently, this area is also a place where the two concepts of development and reconstruction/regeneration are in sharp conflict. The film contains the story of those who pursue desirable regeneration, revolving around this neighborhood in Incheon.
Apt Mgr chronicles the darkest days of the filmmaker’s relationship with his landlord and object of cinematic fascination, Bob. After a period of filming, the eccentric older queer gentleman developed romantic feelings for the filmmaker which were unrequited. Things quickly devolved into anger, resentment and abuse from Bob, while the camera (and apartment building) keep the two bound together.
In an age of constant progress, mass production, and AI, we are often blinded by the limitless potential of techno-optimism. RE/creative follows six specialists from different fields who utilize re-creative practice in their work — an alternative approach to technological progress applying knowledge from the past to influence the future. From art to forensic science, each field employs re-creative practice differently, but the fundamental concept of re-creating remains consistent across disciplines. This documentary explores the idea by examining each field’s connection to the need for more handmade and traditional methods of understanding.
'Echo's in de Massa' is a documentary that explores the experience of loneliness among young adults in large cities. Through candid conversations and close observations, the film delves into how living amidst the masses can lead to feelings of isolation and disconnection. By sharing personal stories, it highlights how societal expectations and pressures often make it challenging to stay genuinely connected with others and oneself. With an intimate perspective, 'Echo's in de Massa' seeks to break the taboo around urban loneliness and offer deeper insight into a collective feeling that many experience but rarely express.
The documentary 'Jaén, Viento del Pueblo' places the viewer in the year 1936 and takes them to the present day, analyzing and pivoting around the processes of exhumation of the graves in the province of Jaén, the stories of relatives and experts
The definitive telling of the crimes of Joanne Dennehy, told by those closest to the case. Dennehy murdered three men, stabbed two more and is now serving life without parole.
Examines the lives of two doctors in the mid-20th century: Henry Shibata, a Japanese Canadian born in Vancouver, and Stuart Cooper Robinson, a Canadian born in Nagoya, Japan. Their worlds are upended by WWII, with Shibata facing internment in the Rockies, while Robinson is pushed from his lifelong home in Japan amidst growing intolerance. Charting their transformative journeys, the documentary captures their resilience and the indelible marks left by displacement. Through their stories, it reflects on the Japanese Canadian struggle from a new perspective and redefines what it means to find home against a backdrop of war and loss.
Mixtec-Zapotec antiquity reverberates in an instant. Their ancient voices whisper the memory of time and invoke deities that reveal deep secrets etched in stone. Quartz Deities is a look at the ungraspable, a liminal window that leads to mineral memories where the apparent univocal directionality of time is interrupted, diluted with the forces of nature and the cosmos.
Hiding in the crystal blue waters of the Aegean Sea lies a dark secret. If true, the Greek islands have become much more than a sun-drenched paradise for those living the holiday dream. There are dark rumours of EU-funded boats carrying masked men, people being rounded up on land, forced onto coast guard boats and then abandoned in flimsy rubber dinghies at sea. There are multiple cases of people subsequently losing their lives. Are these masked men responsible? Against this troubling background, in June 2023, an overloaded trawler flips in front of a Greek coast guard patrol boat. More than 600 men, women and children die in the water. A billionaire’s super yacht takes survivors to shore. The accounts of these survivors suggest that coast guard is at fault – something the Greek authorities deny.
Gregoretti's last film, in which the great filmmaker, documentary maker and journalist retraces his activity with irony and light-heartedness. Through episodes of his personal and professional life, and images of his films and television programs, a humorous story of how we were to understand that now, in reality, we are not so different.