After its premiere at the Berlinale Forum in February '75, Anna was also presented in Venice, the film was followed by a very well-participated debate, alongside Alberto Grifi there was Adriano Aprà, and among those present was Tatti Sanguineti, the author of a very articulate critical speech. The footage of this meeting is part of the 30 cassettes containing the video footage from which the film was edited, thanks to the work of Anna Maria Licciardello, the Cineteca Nazionale with the Fondazione Grifi and the La camera ottica laboratory in Gorizia.
PUPPET KITCHEN is a documentary portrait of a puppeteer in New York City named Eric Wright, exploring the humanness of puppets and why they are so intriguing and magical to their audience.
A WAYWARD FEELING joins sculptor Patrick Dougherty in the midst of creating one of his final pieces before retirement as he muses on his process and motivations and the importance of art as work.
In a remote area of northern Spain, the wind has a name: Tramuntana. Tramuntana takes what it wants—clothes, trees, boats, and the people of the landscape who live with the endless threat of being carried away by its force. This film is a lyrical portrait of this furious wind, woven from the stories passed down by local villagers.
Director Dominique Leclerc spent years depending on medical devices for her survival. Then, looking for alternative solutions, she entered the world of emerging technologies.
Posthumans follows her as she meets with cyborgs, biohackers, and transhumanists who are trying to use these technologies to outsmart illness, aging—and even death. The documentary looks at pressing ethical and political questions that are sure to impact the future of our species.
Audrey, a woman in her mid-fifties, has never been able to make peace with her tumultuous family history. A clumsy mother, an emotionally distant father and sexual assaults that have gone unreported. She now decides to confront her demons. Supported by her son, the director of the documentary, she revisits a striking scene from her past: the moment when she told her parents that her grandfather had raped her. Together, through a year-long production process, they transform this awkward exchange into a moment of communion, thanks to actors, a set and Audrey's desire to do herself justice.
The film tackles the theme of the invasion of machines around us. With the advent of artificial intelligence, people are concerned about the increasing autonomous capabilities of technology. Have we passed the tipping point, and have machines become too powerful to be controlled by humans? While legitimate, these fears conceal the real danger. Beyond technological objects, the machine has infiltrated our very being, our way of thinking and seeing the world.
A film diary of materials reaching me from matters of ethnic nationalism: the migration issue, the anti-European crusade, the warmongering references to a glorious past, and the defence of traditional values.
170 metres of 35mm film consumed by fire. Each metre, contact copied back onto its original medium, come together to create this portrait of the toxic relationship between a lighter and the film.
Animal behavior scientists offer new insights into the minds of other animals and grapple with the profound implications for animal welfare. This film investigates the sentient qualities of honeybees, chickens, and wolves.
After re-releasing free-roaming buffalo to their native lands after centuries of absence, the Blackfeet Nation has set off on an unprecedented path towards cultural and spiritual renewal of their people, the land, and the buffalo species. Through Ethan Running Crane and Ervin Carlson’s eyes, we understand the hard work that each generation is undertaking to restore this sacred animal.
After graduating from journalism school, Nick Beaulieu returns to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska to document its surging racial justice movement while seeking to reconnect with his staunchly pro-Trump father Randy - a task made more urgent when Randy is unexpectedly diagnosed with stage-4 cancer.
L'Art du Dernier Soir explores a period in the director's life through his numerous one-night stands. Blending autofiction and documentary, the film unfolds as a mise en abyme of a sexual relationship, revealing Nicolas's intimate confessions. Through various locations, Nicolas and Philippe's journey leads them to their final destination: room 44 of a seedy motel on the edge of Highway 20.
"Ocupadas" is a documentary that reveals, with urgency and sensitivity, the daily lives of women activists who transformed an old urban house into Casa Rose Nunes, a space of refuge, struggle, and resistance against gender violence. Over several days, the film follows the growing tension in the face of police threats, until the brutal moment when the space is dismantled. However, the house goes beyond its walls: it survives in the bodies, voices, and alliances between women. Even torn from its physical location, Casa Rose Nunes continues to exist, reinventing freedom, protecting stories, and saving lives.
As the Russian invasion begins, a dedicated group from Huntington, West Virginia-teachers, students, and community members united as MUkraine-embarks on a mission to share the untold stories of Ukrainian refugees. Through a powerful podcast featuring untold stories, including interviews with front line workers, journalists, and families directly impacted by the war, they bring the realities of the conflict to life and give a voice to those affected.
Architects of Change follows politician Keith Young and activist Robert Thomas as they unite for reparative justice in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. The documentary explores their journey from grassroots activism to the passage of Asheville’s historic reparations resolution—the first of its kind in the South—and their subsequent efforts in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to secure an official apology for the 1921 Greenwood Massacre. Through personal struggles, political battles, and community mobilization, the film captures the challenges and triumphs of their fight for restitution, igniting a national conversation on reparative justice.