Two years after the first trip, the group of friends returns to the French Basque Country to make a new film. But everyone has changed since last time, and each person is caught up in a personal subplot that is hard to untangle. Will they manage to come together as a group again?
“Before Dying I Prefer Death” is a documentary road movie about the bond between Malena and her father, El Poly (73), a musician exiled under the dictatorship. Marked by the disappearance of his brothers, El Poly carries grief that affects his daughters. Seeking to heal their relationship, they embark on one last trip in a yellow Chevy to fulfill El Poly’s wish: to find a home to live in.
A chart refers to a document that records the visible and invisible characteristics of places and people; cartography or missive. Through the first letter sent by a filmmaker to his beloved, this film embarks on a journey guided by dreams and chance among real, imaginary and extinct charts, exploring their inescapable and elusive relationship with love.
During the curfew decreed by the Covid-19 pandemic in Guayaquil, Junior (25), a small trafficker from the northern area, must learn to sell pork to pay child support.
Did you look at the sun for too long, until the shapes of the surrounding world stretched and the colors became distorted? In this music documentary, the band Mikko Sarvanne Garden performscompositions set to contemporary poetry: Heräämisen valkea myrsky, Valo jota pöly juo, and Hiljainen kuin metsä.
Shahnon Ahmad's novel Terdedah (1965) has not been reprinted in decades. This rambunctious satire is about a young widow with two lovers. Why hasn't the book been seen for so long? Did it "dedah" (reveal or expose) too much? Amir Muhammad asks seven artists how they would design a cover of Terdedah if it were reprinted today. Through Zoom, they discuss how the novel can be presented visually. In an unfortunate twist, one of the artists disappeared after agreeing. So this artist is replaced by ChatGPT. The six human artists are Anderson Ee, Fahmi Mustaffa, Hannah, Mark Lee See Teck, Syuq Tone and Yante Ismail.
When creating the film “Only a Trace Remains,” a connection was established between the film and soil fungi, without the authors expecting to receive any specific results in return. However, the microorganisms were generous. Although part of the film is no longer on the reel, its traces continue to circulate in the ecological system. How can this complex connection be described?
Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not only of being uprooted and the wounds of intergenerational trauma, but also of reconnecting with their culture and of the relief of finding a community. In this powerful, feminist documentary, these women assert their right to exist on their own terms.
Here is a crazy man who goes to the movies. Today's destination is 'Seoul Art Cinema' located in Jeong-dong, Seoul. Before passing through Independence Gate, climb the mountain and look at Seoul Art Cinema in the distance. Will he be able to watch the movie safely?
Jeju authorities felled about 900 cedar trees on Bijarim-ro for a road expansion project. Citizens exposed the project's flawed environmental impact assessment, leading to its suspension. They continued efforts to protect Seongsan, slated for the second airport, and Bijarim-ro. This documentary follows the journeys of five women involved in this movement.
Uncut trees stand beyond the undergrowth of rustling leaves. The lush, diverse spectrum of green undulates, and through it, the man heads somewhere, wandering and searching.
Swept off her feet by Mexico's most notorious drug lord at just seventeen, Emma Coronel, El Chapo's wife, reflects on her husband's crimes, their tumultuous marriage, and her time in prison, all while grappling with her own accountability.
When Sarah’s father receives a terminal diagnosis, she hides behind her camera to preserve his presence forever. What begins as a desperate attempt to hold on to what is slipping away slowly unfolds into a tender portrait of their bond and a vulnerable reflection on her grieving process.