"A Tail of Two Rivers" dives deep into the life and legacy of federally protected Atlantic sturgeon in the St. Marys River, the curvy border of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. It’s the southernmost river in their range, therefore the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
"Para Paty" is an experimental documentary short film that deals with the memory of a mother lost at a very young age. Through a blend of different media, the film is a visual and auditory exploration that seeks to bridge the gap between past and present, offering a glimpse into the never ending love of a mother
Circus Tuomento is a documentary about Finland's most famous tightrope walker, Antti Tuomento (b.1968). After the tragic break of his circus career, he focuses on building his own city. About a dozen fascinating, organic buildings have been made in the garden. The city with its museum, church and theater can be seen as an attempt to take fate into one's own hands – and to build an entire alternative world. The second narrator of the film, Antti's father, novel writer Matti Tuomento (1933-2016), lived with the weight of his own failed career as an artist, his repulsion towards fatherhood and his own childhood trauma. He poured his own childhood trauma and artistic collapse over his family. Trauma, which has moved from one generation to the next, has now turned into Antti's fascinating city. It is one of the most important art environments in our country. Antti has declared the city of Pelimannimäki as an independent kingdom.
Denisa, Dimitris, Stefania, and Orestis, children and grandchildren of Albanian immigrants from the 1990s, were born and raised in Greece. They share their experience on cam- era – not the experience of immigration itself, but rather their own stories, stories that are neither only Albanian nor only Greek but Alba- nian and Greek together.
Kaiti Drosou (1922-2016), poet and journalist, was known for her intense resistance activity during the Occupation, where she also met her husband, writer Aris Alexandrou. Her life, which was connected to important historical events (Occupation, Civil War, exiles), is reflected in her poetry, with honesty and an anti-heroic perspective. She died in Paris in 2016.
The film speaks about an amazing life of Vitaly Melnikov, a master of the Russian cinema. He was born on the banks of the Amur River, and spent his childhood and youth on the banks of the Irtysh River. He left Khanty-Mansiysk to enter VGIK. He devoted the whole life to film art. The film deliberately refused to interview his fellow directors, film critics and actors who starred in Melnikov’s films. They wanted to show Vitaly himself, to listen to him. After all, the answers to many questions you can find in his cine works, books. The most important views he revealed in the family circle. There are two characters in the film – Melnikov himself and his grandson Artemy, who spent a lot of time with the famous grandfathe.
In her attempt to escape her past, Huiju relocated to the UK over 11 months ago. However, even after moving to a new country, she found that her nightmares from Korea continued to haunt her. Determined to move forward, she made the decision to confront her memories head-on in a very contemporary way, using dating apps to push the boundaries she had set due to her sexual trauma.
Shot in two places marrying with each other by a single and fractured bridge between Condrieu and les Roches-de-Condrieu, this film is the continuation of exploring ephemeral movement through the use of editing, camera movements and color sampling.
A documentary story of one of the most unusual residents of Yakutia, Nigerian Mark Babatunde, who came to the republic following the call of his heart.
A "documentary clip" about second-hand stores, with a declaration of love for the style of self-expression associated with them and reflections on how this interest goes hand in hand with concern for the environment.
New Port is a village on the Yamal Peninsula, surrounded by tundra. In 2024, it hosted its first street art festival, curated by artist Maxim Ima from St. Petersburg. This film is a kind of visual diary of the festival.
Filmmaker Tobias Hermansen, known for Dreamscape and Mentally Unavailable, has battled depression for years, facing moments of darkness that shaped his perspective on life. Through his struggles, he discovered the power of storytelling as both an escape and a means of self-expression. Now, he channels his personal experiences into powerful, deeply emotional films that shed light on mental health and human resilience, inspiring others through storytelling.
An attempt to express the daily experience of Palestinians excluded by an apartheid regime, exploring various aspects of the Israeli occupation. Through narratives from four different regions of Palestine, it culminates in a collective narrative of Palestinian resistance as an everyday act of survival and struggle.