The film tells the stories of Abouk, 9, and Machiek, 15, who were abducted by a government-sponsored militia in Sudan and used as slaves in their war effort. “Slaves” is based on an interview made in 2003 and is the second film in a series of animated documentaries with and about children in difficult situations.
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We went on discovering the story of princess Wakasa who fall in love with Fernão Mendes Pinto and was exchanged for a gun’s secret. Each image brings us a greater surprise than the one before, creating a kind of time’s travel, with Japanese warriors and a
A very special film on the strange seasonal arrival of Thai to the forests of the north of Finland. The fabulous photography catches the transformation of the environment operated by the unexpected presences and the local population’s reflection, incapabl
“2 Birds” takes place during one bright summer night and follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood. It is a delicate study in yearning, love and the compassion that binds us all together and makes us human, even when facing the most difficult of choices.
Raúl is a loving son who takes care of his mother, an example of what the Cuban revolution has achieved. But Raúl is also perhaps less than a perfect human. He’s attracted by young girls. This documentary was made using his interviews and recreates the in
It’s not a film about Genesis P-Orridge, it’s not about the legendary avant-garde bands and it’s not about the history of industrial post-punk era and the underground music scene. It’s a film about love that never grows old. It’s a film about how Genesis
A woman with financial troubles is looking for help. She has a passivity which is easy to take for hope. But each time she experiences luck or the other people good will, our relief only lasts for some seconds. The next shot she’s once again abandoned. (A
On The Water reflects upon the cycle of life. With its movements and whims, the sea is like a metaphor for each human being’s route in a poetic and moving way. Awarded as the best Dutch animation film, made by a student in 2010. (P.C.)
Puppetboy is sweating floods of clay, preparing for a lady’s visit. It gets even more nervous when she arrives.
“Nothing happens where we live so we do special ops…”
Macário spends an entire train journey to the Algarve talking to a woman he doesn’t know about the trials and tribulations of his love life: straight after starting his first job as an accountant at his Uncle Francisco’s warehouse in Lisbon, he falls madly in love with a young blonde, who lives across the road. The two soon get to know each other and, before long, a wedding is on the cards. His uncle forbids the marriage, fires him and kicks him out of the house. Macário departs for Cape Verde where he makes his fortune. When he finally wins his uncle’s approval to marry his beloved, he discovers the “singularity” of his fiancée’s character.
When Katie, an ordinary woman, meets Paco, an ordinary man, something wonderful and magical happens: they fall in love. But then, their love for each other produces an unusual baby, Ricky.
There are strange, rare and beautiful moments when we observe the death of a flamingo. The film’s editing is free from the regular cycle of life, and Richard Wiebe gives us the chance of celebrating both life and death at the same time. The film left us w
Laranjeira makes a film about the small and the great emotions. The everyday conversations give place to emotive recalls. The answer stays open and it’s about love, how one invents it, how is it distributed or how is it felt. The young director (special m
A boy discovers his body by the sea. He discovers his own sexuality. He discovers that she’s someone special. He enters in a journey in a new world, in and out of water. A drawing animation full of rhythm and with some sense of humor. (C.R.)
1989 it’s the year of an automobile journey with a tragic end, which is also an autobiographical journey into a ghost of the past. The suspension of time during the fatal moment is magnificent. A memory film composed of little impressions and stimulus. A
Autobiographical short film. It contains excerpts and commentary on several of Herzog’s films and notable footage of a conversation between him and his mentor Lotte Eisner. And discussion between Herzog and mountaineer Reinhold Messner in which a future film project in the Himalayas involving Klaus Kinski is discussed.
A summer in the life of a mother and her two children. “Précis of the Everyday” is a tender look at the memory, passing time, imagination and poetry that make every day a unique experience. In her desire to “record every moment”, the mother is humbled by how much escapes her.