A city is a complex concept. This documentary focuses on the figure of Nuno Portas, one of the great Portuguese urban planners, who believed that an architectural project did not end at a building’s doorstep.
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The goddess Mari decides to have the Devil be in the position of tutoring her twin sons, the titulars Atarrabi and Mikelats. Who better than him to prepare them for the world? The brothers grow up to become very different people: Atarrabi, solemn and curious, feels the world outside calling for him; Mikelats prefers to embrace a life of fun with his demon friends. In this modernized version of a Basque myth, sincerity and satire go hand in hand.
The beginning of this story is a forest that surrounds the city and, in it, strange characters circulate and they’ll tell you their stories, but also receive their customers. In the heart of the forest, they are the ladies of the wood.
Based on a novel by Joseph Conrad, Nostromo, this is a road movie across Venezuela’s borders, portraying a crumbling country. The protagonists are pirates and pilgrims navigating an oppressive atmosphere, with oil as the object of desire on the black market and the potential cause of a political and humanitarian crisis.
The 1st Panafricano Cultural Festival held in Algeria, in 1969, is shown to us by the artist William Klein who observes the preparations and the feeling of joy of the revolutionary movements fighting for the freedom of African nations. The images of the heat of the moment are interspersed with archival images and interviews with writers and activists.
A delicate paper animation that follows a small Jeep whose only desire is to find the perfect place to spend a well-deserved vacation. He finds an island that seems to have the ideal conditions. However, the island quickly becomes a small prison, filled with tourists.
The story of a princess whose height makes her a little clumsy, but not any less optimistic. Finding her prince charming may be a problem, but even for that there will be a solution.
A story based on the Brothers Grimm tale about the Wolf and the Seven Goats, with similarities to the Three Little Pigs or Little Red Riding Hood. Here, the mother of the goats went out and left them at home alone. When a sinister figure arrives, will they be saved?
Wen Long was a baby that presented as both a boy and a girl. Contrary to many cases, Wen remains in an intermediate place. Wen explains that they are a boy and a girl, and this film wants to allow space to everyone that doesn’t feel like they belong to a single category.
A man, a cat, a small boat and a moment of fishing at sea. Both man and cat love fish. The first one he catches, he offers to the cat. But what about when a seagull appears in the mix?
When Kess was still very young, almost five years old, her older sister, Bo, died. As she prepares to start high school, in a new environment, Kess ponders if and how she should share this facet of her life with her new classmates.
Fleur and her family are waiting for the father, Zaza, to return from the hospital. Narrated with a sweetness and sensitivity that’s moving, we see how Fleur reacts to the successive events that interrupt a playful childhood, as her father gets worse.
Two kangaroos skiing, a hippopotamus and a flamingo rolling through the snow. These are the winter sports exhibitions of animals before an audience that includes ostriches, elephants and giraffes.
It is from his watchtower that our fireman inspects the entire city, looking for evidence that points to any potential danger. Despite his dedication, there are no threats in sight. However, the day will come when he finds his true purpose.
A fisherman and his daughter live in an isolated house. Their solitude in relation to other buildings and people, keeps them closer to the stars and the moon, celestial bodies that are witnessing the changes throughout their lives.
Two older classmates take advantage of a P. E class to try, with younger students, a game that will teach them a lesson: “split up along a field, stay within the lines of your individual territories and see what happens”.
A film that combines psychological horror with absurd humor. In this film, Amy is a girl who has just bought a house, but is fully convinced that she will die the next day. This is an idea that passes to her friend Jane, after she visits her, and who, in turn, infects other people with the same ominous thought.
An Icelandic vampire film centered on Hjörtur, an insolent 1,000-year-old gay vampire who meets Hulda, a millennial drug addict who tries to find out who killed her brother (a crime for which she was initially arrested). In this Nordic noir, together they end up having a connection, while facing enemies on several fronts — from a cult that anticipates the end of the world to a detective who decides to do justice alone.