Sumer. Babylon. The epic Gilgamesh and the legendary Tower of Babel. Today, these names still resonate. They embody Mesopotamia – the land between the two rivers of Tigris and Euphrates. Regarded as a cradle of civilization, within this historical region humanity organized itself into a society…
Message From Mum documents habits in the relationship between the director and her manic depressive mum. The mother lives in a protected surburban community where she gets help from the council to maintain a functional life. On a personal level she struggles to carry out her role as a mother of two…
A film by Andrew Pike and Ann McGrath. Lake Mungo is an ancient Pleistocene lake-bed in south-western New South Wales, and is one of the world’s richest archaeological sites. MESSAGE FROM MUNGO focuses on the interface over the last 40 years between the scientists on one hand, and, on the other,…
Sasha Skochilenko is an artist from St. Petersburg, Russia. She was the first to speak out against the 'special military operation' in Ukraine: she changed the price tags in a supermarket and put information about the war on them. Now Sasha is in prison, facing trial. Through the eyes of her…
Animated graphics show hidden facets and engineering marvels of the Great Pyramid.
"Message to the People: A Story of Malcolm X" is a historical dramatization that introduces us to the great legacy of a cultural Icon: Malcolm X also known as El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. It shows the life journey and powerful transformation of Malcolm Little to Malcolm X; spanning his childhood…
Messiah is an exploration of the messianic prophecies of the Bible and how they were fulfilled by Jesus – both during his earthly life, and after it. Hosted by Leonardo Defilippis and filmed at nearly 30 locations, Messiah’s eight episodes take viewers on an unforgettable journey…
A special case of research on chaos theory: the film takes us on a journey through treasure chambers bursting at the seams with worthless objects, and presents compulsive hoarders as creative tinkerers, allowing us to share the deep conflicts they have with the world around them. Ulrich Grossenbacher…
Among Doñana National Park's extraordinary legacy of traditions, one stands out. A vibrant past that is surprisingly unknown and barely studied. A notable example of the contributions Andalusian culture has made to the rest of the world: The marsh horses, the Mustang, the origin of…
Entre el extraordinario legado de tradiciones del Parque de Doñana, sobresale una. Un pasado vivo sorprendentemente poco conocido y apenas estudiado. Un ejemplo eminente de las contribuciones de la cultura andaluza al resto del mundo: el caballo de la marisma, el mesteño, el origen…
Meta-3,1/km² a non verbal film by Sandro Bocci - 2013 - 63 min. Ita/Eng Produced by Julia Set Lab Music by Iteration, Martin Grech, Dean Frenkel & Linda Laasi, Giorgio Leonelli. Best documentary at Salento International Film Festival - SIFF 2013 Best Photography at Premio Libero Bizzarri…
Directed by Ruedi Gerber https://zasfilm.ch/films/metamecano The Jean Tinguely Museum in Basel, Switzerland, designed by Mario Botta, opened in 1996, five years after the Swiss sculptor’s death. META MECANO is a poetic depiction of the genesis of this monographic museum, from the builders’…
