The invisible poisoning of the world
In Southern Ukraine, the port city of Kherson was the first major city to fall to Moscow's forces. Held hostage in their own homes, the people of Kherson have endured psychological horrors beyond imagination. Here, sometimes the silence is more frightening than the shelling. Some have escaped but…
A harrowing and important film by acclaimed director, Manon Loizeau, on the use of rape as a weapon of war in Syria with personal testimonies from women abused in captivity. This film shows how the rape of women was systematically organised and premeditated by Assad’s regime. The perpetrators…
‚I can live better in a place if I know its history,’ says a young Pole in the prologue to this film. He lives in Kopaniec, once called Seifershau a village in Lower Silesia. Between yesterday and today lies the expulsion of the Germans and the new settlement of the Poles, many of whom themselves…
As Trump’s election has shown, rightwing fascist groups cannot be considered fringe and periphery groups easily discounted for their extremism and small numbers. SILHOUETTE CITY couldn’t be more relevant as it compellingly tracks the rise of one faction of the American right, charting a troubling…
Four Israeli startup teams sacrifice their families, their friends, and their bank accounts to pursue their startup dreams. Throughout their journey, we catch an intimate and exciting glance on how the 'High-Tech Nation' really works.
"Je pars en Guyane, sur le chemin du deuil et de la rédemption. Au cours de mon voyage, j'adresserai une lettre à Yann, mon ami d'enfance, incarcéré pour un crime qu'il a commis le 14 septembre 1997. Je veux briser les silences dans lesquels le parloir…
With her uncompromising lyrics against all forms of oppression, Swedish rapper Silvana Imam has taken Scandinavia by storm. She uses her razor-sharp tongue to spotlight movements taking place in today‘s society, embodying the voice of a new generation along the way. This film follows Silvana from…
In the early 70s, a handful of people discovered the idyllic beaches of Goa. They were dropouts from the commercialized world who proudly called themselves “hippie freaks” and still spend every winter there. In the film, shot on original locations in Goa, long-time friends and contemporary…
Es gibt die «Schööne», die «Wüeschte» und die «Schöö-Wüeschte». Alle rufen sie Emotionen hervor, wie man sie noch nie erlebt hat. Nicht zuletzt deshalb wird das Silvesterchlausen als «gesündestes Fieber» bezeichnet. Und…
Silvio Rodriguez: Mi Primera Tarea es un retrato íntimo de la juventud del ícono de la música Silvio Rodriguez y su experiencia que cambió su vida en la brigada juvenil de la Campaña Cubana de Alfabetización de 1961. Entretejiendo material de archivo nunca antes…
Silvio Rodriguez: My First Calling is an intimate portrait of music icon Sylvio Rodrigues’ youth and his life-shifting experience on the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign youth brigade. Weaving never-seen-before Archival film footage with a soundtrack of Silvio’s classics as well as music from…
