Details Title: Dissidence (Dissent) Director: Zézé Gamboa and Irène Tenèze Year: 1998 Country: Angola Runtime: 53' Language: Portuguese Subtitles: English ☀ Synopsis The civil war in Angola spanned 27 years, from 1975 to 2002, beginning shortly after the…
Details Title: Children of the Diaspora (Les Enfants de la Diaspora) Director: Sabrina Onana Year: 2024 Country: France and Italy Runtime: 8' Language: French Subtitles: English ☀ Synopsis Children of the Diaspora (Les Enfants de la Diaspora) is a short film directed by Sabrina Onana,…
Jane Jacobs has been embraced as the public face of preservation battles in New York City in the 1950s and 60s. From her famous run-ins with Robert Moses to her championing of smaller scale, walkable neighborhoods in her landmark book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," no urban…
It’s human nature to try and pretend things are okay in times of struggle. That used to be the case for New Jersey runner and race director Kim Levinsky. Through her attempt to set the FKT on the relatively unknown 358-mile New York State Long Path, Kim unravels her journey from reluctantly starting…
Language: Italian Our lives are made up of connections—connections with people, with the environment, with the tools of our trade. Some are so essential, that if we lose them, we lose a part of who we are. This short film explores the essential connections that make Sacha who he is—a…
Different people, varying in age, gender and cultural background, confess their lies. White lies, necessary lies, lies to protect themselves or someone else. But also lies that fuel pain, change relationships, evoke guilt or are difficult to forgive and forget. The stories intertwine and form together…
Uiteenlopende mensen, variërend in leeftijd, geslacht en culturele achtergrond, biechten hun leugens. Leugens om bestwil, noodzakelijke leugens, leugens om zichzelf of iemand anders te beschermen. Maar ook leugens die pijn aanwakkeren, die relaties veranderen, die schuldgevoelens oproepen of moeilijk…
In a vitrine at the Africa Museum in Tervuren stands the nkisi of Ne Kuko, far away from his Congolese home in the mountains of Boma. This mysterious power statue was looted from its community and has been on display and trapped behind glass for more than 100 years. In The Story of Ne Kuko, the voice…
In een vitrine van het Africa Museum in Tervuren staat de nkisi van Ne Kuko, ver weg van zijn Congolese thuis in de bergen van Boma. Dit mysterieuze krachtbeeld is ontvreemd uit zijn gemeenschap en staat al meer dan 100 jaar tentoongesteld en gevangen achter glas. In The Story of Ne Kuko brengt de…
In zijn dertigjarige carrière als documentairemaker heeft Jos de Putter honderdduizenden kilometers afgelegd en daarmee de planeet zwaar belast. Voor De Thuiskomst bleef hij thuis om met bestaand beeldmateriaal de verstoorde relatie tussen mens en natuur vorm te geven. Overal ter wereld proberen…
In his 30-year career as a documentary filmmaker, Jos de Putter has travelled hundreds of thousands of kilometres, placing a heavy burden on the planet. For The Homecoming, he stayed home to use existing footage to shape the disturbed relationship between man and nature. Around the world, local initiatives…
In a society where violence imposes itself on us in various ways, Simonka de Jong wonders why violence repels her, while it fascinates and captivates her gaming sons. As the child of Holocaust survivors, De Jong has a complex relationship with violence and killing. In a quest to understand her stance,…
