On this occasion, Lia shares with us her experience of the insecurities she has had throughout her life, and how, in a river in Carmen de Carupa, Colombia, she cleanses her being. "I am a woman, and for a long time I have looked at myself through eyes that were not my own. I got used to listening…
« La liberté d’être » est un documentaire qui suit le voyage d’un couple d’éducateurs à la recherche d'initiatives pédagogiques qui repensent les valeurs de l’éducation et replacent l'humain au cœur…
MEMORABILIA a film by Charles Lum & Todd Verow As an older gay man lies dying in a hospital room, he tries to remember all of his past lovers. He captured many of them on camera, but the films are disintegrating and fading away just like his memories. The script is based on stories and cruising…
National Literature Award Laureate Raúl Zurita is one of Latin America’s most celebrated and controversial living poets. He is not only a great poet – one that has captured his work on paper, on Chilean geography, and even on his body – but also a rocker, a human rights activist,…
Tercera entrega de la serie "el deseo de la mujer en el cine". En esta ocasión se trata del problema que surge cuando en una pareja el hombre no es capaz de comprometerse ante la mujer que, enamorada, se lo reclama.
r. Sara Jurinčić, Hrvatska, 15', 2023. jezik: hrvatski / titlovi: engleski "Valerija" je eksperimentalno dokumentarni film zamišljen kao intimni susret autorice i njenih pretkinja, inspiriran portretima s otočkog groblja gdje je uobičajeno da žene i muškarci dok su…
A touching, feature-length documentary about the lives of isolated, lost young people, and their journey to community and redemption. Found in, of all places, the construction of a sea-going canoe. A candid story told in a unique, fly-on-the-wall perspective, with universal themes of community, purpose,…
This is an introduction to the work of the social antimafia in Western Sicily. We learn something of its history, also its philosophy and approach, which is shared by the many social antimafia associations and entities. The film follows the maverick journalist Pino Maniaci, who runs a local community…
This film provides insight into how antimafia volunteers try to persuade people to pull out of paying the pizzo – protection money. The pizzo is paid before Christmas and before Easter, and is used to help mafiosi in prison and their families. The film follows the campaigning done by members and…
For its harvests, Italy relies heavily on seasonal migrant workers whose work takes them from one crop to another. Their living conditions are most often unacceptable, often camping wild without any amenities. In Campobello di Mazara a local association, supported by the antimafia association Libera…
Searing insight is provided by a simple film that gives access to the deeper feelings of men who decided to say ‘no’ to the Mafia – be it saying ‘no’ to paying protection money, or paying the exorbitant interest to Mafia loan sharks. It also reveals the reaction of the town…
Land confiscated from the Mafia must be managed on a non-profit basis, and everything must be done legally. This isn’t always easy, but it’s made more difficult by neighbours who may be hostile and even do damage to the crops. The film documents the early days of a co-op that was formed to…
