The redemptive tale of waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope’s final years, the stunning LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears is a chronicle of journeys. Confronting intergenerational trauma head on, the Siope family returns to their homeland of Sāmoa. For Ema’s father, this is his first time back…
The second film from The Hussain family, King Hussain of Pakistan – Queen Asia of Norway, shows Mr Gholam Hussain returning to his beloved homeland Pakistan to build a grand house for himself and his family. But his wife, Asia Begum, is reluctant to move back with him. But she agrees to vistit…
Hussain har solgt butikken og bygger et stort hus i Pakistan for pengene. Men kona Asia vil ikke flytte tilbake. Men hun blir med for å se på huset når de skal gifte bort yngste sønnen, Akmal, med ei pakistansk jente. Hva vil Asia gjøre? Velger hun å bli i Pakistan…
The winter in Norway is long and cold. But Mr Gholam Hussain is patient. He is waiting for a truckload of sheep. His customers in Oslo’s eastend are mainly moslem migrants and they don’t want frozen meat, only fresh mutton for the celebration. Finally a truckload of lamb arrives and Mr Hussain…
HUSSAINS KJØTTBUTIKK er kanskje Norges mest populære dokumentarfilm: Hussains kjøttbutikk går dårlig. Ingen vil ha frosset lam, bare ferske dyr. Endelig ringer telefonen og Hussain kan dra til slakteriet for å slakte halal. Det nærmer seg Eid og når Hussain…
**scroll down for english description** ► ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΚΟΙΝΟΥ / 26ο Φεστιβάλ Ντοκιμαντέρ Θεσσαλονίκης Τον…
A major cause of procrastination is fear: Of failure. Of criticism. Of not reaching the high standards we’ve set for ourselves. But while it’s one thing to admit this, it’s another to understand how to overcome it. And this is where the story of Joe Simpson – badly injured…
If procrastination is a problem, how do we prevent it? While the conventional advice is to focus on the future rewards of studying, this doesn’t actually solve the pressing problem of present procrastination. This film looks at strategies you can use to overcome this problem.
Most of us try to avoid doing things we don’t particularly like. But for students, research has shown procrastination can have particularly serious consequences, such as increasing stress levels and lowering grades. And the first step to preventing procrastination is to understand the techniques…
A self-portrait documentary film about writer/director Noah Kim’s first time visiting Seoul, South Korea, his late-father’s homeland.
About the film: Amidst the fast-paced, tech-forward, multicultural urban landscape of Los Angeles, the Pacificar home in East Hollywood is an unexpected site for Filipino ritual healing, ancestral worship, and urban farming for plant medicine. Rituals of the Diaspora (2023) follows Lyn Pacificar…
In this new photo shoot, Lina and Lucia tell us about their experience in the Farallones de Sutatausa, a majestic place that allowed them to be themselves. “The fresh air that fills my lungs fills me with life, while my bare feet sink into the solid earth and rocks. I close my eyes and feel…
