Directed by Joanna Sokolowski and Kate Trumbull-LaValle • 2016 • United States • 72' Riding at night through streets deemed dangerous in Eastside Los Angeles, the Ovarian Psycos use their bicycles to confront the violence in their lives. At the helm of the crew is founder Xela…
With humour and passion, The Wanted 18 captures the spirit of the 1987 uprising through the personal experiences of those who lived it, bringing to life one of the strangest chapters in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This Jungo Life takes us deep inside the hidden lives of young refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan and South Sudan, living and sleeping rough on the streets of Morocco; forced to flee violence and instability in Libya, and unable to return home due to ongoing war and conflict.
On Iran’s Hormuz Island, a local bone-setter who works with the dead and the wounded becomes a quiet witness to the mass death of gazelles. As he collects broken remains, he urges people to see what has happened—not just to the animals but themselves. Broken Bones is a poetic reflection on…
AVANT-DRAG! offers an exhilarating look at ten Athenian drag performers who deconstruct gender, nationalism, belonging, identity, while facing police brutality, transphobia and racism. As entertaining as it is thought-provoking, Avant-Drag! challenges societal norms and reshapes perceptions about LGBTQ+…
A captivating exploration of Otavalo Indigenous musicians in the Ecuadorian Andes, revealing how migration, urbanisation, globalisation, and technology intertwine with ancestral sounds to shape their dynamic contemporary cultural identity.
Who are Romani musicians? Enigmatic gatekeepers of a party atmosphere endowed with musical blood? Or is this all just a big myth? Three filmic chapters the ethnographic documentary Hopa Lide tackles this question in unorthodox ways. The roving camera takes us to the heart of intimate backstage moments…
Young singers from three countries scrutinise their culture and face the great challenge of combining their roots with modern life. In the search for their own identity, the sound journey becomes a projection screen for the longing for home and the need for exchange, a tension that has become so important…
Versión original con subtítulos en español Sinopsis: ¿Qué separa a los enfermos de los enfermos, a los sanos de los discapacitados? Estas son las preguntas que se hace Marion. A sus 35 años, esta artista padece una miopatía llamada FSH, una enfermedad…
The term devagan refers to a group of Newar men who embody goddess Durgā in the 500-year-old Nava Durgā ritual in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Through the stories of three devagans within a single family, the film explores the transmission of myth, ritual knowledge, and devotion across generations. In addition…
Reminiscent of Searching for Sugarman, director Miguel Ángel Vidaurre’s self-described “pop memory exercise” follows North American singer Dean Reed’s surprising and unlikely political transformation after learning of the brutality and repression of U.S.-supported regimes…
BOUND BY PRECEDENT A short documentary (9 min.) by Maryanne Galvin Project Description Log Line: A Massachusetts Judge under Federal indictment for allegedly assisting a defendant escape ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) custody, sparks a firestorm of debate in the court of public opinion.…
