Down The Mountain
Joaquim Marvão, the leader of the transhumance of Vilanova de Tazem, entrusts me with recording the descent of the herds, a centuries-old ritual in the Serra da Estrela. It’s the summer of 2022 and Portugal is facing a wave of devastating wildfires. Against all odds, Joaquim decides to carry out the descent, but something goes […]
Mut
Mut (mountain in the dialect of Bergamo) is a day in the highlands, an allegory for a centuries-old summer tradition of life across mountain pastures. Through the eyes of two young herders and their parents, the cyclical rhythm of life becomes a universal testament to the enduring bond between humans and animals, revealing a kinship […]
I Feel At Peace Thinking About Today
After going through a painful phase full of loss, ceramicist Heloisa Guedes underwent a change that started from the inside out. She swapped the routine of the big city for a life in São Luiz do Paraitinga, in search of a reconnection with her own desires. Little by little, she began to build days guided […]
ZRYWKA
A harsh, callous environment, a forest covering the mountain slopes and the thunderous crash of falling trees, interrupted only by the heavy breathing of horses. In these conditions, the relationship between hu mans and animals is put to the test. Where is the line between exploita tion and humane treatment? How do we define our […]
Xue Shui Xiao Rong De Ji Jie
“After the Snowmelt” It is a coming-of-age tale where youth grapple with their first profound loss. Filmmaker Yi-Shan’s best friends Chun and Yueh were trapped in a Nepal cave for 47 days. Chun died three days before Yueh’s rescue, prompting Yi-Shan to take up the camera and retrace her friends’ footsteps in Nepal. When Yi-Shan […]
White House Effect
A riveting look at a key moment in the history of the climate crisis, THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT from directors Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk travels back in time to document how a crucial opportunity to take real action on global warming was not just squandered but deliberately undermined. Woven entirely of archival […]
Vânia & Valéria
With over 30 years of marriage, Vânia and Valéria are a passionate couple who embrace whatever life has to offer. Residents of Parelheiros, in the far south of São Paulo, they fight for the right to healthy food in the outskirts of the city and for a lifestyle in harmony with nature. They are also […]
Water Will Be Here Tomorrow
Life in a small Ukrainian village in the Mykolaiv region after the Kakhovka Dam was blown up. The floodwaters caused lasting hardship – houses remain damp and uninhabitable, and water has become the village’s latest luxury. Since the tragedy, all local sources of drinking water have been contaminated.
The Legend of Tibrogargan
“THE LEGEND OF TIBROGARGAN is an experimental home movie about the Australian identity and about my Australian identity: growing up in France, I felt far from the country to which I belonged. Ten years after my last visit, I decide to pay homage to my ancestors. Left with one of my grand-father’s orchestral compositions, The […]
The Town That Drove Away
logline In Kurdistan, the last residents of an ancient town watch helplessly as centuries old traditions disappear when the Turkish government floods their land. synopsis Hasankeyf, a town with millennia of history, disappears under water by Erdoğan’s orders, swallowed up by a massive and prestigious dam project. Promises of modern life strip the people of […]