Milch ins Feuer
“Smell Of Burnt Milk” Three generations of female farmers under one roof. Anna is pregnant and thinks about castrations. Katinka may not be able to become a farmer and wears her bikini in the milking parlor, but grandma’s tomatoes have turned out better this year than ever before. A summer on dying German farms.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
KATWE
In the Ugandan salt lake town of Katwe, the factory has stood deserted for the past 40 years while the politicians promise to free the commu nity from poverty. Election promises turn into hearsay, and it’s an open secret that the salt lake revenues disappear through middlemen with deep pockets. The cor ruption permeates everyday […]
Pet Farm
Loneliness lies at the heart of Pet Farm. In Joakim’s struggle for meaningful connections with humans, he turns to the animals. This cinematic narrative weaves a compelling portrait of exclusion, exploring the heart-wrenching struggle of an individual as he battles inner demons and powerful exterior forces. Inspired by a 1970s Russian scientific experiment on fox […]
Climate In Therapy
Seven climate scientists meet in a godforsaken meeting room to engage in circle therapy about their shared climate anxiety. Can emotional honesty be part of the solution? Open a bottle of climate anxiety. Pour the contents into a hot pot under high pressure. Then add a teaspoon of horror, a tablespoon of anger and three […]
Black Snow
When residents of a remote Siberian coal mining city discover that an abandoned mine has caught fire, pushing toxic gas into their homes, they turn to homemaker-turned-journalist Natalia Zubkova for help. But after her news coverage of the coal fire goes viral, the government launches a massive effort to cover up the truth. In the […]
Angelo dans la forêt mystérieuse (Angelo in the Magic Forest)
Based on the comic strip Dans la forêt sombre et mystérieuse by Winshluss, 10-year-old Angelo dreams of becoming an explorer and zoologist. When he goes on the road with his family to visit his beloved grandmother, his distracted parents abandon him at a service station. Left to his own devices, Angelo decides to cross the […]
A New Kind of Wilderness
On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. Maria and Nik, along with their four children Ulv, Falk, Freja, and Ronja are self-sufficient. They practice home-schooling and strive for a closely-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature. However, when tragedy strikes the […]