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Searching for Afunakwa is a documentary that traces the story behind one of the most recognisable pieces of 'world music' of the 1990s – "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest. It looks back to the song’s origins in a remote village in the Solomon Islands and follows its journey into the 1990s music industry and a renewed life in the YouTube era. At its heart, it explores Afunakwa, the singer behind the original recording, and the Baegu, the people from which the song came.
A forensic filming of a 1829 Vuillamy turret clock still beating within a crumbling colonial era tower. The infliction of this steam age time machine is illuminated by the natural rhythms of piercing daylight.
The FSU Flying High Circus was devastated when a tornado blew down their tent. Before they can return to shows, they must rebuild what students refer to as their “home away from home.” Their comeback story is filled with laughter, passion, and collaboration.
A reflection of childhood memories.
Pratiroopa is a portrait of look-alike artist named Jaishri Raju who has been impersonating Dr.Vishnuvardhan for more than two decades for a living. The film follows his journey as an impersonator and how he manages to fill the massive void left behind by the star, performing and recreating his iconic moments and songs, and in-turn entertaining fans. The film also reflects upon the larger subcultures of rural orchestra and company theatre in Karnataka.
Three friends go into an abandoned building to look for ghosts. After many unsuccessful efforts, one of them lashes out and accidentally angers the ghost
Olha Drahomanova Kosach (a.k.a. Olena Pchilka) is best remembered today as the mother of Lesya Ukrainka, one of Ukrainian literature's most celebrated authors. But, despite being overshadowed in every way by her daughter, during her lifetime, her actions have secretly shaped the quest for Ukrainian cultural and linguistic autonomy in more ways. Her life story isn't just a story of a single individual, nor even her her family. It's a story about a nation's continous search for identity in the face of all odds.
A light-hearted, comedic story about a college student scrambling to finish an essay at the absolute last minute.
A mysterious figure navigates a grotesque landscape, battling against fleshy horrors in a journey to retrieve what has been taken from it, and be free of what has been given.
During the autumn break, a student named Emma joins her classmate Lauren to visit Lauren’s grandparents in the countryside, where the two form a close friendship away from their strict boarding school.
Haunted by the men who came before him, a solitary truck driver with a penchant for song must decide whether to repeat the past or forge a different future.
novem is the ninth in a series of abstract poetic films made by the BIG TOP collective of Trace Nelson and Peter Sandmark. The film uses archival and found 16mm and 8mm footage along with original footage shot by the duo then hand painted and collaged in editing. The film has an original soundscape, using voices and various noise instruments, to add to the film’s sense of anxiety and disembodiment, as figures cartwheel through rock formations and cloud landscapes.
A short experimental animation depicting the continuous deformation and sequential metamorphosis of mechanical, industrial, and biological forms within a monochromatic space.
A man goes berserk.
"In this society, you’ve already lost anyway—I’m just not white, I’m not cis, I’m not hetero," says Gem. Together with Naomi, Gem is part of Munich’s vibrant Ballroom scene—a queer subculture historically pioneered by Black and Latinx trans women. Here, in a world flipped on its head, being outside the white, cis-heteronormative box isn't the exception; it's the norm. It is a vital sanctuary of celebration, free from stares, slurs, or the constant need to justify one's existence. But as the night unfolds, the boundaries between escapism and harsh reality blur. In the category of Realness, trans individuals compete to see who blends best into a cis-normative world—a survival skill judged as an art form. Why do these safe spaces actively replicate the very judgments of the outside world, and how did they become a chosen home? Through raw, intimate access to Naomi and Gem, this documentary explores the heart, joy, and deep-rooted complexities of Munich’s Ballroom community.
After losing his first love, a young man struggles to let go of the memories she left behind, turning heartbreak into a journey of acceptance, ambition, and quiet love
On the outskirts of Lüdenscheid in Germany, Sandra runs her late father's car recycling business. It is a place where discarded car parts find new owners, and where people find work, structure and a sense of belonging. Together with her employees Holger, Markus and Kevin, who would struggle to find work elsewhere, Sandra has created a fragile utopia. However, a growing chain of external pressures threatens not only the business, but also the lives that are intertwined with it.
Broken glass, plastic prisms and warped reflections are accented by a guitar and banjo soundtrack in Seeing Thru Imperfect Glass. The rigid control of cinematic sight is released with this in-camera edited double exposed film.