2001-2010

Synopsis:
Shinjiro is the owner of a struggling small factory desperately in need of fresh capital to stay afloat. Hoping to secure a crucial bank loan, he deposits all his life savings at a bank — but at that very moment a robbery takes place. In a misguided attempt to stop the thief from escaping with all the money, Shinjiro helps by gathering up the remaining cash. Despite his intentions, the robber still makes off with Shinjiro’s savings, and Shinjiro impulsively follows him, trying to change his mind. Unfortunately, onlookers assume Shinjiro is an accomplice to the crime, and he suddenly finds himself on the run alongside the thief in a case of tragic misunderstanding. Read More »

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Harun Farocki was born in Novi Jicín in 1944 in what is today the Czech Republic. He studied at the German Cinematic and Television Academy (DFFB) in Berlin, from which he was expelled in 1968 for political reasons. In addition to writing theoretical texts, he has scripted numerous films and television productions. His work has been shown in international retrospectives and has received many awards.Read More »

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Now Showing captures the joyful and carefree ways of a young Filipina in the time of That’s Entertainment, a popular talent-variety show hosted by German Moreno.Read More »

A film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.Read More »

In the Dominican Republic, Luisito a.k.a. ‘La Soga’ is a brave cop who revolts against his country’s unscrupulous government. He risks all for justice to avenge his father’s death in the midst of inhuman brutality and political corruption.Read More »

Synopsis:
Seven years after Jason, Orked is now married to a much older guy, Arif. Everything seems ideal in their marriage at first glance. One fateful morning, Orked is awakened by a distressing phone call from Mak Inom with news that Pak Atan has become catatonic due to diabetic complications.After some chaos, they take Pak Atan to the hospital. There, Orked bumps into Alan, Jason’s elder brother. The story then unfolds into a web of deceit and heartbreak.Read More »

Marieke wants to live her life. But how can she succeed if love has been taken away from her? She seeks warmth in the arms of much older men to find the strength to face the past and finally be herself. Marieke is 20 years old. She lives with her mother, Jeanne, a woman left cold and distant ever since her husband died. During the day, Marieke works in a Brussels chocolate factory. At night, she escapes into the arms of much older men. With them she feels strong, cherished and free. The arrival of Jacoby, a book editor living abroad, searching for her father’s last manuscript, upsets Marieke’s precarious balance. Her mother does everything in her power to keep them apart. She fears that he will reveal the secret that has remained hidden for so many years. Marieke falls in love with Jacoby but devastated by the truth of her father’s death, she sinks despair. Will she find the strength to accept the truth and live anew?Read More »

In 1995, director Steve James (of ‘Hoop Dreams’) returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy to whom he had been an “Advocate Big Brother” ten years earlier.Read More »

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The mayor is willing to solve the problem that Don Calixto, a powerful landowner, has with a peasant who fights for the land that has belonged to his ancestors and that his children will inherit. He is the son of the foreman of the hacienda and plans to marry an unrecognized daughter of Don Calixto. His dream is to build the house on that family land.

Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival, 2003

Special Jury Award at the Trieste Latin American Film Festival, 2003Read More »