From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf (Kutchi Vahan Pani Wala), 2013, India/United Arab Emirates, 83 min.
Directors: CAMP (Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran)
CAMP’s From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf describes a journey on the high seas. A group of sailors from the Kutch district in western India—along with fellow seafarers from southern Iran and the Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Balochistan—transport goods and livestock in wooden vessels across the Persian and Aden gulfs.Read More »
Paula, a 22-year-old student, witnesses the murder of her beloved father, a popular political science professor at a public university in the city of Medellín. From a distance, she catches a glimpse of the killer as he speeds away on a motorbike. Devastated by grief in the aftermath, Paula and her family will have to face official indolence. The authorities will make no effort to clarify what happened and the case will soon be shelved and suspended.
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A profound, powerful and yet unfinished opera, Moses und Aron ends with an admission of defeat: “”O word, thou Word that I lack!””, Moses’ last cry, is also the last phrase the composer has been able to set to music. Recounting the story of Moses, who has experienced the immensity of God, and of Aron, who tries to speak of it; casting doubt, with dodecaphonism, upon the adequacy of tonal and traditional musical language; Moses und Aron questions the possibility of a True Speech. Following in their wanderings the children of Israel, a stateless people lost in the desert and looking for signs and images, Moses un Aron symbolizes the challenges encountered by a community looking for her own identity, torn between spiritual ideal and material needs. Read More »
Heli (Anu Sinisalo), an art teacher is still in love with her husband, Matti (Ville Virtanen) as they were on the first day of their encounter. They have a13-year-old daughter. Heli is in a midlife rut. Because, unfortunately, her husband shows no real intimacy in her and is only concerned with video games. Subtle hints, beautiful words, sexy clothes and direct action: Whatever she undertakes to seduce him is useless. At last she can’t resist seductions of her young student Jarno (Kai Vaine) and begins a torrid affair with him-and eventually learns what she’s really been missing. But not everything goes according to plan.Read More »
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While facing criminal charges, Pedro must grapple with his sister’s sudden decision to move away and leave him behind. Alone in the darkness of his bedroom, he dances covered in neon paint, while thousands of strangers watch him via webcam.Read More »
‘OXI, Resistance’, a very important cinematographic answer to the actual economic crisis which hit many European countries and more specifically Greece behind the name of Austerity imposed by the financial markets blind power. ‘OXI’ paints a picture of Power and Beauty through the great dramas of Sophocles and Aristophanes mirror.Read More »
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Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho is a journey into the heart of an artist’s lifelong struggle – designed to illuminate and satiate existing fans while serving as a perfect starting point for the uninitiated. Featuring interviews with Basho’s former students, contemporaries and few close friends (including Pete Townshend, William Ackerman, Henry Kaiser and Country Joe McDonald), the documentary integrates new information and anecdotes on Basho with previously uncovered archive material and photography of the natural phenomena and landscapes that informed his work.Read More »
Brought to life with archival footage, animation, and interviews with collaborators and friends, this sweeping documentary uncovers the impacts of Hank Wilson’s efforts in AIDS service and queer youth organizations, cultural outlets, and San Francisco politics.Read More »
Stola has been spending his summer in the sweltering haze of festival parties. But one day, he runs into Roko, an old acquaintance, who is on a mission to discover medieval frescoes at a nearby monastery. Roko convinces Stola and a random group of partygoers to join him in his search. However, when their bus breaks down in the middle of nowhere, their brief excursion turns into an allegorical journey into the unknown.Read More »