2011-2020

  • Akihiko Shiota – Sayonara kuchibiru AKA Farewell Song (2019)

    2011-2020Akihiko ShiotaDramaJapanRomance

    Synopsis
    Haru and Reo perform as musical duo Haru-Reo. With their indie music, they suddenly get popular. Even with their newfound success, they decide to disband the duo. Haru-Reo go on one last tour together. Their roadie Shima goes with the girls on the tour. Reo has feelings for Shima, but Shima has feelings for Haru. And Haru has feelings for Reo.Read More »

  • Sólveig Anspach & Jean-Luc Gaget – L’effet aquatique AKA The Aquatic Effect (2016)

    2011-2020ComedyDramaFranceJean-Luc GagetSólveig Anspach

    Quote:
    Samir, a forty-odd crane operator in the Paris region, falls in love at first sight with Agathe, a young woman while she gets rid of a jerk trying to pick her up. Learning that she is a swimming instructor at the the Maurice Thorez swimming pool, he decides to approach her under the pretense of taking swimming lessons under her guidance. His first steps are successful and they are on the verge of giving themselves to each other when an incident happens, revealing that not only is he a good swimmer but an expert diver as well. His deception is then exposed and as Agathe hates lies and liars, reconquering her will not be a pleasure cruise.Read More »

  • Paul Hyett – The Seasoning House (2012)

    2011-2020DramaHorrorPaul HyettUnited Kingdom

    Filming for the movie began in January 2012 at a disused air force base in London.

    The movie is Hyett’s directorial debut.Read More »

  • Shûichi Okita – Mori no iru basho AKA Mori, the Artist’s Habitat (2018)

    2011-2020ComedyDramaJapanShûichi Okita

    Quote:
    Vegetation thrives in painter Morikazu’s garden, which is home to creatures that serve as models for his paintings, including numerous bugs and cats. A sweet and heartwarming day begins for Morikazu, who gazed at these garden creatures on a daily basis for over three decades, and those who love him.
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  • Dmitry Mamuliya – The Criminal Man (2019)

    2011-2020CrimeDmitry MamuliyaDramaGeorgia

    Quote:
    A melancholic witness cannot escape the memories of a murder, that twists his mind and makes him observe the dark sides of his own soul.Read More »

  • Edgar Pêra – O Espectador Espantado AKA The Amazed Spectator (2016)

    2011-2020DocumentaryDramaEdgar PêraPortugal

    Synopsis
    O Espectador Espantado is a documentary-essay about spectatorship, mixing interviews with staged actions in cinema theaters and other sites where we presently can watch moving images.
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  • Musa Syeed – Valley of Saints (2012)

    2011-2020DramaIndiaMusa Syeed

    Widely considered to be the crown jewel of Kashmir, Dal Lake is a sprawling aquatic community where erupting political violence often distracts from the natural beauty. Gulzar, a young, working-class boatman, plans to skip town with his best friend in search of a better life, but a weeklong military curfew derails their departure. Forced to wait it out, Gulzar takes a job assisting a pretty scientist named Asifa. As they navigate the floating landscape, collecting water samples for an environmental study, an unlikely relationship blossoms between the two. When Asifa’s research reveals harmful pollutants, Gulzar realizes that the ecology of the lake and an entire way of life face an alarming threat, and everything in his own life begins to take on a new hue.Read More »

  • Jonni Phillips – Wasteland (2019)

    2011-2020AnimationJonni PhillipsUSA

    Summary:
    A 5 part film that deals with a variety of subjects and themes, such as isolation, mental illness, and the subjectivity of reality. Something integral to the point of this overall series is visualizing and externalizing different characters’ worldviews through what visual medium is being used and how their view of the world is presented, & establishing an internal visual and aural vernacular inside the series of films that make certain subtle aspects make sense to people who are paying attention. The 5 different parts can all be viewed individually and are meant to make sense on their own, but when viewed together and in sequence bring a different and more interesting context to each of the pieces.Read More »

  • Various – Vai (2019)

    Drama2011-2020New ZealandVarious

    Synopsis:
    Vai is a portmanteau feature film made by nine female Pacific filmmakers, filmed in seven different Pacific countries: Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Kuki Airani (Cook Islands), Samoa, Niue and Aotearoa (New Zealand). It is about the journey of Vai, played by a different indigenous actress in each of the Pacific countries. In each of these Pacific nations ‘vai’ means water.Read More »

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