Protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.Read More »
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Patricio Guzmán – Mi país imaginario AKA My Imaginary Country (2022)
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Vichit Kounavudhi – Luk e-san AKA A Son of the Northeast (1983)
1981-1990ComedyDramaThailandVichit KounavudhiThis restored Thai classic is filmed in a documentary style, following a tight-knit group of farmers as they struggle against drought and other depredations.Read More »
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Carine Bijlsma – Devil’s Pie AKA Devil’s Pie: D’Angelo (2019)
Documentary2011-2020Carine BijlsmaUSADevil’s Pie is a psychological drama in the (musical) universe of D’Angelo. The film tells the story of a great musical talent who returns into the public arena after 14 years of absence in destruction. While we discover his musical vision and talents, the documentary tells the story of a man who is stuck between fears and dreams. It’s about the price of fame, the loneliness of an artist and the pressure of the music industry.Read More »
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Ilkka Järvi-Laturi – Tallinn pimeduses aka Darkness in Tallinn aka City Unplugged (1993)
Comedy1991-2000CrimeEstoniaIlkka Järvi-LaturiQuote:
Set amidst the political and economic havoc caused by the dissolution of the Soviet Union, City Unplugged is based on a simple premise. During World War II, before the Soviet occupation, Estonia sent its national treasury, $900 million dollars in gold, to Paris for safe-keeping, and now they plan to bring it back. That is, if the Russian mob doesn’t have their way. Russian gangsters have hatched a plan to grab the cash during a city wide blackout of their own making. After cornering the market on candles and flashlights, the mob approaches Tovio, a young engineer at the city power plant, and forcefully recruit him into their scheme. Read More » -
Coni Beeson – Lotus (1979)
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Carla Simón – Carta a mi madre para mi hijo aka Letter to My Mother for My Son (2022)
2021-2030Carla SimónShort FilmSpainA young woman travels from the 60s to the present day, via the 80s, crossing the thresholds of femininity and history, until she meets Carla next to the blue sky of the Catalan coast.Read More »
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Coni Beeson – The Letter (1980)
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Suzanne Osten – Mamma AKA Mother (1982)
1981-1990ComedyDramaSuzanne OstenSwedenThe first feature film of swedish feminist director Suzanne Osten. Winner of the Guldpalm award for best actress in 1982.
A tragicomic story about a woman who above all things desire to make cinema but find it hard to do because she is.. well .. a woman. Based upon the wartime diaries of the director’s mother.Read More »
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Anja Breien – Arven AKA Heritage (1979)
1971-1980Anja BreienDramaNorwaySynopsis wrote:
Shipowner Kai Skaug is dead. The parson in his funeral speech speaks of a man who passed away in his prime, only 54 years old. The flower-decorated crematorium is filled with mourners. In the first row sits his old mother, his brother and sister, his brother- and sister-in-law, his nephews and cousings – his next of kin….Read More »









