2000s

A grotesque Shakespearean tale of Ubu, who comes to power in a bloody way. When his absurd reforms fail and the treasury gets empty, Ubu and his flatterers start implementing terror across the country.Read More »

Martyn Hesford’s comedy-drama about the life and times of tortured comic Kenneth Williams based on his diaries.Read More »

In 1999, Chris Marker questions Bajram Rexhepi, the new Albanian mayor of Mitrovica (Kosovo) on the conflict which comes from within his country and in which he took part as a surgeon. His lucid analysis of the recent situation and the requirements to join together so that true peace settles, raises hope.Read More »

Hypnotic shaky bluish sunlight.Read More »

“Those who assume classical musicians are sissies may have to adjust their thinking after Tomorrow At Dawn, in which classical music meets historical battle re-enactments to excellent effect…Read More »

When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter’s hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him – incredibly hectic Tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and challenge him. But his honor and honesty, plus traditional authority over his inventive clan, are tested, as he stumbles among vast cultural and economic gaps between his village nestled in the desert, and a throbbing international metropolis. Written by David StevensRead More »

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An attempt to let one’s identity emerge by piercing fragments of 8mm film shot over some 20 years. The filmmaker’s muttering and breathing reverberate over a series of visual images that invoke the primitive pleasure of an image coming into focus. This is a tribute to the culture of 8mm film, which is nearing its end, and a personal film directed with an approach that sets it apart from other films.Read More »

A Bavarian business man buys a nudist camp.Read More »

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Niños de la Calle examines the gritty reality of four children living on the streets of Mexico City. Filmed in 2001, this dramatic and moving documentary follows Marcos, Erika, Antonio and Juan as they get high, visit their families and struggle to survive in the world’s largest metropolis. Niños de la Calle was nominated for two Mexican Academy Awards (Arieles), and won the Best Feature Documentary prize at the inaugural edition of the Morelia International Film Festival in 2003.Read More »