2010s

  • Xiong zaixia – Yi Ge Ren De Zi Mu aka Zen for Subtitle (2017)

    2011-2020AsianChinaDocumentaryXiong zaixia

    Synopsis
    What does subtitle translation mean in my eyes? I have devoted my youth and effort of 4 years of campus life and 2 years of work life. When I have given up translating subtitle, I want to look back to and remember such a bygone by documentary.
    Subtitle is equal to public: By this documentary I want to show how a cinephile makes a link with film and makes effect to more cinephile in such a special situation in China. This documentary also displays a tip of the iceberg of the cinephile cultural history in China.
    Subtitle is equal to privacy: I hope to experience the progress of subtitle translation again, in order to cast my ambition and burden in the old days. I want to say goodbye to that ego with subtitle translation and move forwards to that ego with indie-documentary direction. I want to search more possibilities to the films. Read More »

  • Kasper Collin – I Called Him Morgan (2016)

    2011-2020DocumentaryDramaSweden

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    On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Morgans. This feature documentary by Swedish filmmaker Kasper Collin is a love letter to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together. A film about love, jazz and America.Read More »

  • Zhangke Jia – Shan he gu ren AKA Mountains May Depart (2015)

    2011-2020ChinaDramaZhangke Jia

    Quote:
    The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.Read More »

  • Josh Gibson – Light Plate (2012)

    2011-2020ExperimentalJosh GibsonShort FilmUSA

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    A whimsical black and white film essay exploring the Tuscan landscape and its relationship between, tradition, modernity and food. Through shimmering hand-processed, window-framed ruminations, time passes in licks of light, while a storm gathers and a woman makes pasta by hand.Read More »

  • David Bickerstaff – The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch (2016)

    2011-2020David BickerstaffDocumentaryUnited Kingdom

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    Quote:
    After 500 years Bosch’s paintings still shock and fascinate us. Delve into the vivid imagination of this true visionary.

    Who was Hieronymus Bosch? Why do his strange and fantastical paintings resonate with people now more than ever? How does he bridge the medieval and Renaissance worlds? Where did his unconventional and timeless creations come from? Discover the answers to these questions and more with this remarkable new film from EXHIBITION ON SCREEN directed by David Bickerstaff.Read More »

  • Narges Abyar – Nafas AKA Breath (2016)

    Drama2011-2020FantasyIranNarges Abyar

    Quote:
    Iran’s submission for the 90th Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film

    Little Bahar lives a life spun from folklore and stories, always with her head in a book. But growing up in Yazd in the 1970s and ’80s, she’s at the centre of a country in turmoil: the Shah is overthrown, Ayatollah Khomeini rises to power, and the first shots are fired in a bitter and protracted war with Iraq. Over the span of several years, Bahar finds daydreaming in her own fantasy world is the only way she can make sense of the pain and suffering warring humans inflict on one another.Read More »

  • Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson – Hjartasteinn AKA Heartstone (2016)

    Drama2011-2020Guðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonIcelandRomance

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    A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thor and Christian experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend. When summer ends and the harsh nature of Iceland takes back its rights, it’s time to leave the playground and face adulthood.Read More »

  • Brent Bonacorso – The Narrow World (2017)

    2011-2020Brent BonacorsoSci-FiShort FilmUSA

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    A giant alien creature comes to Earth. The reasons for its arrival, however, remain unknown as mankind fails to make contact with the visitor.

    Review:
    The Narrow World follows a group of scientists as they try to unravel the enigma of the alien’s purpose. That setup may have the sound of a schlocky ‘alien invasion’ film – the sort where evil E.T.s are out to destroy Earth and an all out battle for the future of humanity must ensue – but surfaces can be deceiving. Bonacorso subverts the film’s familiar setup by positing his invader as a passive observer. His alien doesn’t attack Earth. Nor does it communicate in any way, shape or form. In fact, it doesn’t do much of anything but walk and watch.Read More »

  • Walter Ungerer – Ici (2013)

    2011-2020ExperimentalShort FilmUSAWalter Ungerer

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    Longtime experimentalist Walter Ungerer extrudes a snow-covered forest obscured by icicles through time-lapse and polychromatic effects into a more synesthetic experience. – Tom FritscheRead More »

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