In a cinema letter to French director Jean Vigo, Lynne Sachs ponders the delicate resonances of his 1933 classic “Zero for Conduct” in which a group of school boys wages an anarchist rebellion against their authoritarian teachers. Thinking about the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the United States Capitol by thousands of right-wing activists, Sachs wonders how innocent play or calculated protest can turn so quickly into chaos and violence.Read More »
In an ordinary abandoned house – On what could be your ordinary street – A gang of desperate criminals have found something – or has it found them.Read More »
An intersex African hacker, a coltan miner and the virtual marvel born as a result of their union.
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In Burundi, a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist hacker collective, attempting a takeover of the regime that is exploiting the region’s natural resources. When an intersex runaway and a miner find each other, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry.Read More »
Marion is 18 years old. She is filled with grief since the loss of her sister, and has reached an age where she feels a vital need for freedom. On the anniversary of her sister’s loss, she embarks on a journey through the streets of Paris. What follows is an evening of encounters with some familiar faces in a city that youth no longer relate with, until Marion meets the impulsive and free-spirited Alex. A reunion of two solitudes, their path will evolve into a rhythm of wandering in the city, like a journey into the night.Read More »
One of Hong Kong’s most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in Man Lim-chung’s directorial debut. A forerunner of the New Wave, Hui’s tumultuous, forty-year career is an unequivocal testimony to her unyielding dedication to filmmaking, and her expedition into the metamorphic city. This biopic probes into the acclaimed director’s idiosyncratic world, where we witness her rashness and goofiness, as well as her humanistic concerns for the everyday nobodies which make her films so moving.Read More »
Indre and Paulius travel to the small town where a gruesome crime was committed and they learn it is not as easy as expected to revisit the past.Read More »
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A 50-year-old caretaker is employed to look after 10-year-old girl. His most important task is to maintain her dentures that are made of ice and must be changed several times a day.
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Based on Patricia Highsmith’s personal writings and accounts of her family and lovers, the film casts new light on the famous thriller writer’s life and oeuvre, permeated by themes of love and its defining influence on identity.Read More »
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An intimate access to the private life of Courtney Barnett, an anti-influencer who is a powerful voice for our times.Read More »