Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot, a multimedia project combining hand-drawn animation, collage, performance, music, and dialogues with collaborators and doppelgängers, invites viewers into Johannesburg-based William Kentridge’s studio. Through this creative process, the series offers an intimate look at how art is made and understood from the perspective of culture, history, politics, and contemporary life.Read More »
As a way to remain close to her daughter and continue to tell her bedtime stories, her dad asks her every night: “Maya, give me a title”. From each title, he imagines and creates a unique cartoon in which Maya is the heroine. Through these animated adventures, Michel Gondry brings to life a poetic and fun journey that will make children dream…and grown-ups smile.Read More »
Social media influencer Magalie is in big trouble. Fleeing to her remote chalet in the frost-bitten mountains after a freak accident, the renegade trendsetter occupies her isolated estate with her subservient personal assistant. When a journalist comes knocking at her door, blackmailing the mean-spirited celebrity in exchange for an interview exclusive, Magalie is forced to confront her turbulent upbringing and her empire of senseless video slop. What follows is a tragic-comic satire on the extremities of internet sensationalism, as Magalie’s entire career comes crashing down with her insatiable personality.Read More »
A woman juggling care for her elderly parents and a failing marriage encounters a single mom. Their unexpected bond challenges her to face the cracks in her meticulously planned life.Read More »
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Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot for a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen, and she becomes fascinated by its star, Cristina, an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing.Read More »
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Two young skaters, polar opposites in personality, team up to train for a figure skating duo, their growing bond blurring the lines between partners and more as winter unfolds.Read More »
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It’s been years since Akin has been in and out of the hospital. He’s relentless, angry, and shell-shocked from being stuck in the system. As he loses touch with his true self, his mind shifts into another reality.Read More »
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A man who needs money begins scheming to sell his bedridden mother’s home out from under her, relocating her to a replica of her bedroom in the hopes that she won’t notice the difference.Read More »
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It seems only natural to exchange labour for reward. But not everyone is satisfied with their work. Had Primitives similar problems as people in modern society? We interviewed five of them, let’s see what they said.Read More »