Sudan, near the Merowe dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation starts to take a life of its own.Read More »
On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild finds herself alone on Mother’s Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven, are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul is the boy from the manor house nearby, Jane’s long-term love despite the fact that he’s engaged to be married to another woman, a childhood friend and daughter of his parents’ friends. But events that neither can foresee will change the course of Jane’s life forever.
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When tragedy strikes, an unexpected bond forms between two migrants in the Chinese community of Queens. Far from home, their labor-filled lives intertwine as they grieve and search for familial connections.Read More »
Sophie and Mathieu, a couple in their thirties, go to Schefferville to settle the estate of Sophie’s father’s cottage, a former miner in this almost ghost town. There, Sophie meets up with Réjean, her uncle, also a former miner. But when a tragic incident involving Réjean occurs on the spot, with Mathieu as the only witness, the trip takes an unexpected turn. Forced to stay longer than expected while the police investigation gets underway, the couple finds itself isolated from the rest of the world, singled out, in contact for a rare time with the complex reality of the Aboriginal people. Sophie and Mathieu see their relationship in jeopardy, each taking an opposite path in their reaction to this oppressive situation, in this closed-door setting in the great outdoors.Read More »
Mezashi, a high school student, has become distrustful of people after being the target of bullying by her classmates. After being transferred to a new school in the Kansai local region due to the parents’ convenience, she then learns the basics of fishing when invited to join “The Girls Angler’s Club”. Little by little, she begins to feel at home in the fun atmosphere and begins to enjoy fishing and friendship.Read More »
Matar has to give everything to fight for Hofira’s life in this ageless coming of age drama.Read More »
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The story is about a film director, Kutani, who lives in the dying pink film industry, and an aspiring screenwriter, Iseki, and their loved one, Shoko, whose dream of a film she has clung to begins to crumble, and their lives intersect.Read More »
By looking back in history, we try to understand one of the worst conflicts of our time. During the years 1958-1989 there was a public service monopoly and Swedish Public Service TV’s (SVT) reporting from Israel and Palestine was unique. SVT’s reporters were constantly on the spot, documenting everything from everyday observations to major international crises. The stories give us the tools to understand this conflict that has so strongly influenced our time. They also tell the story of a changing media landscape.Read More »
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Gentle or rough, blonde or shaved, cis or trans, long term inmates or those newly admitted: women re-enact their lives in a Buenos Aires prison, in trance and balance, voguing and singing.Read More »