Four years after Babi's passing, her grandniece embarks on a journey to piece together the life of her great-aunt, an esteemed educator, filmmaker, and freedom fighter. This documentary explores intimate anecdotes shared by Babi's daughter and grandchildren, uncovering her philosophy and legacy. Set against the backdrop of India's political upheavals, the film reflects on how these events shaped Babi's life. The filmmaker delves into her personal and professional legacy—through her writings, objects, and creative works—to capture the essence of this remarkable woman. As she navigates her emotional journey, she seeks answers about her own future while discovering the profound impact Babi left on her family and the world. Through this exploration, the filmmaker not only uncovers Babi's legacy but also deepens her understanding of her own personal history.
A wife should obey her husband’s every word, and live only for him. This is how one could briefly summarize the attitude of some women who identify with the wedLOCK tradWIFE phenomenon. This film is based on their statements on social media, presented in a shocking concentration and painful collage, with period footage from the 1950s.
Daniella loves the peace and quiet of living alone—except for one small problem: her roommate, Vincent, is a ghost. Visible only to her, Vincent has a knack for causing chaos at the most inconvenient times. When Daniella invites a date over, she must somehow keep the evening on track while keeping her mischievous, spectral roommate from ruining everything.
In war-time Ukraine, a young woman named Yeva begins to see strange dreams she longs to photograph but can only write down. Each time they grow darker, sharper, and more vivid—until the shadows start to reveal those who have already passed away.
Exchange of prisoners of war. In the hospital courtyard, hundreds of relatives have gathered — far more than the number of freed Ukrainian service members. Who will embrace their loved one today, and who will have to keep waiting? The first moments of reunion become the climax, as people and viewers share anticipation.
A story passed down from teacher to student. During the Cultural Revolution, a small flaw in a leader's portrait led to denunciation and prison. This hand-drawn, single-shot animation gently revisits the quiet tragedy of an artist who lost his youth to a moment of imperfection.
Focusing on the art of visual communication artist Birol Bayram, the documentary explores his multifaceted work in the art world as a caricaturist, illustrator, and cartoonist. Bayram is perhaps known as one of the artists who has designed the most book covers in the world. Having designed 6,000 book covers over 26 years, Birol Bayram has left a deep mark on every reader's memory.
To escape her father's violence, running away has become a familiar part of Chou Mu-ding's life. But on her birthday, she makes a quiet and yet resolute decision to stop fleeing and finally confront what she once feared.
"Still With Us" is a fictional documentary-drama that follows the story of Violet Kingsley, a young woman whose life is drastically altered by a car accident that leaves her in a coma. Through interviews with friends and family, as well as videos recorded by them in the hope of her recovery, the film explores the profound impact of the event. It is a reflection on friendship, memory, and the attempt to keep the presence of a loved one alive.
Entering puberty, Jun-hee is consumed by resentment: she hates the school's strict hair restrictions that force her to cut her hair, her cold-hearted mother, and her cheeky younger brother. Her boiling frustration finds its only outlet in tormenting her younger brother.
A mysterious man, a seductive woman—and a game that quickly gets out of hand. In Bogdan Ilieșius's sophisticated short film, the perspective shifts in every scene: Who is seducing whom, who is playing with whom—and where is the line between seduction and violence?
On a train leaving to Kazakhstan, three young men are stopped by border patrol, forbidden to leave the Russian Federation, even as the officer mockingly notes that they “suddenly all have grandmothers in Kazakhstan”. One of them, Petya, was called for mobilization but he refuses to fight. Instead, he decides to escape and hide in a nearby town, only to find danger waiting at every turn.
Using the simplest of means, this educational film takes us to one of the driest and most desolate places in the entire universe—the fictional celestial body Neesbeck.
A reinterpretation of the Sorbian legend of the Mittagsfrau/Pśezpołdnica. In the past, she urged people to take a midday rest in the fields; today, the Mittagskind calls for a digital detox. A spooky mystery film shot in the abandoned Kolkwitz sanatorium.
The Russian NGO Memorial was founded with the aim of examining human rights abuses committed during the Stalinist period. In the course of a show trial carried out in 2021 in Russia, the organisation was "liquidated". This is the chronicle of its dissolution.
The artist Fabian Widukind Penzkofer and his embroideries entitled “Das Personal” (The Staff) have made their way to Lusatia. The excerpt from the audio diary, accompanied by snapshots from Weißwasser and the surrounding area, recounts chance encounters with the locals.
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