The work of Belfast composer Neil Martin has been performed across the globe, from Ground Zero to Mostar Bridge, from the Royal Albert Hall to the International Space Station.
In auteur Rowan Benda's absurdist family drama, estranged quadruplets reunite as their childhood land is overrun by a group of beavers and family secrets threaten to unfold.
When a new huge donation from a tech company presents itself, the Superintendent is faced with the decision to either tell the truth, or lie about how well the new phone policy is.
In the cramped heat of a thrift shop in Cubao, the air is thick with the unspoken desires of Jessa and Candy. But when a foreigner arrives with the promise of America, their lives are led astray.
Following the origins of comedy and how its importance has been lost throughout the years, this documentary explores how awards ceremonies validate drama as the superior genre. Tired of being ignored by critics, Brazilian actor and comedian Tunico decides to star in a dramatic film, hoping to finally gain the recognition he always deserved.
Long slides of images and sounds reveal the subtle mysteries of a forgotten Eros embodied by Aloual, the fetish actor. A captivating profane ceremony where drawings, photos, objects, assemblages, paintings and fragments of films interpenetrate in strange hybridizations. Slides between digital and film that also cross the territories of Thanatos to resurface in the energy of a wild and joyful dance.
Ratty: The Downfall of NYC Rats, is an observational documentary giving a voice to the intriguing yet terrifying furry rodents of New York City. Ratty uses street interviews, archival footage, and interviews with organizations such as SenesTech, Positive Pest Management, and PETA to answer the question: How are we alleviating the problem? Does the solution lie in the hands of the people, or City Hall and Sanitation? The whimsical caricature of a Brooklyn rat, played by El Gabriel Gomez, provides a lighthearted transition between interviews. Will the launch of rat birth control be the solution, or another attempt at control that will fail?
Majd and Shahfaisal live together in a residential group for unaccompanied refugee minors in Germany. Here, in the protected environment of the group, for the first time after fleeing, they should be able to live a life true to who they really are: teenagers who are just developing a personality, have dreams and are looking for their place in society. But how is this supposed to work if they are not even part of this society due to their refugee status?
In Sichuan's Liangshan mountains, Yi children grow up between tradition and change. When a father returns from prison seeking redemption, he finds that his daughter dreams of basketball but is torn over her schooling, and his son longs to earn money. As summer ends and walnuts ripen, their separate journeys begin.
Delving into the past and not shying away from the dug-up pain, a young filmmaker speaks to her Mexican mother and Palestinian father about their trying journeys into the United States. In a society with rhetoric increasingly vilifying Mexicans and Palestinians, the filmmaker picks up her camera in a bid to address the grief at the center of the generational trauma that has underscored her relationship with her family. A meditation of loss and grief relieved, ultimately, through reconciliation.
After yet another painful rejection, a young man takes to the road. With no clear destination, he drives through the night, the hum of the engine drowning out the echo of disappointment. His journey seems directionless until he encounters a sick crooner stranded by the roadside.