Among the scattered pebbles, a woman sits carefully in an abandoned theater. In this hall of silence and decay, the story of In the Sand unfolds, inspired by the work of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. With minimalist imagery and music, the film reflects on erasure, turning away from suffering, and the responsibility that artists carry.
The window as a real and symbolic gateway to the world: The Window is an autobiographical film about memories and experiences shaped by the feeling of isolation during the pandemic. Past and present, black-and-white, and color, reality and dream flow into one another.
“When someone in the family becomes chronically ill, the whole family falls ill,” explains Celal Karaaslan. After decades of heavy physical labor, he is waiting for his invalidity pension. For him and his son Tolga, the waiting period becomes a search for a possible future—one that confronts both with existential questions.
In a world where dreams and ambitions blur the lines between friendship and betrayal, Remembering Colors tells the gripping story of Shauna, an up-and-coming artist on the brink of stardom. Shauna's life takes a dark turn when her closest friend, Ashley, consumed by envy, orchestrates a plan to eliminate her and claim the spotlight for herself.
The story follows Nagi, a lonely girl living in a harbor village. Her daily routine centers around the attic of a fish shop, where she spends her time in solitude, always carrying a fishbowl with her.
Set within the ravaged world of Pathologic Classic HD, The Last Harvest unfolds across a landscape marked by disease, exhaustion, and slow attrition. Cocco works through the game as an atmospheric field saturated with depletion, where every sound, surface, and bodily trace carries the weight of a world wearing down. Barren streets and exposed figures accumulate with quiet insistence. Falling leaves, distant cattle, the tolling of a bell, and the persistent signals of the game interface acquire unusual pressure, no longer incidental details but elements in a visual rhetoric of fragility. What the film records is a condition of survival stripped of heroism and reward. The Last Harvest stays with what endures after renewal has withdrawn, when the world continues in a diminished state, poised between persistence and abandonment.
Gowoon is supposed to perform a traditional fan dance at the kindergarten talent show. But she feels left out by her classmates. Will Gowoon be able to feel like part of the group?
The Roots that Bind Us explores the origins of non-unanimous juries in Louisiana and the impact of this racist law today. The film focuses on three men - Jermaine, Herman and Lloyd - whose fates were sealed before they were ever born. Through their stories, as well as expert testimony, archival research, animation, and poetry, the film exposes a system grown from the roots of slavery to incarcerate Black people. The film elevates the voices of those who fought and continue to fight for the justice that's owed to hundreds of people incarcerated all over Louisiana today.
On this rare glimpse into a season of conservation with UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, we follow a team of specialists as they journey to remote Blaiklock Island, Antarctica. Here, they undertake a mission to save this remarkable historic refuge as it battles a changing climate in an environment of extremes.
Louis Morissette presents his first solo show. He retraces the highlights of his career and personal life, delivering a performance that is as hilarious as it is authentic.
"Like the doctors before them, poets and philosophers failed to find a precise location for nostalgia...a metaphorical journey seemed like a homeopathic treatment for human longing...".
– Svetlana Boym, The Future of Nostalgia
A sleeping mother looks after a decaying house. As we move through each room, we are met with new objects and new friends, off screen. She is scrolling through Agoda to find the best hotel.