I recently rewatched a film Chantal Akerman made while living in New York. In it, we hear the letters her mother sent her from Europe while we see these long, static shots of the city. I thought about how I never really told you things. I’d say: this or that happened, but never: I’m sad, I miss home, I don’t know where I’m going, I’m happy, I’m in love, I love you. I thought about how often you asked me to stay in touch.
An independent filmmaker and a film historian discuss ideas about sound and image, documentary, and authorship, while planning a film about a (fictional) early cinema pioneer.
A man becomes increasingly consumed by his screens, unable to disconnect from the constant stream of content. A short film exploring our relationship with technology and digital addiction.
Abel has just buried his father. In search of the roots he never had and trying to understand the reasons behind his father’s suicide, he travels to the village of his paternal relatives. There, he will confront the haunting stories and open wounds of the family he never knew.
Expelled from football after a series of match-fixing allegations, former Guatemalan player Gustavo Cabrera grapples with the devastating impact on his mental health and the course of his life.
Through three different perspectives on life (belief in God, disbelief in the existence of meaning, and acceptance), this animation explores the author’s interpretation of a natural path in the human experience.
The film consisting of countless original risograph prints, is an under-the-camera, straight-ahead animation improvised to the rhythm of the scores of the Hungarian percussion group, Amadinda. This animation, as a consistent conceptual work, avoids any sorts of post-digital manipulation.