A young postwoman tries to rebuild her relationship with her father, coming to terms with the pain of abandonment, the weight of the past and new bonds.
Becoming American: Philadelphia's Story restores to the historical record the enormous role Black people played in the shaping of our country's fundamental institutions both at its founding and in its crucial early decades. It is a compelling exploration of the role of race in our country's founding, and the black men and women who were Founders as well, and will be welcomed in the classroom as we attempt to tell the full story of America's founding 250 years ago.
Hisham reflects on his journey from maintenance engineer to actor and writer, revisiting his early days in independent cinema, his successful comedy work, memorable personal stories, football rivalry, and upcoming AI-themed projects, while naming El Ragol El Anab as the work he is most proud of
Another installment in the interview series with Edward Povey, in this film Povey discusses the meaning of the paintings title, the link to iranian women and how we read paintings
The year is 2004. Fourteen-year-old Mor dreams of an unforgettable telenovela-style quinceañera. Her mother, Lucia, opposes it due to her traumatic past in Argentina. Mor secretly plans the celebration, until Lucia arrives and the fantasy shatters.
REVIVER is an independent experimental short film that blends psychological drama with surreal storytelling to explore identity, redemption, and the consequences of our choices.
Through photographs, home videos, letters and personal recollections, Ester Geislerová composes a portrait of Japanologist, translator, journalist, educator, calligrapher—and her father—Petr Geisler, a charismatic charmer who remained mysteriously elusive even to his closest family.
An intimate drama about an aging war veteran forced into a retirement home, where he confronts the ghosts of his past and forms an unexpected bond with his Black caregiver.
Forced onto a suffocating road trip with the father who abandoned him, 17-year-old Nat wants nothing more than to escape. But when their car breaks down, a confrontation explodes, unearthing years of buried trauma and painful family secrets. As the true, heartbreaking purpose of their journey is revealed, both father and son must face the ghosts of their past to see if a broken bond can ever be healed.
A child prodigy, a talented pianist, who fears the gift he was born with. A father persecuted and tormented by the infernal memory of the colonial war and a luminous mother afflicted by an incurable disease. A grandfather and grandmother in exile on a small village and an anti-Salazarist, an unrepentant traveller who settles in Buenos Aires. A music teacher who teaches his students that being a musician is not a fate of guaranteed happiness and that there is a lot of pain in the human heart. The story of a Portuguese family that lived through dictatorship, colonial war and democratic revolution - the improbable and surprising threads with which individual destinies weave the collective destiny.
During a wedding at a hotel, Bety, a young receptionist, becomes intrigued by Vicki, a mysterious older guest. The night lures them to the pool, the tension builds, and everything ends with an unexpected disappearance.