In the film, the photo lab serves as a space of transformation and control. It's where slides belonging to my grandfather, an anesthesiologist, are printed. The film development and analog printing processes are juxtaposed with the operating table and hospital corridors: a sense of sterility and technological advancement, a symbiosis between medical practice and a hobby no less demanding of precise procedures.
A small postcard — a route compiled from fragments of memory from an album brought from India and bought at a flea market. These photographs were taken by a Soviet architect who built an ancient, anonymous city where every flower is still sacred.
A boy attempts to understand a girl through the memories of others. As different versions emerge, the truth becomes unclear. A story about perception, memory, and the impossibility of a single truth.
Markus and his friends make fun of the OnlyFans creator Maya Andersson during a live-stream. The mask slips when Markus subscribes to her Only Fans-profile in secret. This marks the beginning of a digital relationship, where the line between the imagined and the real begins to blur.
Diagnosed as completely nearsighted at age 6, I have spent my life in a blur. A journey through the not always clear twists and turns of ophthalmology.
The Colorado River is drying up. Reservoirs are falling to record lows and drought ravages the borderlands of the United States and Mexico. The heavily engineered water systems of the American Southwest buckle under the strain of an expanding population. Life for those on the fringes begins to unravel.
In a town where the past never stays buried, the children of the esteemed families of Hallowridge find themselves trapped in a cycle that began long before they were born. When a new death echoes a tragedy from decades ago, old secrets rise to the surface — threatening to tear apart the people who’ve spent their lives trying to outrun them. Whispers turn to clues. Clues turn to consequences. And the truth… refuses to stay hidden.
The island of Bácan, in the Venice Lagoon, is a strip of land that once emerged only in the summer. Human intervention, particularly the excavation work for the MOSE dam has altered the lagoon’s water balance, making the island a permanent feature. Through a narration that gives voice to the island itself, the film reflects on its changing nature and on the connection between humans, water, and the landscape.
Evan, an ordinary young man, wanted to be seen, admired. At all costs. Invisible for as long as he could remember, rejected, humiliated online, mocked in real life, he then becomes an executioner to finally be under the spotlight.
Just because you can’t restore a film negative doesn’t mean you can’t breathe new life into it. Which is exactly what Canadian filmmaker Erin Weisgerber has done, using excerpts of films by Alexander Sokurov and Irakli Kvirikadze. Stories of migrations, shifting borders and unstable identities. Given its vibe, this is a film that will appeal to the Boards of Canada fanbase and many others besides.
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
Haunted by the image of the "ideal girl" that captivates the world, Alice Liddell embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Through travel, art and family bonds, she learns to reconcile with her identity, ultimately transforming a lifelong curse into a blessing.