511 Seconds of Cinema(2023)

Going Dark: The Final Days of Film Projection(en)

Hollywood has made up their minds, forcing theaters to convert to digital or go dark. As theaters around the world change to newer digital technology, the job of the 35mm film projectionist is becoming irrelevant. Going Dark profiles two theater projectionists during their final days on the job.

Room 999(fr)

In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666. Now, 40 years later, in Cannes, director Lubna Playoust asks Wim Wenders himself and a new generation of filmmakers (James Gray, Rebecca Zlotowski, Claire Denis, Olivier Assayas, Nadav Lapid, Asghar Farhadi, Alice Rohrwacher and more) the same question: “is cinema a language about to get lost, an art about to die?”

Rio Vermelho(pt)

In Paraíba in the 70s, love took place on the banks of the Paraíba River. Two teenagers, Josué and Alex fall in love and run away from their aristocratic families in the countryside of Paraíba state. Threatened by their families, the only place they know to escape their parents' evil is river, the place where they grew up and played together. Through the geographical beauty of the river, they will face hate, love and the strength of nature like never before.

Grosse Baston Partie 21(fr)

Maybe Next Time(fr)

The Canterville Ghost(en)

An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

Fulano de Tal(pt)

Watusi Zombie!(ml)

Set in Kochi right before the pandemic, micro-celebrity and boy genius Gabriel finds himself in the midst of an ugly rumor as he deals with small people with big city ideas.

BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues(ja)

FIN(fr)

In a remote and seemingly peaceful province of Ilaya, there lived two teenagers who explore their lives as the world around them grows darker.

Arte Sergipana com Vontade e Representação(pt)

Cin-E-Rama(ur)

A film critic is tasked with documenting an old cinema before its permanent closure.

The First Film(hi)

In a small town of 1960's India, where cinema is forbidden for women, a 14-year-old embarks on a quest to watch her first film.

De Wind(nl)

Smooth Criminal(nl)

De Waarheid(nl)

De Camera(nl)

Robert(nl)

Een Droom Te Laat(nl)

The Dream(nl)