Mazel Brouk(2022)

You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing(fr)

Just one of the many far-reaching impacts of the slave trade on human history is on agriculture and horticulture. While the French plantation owners on the Caribbean island of Martinique had their gardens laid out, Versailles-style, their enslaved workers continued their tradition of using medicinal wild herbs. Nowadays these herbs represent one of several resources through which the people of Martinique counter the health and ecological ravage caused by the use of pesticides on the banana plantations. Farmers are reclaiming uncultivated lands to grow indigenous vegetables, without any industrial pesticides; they fight boldly for simple biodiversity.

The Cossacks(ru)

Historical drama based on the eponymous novel by Leo Tolstoy. Junker Olenin, a representative of St.Petersburg's golden youth, is traveling from St.Petersburg to the Caucasus in search of romance. His regiment is stationed in the Cossack village. Here he falls in love with the beautiful Maryana and is ready to marry her, but she loves the Cossack Lukashka and is not going to exchange him for the master...

Lesbian Jesus Is Pregnant with Vibes(en)

Liza, a berserk 19-year-old TikToker is plucked off the internet, thrust onstage, and declared "Lesbian Jesus!". She travels the country by bus with her underqualified Momager and loving girlfriend Avery. In a rollercoaster of an interview with the New York Times, we learn that Liza has been assaulted by the producer who discovered her. While she wants to out him, he contractually owns her (and her music). And if the article is published, Liza and her mom will lose everything and get sued for defamation. They navigate this reality in real time (the 7 minutes before their bus leaves for Hartford).

Probable Cause(en)

A series of cop murders plagues the city. The remaining officers on the force are increasingly worried as the deaths increase with no leads. As the department's finest must solve the case before the killer strikes again.

The Love Permit(en)

Naive Mr. Young is strapped to the hot seat in a very controlled political environment that imposes some outrageous sanctions on people's lives. During an encounter with an administrator while applying for a love & sex permit, he finds himself increasingly on guard, becoming tangled in red tape and incriminating words.

The Object(en)

Documentary about three men from Kentucky who claim to have discovered an Old Testament relic for 69-cents at a Madison, Tennessee Goodwill superstore. The men believe that they have found the mysterious Urim and Thummim in the form of a stone cup that allows its users to communicate with God and see visions.

Under the Paris Sky(fr)

Fates of multiple otherwise disconnected characters intertwine miraculously under the sky of Paris. And it all happens in one day.

Englen i sort(da)

dansk film skal ses

La Martina(es)

Martina is a liberal woman who arrives to a small town, with his godfather. Here, Martina will met with her secret love, a typical "macho-ranchero" man, demanding her hand in matrimony. But he rejects Martina, claiming that she's not virgin and will return her to the godfather. When the godfather dies, Martina finds herself alone, and she'll begin a sexual adventure with almost the last men in the town, even with the shy chaplain.

El cartero alburero(es)

Resistant Soul(it)

Around May ‘44 on Mount Sant’Angelo there is a house that falls asleep and begins to dream.

The Heart of Sky(en)

The Manikins were created by Celestial and used as weapons in an endless war on an ancient planet. After the apocalypse on the planet, the Celestial traveled to an inner planet seek for resources they need. They have re-designed the genes of Manikins on the new planet, and planed to use them as living machines for digging underground resources, but there is a flaw in their design of genes...

Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border(es)

A deeply human portrait of the chaotic reality of the US - Mexico border. Full of stunnig images and crafted like a classic city-symphony where the sum of the pieces add up to a larger whole, Purgatorio, a Journey Into the Heart of the Border brings together a universe of small stories to create a compelling and visceral cinematic experience that takes audiences into the very soul of life on the border.

Mondo Psycho(en)

Psychotic serial killer Mr. Kidnap uses a video store as a front for his human slaughterhouse, mutilating his victims with some help from his sadistic sister Jezebel and their gaunt brother Willy.

Macadam Popcorn(fr)

Mathieu Sapin's next graphic novel is about French independent cinemas. Taking us on a journey across France, he explores the challenges facing this fragile cultural ecosystem. On his way, Matthew discovers a community of enthusiasts and the diversity of French offerings that is admired the world over.

Utamaro's World(ja)

Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. This film, which has a complex and wide-ranging storyline, recreates the world of that time, as it appeared in Utamaro's paintings.

Voices of the Sea(en)

A young mother yearns to escape the unending hardships of a remote Cuban fishing village in search of a false and potentially fatal American dream.

The Veteran(en)

Thirty years on from Vietnam, a government official is trying to track down soldiers who went missing in action, in the hope that it may lead her to her father. Meanwhile, a war veteran is forced to relive painful memories of how he was left for dead by his own platoon, and the heinous crimes he once committed while in the line of duty.

Frank Reyes: Let Me Into You(es)

This disc features a collection of songs performed by Latin singing sensation Frank Reyes. Consisting of songs that appeared on his Dejame Entrar album. Songs include "Nada De Nada", "Adolecente", "No Te Olvides De Mi", and a half-dozen others.

A Girl of the Timber Claims(en)

A 1917 film directed by Paul Powell.

in this house(en)

A collection of images, existing films, and personal footage. All of these melted together to show the destruction of time, and the decay of beliefs. Ranging from religious fundamentalism, sexual identity, the collapse of Western Society, and humanity’s contribution to art, literature, and mixed-media.

La Jetée(fr)

A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.

Undress Me(en)

Mikaela has undergone gender reassignment and is now a woman. One night at a bar, she meets a guy and takes him back to her place.

Things We Feel But Do Not Say(en)

After miscarrying for the second time, Genevieve struggles with disappointment, grief, and her well-intentioned husband.

Bathsheba(en)

A widow struggling to readjust to a life of grief unexpectedly meets a woman whose presence is transformative.

Carne(fr)

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.

Person to Person(en)

Waking up the morning after hosting a party, a man discovers a stranger passed out on his floor. He spends the rest of the day trying to convince her to leave.

The Red Room(mk)

A story about Nikola, a retired math teacher, who leads a quiet and private life, until he begins to feel a need to escape the loneliness that slowly is killing him, day by day. He decides it’s time for change and becomes the star of a very popular TV-show called “Love for all”. The concept of the show is to help old, lonely people to find life partners.

Naptha(en)

Faraz’s quiet life working at an isolated petrol station is turned upside down when his ageing father Malik begins to speak in a long-forgotten language and insists on returning back home.

Poison Resort(en)

A transgender girl named Silver is confronted with different parts of her identity as she transforms into a new, idealised version of herself and her deepest desires, as well as fears are revealed.

Spaceless(th)

Kan and Tul are aspiring actors who meet at an audition. From there on, another story unfolds, and both find themselves battling their own feelings.

Firework: Eyes(en)

Stark 70s firework safety film which mixes the everyday and the uncanny.

Spring(es)

Fernando is attracted to his best friend. They skip class together and go camping in the woods.

If I Hear That Someday You Suffer, I'll Come Back For You(es)

In her younger years, Rebeca's boyfriend left for the United States but promised to return and marry her. Seventeen years later, he reappears to keep his promise and have a wedding. As she prepares for the ceremony, Rebeca takes stock of a life spent waiting in a village where she can no longer remain.

The Name You Carry(fr)

When Vlace is suspended for hitting a classmate, Sasha is called to come get his son at school and has no choice but to take him along on his delivery route. During this intimate journey, we discover what provoked Vlace's uncharacteristic act, as father and son find their way toward a new understanding.

After Mother(en)

A son struggles with his father’s violent tendencies while his late mother attempts to help him.

Misfocus(en)

Set in the 1960s, a young photographer becomes obsessed photographing a grieving man - the man that holds the truth to her brother's murder. She pushes the man into a spiral, and when her obsession comes to a sour end, realizes the tragic mistake she has made.

Making Luck(en)

Two boxers meet for a fight in a closed gym. With one boxer well prepared for the fight ahead the other tries making his own luck to better his opponent.

Community Gardens(lt)

A grown-up son goes on a countryside trip with his ageing parents in the hopes of reigniting the relationship, but there is nothing left to reignite. This story of familial dysfunction is set against the picturesque backdrop of a dacha community (instantly recognisable to every post-Soviet native), rendered by Vytautas Katkas with irony and a rare sympathy for his hapless subjects.

Lucia in Limbo(es)

Sixteen-year-old Lucia wants to get rid of two things more than anything: her lice & her virginity.