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Affluenza(en)

A look at the modern-day problem of "affluenza," an epidemic of stress, overwork, shopping and debt caused by the pursuit of the American Dream. The history of the condition is explored, as well as the advertising and marketing ploys used to sustain it. Men and women from around the country share their stories of personal debt and suggestions for financial recovery.

Of Another Place(en)

On a Summer afternoon, Pedro packs the last few boxes before having to leave his apartment in New York. 12 years ago, Pedro and Ana had arrived in America from Portugal, in search of a dream. Now, Ana's voice describes, from the other side of the ocean, that same country to which they are returning. As the rooms are emptied, Pedro bids farewell to one life, welcoming another. But the dream that brought him will remain forever in the city that never sleeps, awaiting his return.

Oat Boy(en)

Folk portraiture, images of children in suburbia.

This Is It(en)

A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

Adagio(en)

«I often have dreams. Careless dreams. When the sun was shining. It was calm and quiet. And a peaceful sky overhead.» An experimental musical film on the theme of love. Memories of the past excite the imagination and make you evaluate what is happening in the present in a new way.

47 Days, Sound-less(en)

47 Days, Sound-less by Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Trinh Thi is a film that explores the relationships between sound and silence, vision, language, colours and their absence. Nguyễn identifies “peripheries”—including natural landscapes used as backdrops, uncredited characters and soundtracks from American and Vietnamese movies—that reveal more-than-human perspectives. Offering new ways of looking and listening, 47 Days, Sound-less invites audiences to reflect on the inextricable relationship between a place and its inhabitants.

Straight to VHS(es)

Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist is a film shot in 1988 and released on VHS in 1989; a mysterious cult work of Uruguayan cinema surrounded by strange theories about Manuel Lamas, its unknown creator. Until now.

life is cool(en)

22 year old Kali Caldwell interviews her friends about the human experience: love, fear, and understanding.

Le Perroquet dans sa Soucoupe (Short Version)(en)

A young shepherd explores his relationship with his pack and questions their future

I'm Sorry Cody(en)

During the production of a documentary about his accordion-playing friend, a filmmaker pushes the boundaries of their relationship when a career opportunity presents itself.

Éramos Livres(pt)

Five inmates recite poetry while time keeps passing by.

The Last Glacier(fr)

A docudrama on the closing of the town of Schefferville. When Raoul loses his job at the mine because the operations are ending, he's been settled there for ten years with Carmen and their son. They're now forced to leave the town, leaving behind the traces of an ephemeral prosperity.

Wildgnorance(it)

Piracema - uma carta de amor ao teatro(pt)

Escape from Affluenza(en)

A look at how to avoid the consumerism and materialism rampant in today's society.

Wildgnorance 2: Time Paradox(it)

Cyborg Society(en)

What does the looming A.I. revolution mean for us as individuals and as a society?

Living in the World(en)

An auto-documentary about a disenfranchised Everyman and his struggle to re-integrate himself into society. He fails and turns to crime.

Mann kann ja nie wissen(de)

A documentary-feature film mix detailing the life of famous German dadaist Kurt Schwitters.

Ich bin nicht Gott, aber wie Gott(de)

Follows the life of notorious slumlord Günter Kaußen, who built up one of Germany's biggest real estate companies over night.