Message from Genova

Introduction to Fogo Island(en)

This film introduces the Fogo Island/Newfoundland Project series which is an experiment in how film can be a catalyst for social change by serving as a direct means of communication. It gives some basic facts about Fogo Island, Newfoundland, and explains why it was chosen for the film project.

beweistheorie I(en)

A video puzzle using mathematical principles and prime numbers, daring the audience to decode it's journey.

Symphonic Sketches(en)

“Symphonic Sketches” tells the story of one classical music concert performed by the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. Musicians from diverse racial backgrounds connect to the repertoire in unique ways and stage an unforgettable performance.

2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers(en)

2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany the Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond exhibition at the California Museum of Science and Industry and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito(pt)

Checkpoint Zoo(en)

In the early stages of the Russian-Ukrainian War, almost 5,000 animals were trapped behind enemy lines in a wildlife park. The film relates the story of their dramatic rescue.

The Years(it)

A woman gives voice to a few collected fragments of her life on the shores of Sardinia.

La Punta(th)

A short film made for "Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded."

Københavnerbilleder(da)

Various street scenes from Copenhagen in 1907.

Flora(es)

A metacinematic reflection on the nature of representation and the ongoing drug war in Mexico, Nicolás Pereda’s Flora revisits locations and scenes from the mainstream 2010 narco-comedy El Infierno, exploring the paradoxes of depicting narco-trafficking on film—its tendency both to romanticize and to obscure. To screen is both to project and to conceal.

Lesser Choices(en)

The bleached palette and home-movie aesthetics of Super 8 footage provide the image track for this testimonial about an illegal abortion in Mexico City in the 1960s, delivered in voiceover by the filmmaker’s mother. In its account of this intimate and disorienting memory, Lesser Choices summons a time of profound uncertainty—a moment from an era without rights—and offers a warning to the present.

Great Battles of WWII: Midway, Kursk, and Crete(en)

Using authentic color and black & white footage captured from the battles this explains the events, circumstances, and results of three of the most important battles of WWII -- the battles of Midway, Kursk, and Crete.

Kortknäpp(sv)

Behind the scenes of Knäppupp's 1957 tour

Rue Campagne-Première(fr)

Man Ray shoots from a window on 31 bis rue Campagne-Première, in the heart of Montparnasse, where he rented a ground-floor studio.

Terminal Bar - Porters, Bouncers and Bartenders(en)

Third installment in Stefan Nadelman's ongoing short doc series about his father and the infamous Terminal bar in NYC.

Terminal Bar - The Garbage Can(en)

Fourth short film in Stefan Nadelman's look at the time his father spent at The Terminal Bar in NYC. This time Nadelman shows the pictures he took of the garbage can directly outside which serves as yet another portal into the streets at that time.

Wave Form(en)

Psychedelic animated short capturing the spirit of surfing

First Aid(en)

This Pete Smith Specialty is a semihumorous look at basic first aid techniques for mishaps that often occur around the house. It was produced in cooperation with the Beverly Hills First Aid Unit of the American Red Cross Disaster Service. —David Glagovsky

Le Deal mexicain(en)

Documentary

Rebel Menopause(en)

An intimate portrait of a strong independent feminist who has witnessed the gradual emancipation of women. Now a pillar of support in her community, 85-year-old Terese is savouring every moment of living, and being a liberated woman.