Harmony – 2018

Set against the backdrop of one of Russia’s most industrially brutal and polluted cities, Harmony explores social and gender dynamics of Russian youth through the paradigms and preconceptions of the country’s most prominent sports: ice hockey and rhythmic gymnastics. The two respectively embody Russia’s nationalistic interpretation of hyper-masculine and feminine ideals. Here, sport and everydayContinue reading “Harmony – 2018”

SPK Complex – 2018

The anti-psychiatric Socialist Patients’ Collective (SPK) was founded in Heidelberg in 1970 and attributed individual suffering to society’s capitalist structures. It began as a self-organised experiment in group therapy led by doctor Wolfgang Huber with psychiatric patients, featuring Hegel readings and individual agitation, before subsequently radicalizing, which ended in criminal proceedings against its members, someContinue reading “SPK Complex – 2018”

Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War – 2018

Two first-time filmmakers stop their lives to find out why rhinos are being killed for their horns. Carving out six months for the project, the women quickly find themselves immersed in a world far larger and more dangerous than they had imagined, only emerging from their odyssey four years later. Director : Cast : GenreContinue reading “Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War – 2018”

It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It – 2018

“It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It” is a companion piece to “O.G.”, a narrative drama also directed by Madeleine Sackler. It is co-directed by thirteen men incarcerated at the Pendleton Correctional Facility in Pendleton, Indiana. Given unprecedented access to a maximum security prison, filmmaker Madeleine Sackler worked with a group of inmates to tell theirContinue reading “It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It – 2018”

Your Face – 2018

Radically rethinking the tired talking-heads template, Tsai Ming-liang’s latest digital experiment turns the human face into a subject of dramatic intrigue. Comprised of a series of portrait shots of mostly anonymous individuals (Tsai devotees will no doubt recognize his long-time muse, Lee Kang-sheng), the film shrewdly deemphasizes language while reducing context to a bare minimum.Continue reading “Your Face – 2018”

Haunted Sonoma County – 2018

Sonoma County’s fascinating history stretches back more than a century. Most everyone knows it for the acres of vineyards that make up part of the region’s award-winning wine production. Sonoma County wines are known the world over, but until now, its ghosts have been kept a secret. Their stories, revealed here for the first time,Continue reading “Haunted Sonoma County – 2018”

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