Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
A documentary film about the great ‘primitive’ painter Niko Pirosmani, a Georgian equivalent to Henri Rousseau, and a role model for Parajanov.
21'
Armenia
IFFR 2019
A documentary film about the great ‘primitive’ painter Niko Pirosmani, a Georgian equivalent to Henri Rousseau, and a role model for Parajanov.
21'
Armenia
IFFR 2019
Portrait of a key figure from New York's underground film scene, a rising star who disappeared as fast as she appeared.
78'
USA
IFFR 2019
David Letterman’s ghostwriter indulges in a curious hobby: he collects industrial musicals on vinyl, and even revives this largely underrated genre.
87'
USA
IFFR 2019
A group of journalists interview people in the streets of Athens about their definition of the 'ideal man' – and then pick a winner. Screens before Lettre à Théo.
23'
Greece
IFFR 2019
The classic The Colour of Pomegranates, transposed to the no less exotic Blackpool in the UK. Soundtrack by Mica Levi (Jackie, Under the Skin).
34'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2019
From a phone recording made during the Trump election campaign to an eyewitness account of the bombing of Hiroshima: how to articulate an awareness of the world?
26'
USA
IFFR 2019
With her Polaroid camera, art academy student Pica snaps the African-American men in her neighbourhood, before they meet a violent death.
82'
USA
IFFR 2019
Who are the people who respond to 'extras wanted' advertisements? This documentary gives them each a face and a voice.
61'
Belgium
IFFR 2019
A year before the legalisation of cinema in Saudi Arabia, a predominantly female team attempt a first feature film.
14'
Saudi Arabia
IFFR 2019
In a portmanteau film made up of YouTube videos, artist Dominic Gagnon sketches an impression of America in the post-factual era.
104'
Canada
IFFR 2019
With a playful associative montage, Parajanov offers an overview of portrait paintings by Hakob Hovnatanyan, the ‘Raphael of Tiflis’.
10'
Armenia
IFFR 2019
An exploration of the collective fantasies about 'Siberia' and 'Communism' in the forbidding state archives of the former Soviet Union.
7'
Switzerland
IFFR 2019
Brazilian film pioneer Humberto Mauro's voice and vision are resurrected in this lovingly crafted compilation film by his grand-nephew.
90'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
Björk landed her first enchanting role in this rediscovered feminist allegory, shot in the deeply mysterious nature of Iceland. Now restored on 4K.
78'
Iceland
IFFR 2019
Parajanov's collage of all the remaining footage from an aborted film project, which had its negatives destroyed by the authorities.
15'
Armenia
IFFR 2019
A guide takes us through the jungle to the ruins of a villa, a replica of a famous mansion from the soap opera Dynasty.
21'
Colombia
IFFR 2019
The unfinished film recordings Theo Angelopoulos left behind when he died in 2012, finally result in a complete and surprisingly contemporary film.
63'
Belgium
IFFR 2019
This newly restored debut film shows the war in the Caucasus – without directly showing the fighting. Its talented director passed away exactly a year ago.
78'
Russia
IFFR 2019
Godard’s video is an unseen, and thus far unofficial, title in his filmography. Commentary on his subsequently abandoned design for a Pompidou exhibition.
46'
France
IFFR 2019
A few trucks hit a road that eventually leads to a hallucinogenic crossroads and a stable with a psychedelic horse.
19'
Japan
IFFR 2019
Contemplative filmic essay reveals how the development of Colombian cinema is linked to the country’s violent history.
85'
Colombia
IFFR 2019
The title is the only understandable word in this footage that was re-used to evoke a surface that functions as a membrane.
6'
Switzerland
IFFR 2019
A re-signification of the museum space where unique connections are intertwined. Art as the empire of change.
22'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
The polarity between physical marks on celluloid and the photographic image these support challenged the artist to create a stereoscopic illusion.
8'
Lithuania
IFFR 2019
A class on Pompeii and Vesuvius sounds predictable, but this film adds quite a few curious connotations to this historical phenomenon.
14'
USA
IFFR 2019
A journey into the economic unconscious – which is now collective and digital, but which was once mediated by ritual.
10'
Netherlands
IFFR 2019
Shoah, the monumental Holocaust documentary by Claude Lanzmann, was edited by Ziva Postec. In this documentary, she emerges from the director’s shadow.
92'
Canada
IFFR 2019