Eyad fled to Denmark from Syria. He now spends a lot of time alone in his room, feeling lost. His mother takes care of him but is concerned about what will happen when she is gone. Danish director William Andreas Wivel brings in his personal experience of losing his mother and creates a touching farewell, which examines the emotional complexity of saying goodbye to a loved one while losing yourself in the process.
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Wong Ping’s Fables 2
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Apparition
The past returns as a ghostly image: a photograph hidden by light is made visible through the gentle touch of hands.
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the names have changed, including my own and truths have been altered
Digging into personal, colonial and televisual archives, Onyeka Igwe trudges through the muddled biography of her grandfather.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Denmark
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 32"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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