Regained

Vermeer's paintings open up a path to love in the capitalist rat race of New York. But its course does not run smoothly.

A journey through the life and work of Jan Švankmajer, last remaining hero of surrealism, who occupies a unique place in the history of cinema.

James Ballard's near-fatal car accident gives rise to extreme desires. Cult film by Cronenberg in which car fetishists go to extremes to satisfy their passion.

Film essay on deceased Hungarian film legends Michael Curtiz and Gábor Bódy. In a metaphysical screening room, they cross swords over life, love and art.

Portrait of filmmaker Claude Demers' biological mother and his search for her, made entirely from (fiction) film clips.

Iranian sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. Clips from action thrillers and melodramas bring an almost forgotten film industry to life.

Five decades of Harun Farocki's film and video material transformed into an audiovisual vocabulary, teaching key Farockian concepts from A to Z.

Harun Farocki appears in 24 of his own films. His time on screen totals 2 hours and 21 minutes, enough to form a movie in itself.

This desktop investigation asks: how can one begin to learn about Farocki? A naive search for his name online is already revealing.

Fascinating archival material shows how an alternative psychiatric institution not only benefitted patients, but also became a hotbed of social resistance.

Point of departure is an unfinished script for a never-realised play, written by Bertolt Brecht during his exile in Stockholm 1939-40.

Are media such as 16mm film, vinyl or video 'retro'? Not at all! Today, analogue life is a well-considered choice.

A short parody on advertising Farocki made as a film student, before he was expelled from the Deutsche Film und Fernsehenakademie Berlin (DFFB).

An old building in Venice hosts an exhibition. A visitor walks through empty rooms discovering a space that functions like an abandoned theatre set.

The renowned Dutch cinematographer for Wenders and Jarmusch always carried a camera. This exhibition shows the Polaroid pictures he made along the way.

Portrait of Dutch cameraman Robby Müller (1940 - 2018) with beautiful material from his personal archive and scenes from the films he shot.

Reconstruction of a debate held in Yugoslavia in 1971. Should a daring film by Dusan Makavejev be banned, or not?

Aby Warburg, a German art historian, established an entirely new, purely visual approach by collecting and combining reproductions.

In this video a painting is both traditionally restored and digitally retouched, transforming it into a new and hybrid object.

Is camerawork a science or an art form? Every professional sees this differently, as revealed in this insightful documentary on this aspect of filmmaking.

A cellist's life changes drastically after a chance meeting on the subway. Enigmatic thriller about identity with Lanthimos's unmistakable flourish.

Visual essay on the crucial, fertile cooperation between film and other art forms in recent Brazilian cinema.

Repo Man is both an absurd science-fiction comedy and a fascinating glimpse into the 1980s punk scene in Los Angeles.

The unmistakably cinematic synthwave music combines synthpop, action films and the glossy style of the 1980s.

Deep down underneath the Jezuïetenberg in Maastricht, a unique subterranean museum takes the visitor through the entire history of art.

In this deranged psychedelic trip, Sammy Davis Jr uncovers a right-wing conspiracy against black activism while working for president Nixon.

The pioneers of video art, Steina and Woody Vasulka look back on their eventful lives and innovative work.

A unique blend of Bauhaus and Art Deco, the marvelous Villa Empain has had many different lives since it opened in 1934. A story of survival.

Using found web fragments and images of young Tsahal soldiers enjoying trance music, a Palestinian teenager searches for her identity.

Collage of the contradictory, ideologically informed images of women from Iranian films from between 1932 and 1979.

Zwei Wegeis a description of an oil painting. Farocki uses the camera in effect to dissect a religious allegory.