1744 White Alto
A colourful comedy featuring quirky characters, a case of mistaken identity and one hell of a ride.
110'
India
IFFR 2023
Kawase brings a subtle but alluring subversion to this official commission. The Olympics have traditionally attempted to cultivate the myth that the Games transcend identity markers such as nationality, race and gender. In response, Kawase dedicates much of Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A to pursuing these very narratives – allowing for a generous and humane gaze that reckons with the personal and political costs of professional athleticism.
In the snapshots of the athletes and their families, Kawase reveals a rare and remarkable sensitivity, resisting sports documentary tropes and furthering her trailblazing exploration of taboo topics surrounding women’s bodies. There are unexpected questions raised around how the natural world conflicts and coheres with human life, the ephemeral nature of beauty and the ways in which art and sports mirror each other. Side A is an absorbing and profound first half of a remarkable accomplishment.
– Jessica McGoff
IFFR 2023
Programme IFFR 2023
Echoing Rotterdam’s port city identity, Harbour offers a safe haven to the full range of contemporary cinema that the festival champions.
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110'
India
IFFR 2023
A wordless, dream-like, post-apocalyptic horror movie full of sounds of fury. A darkly trippy avant-garde scare fest!
82'
Austria
IFFR 2023
A suicidal police officer finds a reason to live: catching the killer preying on migrant women.
128'
Taiwan
IFFR 2023