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History Bleeds Under Your Fingernails
A short film on the history of taming the left hand and on the culture of cultivating the bodies that do not fit. (AV-Arkki)Published on: -
Bruk Out! A Dancehall Queen Documentary
This raw, energetic documentary follows six women, all of whom want to become the best Dancehall Queen in the world. It’s not just pop divas…Published on: -
Videoactive
Bergman’s Persona is the subject of inquiry in a Los Angeles video store with a unique categorisation system. (FilmForm)Published on: -
Thirza Cuthand Is an Indian Within the Meaning of the Indian Act
As a light-skinned indigenous woman, Cuthand reiterates that racism and discrimination still happen to her, just in different ways. (V-tape)Published on: -
Pole in a Closet
How to deal with a painful past? During an art-history seminar, the students have to relate to an anti-Semitic artwork.Published on: -
Glimpse
Confrontational film on life in four European refugee camps. Provocation by Żmijewski, who pushes what is and isn’t acceptable increasinglyPublished on: -
House Party
A 1990s classic with a lead role for rap duo Kid ‘N Play. Kid wants to make an impression with his rhyming skills and organises a…Published on: -
I Believe in Pink
In a crowded market on the Lagos mainland, John makes men beautiful by tattooing their lips.Published on: -
To Be Free
In a tiny after-hours club, Nina Simone finds a way, for one moment, to be free.Published on: -
La Mazda jaune et sa sainteté
A conceptual experiment on what it means to start a film with a black image, develops into a subtle personal story about the filmmaker.Published on: