Overview of articles
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A felicidade das coisas
A forty-year-old mother has to watch her expectations crumble in this subtle, superbly acted Brazilian drama.Published on: -
Damascus Dreams
Poetic film essay on Syria – a country that for many now only exists in memories, or dreams.Published on: -
BERG
The sensation of being overwhelmed by nature shot in aesthetic black and white. With an undercurrent of spiritual connectedness.Published on: -
All About My Sisters
A searing portrait of Jin, filmed by her sister. Abandoned as a baby, Jin, now a young woman, faces multi-generational family trauma.Published on: -
The Year Before the War
Europe in 1913, seen through the prisms of ideological extremism, dangerous sex, existential doubt and psychoanalysis.Published on: -
Les Sorcières de l’Orient
Volleyball like you’ve never seen it before. Playful documentary that combines fantastic anime with 1960s Japanese Olympic volleyball stars.Published on: -
Sexual Drive
Triptych on sex, aphrodisiac foods and secret desires. No explicit sex, but plenty of very sensual close-ups of women eating.Published on: -
The North Wind
The matriarchal Margarita struggles to keep the power over her family’s future after her son is hit by a tragedy.Published on: -
Lone Wolf
An intriguing thriller made up of images from hidden cameras, phone taps, Skype sessions and other Australian-government surveillance footage.Published on: -
Drifting
Hong Kong’s homeless fight for their rights in the shadows of the high-rises. A politically committed look at a precarious existence.Published on: