Tiger Competition
Overview of films
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Wondrous Is the Silence of My Master
A beautifully composed, 19th-century-set drama about an exiled leader longing for home.
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Sunshine Express
An exercise in role-playing reinforces the restrictive nature of everyday life in Iranian society.
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three sparks
A trilogy depicting life and the role of women in rural Albania, where canonical law rules society.
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Thiiird
At an auto repair shop, a quiet mechanic confronts the nature of existence in today’s Lebanon.
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Le spectre de Boko Haram
A deeply affecting documentary following a group of children navigating life in a war zone.
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Playland
Creative bricolage theatrically tracing the life and demise of Boston’s oldest and most notorious gay bar.
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La Palisiada
Two gunshots, 25 years apart. A conceptual, visually arresting exploration of the history of 1990s Ukraine.
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Nummer achttien
An ode to the absurdity and fragility of life, propelled by the filmmaker’s near-death experience.
