Abolição

Bulbul made this powerful historical analysis of racial issues in Brazil in 1988, one hundred years after slavery was abolished there. 

Bulbul’s historical analysis on 'race' and racism in Brazil in the context of the celebration of the centenary of the abolition of slavery in 1988. Based on accurate research, this epic documentary points to the importance of acknowledging the racism that still confronts the black Brazilian population.

Afronte

The process of transformation and empowerment of a young man, black and gay, whose account is mixed with testimonies of others.

The process of transformation and empowerment of a young man, black and gay, whose account is mixed with testimonies of others.

The Air of the Earth in Your Lungs

Shot on 16mm, Ross Meckfessel’s sensual odyssey through natural landscapes and digital textures satisfyingly defies concrete interpretation.

Shot on 16mm, Ross Meckfessel’s sensual odyssey through natural landscapes and digital textures satisfyingly defies concrete interpretation.

Alma no olho

A metaphor about slavery and the search for freedom through inner transformation, in a game of images inspired by concretism.

A metaphor about slavery and the search for freedom through inner transformation, in a game of images inspired by concretism.

Âmes de fous

A few scenes and photos is all that remains of the film Âmes de fou. What might it have been? This performance reconstruction offers one splendid vision.

A few scenes and photos is all that remains of the film Âmes de fou. What might it have been? This performance reconstruction offers one splendid vision.

Aniceto do Império em dia de alforria

Bulbul’s tribute to Aniceto, port worker, samba composer and one of the founders of Império Serrano, Escola de Samba in Rio de Janeiro.

Bulbul’s tribute to Aniceto, port worker, samba composer and one of the founders of Império Serrano, Escola de Samba in Rio de Janeiro.

Apple in the River

When the termination of the film Maritime Climates created a quota problem for Rīgas Kinostudijā, a shelved documentary instead became the loveliest of teenage romances!

When the termination of Rolands Kalniņš’s Maritime Climates created a production quota problem for Rīgas Kinostudijā, another on-hold documentary, by Aivars Freimanis, was taken from the shelf and turned into a bitterly tender yet lighthearted, bright-eyed teenage romance – now considered a canonical piece of Latvian national film heritage.

ASSIM

A short film about courage in ordinary daily life. Two transvestites waking up, dressing up and going outdoors.

A short film about courage in ordinary daily life. Two transvestites waking up, dressing up and going outdoors.

The Better Way Back to the Soil

A cinematographically minimalist prose poem crafted using nothing but the titles of movies that are lost. A reverie supreme.

A cinematographically minimalist prose poem crafted using nothing but the titles of movies that are lost. A reverie supreme.

Blue

A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of scrolled theatre backdrops unrolls to reveal two alternate landscapes.

A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of scrolled theatre backdrops unrolls to reveal two alternate landscapes.

British Agent

While the Russian Revolution is in full swing, a British secret agent has to prevent Bolsheviks signing a treaty with Germany. Against his better judgement, he falls in love with a beautiful Russian woman. Major events, love and loyalty feature in this early classic by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca).

BR3

A free-flowing capturing of the lives and loves of three friends in a close-knit community.

A free-flowing capturing of the lives and loves of three friends in a close-knit community.

Cairo Affaire

Three stories of espionage in the Middle East, with images shot on a trip to Cairo in 2016, another to Tehran in 2008 and never-seen-before footage from Sana'a, Yemen. A love story and a suspense tale, mixed in with a dash of comedy and paranoia.

Three stories of espionage in the Middle East, with images shot on a trip to Cairo in 2016, another to Tehran in 2008 and never-seen-before footage from Sana'a, Yemen. A love story and a suspense tale, mixed in with a dash of comedy and paranoia.

Captured

Impressive docudrama set in Korea about interrogation techniques used on prisoners. Was not allowed to be screened for 45 years.

In 1959, cult director John Krish made this impressive docudrama set in Korea for the British army, about interrogation techniques used on prisoners. He did it so convincingly and roughly the film was classified as 'confidential' for 45 years, and was not allowed to be screened.

Cartuchos de Super Nintendo em Anéis de Saturno

Faced with despair, Cecil blows on a Super Nintendo’s cartridge in his neighbourhood. His attempt to reboot the game of life.

Faced with despair, Cecil blows on a Super Nintendo’s cartridge in his neighbourhood. His attempt to reboot the game of life.

Dark Blood

Production ceased when River Phoenix died during the shooting of Dark Blood. Two decades later, George Sluizer found a way to finish his film. 

The production was closed down when River Phoenix died during the shooting of Dark Blood; some two decades later, Dutch master George Sluizer found a way to finish his film. Ellipses and sutures lend this fine piece of desert noir an unexpected intensity and a paranoid edge.

O dia de Jerusa

Jerusa’s quiet and lonely days are suddenly disrupted by a visit of a young woman.

Jerusa’s quiet and lonely days are suddenly disrupted by a visit of a young woman.

Diamantino

The world’s premier football star becomes embroiled in an increasingly absurd conspiracy that goes all the way to the top.

Giant puppies, fake nuns, and cloned celebrities all feature prominently in Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt’s wildly inventive satire of post-Brexit Europe. Diamantino, a football superstar, tries to find himself following a devastating loss at the World Cup, only to become embroiled in an absurd conspiracy that implicates all of Portugal.

Die gekreuzigt werden

The remnants of a propaganda film against anti-Semitism. We know the story well enough to fill in the gaps.

The remnants of a propaganda film against anti-Semitism. We know the story well enough to fill in the gaps.

Dishonored

Frisian double agent Mata Hari was the inspiration for Von Sternberg and his star Marlene Dietrich in this atmospheric thriller where espionage is principally a higher form of flirting, with huge interests at stake. During the First World War, a seductive widow is recruited by Austria as spy 'X27'.

Frisian double agent Mata Hari was the inspiration for Von Sternberg and his star Marlene Dietrich in this atmospheric thriller where espionage is principally a higher form of flirting, with huge interests at stake. During the First World War, a seductive widow is recruited by Austria as spy 'X27'.

Double Ghosts

In 1995, Raúl Ruiz shot La comedie des ombres in Taiwan, but never edited the material. George Clark wonders what this work could have been like.

In 1995, Raúl Ruiz shot La comedie des ombres in Taiwan, but never edited the material. George Clark wonders what this work could have been like.

Edges: Waves

Everything happens at the edges of the frame here. The action is minimal: two lines build up an undulating pattern and unfurl again.

Everything happens at the edges of the frame here. The action is minimal: two lines build up an undulating pattern and unfurl again.

Elekô

A collage of poetic performances leading through an audio-visual experience of being a black woman.

A collage of poetic performances leading through an audio-visual experience of being a black woman.

Eu, minha mãe e Wallace

The story of a photo of a single mother, an absent father and a child shows the importance of a single image.

The story of a photo of a single mother, an absent father and a child shows the importance of a single image.

Eulogy for a Black Mass

This narrated compilation of videos interrogates the structures that shape the meaning and perception of blackness.

This narrated compilation of videos interrogates the structures that shape the meaning and perception of blackness.

Experimentando o vermelho em dilúvio

Michelle Mattiuzi’s ritual walk to the statue of slavery resistant leader Zumbi dos Palmares, downtown Rio de Janeiro.

Michelle Mattiuzi’s ritual walk to the statue of slavery resistant leader Zumbi dos Palmares, downtown Rio de Janeiro.

Faceshopping

An eye-popping music video for electronic musician SOPHIE’s single, Faceshopping.

An eye-popping music video for electronic musician SOPHIE’s single, Faceshopping.

first

As a teen girl’s experiences play out on-screen, we see comments from unseen spectators in this haunting evocation of social media ennui.

As a teen girl’s experiences play out on-screen, we see comments from unseen spectators in this haunting evocation of social media ennui.

La Flor (Parte 2)

Some time in the 1980s, in the Argentine pampas, four female spies have to successfully complete ‘Operation Hercules’. In the morning, a life-and-death confrontation awaits them – but until then we crisscross the world, taking in tangents and prequels. A narrative masterpiece.

Some time in the 1980s, in the Argentine pampas, four female spies have to successfully complete ‘Operation Hercules’. In the morning, a life-and-death confrontation awaits them – but until then we crisscross the world, taking in tangents and prequels. A narrative masterpiece.

Gefängnisbilder

Before the rest of the world was confronted with the omnipresence of cameras, prisons were filled with surveillance equipment to spy on the inmates. Inspired by thinkers such as Deleuze and Foucault, Harun Farocki analyses the power of the camera as spy and control weapon, with shots and scenes from (prison) films by Bresson and Genet.

Before the rest of the world was confronted with the omnipresence of cameras, prisons were filled with surveillance equipment to spy on the inmates. Inspired by thinkers such as Deleuze and Foucault, Harun Farocki analyses the power of the camera as spy and control weapon, with shots and scenes from (prison) films by Bresson and Genet.