Gira

Synopsis What mysteries are hidden in each book and in each hallway of a library? This short film is an animated exploration of the materials, spaces, objects, and users that every day give life to the iconic Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City.

Synopsis No one likes to look bad in photos, not even monsters. This is the story of Sasquatch, a giant furry creature, and his attempts to make terrified hikers take a photo according to the image he has of himself.

Undiscovered

Synopsis In a forest almost completely devastated, a child finds a small root. With his care and the sacrifice of an old tree, that small potential hope will make the surroundings green again.

Synopsis Furry and his friends live in a den inside a dark forest, where every day they wait for seeds to fall down from the sky that turn into bright fruits. However, Furry is not willing to wait anymore and decides to face the forest that everyone fears.

Plody mraků

Synopsis A stroll through an amazing miniature safari through extreme close-ups in which cockroaches, flies, caterpillars and various small reptiles reproduce the dance between predator and prey.

Synopsis A street kid selling cookies finds an abandoned kitten. His generosity is rewarded with the love and loyalty of the small feline. Together they face urban apathy, sharing the affection and fun they never knew themselves.

Sorry, this entry is only available in Spanish For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. SINOPSIS ¿Cómo se prepara uno para la muerte de sus padres? Carlos Hagerman se enfrenta a esta pregunta mientras elabora un retrato […]

Sorry, this entry is only available in Spanish For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. SINOPSIS Lampedusa no es una isla cualquiera del Mediterráneo. Durante muchos años ha sido el destino de hombres y mujeres que abandonan […]

Fuocoammare

Sorry, this entry is only available in Spanish For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.SINOPSIS En este cine-ensayo, la aclamada música y artista del perfomance Laurie Anderson entreteje recuerdos de la niñez, videodiarios y reflexiones acerca de […]

Heart of a Dog

SYNOPSIS A farmer shares how his memory became clouded as soon as he decided to stop tracking time. Nonetheless there is still something he remembers with precision: the last time he saw his daughter.   BIOGRAPHY Juan Pablo González studied a Masters in Film Direction & Production at the University of Texas. He has received […]

SYNOPSIS A sensory approach to Brazil’s spirituality. Filmed after three years of research, the film is an ethnographic journey through the world of diverse sacred ceremonies, as well as an exploration of cinema as pure poetic language.   BIOGRAPHIES Vincent Moon directs documentaries and music videos. He is best known for the latter, and was […]

Híbridos, os espíritos do Brasil

SYNOPSIS An apparently ordinary kid finds out that he is the Tibetan monk of the highest rank reincarnated from a past life, which grants him the noble title of Rinpoche. Displaced in his reincarnation in Ladakh, due to the political instability in the Tibet, he is away from his old monastery. For seven years, the […]

Becoming Who I Was

SYNOPSIS A portrait of one of Latin America’s most famous singers and songwriters: Rubén Blades. The documentary explores his career, his legacy and the complexities implied in keeping his fame.   BIOGRAPHY Abner Benaim is a director, producer, writer and artist. He studied International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania and Film at Camera Obscura […]

SYNOPSIS After receiving a rundown house in Russia as her inheritance, the director explores her mother’s and her five aunts’ origins. Thus, she traces the secret story of a family who went through the unthinkable.   BIOGRAPHY Aliona van der Horst is a director of Russian and Dutch origins. She studied Russian Literature at the […]

Liefde is aardappelen

SYNOPSIS For seven years, Muhi, a boy from Gaza, has lived in an Israeli hospital. In a paradoxical situation that divides his world, Muhi has grown up among those considered his enemies. Now his time at the hospital is running out, and his family is faced with critical decisions.   BIOGRAPHIES Rina Castelnuovo-Hollander is an […]

Muhi–Generally Temporary

SYNOPSIS Filmed after discovering amateur footage filmed in China in 1966, during the most radical period of the Cultural Revolution, the documentary explores the fleeting nature of intense moments in history.   BIOGRAPHY João Moreira Salles is a Brazilian documentary filmmaker, president of the Moreira Salles Institute, charged with promoting the development of Brazilian cultural […]

No intenso agora