SYNOPSIS Andreia wants to move out; Leidiane is waiting for her husband who is behind bars. They are both neighbors in a favela in Belo Horizonte, where they envision plans to avoid the daily dangers surrounding them, as they also create a home. BIOGRAPHY Juliana Antunes studied Film and Audiovisual Production at the Belo […]
SYNOPSIS Gyembo is 16, Tashi is 15. For thousands of years, their family has guarded a monastery in a remote village in Bhutan. Gyembo’s father expects him to continue this tradition, although he and his brother have other plans. BIOGRAPHIES Dorottya Zurbó participated in the DocNomads Joint Masters postgraduate program in Documentary Direction, where […]
SYNOPSIS A look at the everyday life of four transgender people living on the outskirts of Sao Paolo. Mixing the characters’ intimacy and their social context, the film questions the political struggle of Brazil’s transgender community. BIOGRAPHY Alice Riff is the director and producer of Studio Riff. She studied Film and Social Sciences at […]
SYNOPSIS The outcome of Hernández’ friendship with the dancer and choreographer Bernardo Montet, this work, ranging from black-and-white to color, is the vertiginous record of a cross-dressing act, or a therapeutic performance on identity. Presented for the first time in Rouen, on May 26th 1987. BIOGRAPHY Teo Hernández was a Mexican experimental filmmaker who […]
*Photograph by Andrea Ancira, Research document from the Fond Teo Hernández, safeguarded at the Bibliothèque Kandinsky, and presented in the public program “La langue de Teo” at Villa Vassilieff, from February to April, 2016. SYNOPSIS The filmmaker recycles the discarded material from Concertino, a film conceived for a piece for ten dancers by the same […]
SINOPSIS A pseudo-bucolic portrait of Sara, the filmmaker’s mother, shot in black-and-white and conceived to be screened during the interpretation of a multitudinous choreographic piece by Catherine Diverrès. BIOGRAPHY Teo Hernández was a Mexican experimental filmmaker who filmed mainly in a Super 8 format. In 1958, he created, together with Antonio Campomanes, the Center […]
*Photograph by Andrea Ancira, Research document from the Fond Teo Hernández, safeguarded at the Bibliothèque Kandinsky, and presented in the public program “La langue de Teo” at Villa Vassilieff, from February to April, 2016. SYNOPSIS An incestuous portrait of the Our Lady of Paris Cathedral reveals the feminine nature of this monument. Part of the […]
SYNOPSIS An autobiographical black-and-white short in which Teo Hernández portrays his Purépecha father by holding backlit old photographs atop the Montparnasse Tower while reading a manifesto of sorts on his filmmaking. BIOGRAPHY Teo Hernández was a Mexican experimental filmmaker who filmed mainly in a Super 8 format. In 1958, he created, together with Antonio […]
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SYNOPSIS The Lagoon District in Northern Mexico is home to the last singers of the Cardenche Song, a wistful/nostalgic melody of love and disdain, of wailing and tragedy. This is a journey in search of the last vestiges of this tradition. BIOGRAPHY Marta Ferrer studied Photography at the Cataluña Film School. She also studied at […]
SYNOPSIS This documentary introduces a series of complex cases presented at the Memphis Juvenile Court. These include drug abuse, theft, child abuse and sexual offenses, but also the desire for rehabilitation and the procedures these minors must comply with. BIOGRAPHY Frederick Wiseman (Boston, 1930) is a revered film director whose work stands out for […]
SYNOPSIS An approach to the neurological and psychological analysis of primates – including aggression control, sexual development and learning ability – through the activities of the Yerkes Primate Research Center. BIOGRAPHY Frederick Wiseman (Boston, 1930) is a revered film director whose work stands out for its particular way of portraying reality. With over forty […]
SYNOPSIS The Alabama School for the Blind is an institution devoted to helping the blind and visually impaired to lead an independent life. Blind portrays the institution’s educational programs, which include traditional courses but also psychological therapy and sports, to name a few. BIOGRAPHY Frederick Wiseman (Boston, 1930) is a revered film director whose […]
SYNOPSIS Daily life in Belfast, a beautiful city in Maine famous for its colonial past. The inhabitants are fishermen, factory workers, social workers, teachers and nurses, along with other activities such as the choir and dance classes. BIOGPRAHY Frederick Wiseman (Boston, 1930) is a revered film director whose work stands out for its particular […]
SYNOPSIS The inside of a London museum safeguards masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. This film describes the space, its organization and how it is curated, as well as the relations that arise between the public and the museum workers. A mirror-game between film and art. BIOGRAPHY Frederick Wiseman (Boston, 1930) […]
SYNOPSIS An honest portrait of the life condition inside a psychiatric prison in Massachusetts that includes how doctors, social workers and guards treat the inmates. BIOGRAPHY Frederick Wiseman (Boston, 1930) is a revered film director whose work stands out for its particular way of portraying reality. With over forty films and fifty years in […]
SYNOPSIS An intimate tale of people with different abilities in Mexico City, who team up to support one another. An epic of life and senses. BIOGRAPHY Javier Toscano, as a director, finds inspiration in Walter Benjamin and Martin Heidegger’s ideas on aesthetics, time and image. His visual work has been supported by institutions such […]
