In a city rife with corruption and scandals, surrounded by indifference, the solitary and enigmatic Myagmar lives in isolation after enduring 14 brutal years in prison. Scarred both physically and emotionally, his only companions are the stray dogs he has rescued over time. His life takes an unexpected turn when he fi…- Lotus tells the turbulent story of German-Baltic Countess Alice Von Trotta, an outsider who, by overcoming physical and mental obstacles and prejudices, became an avant-garde filmmaker in Latvian silent cinema. The feature promises to incorporate “elements of various film genres” and to include “quotes from world cinem…
- The work of artist Wolfgang Laib (Metzingen, 1950) is a dialogue between contemporaneity and timelessness. The documentary follows him and his wife across three key locations in their lives: an estate in southern Germany, a house in India, and an apartment in New York. Since his early travels to India in the 1970s, Lai…
- This dynamic video collage, described by its makers as a "popular symphony," captures the soul of Brazil and its inhabitants in words and visuals. The history of this South American country is marked by oppression and defiance, by resilience and solidarity. Music is the motor propelling this rhythmic, often i…
- It’s 2023, and in a small conservative town in Pennsylvania an intense cultural and ideological battle is raging around the public school curriculum. With elections approaching for the majority of seats on the school board, fundamentalist …