Stéphane Mallarmé

Stéphane Mallarmé is one of the many educational documentaries that Éric Rohmer did for the television during the 1960’s. At the beginning of the film, Rohmer states that he has placed in Mallarmé’s mouth words taken from an interview with the writer by Jules Heuret published in 1891.

La escuela

Today, thirty years after her kidnapping and confinement at the Naval Mechanics School, Miriam Lewin is a renowned journalist. Through her story, the documentary brings us closer to the stories of other survivors: that of the couple Ana María Soffiantini and Ricardo Coquet, who met during their confinement; and that of Victoria Donda Pérez, who was born in captivity and is the daughter of disappeared parents, appropriated by her uncle, who was linked to the forces of repression; and the sister—unbeknownst to her—of Victoria Grigera, also the daughter of a disappeared militant.

Podesta Island

Podesta Island exists according to Google Earth. Podesta Island does not exist according to Wikipedia. Does it really exist? In a hyperconnected and mapped world, are there still unknown areas? The film Podesta Island paints the portrait of a controversial phantom island by confronting documentary sources with the narratives and legends inspired by this island. This exploration, where satellite imagery and live action intertwine, brings us closer to Terra Incognita and celebrates the imaginary geography.

Anatomy of a Dress

This documentary presents the passion, the talents, the history, the struggles, and the local and international triumphs of the most renowned fashion designers in Puerto Rico. The history of garment making in Puerto Rico has marked our history, culture, and traditions forever. The exploitative history, as a labor manual industry, which served as the base for what we have today as a fashion industry is also portrayed.

A Way Home

When filmmaker Karima Saïdi’s mother Aïcha develops Alzheimer’s at the end of her life, Karima decides to make a film portrait of her at her Brussels care home. Before oblivion descends for good. Aïcha is becoming increasingly confused, and Karima takes her on mental journey back into her past. The filmmaker uses Aïcha’s stories and a wide range of family archive material to create an impression of Aïcha’s life. We start with her youth in Morocco, are shown how her husband brought her from Tangiers to Belgium, and how she later went on to raise her children as a single mother.

The War to Come

Baraq and his platoon live in the trenches in a permanent state of anticipation. Through careful and silent observation among members of the Syrian army, the film shows the slowness at times of life at the front in a seemingly unending conflict.

Gardeliana

A group of Carlos Gardel fans gathers every year at the Chacarita Cemetery to commemorate the anniversary of his death. Gardeliana portrays the ritual of a national hero, a day of saddened faces that coexist between the marvelous and the ghostly.

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Killing Kelly

An explosive new documentary about the strange death of Dr David Kelly, the British weapons expert found dead in the woods - as he predicted he would be - amidst the swirl of Tony Blair and George W Bush's ill-fated invasion of Iraq. It was said to be suicide, though of a most peculiar kind. This film is a detailed look at the circumstances of Dr Kelly's death and the subsequent cover-up that followed. 'Killing Kelly' asks the most uncomfortable of questions of the role of Tony Blair's government along with Britain's secret service into the untimely death of the world renowned chemical weapons expert.

Waiting For The Sun

In the heat of a Serbian summer, the quiet city of Užice unfolds through the lives of three characters from different generations. Life seems suspended in time, while the distant sounds of protests echo in the background, gradually drawing nearer and filling the city.