Halo Effect

Three of the world's best kayakers take a two-month journey to the Scandinavian paddling meccas of Iceland and Norway. While they search inside the arctic circle for rapids and waterfalls that have never been run, they're also searching for the elusive moments when the stars align and everything goes perfectly, but sometimes... in the blink of an eye... things go horribly wrong. The inevitable externalities of their main goal is what they call 'the halo effect'.

Between Brothers

In this intimate family portrait, documentary filmmaker Tom Fassaert observes the relationship between his father Rob (72) and his older brother René (75). What begins as a tragicomic film about their unusual dynamic – one was a psychologist for many years, the other a psychiatric patient – turns into a moving search for their unknown roots.

Parenthesis

In "El Paréntesis" the author collects the family archive recorded for more than two years to dedicate a filmed letter to Rafaela Prieto, who taught him that a short subway ride can be more than one may think... Short film awarded with the first prize in the XIII edition of the Subtravelling Barcelona-Seoul Film Festival.

René

An intimate portrait of a man on the edge of society, filmed over the course of twenty years.

Being Black in Porn

Being Black in Porn follows the lives of four gay men of color as they navigate their way in the competitive and often complicated adult film industry.

Aimée & Samir

Aimée de Jongh, a renowned comic-book illustrator, travels to Lesbos to conduct research for her new book about Samir, a fictional Syrian boy.

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"HEADBANGER"

Directed by William Strobeck. The video features Kader Sylla, Troy Gipson, Joseph Campos, Zion Effs, Patrick O’Mara, Seven Strong, Vincent Touzery, Jax Effs, Kris Brown, Sean Pablo, Ben Kadow, Mark Gonzales, Aidan Mackey, Caleb Barnett, Rezza Honarvar, Elijah Odom, Beatrice Domond, Joel Meinholz, Rico Abdou, Sully Cormier, Kevin Bradley, Nik Stain, Zack Krull, Matt Finley, Brian Anderson, Rowan Zorilla, Casper Brooker, Taylor Nida, Auguste Bouznad, and Lil Dre. Filmed by William Strobeck, Johnny Wilson, Alex Greenberg, Omar Massiah, and Dan Lundy.

Kids

In Bettina Büttner’s exquisitely lucid documentary Kinder (Kids), childhood dysfunction, loneliness, and pent-up emotion run wild at an all-boys group home in southern Germany. The children interned here include ten-year-olds Marvin and Tommy. Marvin, fiddling with a mini plastic Lego sword, explains matter-of-factly to the camera, “This is a knife. You use it to cut stomachs open.” Dennis, who is even younger, is seen in a hysteric fit, mimicking some pornographic scene. Boys will be boys, but innocence is disproportionately spare here. Choosing not to dwell on the harsh specifics, Büttner reveals the disconcerting manner in which traumatic episodes can manifest themselves in the mundane — a game of Lego, Hide and Seek, or Truth or Dare. Filmed in lapidary black-and-white, Büttner’s fascinating film sheds light on childhood from the boys’ characteristically disadvantaged perspective — one not yet fully cognizant — leaving much ethically to ponder over.

In Search of Memory

"In Search of Memory" is a very personal portrait of Eric Kandel, the "rock star" of neuroscience and the most important brain researcher of the 20th century. A fascinating documentary about the exciting mystery of the brain which arouses a curiosity in life and learning.

Mercado

Mercado portrays the daily routine of the workers at the Santa Fe Fruit and Vegetable Market, a twenty-two thousand square meter property with great employment impact in the area. A visual journey from hard work in the field to sale in the market.