Miguel Otero Silva: A life and one thousand stories to tell

Poet, student, fighter against Juan Vicente Gómez's dictatorship, novelist, humorist, entrepreneur, journalist and politician. Each of these pathways paints the multifaceted character that was Miguel Otero Silva

Holy Shit

Work needs to get done, no matter how dirty or clean.

Formless

Every person is born without conditioning. They are raised and taught who they are and who they should become. They’re expected to fit into an idealized mold of the perfect “boy” or “girl.” What happens when someone doesn’t fit that mold… Through interviews paired and poetic images Formless creates a portrait of the trans body. The film pairs sketched animations with live-action bodies to match and highlight differences in body shapes and to create a contrast between the “ideal” mold of a gendered body and the real bodies that trans and gender non-conforming people live in. It is an honest exploration of dysphoria, euphoria, and the molds that society offers. The body is a deeply personal thing to many trans people and this film explores the unique ways trans people experience their bodies in modern society; the liberation of stepping outside of those molds and the liberation of fitting within them.

Moy Dom

Mot vinden

Nematoma komanda

"Invisible Team" is a 10-minute long film about the people who take care of Kaunas "Žalgiris" outside the sports fields, which is why they usually go unnoticed. What happens in the arena a day before the match and what work are done by the hundreds of "invisible" people who make up the big team of "Zalgiris"?

El Comité

A documentary chronicle of the prisoners’ takeover of the Garcia Moreno Penitentiary in Quito, Ecuador. The prisoners find they suddenly have a voice after they take 360 people hostage, and a pattern of abuse and corruption by the guards toward the prisoners becomes clear after lengthy negotiations.

Planet Mu: µ20

A short documentary marking 20 years of cult electronic label Planet Mu. With music and appearances from Aphex Twin, Mike Paradinas, Venetian Snares, Jega, Vex'd, Mr Mitch, Boxcutter, Jlin and more.

We Don't Wanna

This piece consists of two parts, a documentary and a short film. It is a realistic depiction of some girls aiming for their dream to become actresses! The documentary part starts with five girls who want to become actresses taking part in a "Make a movie" project under director Yu Katsumata. This is a real record of the days from the start of lesson until the announcement of the cast. The second half then contains the short film "We don't wanna", as five high school girls who don't want to grow up face anxious days, paths, love, dreams and the future... With all of this in their hearts, the five of them, head off on a "We don't wanna grow up tour". They take a slow train, headed for "paradise". It's only a one day trip, but becomes their battle diary road movie.

Surfers' Blood

Surfing is all about mankind's intimate connection with the badass energy and beauty of nature. It is a deep bond, and for many, surfing is a lifelong devotion and a spiritual outlet - a personal experience far removed from its much-hyped and commercialized public persona. For most surfers, surfing is in their blood and it connects them to an extended family that is linked through practice, tradition, craft, emulation, apprenticeship, and shared experience. Surfers' Blood reaches out to those hardcore, dyed-in-the-wool surfers through an honest and beautiful portrayal of their sport and its surrounding culture, while at the same time offering outsiders a peek into the intense undiluted world of surf.

Polnareff, quand l'écran s'allume

Ett polisliv

It is a late summer evening in Biskopsgården when volleys of gunfire break the silence. It is the policeman Danman who has been shot. He should soon had been a father for the first time - but he will never get to meet his daughter