Jahir, an ideal teacher, husband and father, finds fulfillment in his family and work – until he is elected upazila chairman of Mohoganj, a forested suburb. Initially supported by local youth, he steps into power with noble intentions, but the weight of expectations soon overwhelms him. Unable to refuse those who helped him rise, Jahir bends to mounting demands, compromising his principles. Continuer la lecture
Heart of Light – eleven songs for Fiji is an accumulation of ‘divine small things’ in everyday Fijian life and landscapes, which create in us an understanding of something greater. After a long absence, Iona (Tilda Swinton) returns to Fiji, the archipelago of her childhood. Heart of Light tells the story of a spirit formed by the islands, mixing intimacy and collective history, fiction and documentary, social realities and poetic inspiration. Continuer la lecture
Director Victor Kossakovsky offers a cinematic and wordless interpretation of the Myth
of Sisyphus* in TRILLION, the second installment of his “empathy trilogy” that began
with GUNDA (2020). Rooted in an unfolding, real-life event in collaboration with the
artist known as K49814, the film transcends documentation.
After a 20-year long fruitless search in the Cameroonian forest, Frenchman Michel Ballot is on the verge of giving up his lifelong quest to find the mysterious creature known as the Mokélé-Mbembé. Turning to local initiates for help, and torn between ancestral wisdom and scientific evidence, he embarks on a final journey into powers, knowledge and the unseen. Continuer la lecture
The Shipwrecked Triptych » is a 90-minute anthology film that employs the universal metaphor of shipwreck to examine human fragility and the precarious boundary between existence and nonexistence. Across three distinct episodes – each defined by its own era, style, and genre – shared visual motifs and thematic currents tether these disparate worlds, challenging viewers to confront the delicate ties that bind us to life. Continuer la lecture
A boatman delivers cargo to remote Indigenous and Maroon communities along the river that borders Suriname and French Guiana. His winding journey provides an inside look at the complex challenge of preserving local customs amid rampant gold mining, multinational corporations, and a changing climate. Continuer la lecture