Samuel lives in Ponta Negra, a small fishing village on the coast of Paraty, Brazil. Following the boy and his family over the course of six years, the film gradually reveals a more complex reality and its inherent contradictions. The arrival of electricity and tourism crystallizes the dismantling of an idealized paradise, painting a nuanced portrait of contemporary Brazil.
The animals’ brown, beige, white and black coats blend into the ochre earth and sunbaked walls. After the calm of rest hour, a deafening cacophony breaks out at feeding time, as the dogs bark excitedly. In a stray-dog refuge in Agadir, Morocco, more than 750 animals find help and protection while awaiting adoption. Each day is the same as the last, the only excitement provided by mealtime. Empa...
Tailored to the needs of the residents of the Vancouver Downtown Eastside, East Hastings pharmacy dispenses a limited type of medication to its clients, such as methadone, a daily treatment aiming to reduce withdrawal symptoms in people addicted to heroin. As most clients in those pharmacies don’t have “carry privileges”, they have to attend the pharmacy every day to take their medication, witn...
Samuel lives in Ponta Negra, a small fishing village on the coast of Paraty, Brazil. Following the boy and his family over the course of six years, the film gradually reveals a more complex reality and its inherent contradictions. The arrival of electricity and tourism crystallizes the dismantling of an idealized paradise, painting a nuanced portrait of contemporary Brazil.
The animals’ brown, beige, white and black coats blend into the ochre earth and sunbaked walls. After the calm of rest hour, a deafening cacophony breaks out at feeding time, as the dogs bark excitedly. In a stray-dog refuge in Agadir, Morocco, more than 750 animals find help and protection while awaiting adoption. Each day is the same as the last, the only excitement provided by mealtime. Empa...
Tailored to the needs of the residents of the Vancouver Downtown Eastside, East Hastings pharmacy dispenses a limited type of medication to its clients, such as methadone, a daily treatment aiming to reduce withdrawal symptoms in people addicted to heroin. As most clients in those pharmacies don’t have “carry privileges”, they have to attend the pharmacy every day to take their medication, witn...