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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Duration: 2h58
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In the intimacy of Estonia's sacred saunas, ancient hymns to nature, birth and death are sung, and all the rituals of life intersect. Here, women tell stories they wouldn't tell anywhere else, and in the smoke of burning stones, the female condition is revealed in all its violence and power.
Teenage
Duration: 2h36
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Once, "teenagers" didn't exist. But then, they were invented. As the cultural landscape around the world was thrown into turmoil during the industrial revolution, and with a chasm erupting between adults and youth, the concept of a new generation took shape. Whether in America, England, or Germany, this was a new idea of how people come of age.
Vibrations from Gaza
This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
There Will Be No More Night
Duration: 2h32
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_There Will Be No More Night_ relies on footage captured by thermal cameras used by the American and French armies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. By diverting these images from the propaganda narratives in which they are typically embedded, the film examines the dangers of an unchecked desire to see, prompting a reflection on the new paradigms of modern warfare.
About Some Meaningless Events
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A group of young filmmakers ask residents of Casablanca for their opinions on Moroccan cinema as part of a film project. During the shoot, a dispute breaks out between a dockworker and his superior, resulting in the accidental death of the latter. Having captured the incident on film, the crew begins to question the man’s motives and reflect on the role of cinema in society and the forms it can...
Y'a une étoile
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Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, undertakes in an artistic process the search for a rural queer community in his native Acadie. During his wanderings, he will find, behind heteronormative rural landscapes, people determined to live their differences without having to leave their hometown or deny their cultural identity to get there. Samuel will leave with the conviction that the ...
Vibrations from Gaza
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This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
Journal afghan
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1965: Dimitri and Christine travel across the Near and Middle East by car. They film their journey with an 8mm camera and record a travel journal on a tape recorder. _Journal afghan_ is built from these traces. By replaying them in the chaotic pattern of memory’s persistence, it offers a new experience of travel and an intimate exploration of the mechanisms of memory.
For the Ones to Come
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In this masterpiece of Quebec cinéma vérité, the inhabitants of Île aux Coudres set out to revive an ancient beluga fishing tradition that had disappeared many years ago. Through the preparations and intergenerational exchanges, the film authentically captures the daily lives, language, beliefs, and stories of the islanders. More than just an ethnographic documentary, _For the Ones to Come_ exp...
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Duration: 2h58
Subscription access
In the intimacy of Estonia's sacred saunas, ancient hymns to nature, birth and death are sung, and all the rituals of life intersect. Here, women tell stories they wouldn't tell anywhere else, and in the smoke of burning stones, the female condition is revealed in all its violence and power.
Teenage
Duration: 2h36
Subscription access
Once, "teenagers" didn't exist. But then, they were invented. As the cultural landscape around the world was thrown into turmoil during the industrial revolution, and with a chasm erupting between adults and youth, the concept of a new generation took shape. Whether in America, England, or Germany, this was a new idea of how people come of age.
Vibrations from Gaza
This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
There Will Be No More Night
Duration: 2h32
Subscription access
_There Will Be No More Night_ relies on footage captured by thermal cameras used by the American and French armies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. By diverting these images from the propaganda narratives in which they are typically embedded, the film examines the dangers of an unchecked desire to see, prompting a reflection on the new paradigms of modern warfare.
About Some Meaningless Events
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A group of young filmmakers ask residents of Casablanca for their opinions on Moroccan cinema as part of a film project. During the shoot, a dispute breaks out between a dockworker and his superior, resulting in the accidental death of the latter. Having captured the incident on film, the crew begins to question the man’s motives and reflect on the role of cinema in society and the forms it can...
Y'a une étoile
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Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, undertakes in an artistic process the search for a rural queer community in his native Acadie. During his wanderings, he will find, behind heteronormative rural landscapes, people determined to live their differences without having to leave their hometown or deny their cultural identity to get there. Samuel will leave with the conviction that the ...
Vibrations from Gaza
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This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
Journal afghan
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1965: Dimitri and Christine travel across the Near and Middle East by car. They film their journey with an 8mm camera and record a travel journal on a tape recorder. _Journal afghan_ is built from these traces. By replaying them in the chaotic pattern of memory’s persistence, it offers a new experience of travel and an intimate exploration of the mechanisms of memory.
For the Ones to Come
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In this masterpiece of Quebec cinéma vérité, the inhabitants of Île aux Coudres set out to revive an ancient beluga fishing tradition that had disappeared many years ago. Through the preparations and intergenerational exchanges, the film authentically captures the daily lives, language, beliefs, and stories of the islanders. More than just an ethnographic documentary, _For the Ones to Come_ exp...
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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Duration: 2h58
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In the intimacy of Estonia's sacred saunas, ancient hymns to nature, birth and death are sung, and all the rituals of life intersect. Here, women tell stories they wouldn't tell anywhere else, and in the smoke of burning stones, the female condition is revealed in all its violence and power.
Nin mak Celine Dion (Me and Celine Dion)
Nin mak Celine Dion (Me and Celine Dion)
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Simeon Malec loves his life in Nutashkuan and talks about identity and values.
Temps mort
Duration: 43 minutes
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Boredom sneaks in everywhere. In work offices, in museums, in the middle of traffic jams, in hotel lobbies, in classrooms and of course in my own bedroom. It’s wild, and through it imagination can thrive. Nonetheless, I do everything to avoid it, and dead zones are considered as threats to the greater good and the progress of mankind. To explore this uncharted territory, I collected the words o...
Night Labor
Duration: 2h06
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_Night Labor_ follows Sherman Frank Merchant, a forty-six year old 6'6" Downeaster during his transition from an independent and rugged clam digger by day to manning a factory at night. With his white smock, arsenal of knives, and signature black beret, Sherman performs the tasks of preparing and arranging tools for the day laborers who arrive to their 6am shift.
Bicentenario
Duration: 1h28
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Two hundred years after Simón Bolívar's liberation campaign in Colombia, _Bicentenario_ retraces Bolívar's journey across the country, searching for his lingering ghost within the contested territory. Creatively blending oral traditions, landscape cinema, and political essay, _Bicentenario_ cinematically reveals the collision of history and myth etched into the land of what would inevitably bec...
I Like Politics Too
Duration: 2h54
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From 2018 to 2022, a group of citizens who support or carry out actions to welcome exiles crossing the French-Italian border, particularly in the Roya Valley, are initiating a “New Sponsors” commission. They invited the artist Marie Voignier to create a film based on a collective human experience, through the notions of welcome, hospitality and solidarity.
Teenage
Duration: 2h36
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Once, "teenagers" didn't exist. But then, they were invented. As the cultural landscape around the world was thrown into turmoil during the industrial revolution, and with a chasm erupting between adults and youth, the concept of a new generation took shape. Whether in America, England, or Germany, this was a new idea of how people come of age.
Séance
Duration: 1h00
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To what extent does a creator’s spirit linger in the objects of their creation? The _Casa-Museo_ of Turin-born architect and designer Carlo Mollino—at once a total artwork, a living space, and the backdrop for his erotic photographs—seems like the perfect place to explore this question. The camera searches for spiritual traces, while a woman with mediumistic abilities intercepts signals from be...
Into the Light
Duration: 2h40
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_Into the Light_ features the liberating life stories and powerful words of inspiring Quebec women of African origin who’ve regained control over their lives after suffering from domestic violence. The film transcends prejudice and breaks the silence, pulling back the curtain on a poorly understood, hidden world, while testifying to the tremendous power that comes from overcoming isolation and ...
With No One to Help Us
Duration: 44 minutes
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A documentary demonstrating how the formation of a food-buying club by a group of Newark welfare mothers brought about a necessary change in the community.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Duration: 2h58
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In the intimacy of Estonia's sacred saunas, ancient hymns to nature, birth and death are sung, and all the rituals of life intersect. Here, women tell stories they wouldn't tell anywhere else, and in the smoke of burning stones, the female condition is revealed in all its violence and power.
Nin mak Celine Dion (Me and Celine Dion)
Nin mak Celine Dion (Me and Celine Dion)
New product!Duration: 10 minutes
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Simeon Malec loves his life in Nutashkuan and talks about identity and values.
Temps mort
Duration: 43 minutes
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Boredom sneaks in everywhere. In work offices, in museums, in the middle of traffic jams, in hotel lobbies, in classrooms and of course in my own bedroom. It’s wild, and through it imagination can thrive. Nonetheless, I do everything to avoid it, and dead zones are considered as threats to the greater good and the progress of mankind. To explore this uncharted territory, I collected the words o...
Night Labor
Duration: 2h06
Subscription access
_Night Labor_ follows Sherman Frank Merchant, a forty-six year old 6'6" Downeaster during his transition from an independent and rugged clam digger by day to manning a factory at night. With his white smock, arsenal of knives, and signature black beret, Sherman performs the tasks of preparing and arranging tools for the day laborers who arrive to their 6am shift.
Bicentenario
Duration: 1h28
Subscription access
Two hundred years after Simón Bolívar's liberation campaign in Colombia, _Bicentenario_ retraces Bolívar's journey across the country, searching for his lingering ghost within the contested territory. Creatively blending oral traditions, landscape cinema, and political essay, _Bicentenario_ cinematically reveals the collision of history and myth etched into the land of what would inevitably bec...
I Like Politics Too
Duration: 2h54
Subscription access
From 2018 to 2022, a group of citizens who support or carry out actions to welcome exiles crossing the French-Italian border, particularly in the Roya Valley, are initiating a “New Sponsors” commission. They invited the artist Marie Voignier to create a film based on a collective human experience, through the notions of welcome, hospitality and solidarity.
Teenage
Duration: 2h36
Subscription access
Once, "teenagers" didn't exist. But then, they were invented. As the cultural landscape around the world was thrown into turmoil during the industrial revolution, and with a chasm erupting between adults and youth, the concept of a new generation took shape. Whether in America, England, or Germany, this was a new idea of how people come of age.
Séance
Duration: 1h00
Subscription access
To what extent does a creator’s spirit linger in the objects of their creation? The _Casa-Museo_ of Turin-born architect and designer Carlo Mollino—at once a total artwork, a living space, and the backdrop for his erotic photographs—seems like the perfect place to explore this question. The camera searches for spiritual traces, while a woman with mediumistic abilities intercepts signals from be...
Into the Light
Duration: 2h40
Subscription access
_Into the Light_ features the liberating life stories and powerful words of inspiring Quebec women of African origin who’ve regained control over their lives after suffering from domestic violence. The film transcends prejudice and breaks the silence, pulling back the curtain on a poorly understood, hidden world, while testifying to the tremendous power that comes from overcoming isolation and ...
With No One to Help Us
Duration: 44 minutes
Subscription access
A documentary demonstrating how the formation of a food-buying club by a group of Newark welfare mothers brought about a necessary change in the community.
