The films of Locarno
Throughout its 78-year history, the Locarno Film Festival has occupied a unique position in the landscape of major film festivals. Every August, for eleven days the Swiss-Italian town of Locarno, right in the heart of Europe, becomes the world capital of auteur cinema. Thousands of film fans and industry professionals meet here every summer to share their thirst for new discoveries and a passion for cinema in all its diversity. In Locarno they find a quality program, rich, eclectic, surprising, and where emerging talent rubs shoulders with prestigious guests. The audience is the soul of the festival, as exemplified in the famous evenings on the Piazza Grande, whose magical setting can accommodate up to 8,000 filmgoers every night.
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Fantasma Neon
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João is a bicycle delivery boy who dreams of owning his own motorcycle. He was told it would be like a musical film. But reality will quickly catch up with him...
A Bird Called Memory
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A bird called Memory has forgotten how to fly back home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets, but the city can sometimes be a hostile place...
The Hamlet Syndrome
The film depicts the young Ukrainian generation marked by war and political fractures since 2014. The starting point of the film is the preparation of a play based on the motifs of Shakespeare's _Hamlet_. A portrait of a generation confronted with the trauma of war and a painful past, similar to its present and future after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lake of Fire
The fear of death can only be conquered if people believe in a powerful saviour - otherwise eternal damnation in hell is waiting. The collage documentary _Lake of Fire_ shows that the dualistic view and way of life of those believers additionally fuel the climate change related "hell on earth" in a dangerous way.
Arguments
Ron Coleman and his wife Karen Taylor welcome in their home people from all over Europe. Their guests hear invasive voices commenting on their thoughts and their daily actions. Together, they discuss the impact these voices have on their lives and social identities, leading each one of them to confront their voices.
Acid Forest
Can you imagine a tourist attraction where people come to see a dying forest? Where they are not only observers, but also the ones being observed and heard by the black birds?
Closing Time
Mr. Kuo and his wife Mrs. Lin cook for the city’s sleepless. They work all night and sleep during the day, like many others in buzzing Taipei. Until one morning, riding back from the market, Mr. Kuo takes a different exit on the highway and goes to the sea...
Fantasma Neon
Subscription access
João is a bicycle delivery boy who dreams of owning his own motorcycle. He was told it would be like a musical film. But reality will quickly catch up with him...
A Bird Called Memory
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A bird called Memory has forgotten how to fly back home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets, but the city can sometimes be a hostile place...
The Hamlet Syndrome
The film depicts the young Ukrainian generation marked by war and political fractures since 2014. The starting point of the film is the preparation of a play based on the motifs of Shakespeare's _Hamlet_. A portrait of a generation confronted with the trauma of war and a painful past, similar to its present and future after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lake of Fire
The fear of death can only be conquered if people believe in a powerful saviour - otherwise eternal damnation in hell is waiting. The collage documentary _Lake of Fire_ shows that the dualistic view and way of life of those believers additionally fuel the climate change related "hell on earth" in a dangerous way.
Arguments
Ron Coleman and his wife Karen Taylor welcome in their home people from all over Europe. Their guests hear invasive voices commenting on their thoughts and their daily actions. Together, they discuss the impact these voices have on their lives and social identities, leading each one of them to confront their voices.
Acid Forest
Can you imagine a tourist attraction where people come to see a dying forest? Where they are not only observers, but also the ones being observed and heard by the black birds?
Closing Time
Mr. Kuo and his wife Mrs. Lin cook for the city’s sleepless. They work all night and sleep during the day, like many others in buzzing Taipei. Until one morning, riding back from the market, Mr. Kuo takes a different exit on the highway and goes to the sea...
