Thursday, September 19, 2024

Siberian Ark

Grand Prize -(Pavel Skorobogatov, Russia, 2017) Siberian Ark is a Russian tale in the tradition of Leskov and Tolstoy, except it is true, and can be taken with the explicit reference to Noah's ark, as a simple living parable of the human mission.

Faber Navalis

“Faber navalis” is the Latin for “boatbuilder”: words in an ancient language for describing an ancient profession. This film is an experiment in autobiographical...

Among Houses and the Cosmos

Among Houses and the Cosmos is a sensuous meditation on people, their living spaces and beliefs. It contains many scenes with people engaged in...

Paris-Cannes-Orleans

There are three settlements with loud names in the countryside of Russia’s Altay region: the Russian Paris, the German Cannes and the Ukrainian Orleans....

Juancito Paván

Juan Paván has been a barber for 80 years without rest. A life-long job that will soon come to an end. His salon with...

In the Light

(Razmik Grigoryan, Armenia, 2017, 65’)

Sacred Voices

In Cuglieri, a small town in Midwestern Sardinia, festivities during Holy Week are traditionally accompanied by a small choir called Cuncordu. The choir is...

Blood and the Moon

(Tommaso Contronei, Yemen/ Italy, 2017, 78’)