ASHES by Oier Plaza Gartzia | Spain, Czech Republic, France | 2025 | 91' & 52'
World Premiere available
Driven by personal loss and a passion for history, a professor and a descendant of a World War II deportee embark on a gripping investigation across Europe that uncovers the extraordinary true story of František Suchý and his son — two men who risked their lives to defy the Nazi regime and preserve the names and ashes of over 2,200 victims. Structured like a fiction thriller, the documentary gradually reveals its different storylines, building tension until it reaches a powerful and moving conclusion, combining striking animation, rare archival footage, and a profound exploration of resistance, memory, and human courage.
TRAILER (Password:popel2025) / SCREENER (Password:FILMAK2025) Screener 52' (Password:Popel2025)
World Premiere available
Driven by personal loss and a passion for history, a professor and a descendant of a World War II deportee embark on a gripping investigation across Europe that uncovers the extraordinary true story of František Suchý and his son — two men who risked their lives to defy the Nazi regime and preserve the names and ashes of over 2,200 victims. Structured like a fiction thriller, the documentary gradually reveals its different storylines, building tension until it reaches a powerful and moving conclusion, combining striking animation, rare archival footage, and a profound exploration of resistance, memory, and human courage.
TRAILER (Password:popel2025) / SCREENER (Password:FILMAK2025) Screener 52' (Password:Popel2025)
HOW TO TALK TO LYDIA by Rusudan Gaprindashvili | Germany, Georgia | 2025 | 72' & 52'
World Premiere available
Inside a massive 235,000-square-foot logistics center, a silent choreography unfolds. Migrant workers — mostly from Eastern Europe — move through endless rows of towering shelves, guided not by supervisors or colleagues, but by the calm, unyielding voice of an AI system named Lydia.
In this space built for speed and precision, human stories risk being lost to automation. Conversations are rare, cultural exchange is minimal, and connection is replaced by an algorithm that never forgets, never feels, and never falters. Yet, within this sterile environment, quiet tensions emerge — between efficiency and humanity, isolation and identity, machine logic and human need.
This timely, visually striking documentary offers a rare glimpse into the hidden world of invisible labor and the emotional cost of seamless logistics. A powerful meditation on work, migration, and the growing intimacy between people and the machines that manage them, it speaks to a global reality — one code word at a time.
TRAILER / SCREENER (Password:2025LydiaCinema6296lgec) / SCREENER 52' (Password:2025LydiaTV8976ztfa)
World Premiere available
Inside a massive 235,000-square-foot logistics center, a silent choreography unfolds. Migrant workers — mostly from Eastern Europe — move through endless rows of towering shelves, guided not by supervisors or colleagues, but by the calm, unyielding voice of an AI system named Lydia.
In this space built for speed and precision, human stories risk being lost to automation. Conversations are rare, cultural exchange is minimal, and connection is replaced by an algorithm that never forgets, never feels, and never falters. Yet, within this sterile environment, quiet tensions emerge — between efficiency and humanity, isolation and identity, machine logic and human need.
This timely, visually striking documentary offers a rare glimpse into the hidden world of invisible labor and the emotional cost of seamless logistics. A powerful meditation on work, migration, and the growing intimacy between people and the machines that manage them, it speaks to a global reality — one code word at a time.
TRAILER / SCREENER (Password:2025LydiaCinema6296lgec) / SCREENER 52' (Password:2025LydiaTV8976ztfa)
WOMEN'S VILLAGE by Victorien Vialar | France, Burkina Faso | 2025 | 65' & 52'
World Premiere available
In the heart of Wassoulou, Tengrela—once known as the "Women’s Village" by Samory Touré—stands as a beacon of resilience and transformation. This documentary unveils the powerful stories of the women who keep its legacy alive. Guardians of ancient traditions, they blend the wisdom of their ancestors with bold dreams of modern emancipation. Through their voices and actions, a vivid tapestry of sisterhood, strength, and cultural renewal emerges. Witness how these remarkable women are reshaping their heritage and forging a future where tradition and freedom unite in a celebration of identity and empowerment.
TRAILER / Screener (Password:livingintengrela) Screener 52' (Password:livingintengrela)
World Premiere available
In the heart of Wassoulou, Tengrela—once known as the "Women’s Village" by Samory Touré—stands as a beacon of resilience and transformation. This documentary unveils the powerful stories of the women who keep its legacy alive. Guardians of ancient traditions, they blend the wisdom of their ancestors with bold dreams of modern emancipation. Through their voices and actions, a vivid tapestry of sisterhood, strength, and cultural renewal emerges. Witness how these remarkable women are reshaping their heritage and forging a future where tradition and freedom unite in a celebration of identity and empowerment.
TRAILER / Screener (Password:livingintengrela) Screener 52' (Password:livingintengrela)
GREEN IS THE NEW RED by Anna Recalde Miranda | France | 2024 | 95'
IDFA, 2024, World Premiere
A gripping, character-driven documentary that investigates the murder of over 1,500 environmental defenders in Latin America since 2012, revealing how today’s violence is rooted in the legacy of Operation Condor—the Cold War-era “multinational of repression” that enabled mass disappearances, land grabs, and impunity across the region. Blending intimate personal stories with powerful historical insight, the film traces a haunting lineage from past state terror to the present-day ecological crisis, exposing how the foundations of the global agribusiness empire were built on blood and silence.
TRAILER / SCREENER (Password:GreenRedRecalde2024)
IDFA, 2024, World Premiere
A gripping, character-driven documentary that investigates the murder of over 1,500 environmental defenders in Latin America since 2012, revealing how today’s violence is rooted in the legacy of Operation Condor—the Cold War-era “multinational of repression” that enabled mass disappearances, land grabs, and impunity across the region. Blending intimate personal stories with powerful historical insight, the film traces a haunting lineage from past state terror to the present-day ecological crisis, exposing how the foundations of the global agribusiness empire were built on blood and silence.
TRAILER / SCREENER (Password:GreenRedRecalde2024)
MARTIN POLLACK: LOOKING INTO THE ABYSS by Jaro Vojtek | Slovakia | 2024 | 60'
Jeden svet Bratislava Film Festival, 2024, National Premiere
What does it mean to be the son of a Nazi war criminal? Austrian journalist Martin Pollack grapples with this question in his book, *The Dead Man in the Bunker*, where he delves into the dark history of his father, Gerhard Bast, who committed atrocities in Slovakia during WWII. In a powerful continuation of this reckoning, Pollack's translator, Michal Hvorecký, retraces Bast’s footsteps, visiting the sites and speaking to those who can bear witness to Slovakia’s harrowing wartime past. Together, they confront the lingering shadows of history, exploring the burden of inherited guilt and the struggle to reconcile with a painful legacy.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: R?idersonthestor_M)
Jeden svet Bratislava Film Festival, 2024, National Premiere
What does it mean to be the son of a Nazi war criminal? Austrian journalist Martin Pollack grapples with this question in his book, *The Dead Man in the Bunker*, where he delves into the dark history of his father, Gerhard Bast, who committed atrocities in Slovakia during WWII. In a powerful continuation of this reckoning, Pollack's translator, Michal Hvorecký, retraces Bast’s footsteps, visiting the sites and speaking to those who can bear witness to Slovakia’s harrowing wartime past. Together, they confront the lingering shadows of history, exploring the burden of inherited guilt and the struggle to reconcile with a painful legacy.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: R?idersonthestor_M)
SAVAGE BEAUTY by Janne Tanskanen | Finland | 2024 | 57'
Galway Film Fleadh, 2024, World Premiere
Underdog Finnish artist Kari Kola attempts the impossible by creating the world’s largest light installation on a rugged Irish mountain. This documentary captures his journey, turning Oscar Wilde's inspiration into reality, while overcoming personal challenges and defying limits to achieve a breathtaking spectacle.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: SBmsvt2023)
Galway Film Fleadh, 2024, World Premiere
Underdog Finnish artist Kari Kola attempts the impossible by creating the world’s largest light installation on a rugged Irish mountain. This documentary captures his journey, turning Oscar Wilde's inspiration into reality, while overcoming personal challenges and defying limits to achieve a breathtaking spectacle.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: SBmsvt2023)
THE ABSOLUTION by Juan Alfredo Amil | Spain | 2024 | 87' & 59'
MiradasDoc, 2024, National Premiere
When filmmaker Juan Alfredo Amil is told by his doctors that his morbid obesity could put his life at risk; he only finds one way to combat his panic state: Make a film about it.
But the tension he feels arises old personal demons to surface, and what at first seemed to be a fable about the fear of death, will end up becoming the filmed testimony of how his personal life collapses in front of him. Soon, he realizes that he is not the hero of his own story... He might be the villain.
TRAILER (Password: Absolucion2023) / Screener (Password: ABSOLUTION2022) Screener 59'
MiradasDoc, 2024, National Premiere
When filmmaker Juan Alfredo Amil is told by his doctors that his morbid obesity could put his life at risk; he only finds one way to combat his panic state: Make a film about it.
But the tension he feels arises old personal demons to surface, and what at first seemed to be a fable about the fear of death, will end up becoming the filmed testimony of how his personal life collapses in front of him. Soon, he realizes that he is not the hero of his own story... He might be the villain.
TRAILER (Password: Absolucion2023) / Screener (Password: ABSOLUTION2022) Screener 59'
PASSING THROUGH by Sarah Ingram | USA | 2024 | 92' & 52'
American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs), 2024, National Premiere
In the vast expanse of a deserted landscape, the town of Bombay Beach experiences a remarkable resurgence as a collective of artists descends upon its quiet streets. "Passing Through" narrates the compelling tale of this small community, which emerges from obscurity to confront the imminent environmental crisis surrounding the Salton Sea. Despite grappling with a relentless and unforgiving environment, the town becomes a symbol of resilience and ingenuity, leveraging the transformative force of art to draw attention to the ecological challenges at hand. Against all odds, "Passing Through" explores how the bonds of community breathe life into Bombay Beach, transforming it into an unexpected haven amid adversity.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: bombaybunnyclub) Screener 52'
American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs), 2024, National Premiere
In the vast expanse of a deserted landscape, the town of Bombay Beach experiences a remarkable resurgence as a collective of artists descends upon its quiet streets. "Passing Through" narrates the compelling tale of this small community, which emerges from obscurity to confront the imminent environmental crisis surrounding the Salton Sea. Despite grappling with a relentless and unforgiving environment, the town becomes a symbol of resilience and ingenuity, leveraging the transformative force of art to draw attention to the ecological challenges at hand. Against all odds, "Passing Through" explores how the bonds of community breathe life into Bombay Beach, transforming it into an unexpected haven amid adversity.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: bombaybunnyclub) Screener 52'
CREATING PARADISE by David Baute | Spain | 2024 | 67'
World Premiere Available
`The ultimate goal of an architect is to create a paradise’, Alvar Aalto said.
After a trip to Finland in 1960, Vicente Saavedra (1937-2021) plans the construction of TenBel, a touristic area in the Canary Islands where he applied some of Aalto's principles. Nowadays TenBel is in complete decline.
The film repeats that journey to the Baltic country by the hand of poet Alejandro Krawietz, reflecting on the idea of 'dwelling' and looking for the 'paradise' meeting point between the North and the South of Europe.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: Tapiola)
World Premiere Available
`The ultimate goal of an architect is to create a paradise’, Alvar Aalto said.
After a trip to Finland in 1960, Vicente Saavedra (1937-2021) plans the construction of TenBel, a touristic area in the Canary Islands where he applied some of Aalto's principles. Nowadays TenBel is in complete decline.
The film repeats that journey to the Baltic country by the hand of poet Alejandro Krawietz, reflecting on the idea of 'dwelling' and looking for the 'paradise' meeting point between the North and the South of Europe.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: Tapiola)
PAINTING DHAKA by Lukas Zeilinger | Germany | 2023 | 91' & 55'
Human Rights Festival Berlin, 2023, National Premiere
The film immerses viewers in Bangladesh's slums, questioning perceptions tainted by corruption. From a graffiti workshop for underprivileged kids to unraveling societal challenges, the film exposes the intricate dynamics between a privileged elite and pervasive poverty. Bangladesh Railway symbolizes systemic issues. Exploring power struggles, the documentary showcases art's transformative impact, breaking free from constraints. A poignant narrative of resilience unfolds, challenging preconceptions and highlighting art's profound role in shaping a nation's story.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: visions2023) Screener 55'
Human Rights Festival Berlin, 2023, National Premiere
The film immerses viewers in Bangladesh's slums, questioning perceptions tainted by corruption. From a graffiti workshop for underprivileged kids to unraveling societal challenges, the film exposes the intricate dynamics between a privileged elite and pervasive poverty. Bangladesh Railway symbolizes systemic issues. Exploring power struggles, the documentary showcases art's transformative impact, breaking free from constraints. A poignant narrative of resilience unfolds, challenging preconceptions and highlighting art's profound role in shaping a nation's story.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: visions2023) Screener 55'
HUMMINGBIRDS by Silvia Del Carmen Castaños & Estefanía Contreras | USA | 2023 | 78' & 55'
Berlinale, 2023, International Premiere / Grand Prix award
In Laredo, a city in southern Texas on the Mexican border, best friends Silvia and Beba know that the long summer nights of their youth cannot last forever. Their hang-out spots are so familiar but, stuck in an immigration process over which deportation hangs as a constant possibility, home still seems a fragile concept. Between bars, drive-thrus, friends’ couches and the borderlands, they confront the stresses of survival, the future, and community building. For them, this means protest action for legal abortion and against border control abuses, in a politically divided America. But the dusty half-light is also a time for poetry and dreams. Their laughter and creative expression cement a sense of solidarity and belonging in togetherness.
TRAILER (Password: birds) / Screener (Password: hummingbirds!?) Screener 55' (Password: hummingbirds)
Berlinale, 2023, International Premiere / Grand Prix award
In Laredo, a city in southern Texas on the Mexican border, best friends Silvia and Beba know that the long summer nights of their youth cannot last forever. Their hang-out spots are so familiar but, stuck in an immigration process over which deportation hangs as a constant possibility, home still seems a fragile concept. Between bars, drive-thrus, friends’ couches and the borderlands, they confront the stresses of survival, the future, and community building. For them, this means protest action for legal abortion and against border control abuses, in a politically divided America. But the dusty half-light is also a time for poetry and dreams. Their laughter and creative expression cement a sense of solidarity and belonging in togetherness.
TRAILER (Password: birds) / Screener (Password: hummingbirds!?) Screener 55' (Password: hummingbirds)
REMEMBER MY NAME by Elena Molina | SPAIN | 2023 | 76' & 53'
Malaga International Film Festival, 2023, National Premiere
After crossing the Melilla fence from Morocco, Ihsane enters the “Divina Infantita” nuns’ reception centre for girls, where Assia, Mounia and Nuhaila also live. Hamza turns 18 and has to leave La Purísima, the reception centre for unaccompanied boys. They all arrived alone in Melilla but have found a new family: the NANA dance company. After months of hard work, they are selected to participate in a famous TV talent show, where they experience a mirage that seems to take them away from their reality for a few days and that vanishes in a flash when the spotlight goes out. Back to Melilla, when they turn 18, they have to leave the children’s centre and start a new life. Once again, alone.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: r3m3mb3r0608! ) Screener 53'
Malaga International Film Festival, 2023, National Premiere
After crossing the Melilla fence from Morocco, Ihsane enters the “Divina Infantita” nuns’ reception centre for girls, where Assia, Mounia and Nuhaila also live. Hamza turns 18 and has to leave La Purísima, the reception centre for unaccompanied boys. They all arrived alone in Melilla but have found a new family: the NANA dance company. After months of hard work, they are selected to participate in a famous TV talent show, where they experience a mirage that seems to take them away from their reality for a few days and that vanishes in a flash when the spotlight goes out. Back to Melilla, when they turn 18, they have to leave the children’s centre and start a new life. Once again, alone.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: r3m3mb3r0608! ) Screener 53'
BURDEN by Miguel Eek | Spain | 2023 | 65'
FIDBA, 2023, International Premiere
Thirteen men retreat to a country house where they undergo a personal and collective transformation in search of new ways of being men.
For three days they will live a tribal and cathartic experience, for which not all of them are prepared, where they confront their trauma and inner wrath, through physical and emotional dynamics that will put them to the test.
Screener (Password: 2320_coraza)
FIDBA, 2023, International Premiere
Thirteen men retreat to a country house where they undergo a personal and collective transformation in search of new ways of being men.
For three days they will live a tribal and cathartic experience, for which not all of them are prepared, where they confront their trauma and inner wrath, through physical and emotional dynamics that will put them to the test.
Screener (Password: 2320_coraza)
THE PAVILION ON THE WATER by Stefano Croci & Silvia Siberini | ITA, NL, UK | 2023 - 56'-77’
Biografilm, 2023, National Premiere
A cinematic journey into the world of Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa and his passion for Japanese culture. Japan, to him, was an inspirational universe but also the place where he eventually died in 1978, at the height of his career. A nostalgic feeling permeates the whole film. Nostalgia for that rare event which is the birth of an artist. Although he passed away, he left behind a great and beautiful body of work that, still to this day, delights and amuses.
TRAILER Screener 77' (Password: Kyoto) Screener 56' (Password: ScaTVeng)
Biografilm, 2023, National Premiere
A cinematic journey into the world of Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa and his passion for Japanese culture. Japan, to him, was an inspirational universe but also the place where he eventually died in 1978, at the height of his career. A nostalgic feeling permeates the whole film. Nostalgia for that rare event which is the birth of an artist. Although he passed away, he left behind a great and beautiful body of work that, still to this day, delights and amuses.
TRAILER Screener 77' (Password: Kyoto) Screener 56' (Password: ScaTVeng)
ROWDY GIRL by Jason Goldman | USA | 2023 | 72' & 56'
HOT DOCS, 2023, World Premiere
Unable to come to terms with the cruel reality of animal agriculture, a former Texas cattle rancher goes vegan and transforms her husband's beef operation into a farmed animal sanctuary. When their story goes viral, she realizes her true calling: to help farmers transition to plant-based and end their business of animal agriculture. "Rowdy Girl" showcases the inspiring work of an animal activist who has been on both sides and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans - a shared mission of compassion and sustainability.
TRAILER (PASSWORD: Rowdy2023) / Screener (Password: impronta_films) Screener 56' (Password: Impronta2025)
HOT DOCS, 2023, World Premiere
Unable to come to terms with the cruel reality of animal agriculture, a former Texas cattle rancher goes vegan and transforms her husband's beef operation into a farmed animal sanctuary. When their story goes viral, she realizes her true calling: to help farmers transition to plant-based and end their business of animal agriculture. "Rowdy Girl" showcases the inspiring work of an animal activist who has been on both sides and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans - a shared mission of compassion and sustainability.
TRAILER (PASSWORD: Rowdy2023) / Screener (Password: impronta_films) Screener 56' (Password: Impronta2025)
LA RICERCA by Giuseppe Petruzzellis | ITA | 2023 - 62'
Visions du Reel, 2023, World Premiere
Luigi Lineri has collected and catalogued countless pebbles with human and animal shapes, reminiscent of mysterious prehistoric sculptures. Stones thus become the instrument to research the deepest human nature, amid primordial memories and omens for the future. Evoking mythological images, his artwork pays homage to the struggles of men and women who lived through the infancy of our species, allowing us to become what we are. A collective existential investigation, a journey through time, across symbols, art, ecology and technological progress.
TRAILER / SCREENER
Visions du Reel, 2023, World Premiere
Luigi Lineri has collected and catalogued countless pebbles with human and animal shapes, reminiscent of mysterious prehistoric sculptures. Stones thus become the instrument to research the deepest human nature, amid primordial memories and omens for the future. Evoking mythological images, his artwork pays homage to the struggles of men and women who lived through the infancy of our species, allowing us to become what we are. A collective existential investigation, a journey through time, across symbols, art, ecology and technological progress.
TRAILER / SCREENER
THE CABINET by Živilė Mičiulytė | Lithuania | 2022 | 61'
World Premiere Available
The two investigative journalists, their closed closet office, and the monotonuous and nervous routine of their work. Politicians are about to gradually and systematically restrict media freedom, and the concept of truth is becoming increasingly complex in these post-truth times.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: zivile123)
World Premiere Available
The two investigative journalists, their closed closet office, and the monotonuous and nervous routine of their work. Politicians are about to gradually and systematically restrict media freedom, and the concept of truth is becoming increasingly complex in these post-truth times.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: zivile123)
CADÊ HELENY? by Esther Vital | BRA, SP| 2022 - 29'
E Tudo Verdade, 2022, World Premiere
Stitch by stitch, frame by frame and memory by memory, this multi-awarded stop motion animated documentary unveils Heleny Guariba's life history.
Heleny was a philosopher, professor and theatre director who disappeared in 1971 under the Brazilian dictatorship.
It is inspired by the arpilleras, a unique form of protest emerged from the horrors of Pinochet regime in Chile.
Tapestries made with leftovers of fabric and simple stitches able to denounce what could not have been told in words.
TRAILER / Screener (Password:Heleny2022)
E Tudo Verdade, 2022, World Premiere
Stitch by stitch, frame by frame and memory by memory, this multi-awarded stop motion animated documentary unveils Heleny Guariba's life history.
Heleny was a philosopher, professor and theatre director who disappeared in 1971 under the Brazilian dictatorship.
It is inspired by the arpilleras, a unique form of protest emerged from the horrors of Pinochet regime in Chile.
Tapestries made with leftovers of fabric and simple stitches able to denounce what could not have been told in words.
TRAILER / Screener (Password:Heleny2022)
VICENTE RUIZ: IN REAL TIME by Julio Jorquera | Chile | 2022 | 63'
The film follows Vicente Ruiz, an inquisitive performer who started his career in Chile, during Pinochet´s dictatorship, using rare archive material.
It´s an exploration of what it means to have a social role in art, from a past of censorship to a present where art has become complacent and institutionalized.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: Invercine)
The film follows Vicente Ruiz, an inquisitive performer who started his career in Chile, during Pinochet´s dictatorship, using rare archive material.
It´s an exploration of what it means to have a social role in art, from a past of censorship to a present where art has become complacent and institutionalized.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: Invercine)
ONE DAY AT A TIME by Paul Chambers | UK | 2022 | 63'
Sheffield DocFest, 2022, National Premiere
The film follows Sam as he makes an autobiographical spoken word film about his battles with addiction, whilst living in an abstinence based recovery centre in Liverpool (Damian John Kelly House).
DJK House helps its residents find purpose by introducing art, sport, culture and community back into their lives.
The residents and Sam make a film about addiction whilst also exploring their own recovery and growing as individuals, a film about love, hope and kindness, new beginnings and a different approach to viewing the world, One day at a Time.
TRAILER / Screener
Sheffield DocFest, 2022, National Premiere
The film follows Sam as he makes an autobiographical spoken word film about his battles with addiction, whilst living in an abstinence based recovery centre in Liverpool (Damian John Kelly House).
DJK House helps its residents find purpose by introducing art, sport, culture and community back into their lives.
The residents and Sam make a film about addiction whilst also exploring their own recovery and growing as individuals, a film about love, hope and kindness, new beginnings and a different approach to viewing the world, One day at a Time.
TRAILER / Screener
AS I WAS LOOKING ABOVE, I COULD SEE MYSELF UNDERNEATH by Ilir Hasanaj | Kosovo | 2022 | 62'
DokuFest Prizren, 2022, National Premiere
Home is a feeling, they say, but where is home, when you are not allowed to feel at home even within your own body and mind? What is self when it is constantly displaced and rejected?
In societies generously cultivating and maintaining spaces for heteronormative selves to be performed and almost inherently unaccepting to those different from the widely accepted normal - the weight of being is almost unbearable. Regardless, the fight to break through is fierce!
As I Was Looking Above, I Could See Myself Underneath unveils intimate stories of LGBTQ persons from Kosovo, going through their unceasing search for a safe place that allows them to be.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: AIWLA4892)
DokuFest Prizren, 2022, National Premiere
Home is a feeling, they say, but where is home, when you are not allowed to feel at home even within your own body and mind? What is self when it is constantly displaced and rejected?
In societies generously cultivating and maintaining spaces for heteronormative selves to be performed and almost inherently unaccepting to those different from the widely accepted normal - the weight of being is almost unbearable. Regardless, the fight to break through is fierce!
As I Was Looking Above, I Could See Myself Underneath unveils intimate stories of LGBTQ persons from Kosovo, going through their unceasing search for a safe place that allows them to be.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: AIWLA4892)
BI ARNAS by Jon Mikel Fernandez Elorz | Basque Country (Spain) | 2022 | 58'
San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2022, National Premiere
This documentary tells the story of two breaths: on the one hand Iratxe Sorzabal's breath; on the other, her mother's, Mari Nieves Diaz. Both, each on their own way, have been suffocated by torture. The former has lived in person how her breath left her body. The latter has felt it through the body of the daughter who was once part of her. This story wants to narrate those two invisible breaths, their suffocation, their double suffering. This is the story of Iratxe's agony, heard mainly through the mother's voice and memories, and supported by her daughter's own voice when possible.
TRAILER / Screener
San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2022, National Premiere
This documentary tells the story of two breaths: on the one hand Iratxe Sorzabal's breath; on the other, her mother's, Mari Nieves Diaz. Both, each on their own way, have been suffocated by torture. The former has lived in person how her breath left her body. The latter has felt it through the body of the daughter who was once part of her. This story wants to narrate those two invisible breaths, their suffocation, their double suffering. This is the story of Iratxe's agony, heard mainly through the mother's voice and memories, and supported by her daughter's own voice when possible.
TRAILER / Screener
THE SWEET TASTE OF SUCCESS by Emanuele Giusto & Carlos Tejeda | Spain | 2023 | 60'
This documentary is a journey in everyday reality that reflects on the concept of success. Internationally renowned figures, like Placido Domingo or Rossy de Palma and the film main character 80year old María Teresa – an delightful retired singer – and the neighborhood of Lavapiés, in Madrid, serve the purpose of reflecting on success and on all those ingredients that are part of the existence. With a style that follows the spirit of the “enfants terrible” of the Nouvelle Vague, but with the Madrid feel, the film leaves space for spontaneity.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: Kantfish1012023)
This documentary is a journey in everyday reality that reflects on the concept of success. Internationally renowned figures, like Placido Domingo or Rossy de Palma and the film main character 80year old María Teresa – an delightful retired singer – and the neighborhood of Lavapiés, in Madrid, serve the purpose of reflecting on success and on all those ingredients that are part of the existence. With a style that follows the spirit of the “enfants terrible” of the Nouvelle Vague, but with the Madrid feel, the film leaves space for spontaneity.
TRAILER / Screener (Password: Kantfish1012023)
THE GOLDEN LAND by Dominik Jursa | Slovakia | 2019 | 65'
Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, 2021, World Premiere
Set on the backdrop of a seemingly unassuming dispute between the citizens of three small villages in Eastern Slovakia and a big American oil company, we observe how the voice of an individual transforms from a droll yelp to a fundamental attitude towards life.
The earth is full of treasures, yet everyone sees values in something else. For the locals, true wealth lies in simple cohabitation with the earth, for investors it lies hundreds of meters below it. The locals are bound by the desire to protect their sanctuary, the investors want to drill for oil. What will the outcome of this clash be and who will reap what?
TRAILER / Screener (Password: HatatitlA)
Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, 2021, World Premiere
Set on the backdrop of a seemingly unassuming dispute between the citizens of three small villages in Eastern Slovakia and a big American oil company, we observe how the voice of an individual transforms from a droll yelp to a fundamental attitude towards life.
The earth is full of treasures, yet everyone sees values in something else. For the locals, true wealth lies in simple cohabitation with the earth, for investors it lies hundreds of meters below it. The locals are bound by the desire to protect their sanctuary, the investors want to drill for oil. What will the outcome of this clash be and who will reap what?
TRAILER / Screener (Password: HatatitlA)
DRUMS OF RESISTANCE by Mathieu Jouffre | Kosovo | 2016 | 52' & 65'
DokuFest, 2016 National Premiere
When ex-Yugoslavia began to fall apart, the Serbian regime banned Kosovar Albanians from participating in public life. Albanian employees across public institutions were fired. Albanian media outlets were closed down. Many elementary and high schools were closed to Albanian students and the entire university system was shut down. During the 1990's in Kosovo, teaching resumed in private apartments, houses and basements stores. This documentary shows how a parallel society and reality was organized. It shows how segregation and apartheid became the norm. Besa Luci and Mathieu Jouffre wrote the script for this challenging film together. In it people are in a relaxed atmosphere: eating, drinking, chatting and revisiting vividly one of the most exciting as well as tragic periods in the history of Kosovo.
TRAILER / Screener 65’ (Password: drums2022) - Screener 52’ (Password: drums52)
DokuFest, 2016 National Premiere
When ex-Yugoslavia began to fall apart, the Serbian regime banned Kosovar Albanians from participating in public life. Albanian employees across public institutions were fired. Albanian media outlets were closed down. Many elementary and high schools were closed to Albanian students and the entire university system was shut down. During the 1990's in Kosovo, teaching resumed in private apartments, houses and basements stores. This documentary shows how a parallel society and reality was organized. It shows how segregation and apartheid became the norm. Besa Luci and Mathieu Jouffre wrote the script for this challenging film together. In it people are in a relaxed atmosphere: eating, drinking, chatting and revisiting vividly one of the most exciting as well as tragic periods in the history of Kosovo.
TRAILER / Screener 65’ (Password: drums2022) - Screener 52’ (Password: drums52)