Agra
India, Cannes Director’s Fortnight 2023
Feature Film by Kanu Behl
Synopsis
Guru, a young man in his twenties, works in a call center in Agra. In love with Mala, a work colleague, he stills lives with his parents, whose house is divided in two parts. Guru lives on the ground floor with his mother while his father is upstairs with his mistress. when Guru announces that he wants to marry Mala, and make the terrace of the house his future bedroom, nothing goes as planned. Frustrations, faults and family hatreds come to light, symptoms of an Indian patriarchal society with many taboos. Continuer la lecture
Le Spectre de Boko Haram
Cameroon, Rotterdam Tiger award 2023, FESPACO Paul Robeson award
Documentary by Cyrielle Raingou
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La Bonga
Colombia, Paris Cinema du Reel, NY MoMA Doc Fortnight, True False 2023
Documentary by Sebastian Pinzon Silva & Canela Reyes
Synopsis
Two decades after a death threat from right-wing paramilitaries caused the maroon community of La Bonga to flee, the townspeople embark on a symbolic journey through the jungles of the Colombian Caribbean to resurrect a home that exists only in their memories. Continuer la lecture
There is a Stone
Japan, Tokyo Filmex 2022, Berlinale Forum 2023, Jeonju Grand Prize
Feature Film by Tatsunari Ota
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Voyages en Italie
France, Rotterdam big screen competition 2023
Feature film by Sophie Letourneur
Synopsis
A French couple burnt out by the routine of their daily family life decides after much hesitation to travel to Sicily for a short holiday. Voyages en Italie depicts the neuroses and eccentricities of Jean-Philippe and Sophie, the gracious dynamics of their relationship and the depth of their affection and intimacy. Continuer la lecture
Shivamma
India, Busan 2022 new currents award winner, Nantes 3 Continents young jury award
First feature film by Jayshankar Aryar
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Concrete Valley
Canada, Toronto Wavelenghts 2022, Berlinale Forum 2023
Feature film by Antoine Bourges
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Tora’s Husband
India , Toronto Platform, Busan A Window on Asian Cinema 2022
Feature film by Rima Das
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About the Clouds
Argentina, FID Marseille competition 2022, best film FIC Valdivia, best director Mexico Black Canvas, Jeonju best picture prize 2023
Feature film by Maria Aparicio
Synopsis
Ramiro is a cook in a bar. Hernán is an unemployed technician. Nora is a nurse in a public hospital. Lucía is an employee in a bookstore. Four stories and a black and white city with a cloudy sky. None of them know each other, they are only inhabitants of the same city. Continuer la lecture