Heart of Light- eleven songs for Fiji

Germany, France- Rotterdam Harbour 2026

Cynthia Beatt

Synopsis

Heart of Light – eleven songs for Fiji  is an accumulation of ‘divine small things’ in everyday Fijian life and landscapes, which create in us an understanding of something greater. After a long absence, Iona (Tilda Swinton) returns to Fiji, the archipelago of her childhood. Heart of Light tells the story of a spirit formed by the islands, mixing intimacy and collective history, fiction and documentary, social realities and poetic inspiration.  Continuer la lecture →

Trillion

Norway, IDFA Envision competition 2025

Victor Kossakovsky

Synopsis

Director Victor Kossakovsky offers a cinematic and wordless interpretation of the Myth

of Sisyphus* in TRILLION, the second installment of his “empathy trilogy” that began

with GUNDA (2020). Rooted in an unfolding, real-life event in collaboration with the

artist known as K49814, the film transcends documentation.

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Anamocot

France, Cameroon- Special Mention at Nyon Visions du Reel International Feature Film competition 2025

Documentary by Marie Voignier

Synopsis

After a 20-year long fruitless search in the Cameroonian forest, Frenchman Michel Ballot is on the verge of giving up his lifelong quest to find the mysterious creature known as the Mokélé-Mbembé. Turning to local initiates for help, and torn between ancestral wisdom and scientific evidence, he embarks on a final journey into powers, knowledge and the unseen. Continuer la lecture →

The Shipwrecked Triptych

Netherlands, Germany- Rotterdam Bright Future 2025

First feature film by Deniz Eroglu

Synopsis

The Shipwrecked Triptych » is a 90-minute anthology film that employs the universal metaphor of shipwreck to examine human fragility and the precarious boundary between existence and nonexistence. Across three distinct episodes – each defined by its own era, style, and genre – shared visual motifs and thematic currents tether these disparate worlds, challenging viewers to confront the delicate ties that bind us to life. Continuer la lecture →

Shadowbox

India, Berlinale Perspectives 2025

First feature film by Tanushree Das & Saumyananda Sahi

Synopsis

In a suburb of Kolkata, Maya works multiple jobs: cleaning houses, working on a chicken farm and ironing laundry. When Maya’s husband, a retired soldier suffering from PTSD, goes missing in the middle of the night under suspicious circumstances, she and her teenage son struggle to keep their family together. Continuer la lecture →

Monikondee

Suriname, Netherlands- Paris Cinema du Reel competition 2025- Cultural Intangible Heritage Award 

Documentary by Lonnie van Brummelen, Siebren de Haan & Tolin Alexander

Synopsis

A boatman delivers cargo to remote Indigenous and Maroon communities along the river that borders Suriname and French Guiana. His winding journey provides an inside look at the complex challenge of preserving local customs amid rampant gold mining, multinational corporations, and a changing climate. Continuer la lecture →

When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea

Germany, Ukraine- Berlinale Forum 2025

Documentary by Eva Neymann

Synopsis

Street cats, islands of light, flings, losses, and con- scriptions. From the people of Odesa and their cats, whom Eva Neymann portrays with gentle care, she seeks to uncover their dreams when war destroys all certainty. Continuer la lecture →

Alaav (Heart and Home)

India, Nantes 3 Continents competition 2024

Feature film by Prabhash Chandra

Synopsis

Alaav, is the story of Bhaveen Gossain, a 63-year-old son, taking care of Savitri, his ailing 95-year-old mother in their home nestled in a quiet suburb of New Delhi, India. Bhaveen rarely steps out of his house as he is completely devoted to looking after his mother. From waking up in the morning until going to sleep, Bhaveen is the sole caregiver for his mother, Savitri. Continuer la lecture →

Skill Issue

Germany, Locarno Cineasti del Presente 2024

First feature film by Willy Hans

Synopsis

After escaping from gym class, SIMON (17) finds himself on the banks of a river with a group of teenagers. In the heat of the summer day and amidst all the pointless chatter, time passes as sluggishly as the river water. Only when MARIE appears and both are catapulted into the nearby riverside forest by an unexpected incident do they escape the lethargic group and enter the timeless intermediate realm of the enchanted river landscape. Continuer la lecture →

Boong

India, Toronto Discovery 2024

First feature film by Lakshmipriya Devi

Synopsis

In the valley of Manipur, Boong (*a little boy) plans to surprise his mother with a gift. In his innocence, he believes that bringing his father back home would be the most special gift. His search for his father culminates into an unexpected gift – a new beginning…. Continuer la lecture →