Portraits
A Holy Family
Taiwan, France | 2022 | 88minAfter 24 years of absence, director Elvis A-Liang Lu returns home to his family in a rural area of southwestern Taiwan. A HOLY FAMILY is an intimate journey of home-coming, a portrait of rekindled family bonding despite differences in religious beliefs, and an unflinching tale of self-discovery through filmmaking. Read More
Stand Up My Beauty
Switzerland, Germany | 2021 | 110minNardos is a young singer from Addis Ababa who wants to fulfill herself as an artist, undeterred by everyday problems and strict tradition. Director Heidi Specogna tells the story of the conception of her first own, original song, through the stylistic means of a documentary musical. Read More
Brotherhood
Czech Republic, Italy | 2021 | 97 / 54minBROTHERHOOD by Francesco Montagner is an intimate coming of age story following three young brothers in Bosnia, growing up under the shadow of their father’s influence, who must each decide: which man do you want to be? Read More
Gorbachev. Heaven
Latvia, Czech Republic | 2020 | 57/100minThe 90-year old Gorbachev currently lives in a modest house outside Moscow, awaiting the moment when he will be called to join the list of the 20th century’s most consequential figures. History will judge Gorbachev, but Gorbachev presents his own, final testimony - captured by Vitaly Mansky. Read More
Heimat is a Space in Time
Germany, Austria | 2019 | 218minDirector Thomas Heise pics up the biographical pieces left by his family, and composes an epic picture of four generations of his family, of a country, of a century. Read More