Films
- Greetings from Myanmar, 5
- Keep Shiftin' / Schichteln, 21
A glass factory in the middle of the German-Czech border region. The magic of the routine carries through the night shift. A symphony of muscle mass, glowing hot glass, and the birds that sing with the coming daylight.
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- My quarantine bear, 30
While working in Strasbourg on her latest animated short, Weijia Ma has to rush back to China when France is under lockdown. Upon her arrival, another lockdown awaits her. Fourteen days in a hotel, like a bear in its cave. From the surreal flight to her quarantine, the director recounts this experience through a filmed diary, with humor, inventiveness and a touch of romantic comedy.
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- Sand / Piach, 16
A day in life of three road workers. Krzysztof talks about his job as a road roller operator, Jerzy is having problems with two dogs, and Zdzisław is mad because he did not get a day off. Three generations of blue-collar workers, three similar biographies against the background of contemporary Poland and its problems.
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- Spirits and Rocks: an Azorean Myth / Espiritos e Rochas: um Mito Açoriano, 14
On a volcanic island, inhabitants are caught in an unending cycle: the threat of impending eruptions and earthquakes, and the burden of past traumas loom over them. Some draw upon myth and religious beliefs to interpret their precarious situation, while others demonstrate resilience, rebuilding their villages from the volcanic rocks.
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- Tanaka’s Diary / Dziennik Tanaki, 21
What was to be a coveted tour of a Japanese group around Europe had a tragic end. The 1969 events are remembered by a couple who went on their honeymoon at that time. Their story is illustrated by authentic footage recorded by Japanese tourists and a private journal, which is read out off-screen, full of euphoria and puzzlement with regard to foreign cultures. Who was its author and what did this journey become for him?
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