On the Edge of Time: Male Domains in the Caucasus
The Caucasus exists on the very edge time. This mountainous region has a notorious history of ethnic conflicts and devastating wars. The Caucasus people are said to possess dark and mystical souls....
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey into the Mind of [p.]
From Mary Shelley to Margaret Mitchell authors have complained of their public persona being eclipsed by their literary creations. Not so in the case of American author Thomas Pynchon who takes the...
Bonne Nouvelle
Paris, the center of civilization, in the first months of the 21st century. Streets are waking up and going to sleep, an intrinsic layout of buildings, courtyards and passages. A destiny in the...
Closely Observed Station
From Bernolakova station, trains depart in just two directions. The station marks the beginning and the end of the world. Marek, the stationmaster, and Lubos, the switch controller, would never leave...
Diamonds and Rust
Diamonds and Rust is a documentary about a diamond mining trawler, owned by De Beers, operating off the coast of southern Africa. The crew on board the rusting vessel is a mix of Namibians, Cubans...
Disneyland: Mon Vieux Pays Natal
Guided by flute players, we arrive at the most famous wonderland in the world. But we soon realize that our journey is one of confusion. There is no laughter and fireworks. The director has let the...
Family Files
Mari has no childhood memory of visiting Heimola. Now, the house is deserted. She found Helvi’s photos and letters in 1996, put away in a box in storage. Halve died in 1989. Mari read the letters...
It Kinda Scares Me
This film is an interesting excursion into the lives of a group of juveniles who exist on the margins of society and the drama coach, Tomer HEYMANN, who tries to inspire them. Before the arrival of...