Notes for a Film
Belgian engineer Gustave Verniory went to Chile in 1889 to build the railway through the Mapuche territory. Freely based on Verniory's diary, director Ignacio Agüero explores the act of filming and...
Where God Is Not
Taghi, Homa and Mazyar were arrested and interrogated by the Iranian regime. All three testify with their bodies, with their gestures and tell what it means to resist, and what it means to break. Is...
Wild Flowers
My father used a camera just once in his lifetime. After 30 years he asked me to digitise the VHS material he filmed. I was wondering what he remembers. '(On the decision to have a counterpoint...
Night Walk
A landscape film comprised of nightscapes, drawings, and excerpts from poems by the literati of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). 'In my neighbourhood, the mountain is snug and the stream murmurs,...
Between Revolutions
In 1970s Bucharest, Zahra and Maria formed a deep friendship during university. As political turmoil brewed in Iran, Zahra was forced to return home, leaving Maria behind. They stayed connected...
Broken View
A poetic essay film on the colonial gaze and the magic lantern. This early type of image projector was used in Belgian colonial propaganda, showcasing the good works of the Church, State, and...
National Anarchist: Lino Brocka
Lino Brocka received posthumously the National Artist Award—the highest honour given by the Philippine government—in 1997, six years after his death at 52. But he considered himself an ultimate...
Private Footage
In 2018, the filmmaker discovered a 16mm footage online, capturing a white family's trip to South Africa during the 1960s. The seemingly innocent scenes triggered an insatiable investigation. In a...