Experimentation. Transcendence. Rapture.
UNITED STATES | 49 minutes | 2016
An immersive journey into two disciplines: politically engaged experi- mental documentary and cinematic restoration. In 1976, Bruce Conner released Crossroads, a 36-minute montage of the atomic tests perpe- trated by the American government on Bikini atoll in 1946. The environ- mental and humanitarian scandal was lmed by 500 cameras. Forty years later, archivist Ross Lipman tackled Conner’s work, restoring it and adding commentary. A painstaking work that’s a fascinating labour of love.IN PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR
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While Manivel appears to have changed his stripes, his sense of poetry remains untouched in this film that screened at the Venice Festival. After two works...
Feature film , Drama
FRANCE , Japan | 49 minutes | 2017
The desert: a popular movie location. Can its inhabitants be the stars? This atmospheric, image-driven documentary puts them front and centre. For more...
Feature film , Documentary
FRANCE , Poland | 49 minutes | 2017
The famous patriotic anthem of our neighbours to the south forms the inspiration for this novel take on a buddy movie that’s funny, tender and cynical....
Feature film , Comedy drama
UNITED STATES | 49 minutes | 2017
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