In 07:15 – Blackbird, Jean lives as a hermit in a forest and Mana reproduces the sound of the birds—both look for a mysterious creature based on his sound recordings of the forest and the animals inhabiting it. Three Women tells the story of Hanna, Maria and Nelya in the village of Stuzhytsia, who have to decide between staying in their hometown and starting anew.
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07:15 – Blackbird
Judith Auffray
2021
France
30’
Jean lives as a hermit in a forest. From his cabin, he listens to and records the sounds of the animals that inhabit the surrounding area. One night, he hears…
Three Women
Maksym Melnyk
2022
Germany
85’
Somewhere in the Carpathians, between Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland, lies the village of Stuzhytsia, which in Ukrainian means something like ‘cold place’. The film tells the stories of three women—the…
In The Cervix Pass, the director documents her medical appointment to replace her IUD, and the camera becomes a mirror between the healthcare worker and the film crew. In a-B-C-D-e-F-G-H-i-JONESTOWN, the members of a sect, including their leader, are represented by children in an electrifying experiment of demagoguery and manipulation.
The Cervix Pass
Marie Bottois
2022
France
15’
“Léna is a midwife, and I am her patient. While she replaces my IUD, I document our appointment. The camera becomes a mirror, while a relationship of care unfolds between…
a-B-C-D-e-F-G-H-i-JONESTOWN
Jan Bušta
2022
Czech Republic
77’
A never-ending flow of words coming from the leader of the sect culminates in the drinking of poison, turning this massacre into the biggest one in modern times. These dramatic…
In Waking Up in Silence, a moment between past and future, war and silence, under the gaze of refugee children from Ukraine. In Nights Gone By, the
director meets the locals in a village in the South of Spain where space and time, tradition and modernity permeate one another.
Waking Up in Silence
Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko
2023
Germany, Ukraine
18’
A former military barracks of the Wehrmacht now serves as a refugee camp for people from Ukraine. Waking Up in Silence accompanies the children on their journey, where their own…
Nights Gone By
Alberto Martín Menacho
2023
Switzerland, Spain
107’
Juan Francisco is twelve years old and lives in a village in Southern Spain, surrounded by thousand-year-old oak trees and solar panels. Through hunting with greyhounds, he discovers the close…