by Lara St.John produced by Patrick Hamm Spearheaded by violinist Lara St. John, Dear Lara opens with her own experience of being raped at the age of 14 at the prestigious Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, which she made public in 2019. The film goes on to present the parallel stories of many others, as Lara […]
by Heimir Freyr Hlöðversson produced by Heather Millard, Þórður Jónsson Synopsis A documentary following Iceland’s first professional bird photographer, Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson, a unique visionary who has dedicated his life to birds and nature conservation. https://mubi.com/en/fi/films/birdlife
by Karoliina Gröndahl produced by Kirsi Mattila The birth experience affects the whole life. Two Finnish birth experts, midwife Kirsi and doula (birth support person) Anna-Riitta, work to improve birth practices and empower birth givers. Observational yet strongly cinematic, The Labour of Pain and Joy explores the personal, social and mythic levels of birth.
by Hogir Hirori produced by Antonio Russo Merenda, Hogir Hirori An intimate, low-key coming-of-age story about love amidst the rhythmic drums,rituals and trance-like dances of the dervishes.
by Kesang Tseten Lama Tsultrim, in his late 70s, is a lama of the pre-Buddhist Bon religion from a tiny village in Nepal Himalaya. He is awaiting his son’s return, to take over ritual duties that he, as a Bon Lama, must perform for Bon and Buddhist patrons in the mountain region of Mustang. The […]
By Suzanne Rae Produced by Ilja Roomans Suzanne Raes’ film follows the Impey family through a major transition: rifling through the contents of their childhood home in preparation to sell it, with their own children watching on. Between the clutter and the boxes, the siblings find themselves haunted by the memories of their late parents: […]
By Peter Kerkes Women looking for love, confused teenagers, entrepreneurs on the verge of a crisis: these are the customers who ask Luciana to be prescribed a birthday trip. https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/wishing-on-a-star-trailer-astrologer-documentary-1235041001/
by Isabel Andrersson and Johan Palmgren The story starts with a spectacular incident on 7 November 2020. An unusually bright optic phenomenon streaked across the sky in Scandinavia. Scientists in Norway, Finland and Sweden started to work intensely. Where had it landed? With help from sky surveillance cameras, the scientists narrow the search to an […]
by Johanna Bernardhson This is a personal film about the four Andersson brothers. Their broken relationship is the main focus of the film. Underlying themes of working class, alcoholism, and manhood are also exposed. It tells the story of Roy Andersson, world famous flm director, Ronny who was a homeless drug addict and passed away […]
by Erik Gandini. Sweden The majority of jobs that exist today will disappear within a few decades. As technology surpasses human capacity, we have the opportunity to rethink the role of work in our lives. Are we ready for an excess of time?
