Mental Notes
Huge numbers were placed there for life. Some were deemed hopeless cases, never to be part of society again. These were the patients and residents of New Zealand's 'Bins', the huge psychiatric hospitals that dotted the c
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Huge numbers were placed there for life. Some were deemed hopeless cases, never to be part of society again. These were the patients and residents of New Zealand's 'Bins', the huge psychiatric hospitals that dotted the c
A multi-layered narrative drama about ordinary people and their struggles and joys with life. Blue Notes is composed of five tales about people who are "blue": a married man struggles by with depression; his son spends h
From the Notebook of … was shot in Florence and takes as its point of departure Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Paul Valéry’s essay on da Vinci’s process. These two elements suggest an implicit comparison between the t
Nada and Rabieh are a Palestinian couple living far from the possibility of a homeland. A meditation on time, memory, and the distance from a dream. A dialogue with Masao Adachi and Koji Wakamatsu’s (1971) Red Army/PFLP
An affectionate portrait of exiled South African musicians in London, featuring Louis Moholo, Pinise Saul and Hugh Masekela.
Pirat, a dog who can read and write, keeps a journal in which he records his observations of the world. Sent to the countryside with his young master, he discovers rural life, observes the animals, and reflects on their
The director presents takes and scenes filmed on location in Africa for a film-that-never-was, a black Oresteia.
Rodnyansky was sentenced in absentia by a Russian court to 8.5 years in prison for his anti-war stance. In his film, Rodnyansky contemplates key events in Ukraine’s history and how they have affected him and his family.
With all the ingredients of a Hollywood movie, this sex scandal shocked, enthralled, and enraged 1990s America. An examination of the affair between Mary Kay Letourneau and her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau in 1997.
With this two-part feature documentary, Shlomi Elkabetz shares a poignant love letter to his sister, the late actress and director Ronit Elkabetz, and delivers a rare cinematic experience.
A little story about the backyard critters you might see in Tasmania, and the things they might be doing.
A companion piece to the Pressure Machine album, Notes From A Quiet Town features stripped back performances and interviews with the people of Nephi, the town on which Pressure Machine is based…
Eighteen-year-old Rustem, unlike his business sister Madina, is lazy and inert, he looks at the world with cold eyes, hiding behind indifference and cruelty to others. Strange girl Miko timidly tries to destroy Rustem's
Wandering Notes revealing an everyday life of the city that the author was born. Places picked by chance show her encounter with this city.
This film tells the story of the Republic of China period. Qifan, a descendant of a family of tomb builders, possesses the skill but has no opportunity to use it. He refuses to engage in grave robbing, even when his uncl
This remarkable documentary, made over a nine year period, charts the story of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey’s political journey since her explosive entry into the public arena in the late sixties. Combining archive footag
The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The film shows the currents that brought them together and the facets of their