Synopsis:
In Syria they take exam stress to a whole new level.
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An elderly, soft-spoken veteran recalls when she joined the Soviet Air Force’s first all-female bombing squad. She reminisces about her friend Katja, and how they made the best of their antique equipment, struggled with being ostracised from their male comrades, and earned the fearful German nickname ‘Nachthexen’.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Bio-pic
- Making of
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Based on interviews of former inmates, this is a glimpse into the most notorious women’s prison in East Germany. An account of political imprisonment, forced labour and enormous profits.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Tragedy
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Only a Child is a visual poem created by over 20 animation directors under the artistic supervision of Simone Giampaolo, which gives shape and colour to the original words spoken by Severn Cullis-Suzuki at the UN Summit in Rio in 1992, a child’s desperate call to action for the future of our planet.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Experimental
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Akiko Takakura is one of the last survivors of the atomic bomb explosion of Hiroshima. During Obon, she receives the spirits of her parents and is haunted by memories. Her father is an authoritarian and traditional man. Akiko’s childhood consists of constant rejections and beatings. But the horrors of the atomic bomb and Japan’s subsequent capitulation change everything. Finally Akiko experiences fatherly love in the midst of Hiroshima’s ruins.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Bio-pic
- Tragedy
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Five Ivorian children had to flee when war broke out in the Ivory Coast after the presidential election in 2010. The children talk about hopes and dreams for the future.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Coming-of-Age
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With real testimony from a Korean prostitute, this beautiful painted animation explores what it is like to be the subject of other people’s pleasure.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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I wasn’t a bad kid. I just made bad decisions.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Tragedy
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Whirlwind of emotions. The first sensations. An animation film which tries to demystify issues that, to this day, persist in society’s imagination about the virus.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Experimental
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A batch of mushy sourdough. Two radioactive lizards. Three cans of Campbell’s tomato soup. When COVID-19 lockdowns began in 2020, people around the world began reporting more vivid dreams.
- Documentary
- Drama
- Experimental
- Making of
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Mercurio is a kid who loves cycling. One day he is stopped by members of the Fascist regime and incarcerated in a transit camp, ready to be sent to a concentration camp.
- Drama
- Tragedy
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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For Johnny Perez, returning to society and to his family after being in prison for 13 years wasn’t easy. JOHNNY’S HOME is part of a short animated documentary series about mass incarceration in the U.S., which shows the toll that an abusive and unjust criminal system takes on individuals, families, and communities.
- Drama
- Documentary
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An old man is living with a window in front of his eyes. He sees a cold, black and white, and fragile world from behind the window. But the window was not always there. While the man was a young active participant in a big revolution…
- Drama
- Tragedy
- Abstract
- Experimental