Letters To The Dead

Based on three different places, the film portrays the infractions to which people living in modern day China are subjected due to rapid developments: in the deceptively idyllic Yangshuo in the rainy south; in the apocalyptic coal mining site of Wuhai in the parched north; and in Chongqing, the urban behemoth on the Yangtze River. The protagonists give their accounts of the unsurmounted past, the precarious present and their tentative steps into the future. The film thus paints a complex image of the mental state of the people in this complicated country.

The footage contains scenery from various areas in Tokyo such as Akasaka, Ueno Park, and Shimbashi. As Korean subtitles are included, it is presumed to have been produced for the Korean audience. The film vividly documents sights and scenes of Tokyo including Tenryumon, a Chinese-style building that was a popular spot in Ueno Park before its destruction in the Great Tokyo Air Raid of 1945; the activities of the Tokyo City Youth League, established in 1925, who played a role in the support of the wartime system; people walking downtown; and the movement of a train from Shimbashi Station through Tokyo Station to Kanda Station. Acquired in 2010, and transferred in 4K resolution.

In a three-story villa in Seoul, a widow lives on the first floor, a student who works to feed the dog of a professor at his school who is away on work lives on the second floor and a woman who works at a karaoke bar lives on the third floor. The woman on the third floor comes home on her bike and takes a shower; this is where the movie begins.

March 11, 2011. What happened that day in Japan seemed absolutely impossible, but it turned out to be completely real. What is the future for the people of Fukushima? Will they be able to live a normal life? And will there be an end to the dark tunnel in which they, and indeed all of Japan, found themselves? The greatest nuclear tragedy occurred at the Chernobyl power plant in 1986. And I decided to go to Chernobyl to find answers to the questions that tormented me. I wanted to see with my own eyes the consequences and perhaps overcome them. I wanted to find a way out for the Fukushima people. You can't bring back the past, the clock won't turn back, and the only thing left for us is to move forward.

A manifest performance of the artist and activist Zahy Guajajara, who tell us her life story to relate the journey of indigenous peoples’ struggle for “R-existence”. She speaks about the Guardians of the Forests, a group of Guajajara who fight for the preservation of the forests. Telling us how they resist to protect the Guajajara indigenous people; ancestors; and rituals. The Guardians of the Forest in Arariboia – Maranhão also protect the Awá Guajá, Indigenous who don’t have any contact with western civilization. The intensified deforestation caused by the fires set by groups of hunters and loggers is exhausting their water and food reserves. Since Bolsonaro became president of Brazil, five of the Forest Guardians have been murdered.

A photograph is a window into the past, but sometimes the border between the past and the present is not entirely clear.

Katari, a young girl who dreams of becoming a novelist, writes a love letter to a boy at her school. Unwittingly, she is creating a "short story" that will move a little girl's heart.

Cruzeiro Seixas lives in a maze where every path leads to Mário Cesariny. Subdued by that obsessive love and hate relationship, Cruzeiro Seixos did not fully live, but left proofs of that non-existence: 95 years of paintings and poetry that await full recognition alongside other surrealist masters.

Sori Lee is hoping for a fresh start at her new school―which is easier said than done when every single thing reminds her of why she transferred. As luck would have it, an anonymous letter taped to the bottom of her desk provides a perfect distraction. Little does Sori know that she’s about to embark on the scavenger hunt of a lifetime! What starts off as simple curiosity becomes a healing journey as Sori discovers just how far a small act of kindness can go.

A bowl on the ground. The fallen leaves around it reference autumn. A letter enters the frame—aged hands tear it up, and its pieces fall into the bowl, not unlike leaves. Later, these pieces are burned amidst the darkness. The traces of a love story now over?

Camille writes a letter to her unborn child. Recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she does her best to prepare for life as a new mother.

A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got married to him under false pretenses.

At the university, a history teacher asks students to write a letter to their great—grandfather, who fought at the front. This assignment changes the lives of the guys.

The urban parish behind the dorm started with Vyrypaev, having a pocket Samsung and being a contemporary to all people in 2006.

In the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman in 1855, Maria, a Roma-Gipsy slave, fights to obtain freedom for her son Dinca. Part of a future full-length project, the short film presents a day in the household in which Maria and her son, Dinca, serve as slaves. As important guests arrive for dinner and all the slaves are making preparations, Maria and her son see this day as a chance to take a step to change their fate. During slavery time, up until 1856, the Romanian equivalent of the word "forgiveness" was used when referring to freeing someone from slavery (the Roma slave was "forgiven" from slavery).

French writer Marcel Proust moves into a new apartment in order to retire to his work, but he is prevented by a terribly noisy neighbor. However, it is this noise that causes the acquaintance with the neighbor from above - Madame Williams. Alternating in correspondence delicate requests to moderate the noise and romantic admiration for a new acquaintance, the characters build their own way to understand each other.

A poignant journey through time and war-torn memories. In 2016, Cyprus finds peace after 42 years of separation. Follow a Cypriot woman as she returns home, revisiting the scars of 1974's conflict. Based on real letters exchanged during the war, witness the emotional unraveling of a long-awaited past. Abandoned landscapes stand frozen, remnants of a divided past. This film, crafted in 2014 with hope for a united future, captures the essence of resilience and reconciliation.

Mariana revisits a trunk of letters that Ricardo, her father, sent to Alfa, her mother, in the 90s when he lived in Canada. Now that her father has left the country again, Mariana seeks answers about the evolution of her parents' love through an emotional encounter.

Dook the parrot embarks on an adventure with his young friends to find the missing letters from their book. They discover them on a mysterious island called Bood.