Shadow Of The D

Trained as an electrician, Nazih Shahbandar became fascinated with the technology behind film production and was one of the pioneers of cinema production in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1947, he set up a studio fitted with film equipment that was almost entirely of his own fabrication. He wrote scripts, built sets, and innovated new methods of sound recording and transmission. As an enthusiastic inventor, he produced and directed the first Syrian film with sound. His dream was to film and screen a 3D film. An ode to cinema, this documentary is a portrait of Shahbandar.

Settling of scores among international Marxist revolutionaries. A spirit of Mhedi Ben Barka inspired revolt.

This documentary attempts to reveal the complex nature of contemporary Bangladesh society and the media, their interrelationship and how women in real life roles are mirrored by the media.

Fred Deux and Cécile Reims are major twentieth century artists. Over a period of several months, Matthieu Chatellier filmed them in the privacy of their peinting and engraving work. The film focuses on a precise time in their lives: the time of ageing, dispossession and questions about the hereafter.

It is based on historical facts about the sad fate of an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who did not kneel before death for the sake of the truth in the difficult times of repression in the 1930s.

A cinematic journey to places of power and destiny of the screenwriter of the legendary Ukrainian film "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors".

Medellin. Tireless car traffic. In the margins of a society launched at top speed, some lurking engines shutdown to make a living; Jugglers at intersections, employees on breaks, whose precise and repetitive work mark the flow of time which is always repeated.

In this interview Müller and Kluge explore the East German’s memories of the final days of the war. The session is introduced by a clip from the Russian film maker Sergei Parajanov’s 1961 film entitled The Ukranian Rhapsody. Here a soldier of the Red Army is writing a letter to his fiancee Oskana on the home front, describing to her his imagined vision of listening to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata in the middle of battle. “In the past I rarely listened to Beethoven,” he says, “if he had composed only the Moonlight Sonata, the war would have had to stop in front of it too.” The scene then is interrupted by the arrival of German tanks.

The body of a young woman emerges from the most infinite darkness. Doesn't seem to recognize the place. Like a long and endless dream it is swallowed up by its surroundings. Look to one side and the other. Time seems to stop. Something is chasing her. Is it a noise? Maybe it's nothing. The nothing.

During the 1880's a young swordsman, Saotome Gengo, on his way to Tokyo stops at an inn in a small town. But he does not know that his prowess has already attracted envious attention and that Senzo, the boss of the local gang, plans to have him killed. Seiji, the disowned son of the innkeeper, has run up a big gambling bill and, to settle it, the hoodlums decide to kill him. He is saved, however, by Hanako, star of the dancing troupe also staying at the inn. Gengo meets Hanako and learns that the troupe cannot open their show because the local police corruptly demand too much of the receipts. After another fight, Gengo sees the police-chief on behalf of the troupe, but is refused. So he suspects that the police and the hoodlums are implicated with each other. There seems no way to open the show until they hear that the governor is coming to the town for a local banquet. They appeal to him and he promises to investigate. It is decided that a duel will settle the matter...

30th entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.

Monthai Mahataweit the a young man of 18 years old is handsome and amazing in every way whether it’s education or his family’s name. He is also the only son of a wealthy official Jao Khun Mahat and Khun Ying (Lady) Tap Tim. He is the lover of Viyada Hiranwat a pretty young lady who is approved by Khun Ying Tap Tim because she is equal in rank and status she also wants to them to get engaged before Monthai goes to school overseas.

This is the 42th installment of the “Posted Grudge Spirit Footage” film series.

Contemporary Cuban animation by Ivette Ávila.

Structured around a dancer's routine, the film unfolds in four stages: hope, fear, anger, and longing for stability. It interweaves these emotions with those of locals of Matsu, the military, and first-time-visiting photographers from Taiwan island.

Stefano and Leonardo meet to hang out. Everything seems to be ok, until a tale of the previous evening unveils some dark truths.

A concert film featuring a total of 10 live sessions from Sheena Ringo's performance held at the Kanagawa Prefectural Hall.