…experiments with frames and framing, cages and caging, speeches and speaking. It is a film ( a seven act ‘play’) which deals with the medium’s narration of us and our narration of it. Frames are developed according to the stories one believes in, Cages re-form experience into expression, and Speeches translate what we know into narration. An extension of work begun in the file Syntax. – M.H.
…experiments with frames and framing, cages and caging, speeches and speaking. It is a film ( a seven act ‘play’) which deals with the medium’s narration of us and our narration of it. Frames are developed according to the stories one believes in, Cages re-form experience into expression, and Speeches translate what we know into narration. An extension of work begun in the file Syntax. – M.H.
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.
Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects. The filmmakers plan to re-interview them at 7 year intervals to track how their lives and attitudes change as they age.
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.
The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes are.
An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.