In this very timely observational meditation on the growing militarization of today’s society, we are watching what is really happening aboard a US aircraft carrier, as well as behind the scenes of a military parade. With his trademark long-take sequences, using a free-associative editing style, acclaimed experimental documentarist Boris Poljak creates an atmosphere of anxiety and loneliness, perfectly in tune with the fear of the uncertain future that we all feel.
In this very timely observational meditation on the growing militarization of today’s society, we are watching what is really happening aboard a US aircraft carrier, as well as behind the scenes of a military parade. With his trademark long-take sequences, using a free-associative editing style, acclaimed experimental documentarist Boris Poljak creates an atmosphere of anxiety and loneliness, perfectly in tune with the fear of the uncertain future that we all feel.
Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.
A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is.
Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.