While white particles shimmer against a black backdrop, we listen to a rising ambient soundtrack, which determines the dynamics of their movement, their transformations, and also of nascent concrete motifs. The inspiration for this organic, yet also coolly detached, abstract film was the full moon reflected on the surface of the water. (Viktor Palák, KVIFF)
While white particles shimmer against a black backdrop, we listen to a rising ambient soundtrack, which determines the dynamics of their movement, their transformations, and also of nascent concrete motifs. The inspiration for this organic, yet also coolly detached, abstract film was the full moon reflected on the surface of the water. (Viktor Palák, KVIFF)
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
Experimental film following a cycle of seasons as well as the stretch of a single day as a man and his dog slowly ascend a mountain.
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.
Artists in LA discover the work of forgotten Polish sculptor Stanislav Szukalski, a mad genius whose true story unfolds chapter by astounding chapter.
The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.
A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were affected by it, and its impact on the world at large.
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.
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.
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.
A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.