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Madrid's International Festival of Sacred Art (FIAS) offers a uniquely diverse program at various venues across the Spanish capital every year. An opportunity to enjoy the work of high profile artists as well as new names, works and various other performances. Here, Soprano Ana Vieira Leite and the Concerto 1700 ensemble perform Handel's German Arias.
My grandfather Antonio was born on the street and was a vagabond until he got married. When he was just a child, he and his father walked thousands of kilometres from Valencia to the Pyrenees in order to survive. He was writing his memoirs for a while but had to abandon them because it affected him so much to remember his life. Now, 75 years later, we're going to walk the same route together, using cinema to try to bring out the memories that are stuck in his head and try to get him to finish writing his book.
We Are the Champions isn’t just a Queen track, it’s the sound of victory itself. This documentary traces how Freddie Mercury’s vision of a communal anthem leapt from News of the World into stadiums across the globe, becoming the ultimate soundtrack to triumph. With Brian May and Roger Taylor reflecting on its creation, and with decades of archive footage showing fans, athletes, and nations singing as one, the film makes a case for why this towering arena ballad still rules the winners’ podium.
In a dystopian future, Electra works at a marketing company and designs clothes in her spare time. When she is promoted to head of her department, Goa, a colleague who is jealous because she believes she should have been promoted instead, decides to sabotage her, getting her fired by the boss.
A diligent office worker climbs the corporate ladder trying to find a solution to a mysterious error.
August 1991. Filmmaker Jacinto Molina, better known as Paul Naschy, is suffering a heart attack. While he is being taken to the operating room, all his memories pass through his mind like a film. Good and bad times come to mind, and a film in which he poured his likes and dislikes, "El aullido del lobo (Howl of the Devil)". And all the memories of his childhood that left their mark on his films, a clear symbol of authorship. Meanwhile, like a dream, a child is chased by a wolf in the forest...
"Rudi" tells the story of retired loner Rudi, who falls in love with a perfect illusion of a beautiful woman, in fact his new neighbor Kim. In doing so, he leaves his long-established, conservative comfort zone unnoticed until he finally collides with reality.
Working with their team at the Clooney Foundation for Justice, Anya Neistat, a brilliant war crimes investigator, joins forces with Solomiia Stasiv, a young Ukrainian woman just entering the field. Together they document atrocities in the fight to bring Russian generals to trial and justice to the Ukrainian people.
Rob and Chris own a video shop, but when local gangster Clarence Philby donates tapes containing unspeakable crimes, the duo become entangled in a dangerous game. Now, they must navigate eccentric customers and escape the clutches of organised crime.
Two sisters must locate their parents before a group of vicious robbers kill them, all the while terrifying earthquakes threaten to sink the city.
During Christmas holidays in Cortina d'Ampezzo, confirmed bachelor Lucio tries to dissuade his nephew from marrying; fading rock sensation Dino seeks his daughter's affection; and record producer Patrizia struggles with bankruptcy and a lazy husband.
Twee-pop melodies and acerbic lyrics about the difficult passage to adulthood: It can only be Glasgow's own Belle & Sebastian. A classic indie band who have been blending arty inclinations with spry guitar pop since the 1990s.
Excited and nervous, Gabriel takes an excessive dose of GHB before meeting with his colleague Chris. As he starts to feel unwell he tries to hide that from Chris in order not to ruin the date and finally passes out during sex. Chris doesn't realize it, or just ignores the fact and doesn't stop until he comes. When Gabriel's flatmate (Lukas) comes home and finds him having convulsions, he suspects Chris of taking advantage of Gabriel's state.
Gabriel is fascinated by a dance class, but his fear of ridicule prevents him from auditioning.
A song is heard in the distance. It comes from the Hekeng village, famous for its ancient earthen buildings, also called tulou. It is where the last original Hakka families live amidst the exodus of those looking for a more modern environment. Among them there is Zhang Zhouyin, an elderly man concerned about the state of the village's temple; or her daughter-in-law, Wei Yi, who spends her entire day guiding tourists through these awe-inspiring houses. And then there’s young Zhang Weibo, her son, who manages to find joy even in the simplest of things... Hekeng: a place frozen in time whose songs have endured for centuries.
Marcia wakes up one day with the unnerving feeling that her husband has disappeared. She decides to take matters into her own hands to find out his whereabouts.
Rodrigo is a young man who works as a traffic guard and is fond of a young woman he sees daily. Unable to read the signs, Santiago Sobera will help him win her over.
A summer holiday and an old folk tale bring two 11-year-olds together as they set out to explore just what, or who, is calling to them, from deep within an abandoned tin mine.
A trans man wants to use the men’s bathroom for the first time, however, he’s hindered by his own fears and insecurities. He shares these fears to his friend shown through imaginary scenarios.
The friendship of two young women is put to the test when one of them becomes unintentionally pregnant and the other one proposes raising the baby together instead of having an abortion. This proposal has a profound effect on their group of friends and challenges the limits of their intimacy.
The first installment in The Isolation Trilogy - each film taking place in an imaginary past, focusing on characters in extreme physical isolation. Inspired by Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck’s intimate portraits of women, on the banks of a lake, hidden below a mountain ridge, three women live secluded. One night, a young vagabond appears on their doorstep, bringing echoes of the outside world to their haven.
Five boys live their lives hiding behind a mask of hatred and violence. Behind this facade, however, lies a great fragility crushed by the burden of always having to appear big and strong. The main character, Edo, however, has different origins and dreams from the rest of his group, and this begins to make him doubt his life choices. In fact, he himself will be the fuse that will bring down the big castle that he, along with his friends, have built. A journey into male identity animated by a deep and penetrating reflection on the hidden fragility of the individual, who dams up his own anxieties with a mask of masculinity and superiority.
Distraught by her mother's refusal to allow her to meet gardener Jack, Victorian teenager Alice retreats into a book gifted to her by Lewls Carroll.
Alma is sexually harassed by a friend in a club. At first she wants to forget all about it quickly and dismisses it as a drunken slip of the tongue. But the experience sends her into a downward spiral that she can't seem to get out of - until she has to.
Lilly confronts her greatest fears while unknowingly navigating between the realms of dreams and reality.
A documentary that revolves around the lives of three surf enthusiasts, each facing their struggles with European norms and ideals. Majid, a kitesurfer in Tarifa, battles visa issues to unite his family from Morocco. In Biarritz, Margaux organizes Europe's first LGBTQ-friendly surf festival to challenge gender norms. Rosy, a surfboard shaper in Northern Ireland, navigates post-Brexit turbulence. The film explores the promise of freedom in Europe and the enduring challenges that threaten it.
A portrait of the German-language Czech writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924), a mysterious, strange and solitary individual, but also a visionary creator.
An animated logo from the Chantelouve production company symbolising the power of transformation and freedom, inspired by the Greco-Roman mythical she-wolf.
The Daisy Crown is a tantalising romance between an imprisoned princess and her homespun servant that threatens both the kingdom and their lives.
Marie, Léo, and Mathieu have been friends since childhood. While celebrating Mathieu's departure, the evening unexpectedly turns into a threesome. But things are often not what they seem.
We are in an unusual place, two bizarre characters and a unique story. What lies behind a simple button?
When best friends Max and Ricky find themselves the prey of an angry vampire, they must ditch their Halloween plans to hide out at home. But when a forgotten pizza delivery shows up, can they risk letting the driver in? Can they stop arguing with each other? And can Max find the courage to face the one thing worse than death - coming out?
A young girl and her loyal kitchen sponge are obsessed with the TV show 'Poppy and Puppet'.
Before eating it, I do another artistic thing with Swiss chard.
On an isolated road on the border of England and Wales, a young woman with a dark secret is confronted by a ghost from her past.
A powerful film about the secrets kept between a mother and her daughters from British director Jamie di Spirito.
Steve's just quit the bottle and is pushing through a withdrawal. His daughter Chelsea is home from university and trying to hold it together, with the help of a little Northern Soul.
Four young actors in London rehearse an upcoming West End play when their secret affairs with one another become revealed. In twist after twist, they try to outwit each other which soon spirals into murderous consequences.
Eva, a young woman who has recently lost her father, reunites with her grandmother, whom she hasn't seen since she was a child. In that reunion, she will uncover things from her past that had remained hidden and discover what her destiny was meant to be.
