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A Black JesusIncludes Q&A
At the height of Italy's migrant crisis, a tiny Sicilian town received over a thousand asylum seekers. But when an African refugee volunteers to carry the hallowed Jesus statue in the village's annual procession, traditional Christian values must reckon with new social realities.
| Runtime: | 92 | Copyright: | 2020 | Country Listing: | Germany | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Italian | | French | | English | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | European Cultures & Issues | | Faith & Spirituality | | Migration & Immigration | | Race & Racism | | Director(s): | Luca Lucchesi | Producer(s): | Wim Wenders | | Léa Germain | Co-Producer(s): | Eric Friedler | | Silke Schütze (NDR Fernsehen) | Writer(s): | Luca Lucchesi | | Hella Wenders | Editor(s): | Luca Lucchesi | | Edoardo Morabito | Cinematography: | Luca Lucchesi | Sound: | Francesco Vitaliti |
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Eatnameamet – Our Silent StruggleIncludes Q&A
The colonization of Sámi lands by Finland was an historic crime, and decolonization today is the only remedy. From demanding truth and reconciliation hearings to debating self-determination rights, this portrait of Sámi multi-front activism maps a blueprint of resistance.
| Runtime: | 74 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Finland | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Sámi | | Finnish | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | Activism | | European Cultures & Issues | | Indigenous Cultures & Issues | Website: | http://www.hiljainentaistelu.fi | | Director(s): | Suvi West | Producer(s): | Janne Niskala | Writer(s): | Suvi West | Editor(s): | Markus Leppälä | Cinematography: | Anssi Kömi | Music: | Mari Boine | Sound: | Pekka Aikio |
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Faith and BrankoIncludes Q&A
United by their passion for Roma music, cosmopolitan Faith and shy, sweet Branko marry on a whim—but their unlikely love story begins to crack as their clashing cultural values and lifestyles slowly tear them apart.
| Runtime: | 82 | Copyright: | 2020 | Country Listing: | Serbia | | UK | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Serbian | | English | | Romany | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | European Cultures & Issues | | Love & Relationships | | Musicians & Performers | Website: | https://www.catherineharte.com/faith-i-branko | | Director(s): | Catherine Harte | Producer(s): | Catherine Harte | | Snezana Van Houwelingen | Editor(s): | Ljubodrag Starovlah | | Dragan Von Petrovic | Cinematography: | Catherine Harte | Sound: | Zoran Maksimovic |
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A MarriageIncludes Q&A
When Zdenka in the Czech Republic falls in love online with Tabish in Pakistan, they marry—but five years later, Czech immigration still refuses him entry. With humour and grit, the couple must prove "real love" to a government and themselves.
| Runtime: | 74 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Czech Republic | | USA | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | English | | Czech | | Urdu | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | Love & Relationships | | Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues | | Russian & Eastern European Culture & Issues | | Asian Cultures & Issues | Website: | http://www.amarriagefilm.com | | Director(s): | Katerina Hager | Co-Director(s): | Asad Faruqi | Producer(s): | Katerina Hager | | Alena Müllerová | Executive Producer(s): | Katerina Hager | Writer(s): | Katerina Hager | Editor(s): | Šárka Sklenárová | Cinematography: | Asad Faruqi | | Jakub Šimunek | | Aleš Hart | | Nadir Siddiqui | Sound: | Ivan Horák |
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Molecules
In February 2020, filmmaker Andrea Segre was locked down in Venice, his late father's hometown. Emptied of all distractions, the city and a grieving son confront the fragilities of their foundations, finding extraordinary beauty in the powerful presence of absence.
| Runtime: | 68 | Copyright: | 2020 | Country Listing: | Italy | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Italian | | English | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | Aging & Mortality | | European Cultures & Issues | | Health & the Pandemic | | Personal Histories | Website: | http://deckert-distribution.com/film-catalogue/molecules | | Director(s): | Andrea Segre | Producer(s): | Valentino Girardi | | Andrea Segre | Editor(s): | Chiara Russo | Writer(s): | Andrea Segre | Cinematography: | Matteo Calore | | Andrea Segre | Composer: | Teho Teardo | Sound: | Alberto Cagol | | Marco Zambrano |
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The New Plastic RoadIncludes Q&A
In 2004, China reopened Silk Road trading routes with impoverished former Soviet states such as Tajikistan. One hard-working man discovers the unexpected costs of trading with a global economic giant.
| Runtime: | 66 | Copyright: | 2020 | Country Listing: | Greece | | Germany | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Tajik | | English | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | Capitalism & Big Business | Website: | http://www.thenewplasticroad.com | | Director(s): | Myrto Papadopoulos | | Angelos Tsaousis | Producer(s): | Angelos Tsaousis | Writer(s): | Myrto Papadopoulos | | Angelos Tsaousis | Editor(s): | Kyriakos Stylianopoulos | Cinematography: | Myrto Papadopoulos | Sound: | Aris Louziotis | | Alexandros Sidiropoulos |
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Raise the Bar
How controversial can one basketball team of eight-year-olds be? With an unorthodox coach and training method, a tight-knit group of empowered Icelandic girls demand to play against boys and call time out on patriarchy.
| Runtime: | 70 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Iceland | | Finland | Premiere Status: | International Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Icelandic | | English | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | | Closed Captions | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | Children & Youth | | European Cultures & Issues | | Gender & Sexuality | | Sports & Recreation | | Director(s): | Gudjon Ragnarsson | Producer(s): | Margret Jonasdottir | | Outi Rousu | Executive Producer(s): | Hilmar Sigurdsson | Editor(s): | Jakob Halldorsson | Writer(s): | Gudjon Ragnarsson | | Margret Jonasdottir | Cinematography: | Gudjon Ragnarsson | | Tomas Marshall | Sound: | Pietari Koskinen |
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Seyran Ates: Sex, Revolution and IslamIncludes Q&A
A bullet to the neck, fatwas and 24-hour police protection are just part of being one of Europe's first female imams. When Seyran Ates opens Germany's first liberal mosque, radical change meets modern Islam.
| Runtime: | 81 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Norway | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Turkish | | English | | Chinese | | German | | Norwegian | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | European Cultures & Issues | | Faith & Spirituality | | Gender & Sexuality | | Women & Women's Stories | Website: | http://integralfilm.com/project/seyran-ates-sex-revolution-and-islam-2 | | Director(s): | Nefise Özkal Lorentzen | Producer(s): | Jørgen Lorentzen | Writer(s): | Nefise Özkal Lorentzen | Editor(s): | Morten Haslerud | Cinematography: | Anders Hoft | Composer: | Simon M. Valentine | Sound: | Andreu Jacob Simonsen |
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Taming the Garden
Why dig up 15-storey-tall, hundred-year-old trees in Georgia to replant them in a mysterious private garden on the Black Sea? This fascinating glimpse at a powerful man's staggering whim is simply too strange not to be seen.
| Runtime: | 91 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Switzerland | | Germany | | Georgia | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Georgian | | Mingrelian | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | Ecology & the Environment | | Rural Life | | Russian & Eastern European Culture & Issues | Website: | http://tamingthegarden-film.com | | Director(s): | Salomé Jashi | Producer(s): | Salomé Jashi | | Vadim Jendreyko | | Martin Roelly | | Erik Winker | Associate Producer(s): | Hercli Bundi | | Susanne Guggenberger | | Anna Dziapshipa | Writer(s): | Salomé Jashi | Editor(s): | Chris Wright | Cinematography: | Goga Devdariani | | Salomé Jashi | Sound: | Philippe Ciompi |
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Welcome to SpainIncludes Q&A
When Seville's last brothel is repurposed into a refugee reception centre, cameras move in to capture the newcomers' impressions of Spanish life. With 1970s style and satire, the migrant crisis comes into a refreshingly human focus.
| Runtime: | 92 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Spain | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Spanish | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | Film Subjects: | Activism | | European Cultures & Issues | | Migration & Immigration | | Director(s): | Juan Antonio Moreno Amador | Producer(s): | Juan Antonio Moreno Amador | | Silvia Venegas | Writer(s): | Juan Antonio Moreno Amador | Editor(s): | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | Cinematography: | Alberto González Casal | Composer: | Jorge Magaz | Sound: | Mayte Cabrera | | Luis Cotallo | | Gabriel Gutierrez |
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