Fifty years after 25 April 1974, Luciana Fina revisits the images of the Carnation Revolution in Portugal, drawing on the archives of the Cinemateca Portuguesa and RTP. Starting from the films of the era, SEMPRE rethinks the transition from fascism to liberation and the process of building a new country, crafting its emancipation and future. It is a tribute to cinema that has interfered in history and breathes new life into an extraordinary moment in time.
The story will revolve around the 36 hours after the brutal assignation of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members., according to the information and testimony from the Bangabandhu assassination case in 1996.
Through a series of short documentaries, Bicontinentals tells the story of how science is produced at the Carlini Base in Antarctica, Argentina. During the summer season, dozens of research groups arrive at the base to carry out studies on the soil, water, animal and plant life, and the human impact on this particular ecosystem. The production of knowledge in Antarctica by Argentine scientists contributes to our country’s claim of sovereignty over this territory and to the fact that more Argentines can know what is there, as well as to international cooperation in research on climate change that affects the whole world.
Deep in a forest by the Baltic Sea, a group of Ukrainian families come together to start the healing process with the help of golden retrievers and palamino horses at an animal therapy retreat. In the safety of the forest, the children’s memories of being illegally deported to Russia and their families’ struggles to rescue them are unraveled with the help of skilled and sensitive counsellors. The joy and humour the children discover during their time in the forest make it easy to forget that their stories are the reason the International Criminal Court recently issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. Nearly 20,000 abducted children remain in Russian institutions.
Shot in Cambodia and borrowing a title and a punk sensibility from Qiu Miaojin’s classic queer novel, Daphne Xu’s Notes of a Crocodile follows an unnamed woman who roams the streets of a Phnom Penh in flux, encountering humans and animals in her search for a lost friend.
In a small bar kindled by neon lights and blasted with loud music, a lone queer guy with an obvious melancholy on his face is invited to the dance floor by a daring stranger. They dance freely while drinking and share a moment of fondling with sexual passion. Having a sensation of the thrill, the queer guy gets dizzy and everything starts to get slow and blurry.
Film documentary that reveals the story of six murders of popular militants by the CNU: Pampa de Laturi, Carlos Scafide, Mario Gershanik, Néstor Hugo Dinotto, Graciela Martini and Luisa Corica. At the same time, we see the first trial of Indio Castillo and Pipi Pomares, ideological leaders of the CNU.
In this documentary, Benjamin Bourigeaud recalls his seven years journey as a Stade Rennais FC player. He walks around the Roazhon Park, an opportunity to speak about his memories, his emotions and anecdotes. A gifted player, a generous man, a leader : discover « Bourige » as you never saw him.
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