DIR Nick Alonzo / USA / Feature Narrative / 90 min
Category: Features
In a Silent Way
A film crew crisscrosses England trying to unravel the mystery surrounding a record released 30 years earlier, “Spirit of Eden”, that defined the passage from light to shadow of its makers, the band Talk Talk and its lead singer Mark Hollis. From overwhelming obstacles to unpredictable encounters, their journey soon turns into an organic quest….
Undeterred
DIR Eva Lewis / USA / Documentary / 76 min
Pureza
PUREZA is a drama inspired by real events that addresses the centuries-old Brazilian practice of enslavement that continues to this day. Based on a real story which took place in the 90’s, a mother looks for her missing son, and finds farms with slave labor in the Amazon region. The film features both professional actors and…
Bone Cage
Jamie works a wood processor, clear-cutting for pulp in small-town Nova Scotia. At the end of each shift, he walks through the destruction he has created looking for injured animals and rescues those he can. Adapted from a play by Nova Scotian author Catherine Banks, Bone Cage is an impressive first feature from Halifax actor/filmmaker…
Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm
DOCUMENTARY
DIR Ines Sommer / USA / Documentary / 83 min
The End will be Spectacular
The End will be Spectacular tells the real story of Rojava resistance through the experiences of group of young people who faced the Turkish army to defend their neighborhood in the Turkish-Kurdish city of Diyarbakir. The script was based on the diaries of those who died and testimony of the survivors, who also act in…