Category: Selection 2024

Synopsis: The triplets break the barrier of silence and invisibility and narrate moving passages of their lives in the small town of Guia Lopes da Laguna (MS), a region close to the border with Paraguay, where they were raised to obey their parents, the church and their husbands.

Director: Dannon Lacerda

Writer: Dannon Lacerda

Producer: Bianca Machado

Country of Origin: Brazil

Country of Filming: Brazil

Language: Portuguese

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Runtime: 00:16:42

Dannon Lacerda

Synopsis: The film tells about jasmine as an aromatic plant and its customs and traditions in the Jazan region Jasmine is the first destination for every tourist visiting the city of Jazan, because we honor the guests and welcome them with Jasmine and plants The accompanying perfume is always accompanying us on occasions and weddings in the city of Jazan   

Director: Tay Mohammed Mutahhir

Producer: Tay Mohammed Mutahhir

Country of Origin: Saudi Arabia 

Country of Filming: Saudi Arabia

Language: Arabic

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Runtime: 00:18:03

Tay Mohammed Mutahhire

Synopsis: A short film about the mining community then and now and how the land has been given back to nature. The film covers the miner’s strike which took place 40 years ago this Spring.

Director: Rebecca Sills

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Country of Filming: United Kingdom

Language: English

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Runtime: 00:18:39

Rebecca Sills

Synopsis: When Noemí left Escarigo in the 1960s, in pursuit of a better life, the streets were filled with life and joy. Now, the silence reigns in this rural Portuguese village. Seventeen years after her last visit to her hometown, we follow Noemí along on a journey where she rediscovers places, faces and memories in an almost empty village that she barely recognizes anymore. With the help of the few residents left and longtime friends, Noemí dives into her past while trying to overcome the loss of those she loves.

Director: Mariana Lima Mateus

Producer: Mariana Lima Mateus

Country of Origin: Portugal

Country of Filming: Portugal

Language: Portuguese

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Runtime: 00:19:52

Mariana Lima Mateus

Synopsis: This documentary is about a group of Afro-Caribbean-Latino people who live on an island called San Andres that’s Colombian owned. They are called Raizals, It explores the Jamaican heritage and descendant who help to make up the Raizal community.

Director: Jamar Romaine Alston Cleary

Writer: Jamar Romaine Alston Cleary

Country of Origin: Jamaica

Country of Filming: Colombia, Jamaica

Language: English

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Runtime: 00:19:54

Jamar Romaine Alston Cleary

Synopsis: In the struggle to regain their traditional territories in Mato Grosso do Sul, Kaiowa and Guarani indigenous people are victims of violent attacks organized by landowners and police forces.

Director: Pedro Biava

Writer: Ellen Cristina, Mariana Pereira da Silva, Silvana Jesus do Nascimento, Tatiane Klein, Pedro Biava

Producer: Mariana Pereira da Silva, Ellen Cristina, Silvana do Nascimento

Country of Origin: Brazil

Country of Filming: Brazil

Language: Portuguese

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Runtime: 00:25:50

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pedro_biava

Pedro Biava

Director: Zahid Ahmed Baloch

Writer: Zahid Ahmed Baloch

Producer: maayanaaz film

Key Cast: Pakistan

Country of Origin: Pakistan

Country of Filming: Pakistan

Language: Urdu

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Runtime: 00:02:34

Zahid Ahmed Baloch

Synopsis: A journey that aims to summarize life, from the golden days of childhood to death, passing through nature, sex and modernity. A tribute to the world of circus, representation of life.

Director: Vito Villanacci

Writer: Vito Villanacci

Producer: Vito Villanacci

Key Cast: Vito Villanacci

Country of Origin: Italy

Country of Filming: Italy

Language: Italian

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Runtime: 00:26:15

Instagram: https://instagram.com/vitovillanacci

Vito Villanacci

Synopsis: In Pujiao Village, Jinping County, on the Sino-Vietnamese border in Yunnan Province, there is a Yao village called Lengpo. The stockade used to be rampant with drugs, and there was a half-insanity half-awake old man here. He watched greed, anger, delusion, slow suspicion, sometimes unruly, sometimes calm. He laughed and was sleepy… In this film, the protagonist Pan Xiaogui, the old man, went out five times and lay down twice. The first time he went out to the eldest daughter’s house, he was laughed at by the eldest daughter and deserved to be followed by others; The second time I went out to work in the fields and played with the children; the third time I went out to participate in the training program, I was told by the villagers to be obedient and not go crazy; the fourth time I went out to catch up with the neighbors to kill pigs, I was asked to eat vegetables and not drink alcohol; the fifth time I went out to my younger son’s house Organized housekeeping was laughed at by passers-by and called the old handsome guy. The first time I lay down and smoked, my wife laughed at me for being rude; the second time I lay down at my eldest son’s house to welcome the New Year, everything was calm. The wheel of the times drags people of every age forward, young people, old people, children… Hometown, home and memories, melancholy and joy, interweave the village evolution concerto, but it was composed by a mad old man.

Submitter Statement: I hope that more forces will pay attention to the children on the border between China and Vietnam. They are marginalized and disadvantaged groups. To pay attention to them is to pay attention to the future. 

Director: Hu Xiao

Writer: Hu Xiao

Producer: Hu Xiao

Key Cast: Gui Xiao Pan

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China

Language: Chinese

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Runtime: 00:29:05

Project Website: https://space.bilibili.com/285902042

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xiaohu19901208/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hNpezGkIVBAJl5M

Hu Xiao

Synopsis: The story begins when a teacher enters a completely unknown village with an impractical and hard to pass road. He takes a few pictures with his phone about the situation of village’s children and broadcasts it online. The reflection of these photos causes a documentary maker group to move towards the village with some equipment, the group faces numerous challenges and dangers on its way. 

Submitter Statement:  Yes, if you would like to literally travel to the history or to define the word justice more or less, my suggestion is to see the film “IRACO”. A film that will help you to understand the real pain and hardships of our people who live in this country.

Director: Hashem Karimi

Country of Origin: Islamic Republic of Iran

Country of Filming: Islamic Republic of Iran

Language: Persian

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Runtime: 00:29:54

Hashem Karimi