FILMS
Marisa della Magliana
Marisa della Maglianadir. Maricla BoggioThe film follows one day in the life of Marisa Canavesi, a domestic worker and single mother, fighting multiple fights for emancipation at the same time.
MINE
Kopalniadir. Natalia BrzozowskaA visually driven documentary follows coal miners and their families, using expressive montage to reflect both the physical strain of work and the looming threat beneath the surface.
NIGHTSHIFT
NIGHTSHIFTdir. Robina RoseNightshift dives into the night of a West London hotel in the late 1980s. The receptionist witnesses a parade of unlikely and ghostly figures revealing a surreal and fantastical world.
RELATIVE SIMILARITIES III
Względne cechy podobieństwa IIIdir. Izabella GustowskaA visual exploration of twin pairs that reveals how apparent sameness dissolves into subtle difference through the act of observation and recording.
SCUM MANIFESTO
SCUM MANIFESTOdir. Delphine SeyrigIn 1967, the American writer Valerie Solanas published the SCUM Manifesto, a call for the extermination of the male sex. Roussopoulos and Seyrig stage this satirical pamphlet in front of the camera.
SYMPTOMS
Symptomsdir. Ewa ZarzyckaA playful silent-film pastiche follows two protagonists locked in a meaningless dialogue about artistic evolution, satirizing the concept of art that studies itself.
THE CEILING
Stropdir. Věra ChytilováVěra Chytilová’s remarkable graduation film mixes vérité observation and New Wave stylistic experimentation to depict the everyday life of a model (Marta Kanovská), the ways in which her body is treated as an object by the industry, and the alienation she feels.
THE WOMAN’S GREATEST VALUE IS HER SILENCE
Il valore della donna è il suo silenziodir. Gertrud PinkusMaria M. emigrates from Southern Italy to the harshness of Germany. As she starts to sink into depression, she struggles to rediscover her lust for life. A story told with a great, dry sense of humour.
TOGETHER
TOGETHERdir. Lorenza MazzettiA deaf-mute duo wandering through London’s East End embody the loneliness of individuals in post-war urban life. The film subtly explores the profound bond between twins, reflecting the director’s relationship with her twin sister.
