An immigrant unable to speak the local language, Mya works as a dishwasher in a busy restaurant. One night at the end of her shift, Mya finds a homeless man in need of medical assistance behind the restaurant. After managing to get help for the homeless man, a miscommunication with a police officer leads to a series of intense situations. In order to place the audience in the perspective of an immigrant, the entire film is spoken in a fictitious language.

A look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker and film critic Fernando Méndez-Leite, as he writes his memoirs and a novel with autobiographical resonances.

A unique experience that immerses us in the history of experimental 3D techniques. Programmed and presented by filmmaker Blake Williams, the spectator will combine a diversity of three-dimensional glasses (Anaglyph, Pulfrich, ChromaDepth, Diffraction) with 16mm works by Paul Sharits, Hy Hirsh, Ken Jacobs, Takashi Ito, Kerry Laitala, Jeff Scher and Jodie Mack. Filters that change from one eye to the other, optical polyrhythms and illusions of depth, all will be part of this unforgettable Cinema of the Spectacles‘ journey.

A unique experience that immerses us in the history of experimental 3D techniques. Programmed and presented by filmmaker Blake Williams, the spectator will combine a diversity of three-dimensional glasses (Anaglyph, Pulfrich, ChromaDepth, Diffraction) with 16mm works by Paul Sharits, Hy Hirsh, Ken Jacobs, Takashi Ito, Kerry Laitala, Jeff Scher and Jodie Mack. Filters that change from one eye to the other, optical polyrhythms and illusions of depth, all will be part of this unforgettable Cinema of the Spectacles‘ journey.

Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same day. On 27 March 2002, 27 teams filmed actors, directors, producers and technicians at work, from Hawaii to Paris and from New York to Lisbon.

Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same day. On 27 March 2002, 27 teams filmed actors, directors, producers and technicians at work, from Hawaii to Paris and from New York to Lisbon.

Theory of Obscurity tells the story of the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents…a story that spans 40 years and is clouded in mystery. Many details surrounding the group are secret, including the identities of its members. They always perform wearing masks and costumes, which is part of their magic. At its heart, this story is about perseverance and chasing your dream. The Residents never caved to convention. They never compromised. They’ve followed their muse for decades and thousands of fans have hung on for the ride. Along the way they’ve also inspired many people to be weird, take chances and find their own voice.

A two part documentary about the first five decades of Russian cinema: from its birth to 1953 - the death of Stalin and the first seedlings of the thaw. The film covers the most important milestones of cinema. Its introduction as a lowbrow entertainment, the impact of WWI and revolutions on the film process. The principal masters - Kuleshov, Vertov, Eisenstein - and their discoveries in film language at the turn of the 1920-30s. The arrival of sound. The evacuation of the Soviet film industry during WWII and the heroic work of the wartime documentary crews. Restricted film production and early signs of the thaw in the late 1940s - early 1950s. Film historians and art critics, directors and screenwriters put the history of cinema in a broader context, considering the path that the country took from Tsarist Russia to the totalitarian state under the rule of Stalin.