Alan Berliner has been chronicling the final years of his friend, cousin, and former mentor, Edwin Honig - distinguished poet, translator, critic, and teacher - into the depths of Alzheimer's disease. Among many other honors, Honig received honorary "knighthoods" from Spain and Portugal for his seminal translations of Lorca, Calderón, and Pessoa that awakened English-speaking readers to the work of these literary giants. This suite of six short films reveals a poet and wordsmith who may have lost his memory and his command of language, but still retains his sense of rhythm, rhyme and sublime musicality. And through it all, his dignity.

Idrissa lives in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. As a result of budgetary restrictions imposed by the IMF, then headed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, he lost his job as a civil servant. Since then, Idrissa has been looking for work, without success. His pride as an African man is all the more affected by the fact that he is now entirely dependent on his wife, Viviane, who somehow manages to support the family through her medical practice. Aminata (Idrissa and Viviane’s daughter) and Moussa, two young students in love with each other, also see their lives disrupted by the economic situation imposed on the country. After yet another humiliation, Idrissa, who holds Strauss-Kahn responsible for his misfortune, decides to go and see a marabout to prepare his revenge…

A family of farmers wage war against a group of unscrupulous, corrupt speculators who are trying to get their hands on their land.

A deceptive motivational speaker becomes entangled in a deadly game with a fan who suggests they kill each other's spouses.

Gordon, with Eleanor Erdman, delivers a brilliant and blistering assault of distorted guitar noise. The two of them gyrate on a stage barely more than a few square metres in size. Across three screens the camerawork feels as claustrophobic as the stage looks.

Follows the downfall of a high society girl named Pimlapas, whose life starts out rosy. She is a daughter of a wealthy man, she has a great boyfriend, and she is a well-known supermodel. But one day, she loses everything. Her boyfriend dumps her, her father dies, and her stepmother swindled all his wealth. In a blink of an eye, Pimlapas is penniless and an orphan.During her desperate situation, she is contacted by a mysterious person, they give her an offer she can't refuse. Pimlapas is assigned to penetrated a high-end hotel owned by Ramet to steal important documents in exchange for a truck load of money.

The 1998 dramatization of a 1970s UK miscarriage of justice, centered around Stefan Khizcho, and his mother's subsequent battle for his freedom.

Documentary surrounding the festival.

Documentary surrounding the festival.

The BBC's orchestras are joined by world-renowned singers and musicians at some of the UK's most beautiful concert halls, performing the best in contemporary and classical music.