Lifter

Abzel Since childhood, Abzel grew up close to the horses. Kok-boru game started to be his main goal. In the future his aim is to encourage children to keep close to the horse.

Heavy Metal: The Evoluti... This two-hour series covers the evolution of the design and armament of ocean-going warships. From wooden hulls and sails to nuclear powered floating naval bases,

Compagnon de ma calamite... “Last semester, I went to Canada, leaving the Midwest in search of the cosmic je-ne-sais-quoi.” Compagnon de ma calamité (Companion in My Calamity) is an immersive travel film in which the director explores aspects of living abroad vis-à-vis his experience living in Quebec. As summer turns into a Canadian winter, postcard images of his neighborhood pop up like memories. What do we remember when we leave a place? How do we process it? What narratives can we construct from our past? Why?

Porvenir Dreaming of better lands, from generation to generation, because of poverty, hunger and wars, we voyage across the seas. Geography is destiny. Do our bodies retain the memories of our grandfathers; are memories of running away in search of better lands imprinted on our bodies?

Being Erika More than six years ago, a lifelong love of insects brought Erika Thompson to a class where she realized her passion for beekeeping. Being Erika is an observational documentary filmed in central Texas that explores Thompson’s transition from passion to business, as well as her role in preserving bee populations. This short film takes the audience into the heart of Texas and is a love letter to those who turn their passions into reality.

Latency Contemplation 6 My ongoing questioning of the oscillations between my internal visions and the outer world comes with its own intrinsic intuition and metamorphoses my perceptions. In this way, my work reveals how all personal, inner experiences, both illusionary and tactile, shift and transform in engagement with this outer world.

Crossing Paths “Crossing Paths” is an experimental short film shot during a poetic, associative trek in the Finnish Lapland region. The film explores metaphorical meanings of routes that cross each other by reflecting on the local territorial and ecological issues of “paths” or “ways,” which could also be seen as conflicting components of the self. How could a journey to the North offer a solution?

Escape Velocity A man rises. Leaves. He looks back at himself, then disappears to the sea.

Viseu: A Cidade-Jardim d... A rare visual archive of Viseu's public life during the 30s.

One More Round Rumors are spreading. It is said that Giovanni's mother is a bad person. Is she a liar, a whore? He is rejected in his own Palermo neighbourhood and wanders under the judgmental gaze of friends, children, elders and crazy men. A silent turtle for sole consolation, he walks in circles.