In the Central African Republic, a Chinese construction manager and a central African laborer areassigned to construct a sparkling new bank. A looming civil war, poverty, the covid-19 pandemic,attempted suicide all come into play as the two men face unexpected twists that threaten their plans for a better life. Eat Bitter, the documentary film following […]
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Apr
30
Filmmaker 5 with River Finlay: Eat Flowers
In 2017, photographer Cig Harvey’s best friend Mary was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. When forced to isolate during her treatment, she asked Cig to send her photographs. Everyday Cig set out to bring color and life to Mary through her camera. Everyday Mary asked for more. Eat Flowers brings us into the […]
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Apr
29
Filmmaker 5 with Ken August Meyer: Angel Applicant
In 1933 Swiss-German painter Paul Klee fled Germany to escape the vilification of modern artists by the Nazi party. Taking up residence in Switzerland, Klee created his art in isolation as a mysterious illness began wreaking havoc on his body. While his body changed, so did his artwork. In Angel Applicant, filmmaker Ken August Meyer, […]
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Apr
25
Filmmaker 5 with Emil Langballe and Lukasz Konopa: Theatre of Violence
In December 2022, one of the most sensational cases regarding a former Ugandan child soldier, Dominic Ongwen, was finally settled at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Abducted at the age of nine by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Dominic Ongwen was forced to be a child soldier in a group ravaging northern […]
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Apr
21
Filmmaker 5 with Christian EInshøj: The Mountains
Armed with 30 years of home-video, 75,000 family photos and three tightly fit superhero costumes, director Christian Einshøj visits his family’s past and traverses its present, confronting a 25-year-old tragedy that changed everything. In a story of fathers and sons and of brothers, he embarks on a journey of redemption and reconciliation, pushing to break […]
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