Film Category: DOCUMENTARY

The water was here

Logline : Portrait of an urban marsh born from a human flaw, where life invents new forms of coexistence. Synopsis: Filmed in 16 mm at the Wiels Marsh in Brussels. A marsh that emerged after the water table was pierced during excavation work for a real estate project. Insects, birds, and humans coexist in this […]

Haus Tumbuna

Haus Tumbuna is a socially engaged project and commissioned documentary film set in Ulingan Bay, Papua New Guinea that documents the establishment of a self-sustaining, culturally specific timber surfboard factory within the local community. The project, founded by Nickolas Kirriwom and Nicholas Wynnychuk, aims to decolonize cultural impact, foster cultural revival, support healing, and highlight […]

DEZO HOFFMANN – PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE BEATLES

Dezo Hoffmann, a legendary photographer of the Beatles, was born in Slovakia in 1912. He  lived most of his life in the UK, while his photographs conquered the world; yet he died almost forgotten. He captured the horrors of multiple war fronts and later laid the foundations of modern pop photography. Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, […]

Violence Solves Everything

A study of death scenes and endings, under the Hays code era of Hollywood (1934-1968) and beyond. Director Biography – John Ledingham     John Ledingham is a Victoria BC filmmaker working in music videos and experimental, no-budget documentary. Director Statement “Violence Solves Everything” is an experimental collage of endings and deaths scenes from the […]

Z van zelfredzaamheid / S for self reliance

We follow a class with adult refugees in the Netherlands. The final meeting with the municipality is almost approaching. This way they can complete the so-called Z-route, and they are officially integrated. The Z-route consists of 800 hours of language lessons and 800 participation hours. These participants usually had very little education as children. Some […]

Kecka

This short documentary follows the daily life and creative process of its subject, observing how they work, move, and exist within their personal space. Set in a quiet, intimate environment, the film focuses on the relationship between the artist and their craft, capturing moments of concentration, repetition, and care. As the process unfolds, the artist […]

State of Preparedness

Through a fictional psychotherapeutic session with the late Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha, State of Preparedness explores the psychological and physical legacy of Albania’s militarized past. Drawing on oral history, interviews, and field research, the film reflects on the country’s vast network of military bunkers as both architectural remnants and metaphors for collective fear, repression, and […]