Laura calls her boyfriend Fernando repeatedly to demand answers but he never picks up and it always goes to voicemail. Heartbroken, Laura returns to the park where they used to go jogging together.
Kha, architect and builder of tombs for the pharaohs, must undertake the journey to the Underworld. Telling us the story of his voyage is Jeremy Irons, in the guise of a narrator. His words take us inside the secret world of Egyptian mythology, religion and funerary culture, interweaving the story with the history of the oldest museum in the world, the Museo Egizio in Turin, founded in 1824 and will soon be celebrating its 200th anniversary. In fact, the Kha’s own Tomb is to be found in Turin along with the most complete and most valuable private collection of grave goods outside of Egypt.
„Prophet” (Prorok) is a feature film about Cardinal Wyszyński – the Primate of Poland, who, after three years of suffering internment at the hands of the communist authorities, once again stands at the head of the Church in Poland. The film is the feature début of Michał Kondrat, whose previous feature documentaries have won acclaim among audiences around the world. The film tells the story of the Primate, a spiritual leader and visionary, who talks to the communist authorities to negotiate more rights for the Church and the oppressed nation. The apparent agreement turns into a silent war: a struggle for religious freedom and human dignity.
Filmed in J. Hood Wright Park located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, this film portrays the jarring reality of integrating back into society in a search to find “normalcy” after isolating and quarantining during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. What was once mundane and routine may suddenly feel uncomfortable and unsettling, especially in navigating boundaries in both the public and private spheres. Nevertheless, this piece also seeks to provide a sense of hopefulness and optimism in that our communities will continue to be resilient and thrive.
Doma invites his rarely seen half-brother Ádám to a fancy café. He claims that their father wants to get back together with Ádám's mother, and now they can spy on them. Ádám doesn't believe him, but the parents do turn up and a strange family portrait begins to unfold.
Jamie and Kate are two best friends. Kate is leaving her hometown to study acting in a bigger city. And it's the last outing she has with Jamie, so he'll tell her how he feels about her before it's too late.
THE CALLERS combines anonymous documentary testimony with imagined creative scenes to tell the story of those who have called the oldest queer support line in the UK, seeking guidance on everything from where to find the nearest leather club to how to come out, start a family or mend a broken heart. The film is a love letter to queer memory and possibility, LGBTQ+ community and care, and the power of collective imagination to create the lives we dream of.
Lotti comes home drunk at daybreak. Her boyfriend Karcsi greets her with silent rejection. Lotti dreams of her parents and her childhood. The next day, the couple get ready for the visit of Karcsi's parents. Lotti is haunted again and again by memories of the day that was in her dream. They get everything ready, and for a moment, things seem to be fine. Karcsi's parents ring the bell. Lotti is left alone for a few minutes. Karcsi's overwhelming expectations bury her. Her escaping mechanism is her father's bad patterns from the past. She hides from everyone in the pantry and pulls out a bottle of red wine.
