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Tradition et contre-courants dans le cinéma contemporain L’OFAJ organisait hier un débat passionnant entre des cinéastes aussi différents que Volker Schloendorff, Emily Atef, Pia Marais et Bruno Dumont. Malgré leurs origines diverses, leurs écarts générationnels, ces réalisateurs se sont tous définis en fonction d’une certaine résistance à un cinéma de divertissement, économiquement rentable. On a ...

  In a barren landscape, a boy goes to fill a water container at a fountain. But there is a fierce looking militiaman standing guard there. After the boy has filled the container and is about to go away, he finds the man pointing his rifle at him. The soldier demands to know whose side the boy is on, but the latter holds his silence. The militiaman then orders him to salute, and by doing so, reveal which ethnic g ...

  This film goes behind the scenes and under the skin of a unique live theater production. Film director Niko von Glasow brings together a company of performers to conceive and perform a new stage comedy. In the play, a group of physically and mentally disabled hopefuls show up to audition for a TV talent show. They are sent to a separate and suitable room, where they are forgotten.  Believe it or not, this up ...

Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi - a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat - Buzkashi Boys tells the compelling coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on l ...

Written in Ink is a documentary about hope. The compelling story of a man trying to regain contact with his sister after 14 years of silence. But can one change what has already been written in ink? Beautifully shot on 35mm the film has been praised for its ability to extract with sensitivity the most hidden recesses of the human soul and for its distinctive documentary language. Without the use of interviews and vo ...