Mamula All Inclusive

The Mamula fortress on the island of Lastavica, positioned at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor, served as a notorious camp where civilians were imprisoned, tortured, and starved during both World wars. Ivo Marković, who endured imprisonment in Mamula as an eight-year-old in 1942, vividly recalls the atrocities committed by Italian fascists against hundreds of civilians. The decision of the Government of Montenegro to grant a concession for transforming the fortress into an exclusive hotel deeply hurts and humiliates him. Although the Government representatives claim that the investor has committed to build a “unique hotel with a special memorial room“, Ivo Marković, along with fellow camp survivors, activists of non-governmental organizations and citizens, opposes this decision and initiates a battle to preserve the memory of the innocent victims.

Total Trust

Total Trust is a deeply disturbing story that explores the extent of digital control in China, where unprecedented levels of state surveillance, abuse of power, and (self-)censorship prevail, confronting us with what can happen when our privacy is ignored.

Ingeborg Bachmann – Reise in die Wüste

Margarethe von Trotta brings us her latest film about the extraordinary and charismatic Ingeborg Bachmann, a German writer who, initially unsettled, and later conquered the male dominated bastion of German-language literature with her poetry.

Prison 77

Modelo Prison, Barcelona, 1977. Although the dictatorial regime in Spain had already fallen, political prisoners seemed to have been forgotten. Prison 77 immerses itself in the Spanish penal system precisely during that turbulent period of newfound freedom.

Girl Gang

Fourteen-year-old Leonie is a successful teen influencer who lives on the outskirts of Berlin. Millions of followers are at her feet, and companies shower her with products. When Leonie’s parents recognise the enormous economic potential of their daughter’s online activities, they quickly take over her management.

20 Days In Mariupol

A team of Ukrainian journalists from The Associated Press (AP) trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.

Rodeo

The debut feature film Rodeo, by the French director and screenwriter Lola Quivoron, is set in the motorcycle subculture of the Paris suburbs, where a fearless female motorcyclist manages to shake up an all-male motorcycle club. Julia is young and a misfit, with her greatest passion being motorcycle riding.

Mara

The documentary essay capturing the changing emotions of ordinary people following the Belarus elections of 2020. Minsk overflows with massive anti-government protests. People take to the streets to defend their dream and object to the state of anxiety they have been living in for years.

Three Minutes – A Lengthening

Three Minutes – A Lengthening is a movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938 in a Jewish town in Poland and tries to postpone its ending. As long as we are watching, history is not over yet. The three minutes of footage, mostly in color, are the only moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk before the Holocaust.

Family Time

Family Time is a study on family life; on disconnection and intergenerational patterns. The film tells the story of a Finnish family gathering for a festive Christmas dinner. Like every year, middle-aged sisters Suzana and Helena visit their parents at the family home. But, as is the case every year, grandpa Lasse drinks too much, grandma Ella has to take care of everyone, the kids are overwhelmed, and the sisters argue over the smallest things.

Facing Darkness

Following Bosnia and Herzegovina’s declaration of independence, in April 1992, Bosnian Serb troops besieged and bombed Sarajevo. Over a period of four years, five young filmmakers documented the bombardments and daily life during the siege—for some, the aim was simply to report the news; for others, it was a way of dealing with their fears.

Hope Hotel Phantom

The Dayton Peace Agreement, negotiated at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the U.S. state of Ohio, halted the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Simultaneously, it trapped the country in an unchanging quasi-democratic system that recognizes citizens through three ethnic categories, labeling those who do not fit into them as others – citizens without the right to political action or recognition.

Kristina

An exceptionally beautiful middle-aged woman tries to understand her past and identity using alternative methods and therapies, hoping to find meaning in her life, unravel family relationships, and comprehend her deep sense of sadness and loneliness. For several years, Kristina has turned to esotericism to overcome her anxieties and the guilt she feels for her immediate family not understanding and respecting her decisions and her desire to be happy.