Mark Twain explains that to have a perfect civilization men and women must be totally equal.
What if your family, part of a religious minority, had been living for hundreds of years in a country known for its traditions of tolerance -- a place where you'd become prosperous, influential members of society. And then, one day, word came down that all would be lost unless you renounced your…
San Francisco filmmaker India wants to love unconditionally, but as she pushes the boundaries of her relationship with her long time boyfriend, she finds that tearing down boundaries is much easier than creating new rules to live by. Marriage 2.0 celebrates a modern redefinition of the committed relationship…
A 5-part short film series on the comedy of matrimony
Leon (Corey Mylchreest) is forced to confront his sexuality when he meets his favourite queer author, Martin McAllen, while surrounded by the toxic masculinity of his homophobic colleagues. Young Director Award, Hannah Beach In The Palace International Short Film Festival - official selection Toronto…
The film tells the story of a war waged on imagination. The film abstractly portrays the conflict between artists on either side of Israel's militarized borders, and explores how a powerful creative mind survives, and even thrives, under pressure. When Azzadeh, a young Jewish American poet, travels…
Ein Film von Angela Schanelec Die junge Fotografin Sophie tauscht ihre Wohnung mit einer Studentin in Marseille. Es ist Februar, Marseille wirkt unter der harten Sonne schroff und unzugänglich. Sophie ist allein und fotografiert. In einer Autowerkstatt fragt sie den jungen Mechaniker Pierre,…
Deutsche Beschreibung weiter unten "Martial Arts-Kingdom" A boy asserts himself against the king. It's a hard road... but martial arts are on his side! Content: In a typical battle, the kingdom of Mayo (mother) and Tata (father) get into a fight. The Mayo kingdom becomes victorious…
When two young lovers from America no longer feel at home in their home country, they set out on a passionate quest to find their mutual favorite poet who vanished in Guatemala many years ago. Along the way, they explore not just an unfamiliar (and beautiful) land, but the depths of their relationship,…
French dialogues, subtitles in Enligsh Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival | Best Comedy Short | USA (2020) Full list of awards and selections : https://lesvalseurs.com/martin/ SYNOPSIS His right leg and arm in a cast, Martin can not work anymore but his boss refuses to compensate…
This tragic postwar romance is a tale of class anxiety and classic Romantic fatalism, run through with a typically French frankness about sex and gender. Jean Gabin is the titular character, an unpretentious and proudly working class building contractor, who falls in love with Marlene Dietrich’s…
For Hassane, a young man from an impoverished neighborhood, life has stopped making sense. All he has left is a close group of friends, brought together by a shared sense of marginalization and hopelessness. Hassane’s strange sudden drowning at Beirut’s rocky shore sparks a mob procession…
