Film Under the Stars 2018
Freaks Out Freaks Out
Gabriele Mainetti / Italy, Belgium / 2021 / 141 min / Italian
“You will meet unusual creatures, capable of unforgettable and astonishing deeds! Nothing is as it seems…” These words spoken in the introductory scene by the ringmaster of an obscure but wonderful WWII Roman circus, could easily be used to announce the film – an entertaining tribute to diversity and a powerful kick to fascism of all shapes.
As Far as I Can Walk Strahinja Banović
Stefan Arsenijević / Serbia, Luxembourg, France, Bulgaria, Lithuania / 2021 / 92 min / Serbian, English
An adaptation of a folk song in which contemporary migrants take the roles of Serbian national heroes. A timeless and at the same time incredibly topical illustration of migrants’ insecure circumstances and a lyric-epic narrative opening up issues such as identity, tradition, race and love.
The Brand New Testament Le tout nouveau testament
Jaco Van Dormael / Belgium, Luxembourg, France / 2015 / 112 min / French
Gola Tanja s Hudičevega otoka Tanja - Die Nackte von der Teufelsinsel
Julius Hofherr / 1967 / 62 min / German
Pity Oiktos
Babis Makridis / Greece, Poland / 2018 / 97 min / Greek
A drama by Babis Makridis, a promising representative of the Greek new wave, Pity finds dark humour in a man hopelessly addicted to the sympathy of others, going to increasingly desperate lengths to continue receiving it.
Revenge Revenge
Coralie Fargeat / France, Belgium / 2017 / 108 min / French, English
Leading a fierce life-and-death struggle in the middle of a desert hell, Revenge’s wounded heroine comes back to life to wreak vengeance on her male assailers.
Being There Being There
Hal Ashby / West Germany, USA / 1979 / 130 min / English
Peter Sellers triumphs in his classic performance as an illiterate gardener who is hilariously catapulted into the fast lane of political power. Shirley MacLaine and Academy Award winner Melvyn Douglas co-star.
Crossing Iceland Crossing Iceland
Jure Breceljnik / Slovenia, Iceland / 2016 / 52 min / French, Icelandic
Secret Ingredient Isčelitel
Gjorče Stavreski / North Macedonia / 2017 / 104 min
An amusingly provocative crime comedy containing a hefty dose of Balkan humour, Secret Ingredient addresses the issues of family ties, Macedonia’s crumbling health system and the magical powers of marijuana.
Diary of My Mind Journal de ma tête
Ursula Meier / Switzerland, France / 2018 / 70 min / French
A portrait of a talented high school student who murders his parents in cold blood, Diary of My Mind is based on real-life events. Challenging the established moral norms, Ursula Meier depicts the inner anguish of the perpetrator with outstanding lucidity and intuitive acumen.
Here We Move Here We Groove Here We Move Here We Groove
Sergej Kreso / Netherlands / 2020 / 92 min
Robert Soko knows that in order to survive, you must be constantly on the move. As a teenager he fled the war in Yugoslavia, became a taxi driver in Berlin, later transforming himself into a DJ who conquered the European club scene with a mixture of western music and Balkan rhythms. In the documentary, we follow him after his return to his homeland where, in the search for inspiration for a new “sound of Europe”, he meets refugees from Syria and Afghanistan.
EFA – SHORT MATTERS! I. (2019) EFA – SHORT MATTERS! I. (2019)
various / 2018 / 92 min / Portuguese, German, English, French
EFA – SHORT MATTERS! II. (2019) EFA – SHORT MATTERS! II. (2019)
various / 2018 / 88 min / French, Italian, Bulgarian, English, Georgian
EFA – SHORT MATTERS! III. (2019) EFA – SHORT MATTERS! III. (2019)
various / 2018 / 88 min / French, Dutch, German, Ukrainian, Flemish
East of Eden: Animation (2019) Vzhodno od raja: Animacija (2019)
razno / various / 2018 / 76 min / Persian, Czech, Lithuanian, Chinese, Russian, Polish
The First 54 Years. An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation 54 hashanim harishonot - madrikh mekutzar lekibush tzva'i
Avi Mograbi / Israel, Finland, Germany, France / 2021 / 110 min / Hebrew
What is the meaning of military occupation? Through the testimonies of the soldiers who implemented it, Avi Mograbi provides insights on how a colonialist occupation works and the logic at work behind those practices. Using the 54-year Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip the director draws a “Manual for Military Occupation.”
C’mon C’mon C’mon C’mon
Mike Mills / USA / 2021 / 109 min / English
Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director Mike Mills.