"In March 2018 I arrived in Suwa, an isolated community of about 80 inhabitants in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest. I lived there for 2 months and developed a close relationship with the children, who taught me and helped me with everything necessary to “survive” in that territory. So came the idea of a documentary that would follow the day-to-day lives of these extremely independent children, showing their intimate connection with nature, as well as their relationship with the new technologies, quite recent in the community. At a time when indigenous communities in the Amazon are under a strong permanent attack, intense deforestation driven by external economic interests, it seemed urgent to me to give them some visibility. Starting from the very specific universe of children, this film draws attention to the importance of establishing a more sustainable relationship with our environment."
- Inês T. Alves
Inês T. Alves (Portugal, 1987) studied Cultural Narratives at the Nova University of Lisbon (FCSH), Santiago de Compostela University (Spain) and Bergamo University (Italy). She also studied Documentary Film at the University of the Arts London, with a Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’ Scholarship. Apart from her filmmaker career, she develops film workshops with different communities and all ages, having collaborated with several associations. She is one of the founders of MOVIMENTO, a collaborative film workshop that happens every year in Portugal since 2015. Her short films were exhibited in several film festivals in Portugal and abroad. Her short documentary, Around Corners, about the post-colonial city of Maputo (Mozambique) in relationship to her family memories, won the New Cinema Award in Porto/Post/Doc Festival (Portugal). Juunt Pastaza Entsari (Waters of Pastaza) is her first feature film.
Waters of Pastaza Juunt Pastaza entsari
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Sean Baker
Friday, 11. 07. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle
Shot in his signature style, Sean Baker’s comedy-drama continues the director’s deeply humanist exploration of social issues. Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Wes Anderson
Saturday, 12. 07. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle
Wes Anderson’s latest film is coming to Kinodvor straight from its world premiere in Cannes.
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Pablo Larraín
Sunday, 13. 07. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle
Chilean director Pablo Larraín, known for Jackie and Spencer, returns with the third instalment of his unofficial trilogy about iconic, tragic women of the 20th century. The film imagines the last week in the life of the legendary opera diva Maria Callas as she struggles with the increasingly blurred lines between the celebrated ‘La Callas’ and the vulnerable, fragile Maria.