The film is a philosophical reflection on pain, the silent companion of our everyday lives, set in the idyllic surroundings of a local spa town. The staff there, who have developed a certain detachment from the suffering of their patients, allow us to glimpse behind the curtain of their own reflections on human mortality. Asking […]
A portrait of DJ Kristyan Panchuk, known under the pseudonym Kika(MD), the founder of the Metanoia Underground collective, which organizes illegal techno raves in Chișinău. Kristyan embodies the contradictions of contemporary Moldova. The poorest country in Europe, historically referred to as the “land in between,” struggles to navigate between East and West, past and future. […]
When disturbing testimonies of police brutality against Roma settlers spread from a nearby village in eastern Slovakia, Igor – a Roma survivor of a 2013 police raid – steps in to help. He must face not only images of violence that begin to return to his mind, but also the limits of what someone on […]
Isn’t it strange that we know so few personal stories about something millions of people share? Inside is a short film offering an insight into the lives of women who have experienced abortion. We transform fragments of their testimonies into a poem that conveys their thoughts, emotions, or fears. To symbolize both women and reproductive organs, we […]
Faisal from Afghanistan used to fly a kite from the roof of his parent’s house. After the death of his parents he leaves his home country. Although he never wanted to be a refugee, the destiny blowed him to Slovakia. After the interminable waiting for the legal protection in the camps he arrives to Bratislava. […]