KIX

A gritty Verité doc that captures the fast and furious coming of age of a boy named Sanyi, following him from age 8 to 20 as he navigates the dark corners of his soul and the cracked pavements of Budapest.

Mud

Seemingly untouched by time, the famous mudbaths of Essentuki welcome anyone who needs healing and relaxation while the sounds of war, mere kilometers away, ring clear for all to hear. This is a painfully poetic and poignant microcosm of a society in deep denial.

Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

The frenetic video diaries of the man who became The Mars Volta’s guitarist produce an intimate, chaotic, and thrilling doc about two outsiders who put their souls into their hardcore music and their friendship.

Republic

In a cramped apartment of less than 6 square meters, a young Chinese man tries to create a utopian hippie-Maoist haven. The camera stays incredibly close to him and his friends, drawing us into the smoke cloud of inspiration and oblivion that surrounds their miniature cosmos.

sr

Masterfully crafted, this visually and intellectually stimulating documentary essay invites us to ponder the giraffe's surprising geopolitical manifestations throughout history, from its role in religious myths to its status as a valuable commodity, an animal whose very name has birthed legends and coincidences in every corner of the world.

The First Days

Chile. Ocean. Beach. Seaweed. Ocean floor. Rocks. Sun. Wind. Dogs. Cars. Rust. Wind. Music. Noise. Silence. Both anthropological and lyrical, this portrait of a place is like a freely improvised song from an unknown culture.