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This rhapsodic, grotesque and realistic film describes one and a half days of Gyula.

Her whole childhood, Marguerite Duras spent her time moving. Her house in Neauphle-le-Château is the one she has lived in the most, and the one she says: “All the women in my books have lived in this house. All ... ” Duras tells about her house and her garden closely linked to his work, remembers the forest of her childhood and evokes her fear of music.

A Silver Bear winning documentary following the daily bustle of working class merchants in Finland of the early 1960s.

“Kapustin Yar, the place where Alyosha lives, an autistic boy, is a rocket testing ground. I don’t believe that there are places forgotten by God. And I’m trying to guess the plan that combines human strength and apparent weakness at the same time in one place,” says directed by Arkady Kogan.

A poetic, last look at an old Warsaw tenement house scheduled for demolition.

A colorful ticket clerk refuses to sell just a seat to his customer, but what is on his mind?

Stephanie Tran, a young, queer, Vietnamese filmmaker, approached PFLAG National with an idea for a film to amplify and honor LGBTQ+ AAPI voices. A Place to Call Home features four PFLAG mothers of AAPI descent, sharing their journeys with their LGBTQ+ kids.

A photographer uses his art to convey a connection between two people.

A father and his two daughters have left Iran, and after a circuitous journey via Wales and the Netherlands, they arrive in Sweden, where they explore their new home. There are cozy rooms, a good hot meal and a splashing shower. The images emphasize the desire to feel at home, yet the main characters don’t seem to have arrived completely.

No Place to Grow Old is the first documentary to capture a growing crisis unfolding quietly across America: older adults aging into homelessness. Set in Portland, Oregon, this film follows the lives of three older adults navigating the harsh realities of life without a home. Through their stories of hardship and resilience, the film offers an intimate portrayal of their challenges while illuminating the systemic issues contributing to their plight. Featuring insights from local and national experts, No Place to Grow Old is a powerful call to action that emphasizes dignity and hope, envisioning a future where everyone, regardless of age, has a safe and secure place to call home.

Three girls are selected to collect information on the places renowned as psychic phenomenon in Kanto Area. They are Miri Hanai, Saya Hikita and Reimi Tachibana. Although all of them have ”the 6th sense,” Hikita is the most spiritual and in fact, she enjoys the flourishing career as a spiritual idol. As they go around the spots, they experience various unnatural phenomenon.

Short by Grzinic + Smid.

The story of a town at the mercy of a landscape in transformation; standing on the brink of an encroaching reality, one in which the age-old fears of the inhabitants are being reproduced. A hamlet has survived, perched in a remote location where its children can grow up and the elderly can die and stay there.

In Brazil five different people tell their traumatic stories of violence and prejudice because of their identity or sexual orientation. They reflect on each other's stories to empower themselves.

With so many casinos set up in Macao, factories seem to be part of a long forgotten pass. However, the old buildings’ vitality is still influencing the city. This is a story about factories, families and workers. From the big bosses to the deliverymen, their stories inspire a whole generation.

Jimena's ex-boyfriend now lives in their old place with his new girlfriend. She still has the keys and things to tell him. She goes in when no one is there because it just feels normal. Mariana Sanguinetti creates an ode to intimacy and closure, with humour and a big heart.

Antigone has lost the ritual powders with which she would bury her brother's corpse. Sisyphus reveals her the existence of a place where lost things arrive, thus becoming a hope for the young woman.

What binds a person to a certain place on Earth? What lets him say, “I'm from here, and this is my land?” What’s setting the boundaries of our existence? The film immerses us in the daily life of a village near Moscow, where local old-timers live side by side with immigrants from Tajikistan. How do the fences arise, then are destroyed and arise once again between cultures and people?