Back In The Day

"Povratak na rodno drvo" is a Yugoslav short film from 1968. It was directed by Vlatko Gilić and the screenplay was written by Matija Bećković.

Short 8mm film made by Naoto Yamakawa while studying at Waseda University.

Come back alive baby deals with the end of the world, salvation, apocalyptic condition and the energy of new formation based on the folk tale of a Mighty Baby, a tragic hero story.

The first film in what would ultimately become Zilnik’s famed Kenedi trilogy follows street hustler Kenedi Hasani and his friend as they roam the streets of Serbia seeking Kenedi’s parents. Kenedi Goes Back Home is Zilnik’s account of the Roma people who were forced to flee from the war in the Balkans to Germany in the 1990s and who, ten years later, are forced against their will to return to Serbia. Zilnik shows the immigrants' lives in relation to the prevailing ideology shaped today by the borders between rich and poor and by the often-racist selection process that determines who will be accepted into Western Europe. In presenting the dilemmas and identifying the crises these people face, he appeals for a solution.

Siberian microsurgeon Vadim Keosyan has been returning lost hands and fingers to patients for twenty years. Such operations often take place at night, which is very exhausting for doctors. To warn people against an accident, Vadim starts a video blog. He films his surgeries, records interviews with patients, and reminds them about safety. One day, a difficult patient who has lost a hand is admitted to the hospital. He doesn't know how he's going to live, and he's not sure if the doctor will be able to save his arm this time.

The protagonist is with friends but bored with the conversation. His mind often slips away to his own imaginary world and comes back to them. . .

Kind hearted yakuza Hanjiro of Asama risks his life in saving his henchman Genjiro and his family.

When Rafael sees old videotapes from his family, he goes back to his past to understand his present.

A BLTNM SHORT FILM. This was shot in Ramallah, Mazra'a Gharbiyeh, Jerusalem and Kufr Yasif - Palestine.

The second 'Front and Back' film.

The third 'Front and Back' film.

The fourth 'Front and Back' film.

The fifth 'Front and Back' film.

The final 'Front and Back' film.

An idiosyncratic personal reflection on a mythical image of masculinity in cinema and the clash between cinematic representation and real life. Endlessly repeated shots of aeroplanes and paratroopers taken from Alexander Dovzhenko’s film Aerograd (1935) and an absurd anthem to mythical masculine powers are confronted by home video footage with a much less heroic intonation.

This film tells the story of a war in Tibet in 1912 through information and descendants of the Western Expeditionary Army.

The last few years, thanks to the Internet, Greek stand-up comedians have managed to stand on their own feet. And here comes this documentary and the vision of Kostas Maliatsis Salas. Appreciating unconventional humor and without fearing censorship, Kostas has made a name for himself as a talented comedian via a career-building online activity rather misconceived in our country: making videos on YouTube.

In a country where theocratic and inquisitive rituals of the collective unconscious serve the sacrifice of trans lives, “Until The Light Comes Back” is a ritual film that asserts the power of its protagonist over death as a mobilizing force, an enchantment spell and a rite of contradictions. This is because this is a film that understands contradiction as a core element in film characters and narratives to produce, like magic, other dimensions of reception.