In The Ocean

Nobody knows the exact number of Portuguese fishermen that died in the cod fishing campaigns, during the dictatorship decades of the XXth century. Buried in the sea, or in faraway places in Newfoundland and Greenland, those sailors were left behind by the same country that glorified their role in the national efforts to rebuild the image of Portugal as a Country of seamen and navigators. Telling the stories of some of these anonymous men is our way of rescuing them from the oblivion, and of taking them – or their memory, at least - back home.

In Cuba, the participants of the radical Army of Love spread love and sensual pleasure across gender, age and ethnicity. A utopian hybrid film without limits.

Following a crucial theme in Brazilian culture, “Iemanjá – Ocean’s Goddess” will tell the story of Iemanjá, an Orixá or goddess adored by the Brazilian people and also known as the Queen of the Sea. With Ogum, the King of War, as her mentor, Iemanjá, who has psychic abilities, battles with Iansã, an Orixá worshiped as the Storm Goddess.

The documentary film „Touched by the Ocean“ tells a story of a man who has loads of willpower, a big heart and is crazy enough to swim from Europe to Africa in order to cross the punishing Strait of Gibraltar. All that for a good and gallant cause.

An unusual fantasy love story of Wan, a girl who's born with the supernatural ability to stay underwater. While visiting Butterfly Island, Wan discovers her special ability to dive and stay under deep sea. She also meets Tan, a photographer who always helps her when she has problems, and with whom she eventually falls in love. Wan soon realizes that her new-found powers come with a price; she's not a normal girl. Her body will be transferred into a kind of creature when she gets into the water. Once again, it's Tan who must help Wan figure out what's going on with her body without knowing that a mysterious secret awaits him under the sea.

A story about the crew of a Bulgarian ship on the way to Lagos.

Two young Syrian directors in the Za’atari refugee camp (Jordan) and two young indigenous Shipibo-Konibo directors in Lima (Peru) exchange intimate cinematographic correspondence, based on their daily experiences.

Danny Ocean, a master swindler, is serving time, but on this day he is approved to be released on parole. On the same day, his wife's lawyer pays him a visit, divorce papers in hand. His wife Tess has been selected to star in a show at a hotel to be built by the Las Vegas magnate Terry Benedict. Will Danny be able to outmaneuver Benedict, the ruler of Las Vegas who will stop at nothing to achieve his aims? Will he win back the heart of Tess, whom he still loves? This audacious challenge, the likes of which have never been seen before — to steal the proceeds of Las Vegas' biggest hotel — will finally go into action.

A glimpse into the daily lives of the surfing community of Liwliwa, Zambales.

Eka is a young Balinese living in a small village north of Bali. For love of Margaux, a French student expatriate on the island, Eka decided to learn how to compose music.

Short film from the Delta Space Mission film series.

The fascinating world of ocean fauna: dangerous sharks, majestic stingrays, brilliantly coloured fish and a variety of species from the diver's paradise of the Maldives. Spectacular images of the diverse life-forms to be found under water.

Plastic bags kill. As far as that, Miro and his mother have the same opinion. Only Miro’s mother is thinking about the ocean while Miro is thinking about Lorenzo.

This portrait of the French film theorist and avant-garde director Jean Epstein (1897-1953) concentrates on the period when he filmed in Brittany, the spot where he became inspired by the sea. Using rare archive footage, Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema also looks at Epstein’s views on the specificity of the film medium.

Ji-young, who dreamed of becoming a travel writer, works as a civil servant in the office while compromising with reality. She lives a boring everyday life. Then one day, she gets pickpocketed on her way to deposit money in the bank, and gets help from Hyuk-jin, who works as a petition police officer at the bank. After that day, they come across at cafes, restaurants, and bookstores around them. Ji-young and Hyuk-jin often encounter each other, and they feel strange feelings. Meanwhile, Ji-young sees the ex-lover who came to Hyuk-jin and becomes jealous and realizes that she loves Hyuk-jin. Ji-young gradually decides to become a travel writer in search of her true dream and confesses love to Hyuk-jin.

Taiwanese documentary about the life of Tao, a Lanyu tribesman and how the director's life and relationship has grown and changed.

Tamara Drakulić sets off with her fiancé on a cargo ship headed to Hawaii to scatter her friend Tony’s ashes into the Pacific Ocean. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, ancient limit to what was once the known world, the ship reaches the Caribbean Island of Guadalupe.

Tubbataha Park in the Philippine Archipelago, is one of the best-preserved coral reefs in the world. Registered as a UNESCO heritage site, this marine park is a model for sustainable development and a true laboratory of the future. Fervent advocate of environmental protection, Prince Albert II of Monaco joins this expedition and visits the heart of Tubbataha to raise awareness among local children to the wealth and fragility of their little paradise.