The Silence
Fatma and her mother are Kurdish refugees living in Italy. One day at the hospital, Fatma learns her mother has breast cancer.
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Fatma and her mother are Kurdish refugees living in Italy. One day at the hospital, Fatma learns her mother has breast cancer.
Kodokushi or the lonely death has become common in Japan. The director confronts the silence on the subject through encounters with a man who cleans the apartments of those who die alone, a photographer who documents the
When 12-year-old Roxane moves with her family to what appears to be the ideal suburban community, her life is forever changed after a devastating act of sexual violence. As she grapples with the lasting effects of that t
‘Staging Silence (3)’ is the third and final installment in a series of autonomous art films, all realised according to the same principles. In the three films, two pairs of anonymous hands construct and deconstruct fict
A young girl plagued by relentless nightmares is drawn into a terrifying world where her dreams and reality begin to merge, revealing that the danger she fears in her sleep may be horrifyingly real. As death closes in, s
The Conspiracy of Silence is a 1995 television documentary that outlines the problem of domestic violence in the United States, and describes some solutions.
A father sends his younger daughter on a sea voyage to stop a romance, but her lover stows away. After a fire sinks the ship, a dying captain weds them in a lifeboat, and an octopus kills the groom soon after they reach
In a claustrophobic apartment building, an acquiescent apartment manager, Julia, is tasked with cleaning out a unit following a series of gruesome rituals. A cursed encounter amid the gore finds her on the run from a can
An exploration of restriction and resilience, using obscured faces, bondage-inspired styling, and raw body forms to challenge societal expectations of women and symbolize their quiet yet powerful defiance.
Two scientists of different studies bare witness to an interconnection of separate events that extend beyond their realm of understanding.
As Ami rests on her apartment's balcony, she ponders to herself.
A young man, searching for meaning and focus in his life, returns to the Mennonite farm community where he was born.
Diana Mariscal reached a moment of fame in the sixties, when at just 18 years of age she was the lead actress of the movie Fando and Lis by Alejandro Jodorowsky. The moment seemed to trigger a promising career, but her p
Living on the edge of the Amazon, Maria’s life has always been tied to the forest. It was her playground as a child, later it became a resource she cut down to grow coca as Colombia fell into conflict. Now, she is helpin
A young man Sergey is trying to find a truth about the abandoned tomb of the soldiers suddenly discovered during the building of a highway.
Two women, once united, now wander through life as shadows of their former selves. They could be sisters, friends, or represent two halves of the same soul separated by an inner conflict. Each has endured long periods of
When her 3-year-old son drowns in a friend’s backyard pool, director Chezik Tsunoda goes on a heartbreaking but, ultimately, healing journey to connect with parents who have experienced similar tragedies. Searching for a
Five short documental scenes by different directors, each showing their different interpretations of "silence."