Heaven's Island
Satoshi returns to Taketomi Island to take part in his grandmother's 97th birthday 'mandala' party, a special celebration that's unique to this island. Just as he arrives at her house, he learns that she has just passed
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Satoshi returns to Taketomi Island to take part in his grandmother's 97th birthday 'mandala' party, a special celebration that's unique to this island. Just as he arrives at her house, he learns that she has just passed
Story of Hagoromo, or feather robe from heaven, is a legend of Miho Beach. An angel sets her foot on the beach to bathe in the sea. Watching her, a fisherman sneaks her robe out, but returns it due to feeling guilty.
On a moonlit fall night, a priest races to the home of Mr. Moulin running a motorcycle off the road and arriving just in time to catch the old man as he falls from a chair on which he stacked books in order to reach a bo
The Impact of massive Arab tourism in West Java is shown in the documentation of a park, where women must be escorted at all times. Everything – from the architecture and commerce to the edges of social and moral codes –
"Iiyak ang Langit" is an excruciating documentary that exposes the untold pain of the families struggling to survive after the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. Melinda is at the heart of this story—she lost h
Past and present merge through body and land connections to awaken ancient mythologies and spiritualities. Set in the present-day Philippines, the film depicts fairies and gods returning to the land as they are called ba
Lee, Yun-bok in his fourth grade lives in a poor family. His father is indulged in gambling, and his mother, who can no longer tolerate the cruelty of her husband, leaves home. Yet, Yun-bok comforts his younger brothers,
A disaster happened on the once happy planet: people stopped seeing the stars and became selfish and cruel. Only children do not give up hope of changing the world for the better. The boy Sasha and his brave friends, the
Inday Opil navigates the afterlife, eager to reach heaven. She must first embark on a journey untangling the weave of fate to be where she is meant to be.
Tony is a wily, pessimistic scam artist who uses an ancient superstition to build a hilariously enterprising business. Lam is his sometime business cohort and Chan is the kind-hearted boy next door who falls victim to To
After seven misfit ex-soldiers discover a covert cargo during a robbery, they find their village taken hostage and must stand up against the US army.
Using the language of cinema verite, Heaven or Hell follows ten years of Jose's life from Colombia, Venezuela and Spain, beginning as a homeless addict, capturing his hopes for the future.
After the death of their firstborn, a father turns to a life of substance abuse. Can the prayers of his youngest daughter bring her father back home?
Set against the 1981 Manila Film Center collapse, this reimagined drama follows workers whose stories intersect as they race to meet an impossible deadline-unaware that in 12 hours tragedy will strike.
The film follows Lamidi/Karounwi (Baba Sala) whose financial troubles deepen after he is deceived by a traditional diviner promising miraculous wealth. Despair eventually leads him toward suicide and an extraordinary jou
Portrait of Jonathan whose father committed suicide when he was only 8 years old. Now Jonathan is 11 and fights cancer.
A young mans nightmare intertwines with his reality, distorting his view on life and its meaning. Stuck, he searches for a way out.
An honest man emigrates to the capital in search of a better life, but ends up mired in extreme poverty along with his family; forced to overcome tragedy and despair to find, even in misery, a glimmer of hope.
People in Berlin with a passion for tango talk about this dance, to tango tones and dance moves.