In this curated library section, the films deal with different forms of human movements that are relevant to the time in the set African country. The films use the camera as a tool to unearth stolen objects from Africa, document the women that fought vehemently for women’s rights, reconstruct historic events, as well as to capture memories of colonization and the subsequent consequences of neo-colonial struggles that force many young people to risk their lives to cross the Sahara desert to get to Europe.
On a le Temps Pour Nous (Time is on Our Side) by , Belgium / Senegal / Burkina Faso, 2019
Madame Brouette by , Senegal, 2002
L’Escale (The Stopover) by , DR Congo / Belgium, 2022
Le Cri de La Mer (The Cry of The Sea) by , Senegal, 2008
Ainsi Meurent Les Anges (And So Angels Die) by , Senegal, 2000
Tableau Ferraille by , Senegal, 1997
Ça Twiste à Popenguine (Twisting in Popenguine) by , Senegal, 1994
You Hide Me by , Ghana, 1970
When Women Speak by , Ghana, 2022
Independência (Independence) by , Angola, 2015
Uprize! by , South Africa, 2017
The space of Post-Reformasi Cinema in Indonesia is complex and enigmatic. It serves as a reflection of the disparate ideologies, conflicts, regimes, and the fragmented nature of Indonesia’s historical narratives. With the advent of more accessible, affordable, and portable cameras, filmmakers are now able to explore and connect the diverse threads of Indonesia’s multifaceted histories, offering new perspectives on its evolving identity.
Pesantren (A Boarding School) by , Indonesia / Japan / Qatar / South Africa / Finland, 2019
Cerita Dari Pulau Karaka (A Story From Karaka Island) by , Indonesia, 2014
Welu de Fasli (Candlenut’s Fasli) by , Indonesia, 2017
Sugiharti Halim by , Indonesia, 2008
Golden Memories (Petite Histoire of Indonesian Cinema) by , Indonesia, 2018
Mayday! May Day! Mayday! by , Indonesia, 2022
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Sedap Malam (Agave Amica) by , Indonesia, 2022
Maryam by , Indonesia, 2014
Mangga Golek Matang di Pohon (The Mangoes) by , Indonesia, 2012
Saya di Sini, Kau di Sana (A Tale of the Crocodile’s Twin) by , Indonesia, 2022
Segudang Wajah Para Penantang Masa Depan (The Myriad Faces Of The Future Challengers) by , Indonesia, 2022
Di Balik Cahaya Gemerlapan (Sang Arsip) (Behind the Flickering Light (The Archive)) by , Indonesia, 2013
Naga yang Berjalan di Atas Air (The Dragon Who Walks On The Water) by , Indonesia, 2012
Letters to the Future features a selection of Southeast Asian films that offer contemporary commentaries. These letters, written from our standpoint in a time when recording devices have become more accessible and democratic, serve as reflections and trajectories of hopes that were once full of promise but have since diverged in different directions. This collection of films acts as mirrors to a Southeast Asia that was once a landscape to behold—a region of tigers, garudas, elephants, fertile soil, volcanoes, and vast forests, where populations were more closely connected to one another. Through these small yet profound narratives, the films capture the essence of a region that has witnessed both unity and fragmentation.
To Pick A Flower by , Philippines, 2021
Lumapit Sa Akin, Paraiso (Come to Me, Paradise) by , Philippines / Canada, 2017
This selection of films from the African continent and its Diaspora explores the complexities of mental health in societies where the technical term may not exist, yet the experience is deeply felt. Through nuanced storytelling, the films thoughtfully address the care both given and received within diverse communities, while confronting the challenges, stigma, and silence that often surround mental health. They invite viewers to reflect on how communal bonds, traditions, and personal resilience offer pathways to healing, presenting not only struggles but also profound moments of hope and recovery.
Fofo Means Father by , Ghana, 2023
Cinema might have originated in the West, but in South Asia it is domesticated and venerated. Bolly, Lolly, Tolly, Kolly, and other woods of the region have thrived, conforming to and even amplifying the inherent social hierarchies and cultural hegemonies of the region, namely caste, class, religion, languages, clan, aesthetics, and geography, among others. Yet the cinematic expressions that did not conform to this hegemony were bereaved of a wider exposure.
To Miss the Woods invites the audience to literally ‘miss the woods for the trees’ and explore the diverse cinematic flora that has emerged beyond the defined woods. We present to you a bouquet of films from South Asia that are a labor of love and are made with care for community rather than the market. We hope that this selection will inspire and challenge the audience to reimagine the South Asian cinemascape.
বাগানিয়া / Baganiya (Garden of Memories) by , Bangladesh, 2019
Turup (Checkmate) by , India, 2017
Movements of Migration by , UK, 2022
The Land of My Forefathers by , Pakistan, 2021
Sindhustan by , India, 2019
Trans Kashmir by , India, 2022
Eye Test by , India, 2017
Blood Earth by , India, 2013
A Walnut Tree by , Pakistan, 2015
Afro Queer Voices focuses on Black Queer visibility of African LGBTQIA+ filmmakers or their protagonists reclaiming their narratives.
This library section presents engaging images of African queerness and gender fluidity highlighting the oppression experienced by LGBTQIA+ individuals on the African continent and beyond. With this program, we invite audiences to immerse themselves in the complexities of Black Queer love and explore the controversies around homosexuality and Queerness in different African communities. The films navigate between Queer rights, politics, and culture, as well as internal suffering, abandonment, and the struggle for acceptance.
With Afro Queer Voices, we learn that the forms of resistance invented by Queer communities, especially those experiencing compounded oppression, vary. As we witness the pain of loss due to family abandonment, hate crime, violence, and psychological abuse, young African Queers escape without a known destination and slim chances of survival. Resistance becomes an underground life of alternative families and kin as support networks aiming to provide shelter, comfort, and safety to those expelled from their original homes.
The program aspires to navigate issues of social injustice and politics, underlining that the global Afro Queer community is not only an integral part of Queer cultures that require historical acknowledgment, but also a significant cornerstone of global feminist social movements.
Stud Life by , UK, 2012
Difficult Love by , South Africa, 2010
I Am Samuel by , Kenya, 2020
How Not to Date While Trans by , USA, 2022
Umunthu by , Malawi, 2013
The Art of Sin by , Sudan / Norway, 2020
Ìfé by , Nigeria, 2020
Country Love by , Nigeria, 2022
Forbidden Fruit by , Zimbabwe / Germany, 2001
Tchindas by , São Vicente, Cape Verde, 2015
Thanks to the democratization of production resources and digital communication channels, new voices are contributing to a cinema in Latin America that challenges hegemonic structures, criticizes the colonizing eye, and yields new narratives proposed by female, indigenous, black, mixed, queer, diasporic people, and others. Despite the vastness of the films’ contents, a deep humanity can be found within the resilience of these nations.
In this collection, we give prominence to new voices that express themselves freely and become the subject of their own images, while exploring different ways of thinking about Latin American experiences. Dreams and intimacies often collide with violence, abandonment, or impositions, but share the unwavering desire for a better future.
Días de Luz (Days of Light) by , Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama, 2019
Ibegwa by , Panama, 2021
El Amparo by , Venezuela, Colombia, 2016
Los Lobos (The Wolves) by , Mexico, 2019
Sola (Alone) by , Peru, 2023
Iwianch, el Diablo Venado (Iwianch, the Devil Deer) by , Ecuador, 2020
Wiñaypacha (Eternity) by , Peru, 2017
Lok Sath (People’s Tribunal) by , Pakistan / Germany, 2018
Lo Que La Tierra Recuerda (What The Soil Remembers) by , Ecuador / Sudáfrica, 2023
What The Soil Remembers by , Ecuador, South Africa, 2023
بين موتين / Bayna Mawtayn (Between Two Deaths) by , Occupied Golan Heights / Syria / Palestine, 2015
Soundless Dance by , France, Sri Lanka, 2019
Slingshot Hip Hop by , Palestine, 2008
Al Otro Lado de La Niebla (Behind the Mist) by , Ecuador, 2023
Khartoum Offside by , Sudan, Norway, Denmark, France, 2019
Caméra d’Afrique (Twenty Years of African Cinema) by , Tunisia, 1983
La Saison des Hommes (The Season of Men) by , Tunisia, 2000
Monangambeee by , Algeria, 1969
Rekava by , Sri Lanka, 1956
La Noire De… by , Senegal, 1966
Borom Sarret by , Senegal, 1963
Tajouj by , Sudan, 1977