In “Mariinka,” Belgian filmmaker Pieter-Jan De Pue tells another story of the war in Ukraine — this time through the perspective of five young people. All of them were at a...
The Brazilian film “Gugu’s World” starts quite literally true to its title by showing the audience its lead character’s room, full of everything he loves. Director Allan Deberton crams much story...
Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun sets his latest film, “Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars,” in the Ennedi desert of his native country. Following Kellou, a young woman who sees distressing visions...
Filmmaker Michał Marczak carves out a unique space for his documentary “Closure” within the non-fiction world. The film is set up as a moody mystery about a teenager who disappears one...
Filmmaker Brydie O’Connor gives herself a rather difficult task with “Barbara Forever.” She sets out to document the life and career of iconic lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer in the same medium...
Layal (Lubna Azabal) seems to be on the brink of a nervous breakdown. A college professor of Arabic who just quit smoking, she has no patience, her students’ incompetence infuriates her,...
