A 40-year-old graffiti wall becomes an archaeological site and a sgraffito sculpture as skrffologists reveal hundreds of layers of colorful paint representing decades of artistic, political and cultural expression.
It begins, as its name suggests, with heaven, and thus the almost biblical beginning of all beginnings. However, it is a man in work clothes who emerges from the cuboid floating through the air, and not a divine being.
Set to atmospheric jazz music by the Flemish-Norwegian band Donder, the viewer is drawn into a mysterious, visceral world where textures, shapes and notes all breathe in unison. A fusion of sculpture and animated narrative.
An old Beirut resident checks the obituaries page and attends funerals daily. His "mourning" routine reveals a journey of grieving and accepting the loss of a loved one, a home and a city.
An exploration into the insatiable greed of the African leader and the cost of betrayal. Against a backdrop of neocolonialism, we see the illusion of power, corruption that festers behind closed doors, and the silent suffering of a people forgotten by those meant to lead them.
When filmmaker Megan Wennberg's period went nuts, she thought her Uterus was out for revenge because she was almost 40 and hadn't given it a baby. But it turned out she had fibroids.
Under the rules, we are in a box, and within the box is one game after another. This movie uses the game as a metaphorical vehicle to explore the conflict between social discipline and self-will.
