Archives: Film

by Martin Rosen, UK, USA, Canada, 1978, 90′.

Italian version

The film recounts the dramatic adventures of a group of rabbits led by the wise and enterprising Hazel, who are forced to look for a new land to settle in after one of them, young Quintilio, has a vision of the destruction of their rabbit hutch located on Watership Hill in Hempshire. The film’s style, bare and raw, echoes the artistic wishes of John Hubley, the first director who was later replaced when he died prematurely.

by Dash Shaw, USA, 2021, 95′

Original version with Italian subtitles

Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a legendary dream-eating hybrid creature. Second film by the visionary American artist and cartoonist Dash Shaw, winner of the Innovator Prize at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

by Michaela Pavlátová, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, 2021, 85′

Original version with Italian subtitles

When Herra, a young Czech woman, falls in love with Nazir, an Afghan boy, she has no idea what future awaits her in the family that will welcome her in post-Taliban Afghanistan.

(Ikuta No Kita)

by Koji Yamamura, Japan, France, 2021, 64′

Original version with Italian subtitles

Presented by the director Koji Yamamura (videocall). There are many Norths, and they are all very lonely. Even if you meet a lot of people, it is difficult to keep track of them.

First selection (about 60′)

Lessons in the Kitchen by Mariana Ferreira, Portugal, 2021

MOM by Kajika Aki Ferrazzini, France, 2021;

Tales from the Multiverse by Magnus MØller, Mette Tange & Peter Smith, Denmark, 2020;

Polka-dot boy by Sarina Nihei, France, 2020;

Dad is gone by Pere Ginard, Spain, 2020;

by Santiago López Jover, Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Germany/Austria, 2021, 85′

Original version with Italian subtitles

The story, set in the 1960s in a small village in the Austrian hinterland, tells the story of the son of an innkeeper – known by everyone as the “Brat” – who continually clashes with the narrow-minded and ultra-Catholic mentality of his fellow citizens.

by Hye-mi Kim (South Korea), 2020, 77′

Original version with Italian subtitles

The protagonist Se-hyeon, a professional climber, is preparing for the World Climbing Championship. After an accident, Se-hyeon has a miscarriage, but doesn’t think about it because her mind is focused on the competition she wants to win.

(La traversée) by Florence Miailhle, France, 2021, 84′

Original version with Italian subtitles

A village plundered, a family on the run and two lost children on their way to exile. The film, Florence Miailhe’s first, was made with the technique of animated painting.