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A Family (Une Famille) (Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Christine Angot; Writer: Christine Angot)
Cinematographic journey of French novelist Christine Angot, who was abused by her father for years.
My Stolen Planet (Sayyareye dozdide shodeye man) (Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Farahnaz Sharifi; Writer: Farahnaz Sharifi)
Farah, an Iranian woman, is forced to migrate to her private planet to be free. She buys other people’s memories in the form of Super 8 films and records and archives her own to create an alternative history of Iran.
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Pictures Of Ghosts (Retratos Fantasmas) (Year: 2023; Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho)
A portrait of the city of Recife, re-envisioned in its 20th Century glory through the remains of the cinema palaces which were central to its busy social milieu.
Full Review See: Kleber Mendonça Filho in conversation on Pictures Of Ghosts, the films of Agnès Varda, Manoel de Oliveira and Martin Scorsese
Realm Of Satan (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Scott Cummings; Writer: Scott Cummings)
An experiential portrait depicting Satanists in both the everyday and in the extraordinary as they fight to preserve their lifestyle: magic, mystery, and misanthropy.
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Reas (Country: Argentina, Germany, Switzerland; Year: 2023; Director: Lola Arias; Stars: Yoseli Arias, Ignacio Amador Rodriguez, Estefy Harcastle)
A group of prison inmates re-enact their lives and sentences, balancing memories with fantasy.
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