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A Good Man

2012 · ★ 9

Bryan Wilmoth is the oldest of eight children who grew up in a very strict household. Eventually, all the siblings became estranged from their parents. At StoryCorps, Bryan told his brother mike about the day their father discovered that Bryan was gay.

After So Long

2022 · ★ 10

“After So Long // बरसों बाद” is a visual poetry set in Mumbai (India) and voiced by Simha and their parents to symbolise their connection with each other; a walkabout through time and memories. Directed by Varsha Panikar, the film takes inspiration from vintage-home-movie culture to create a contemplative and nostalgic vignette of an artist’s spiritual journey out of the darkness and into the light.

Pinball

2026

In this contemplative coming of age portrait, Yosef, a spirited athlete, is becoming more aware of his family history, after being displaced from their Iraqi homeland.

Shelley in Wonderland

2021

Shelley is a timid elderly lady who is competing in the Miss Senior USA pageant. Immersion in an extravagant world that also touches on the universal need for visibility, beauty and being included.

Sisterhood

2021

Filmmaker Sophie Dros enters into a dialogue with strong women in a powerfull document about being a woman in the Netherlands today. Inspired by Simone de Beauvoir's essay The second sex, filmmaker Sophie Dros (winner of the NFF Debut Competition 2017) talks to four women and a group of young girls. Together they go in search of universal stories; about dealing with expectations, empathy and connection, desires, fear, need for confirmation and losing control.

Charles: In His Own Words

2023 · ★ 5.7

A documentary special that provides a rare view into the real Charles behind the headlines… told in his own words.

Pogoniskos

2015

A trip to Pogoniskos, a Greek village in the northern borders of Epirus. Stories about war, but also about fairies. Without a purpose and without an end. Our grandfather was the narrator, while our grandmother took care of us. Their return to their roots made our own journey unique.

La identidad que hemos construido

Marcela, Anabella and Estrella are three trans women who have defied the lifespan expected for a trans person. Through their recollections, one explores the memory’s strength, resistance and love for life of these three women.

Happy Birthday

2021

A girl and her grandmother celebrate a birthday on a summer day in Maine.

A Taboo Identity

2017 · ★ 3

Sociologist David W. Wahl explores the identity work involved in Kay Parker shifting from being a legend of the adult film industry to her current occupation as a metaphysical counselor.

Better Than I Was

2024

After six years of estrangement, Gene returns home for Thanksgiving. In the events leading up to dinner, Gene attempts to reconnect with their sister and brother, both resentful of Gene's long absence, while the unwavering conservatism of their parents poses a challenge to Gene's authenticity.

Pinocchio

1986 · ★ 4

An old man named Geppetto creates a wooden puppet named Pinocchio who comes to life