Directed by Svetlana Romanova • 2023 • Russia
Filmed in the Yakutian Arctic and constructed out of personal poems and notes, this visual essay poses questions about our perception of contemporaneity and image production’s intersection with the creation of narratives around the idea of love (romantic, platonic, intimate, and maternal),
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at the bamboo green
Directed by Xiaolu Wang • 2024 • United States
A one-take recording captures a family’s visit to the bamboo green at the foot of the Helan Mountains.
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Before Seriana
Directed by Samy Benammar • 2024 • Algeria, Canada
“Mom, you brought me back to our homeland. All I know about these harsh landscapes I learned from books written by the hand that burned these mountains. I try to undo the colonial myths engraved into my memory, but the hills escape my gaze. Do y...
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Landscape Suspended
Directed by Naghmeh Abbasi • 2022 • Iran, Canada
Through an interrogation of the landscape of Iran’s Shaho Mountain, LANDSCAPE SUSPENDED reflects on the sociopolitical history and violence that surround the people who reside in the region.
