Directed by Paul Shemisi, Nizar Saleh, Rob Jacobs, and Anne Reijniers • 2022 • Congo, Belgium
Filmmakers Paul Shemisi and Nizar Saleh travel from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Germany for a screening of their new film. During a layover in Angola, they’re stopped at the airport because the airline doesn’t believe their documents to be real and taken to an illegal detention center. The filmmakers’ testimony—which offers eye-opening insight into the impossibility of safe and carefree travel for Congolese artists—stands in stark contrast to the seemingly peaceful images of cloud formations passing by an airplane window.
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Yaangna Plays Itself
Directed by Adam Piron • 2022 • United States
YAANGNA PLAYS ITSELF is an ode to the memories of El Aliso, the sycamore tree that once stood at the center of Yaangna, the Indigenous Gabrieleno village that Los Angeles grew out from.
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All the Days of May
Directed by Miryam Charles • 2023 • Canada
Starring Schelby Jean-Baptiste, Florence Blain MbayeFollowing the shooting of a documentary on the death of her daughter, a mother reflects on her own life and especially on the passing of time.