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Ex-con Kermek and his beloved Eva want to give up their crime-ridden lives in the steppes of Kazakhstan. He has a dream: to build a cinema in the mountains. Will Kermek's love for Alain Delon be strong enough to keep them away from crime gangs' violent clutches?
On a remote volcanic island – a place everyone wants to leave – Nana has learned to stay. Her mother Nia, who suffers from a mysterious illness, left soon after her birth. When Nana comes down with a high fever, she is sent to the foot of a volcano for treatment.
Saturday, June 14, 7:00 PM
EYEDROPS – Pragmatic dreamers, melancholic progressives, loud introverts. Their concerts have been described as paradoxically energizing while evoking a strong sense of melancholy, and the band’s message is marked by surprising honesty.
Today marks the end of Dante's contract with La Flaca, death personified. As Dante starts recalling who he was before he died, he aids Monet, a ghost desperate to return to his body before it decomposes.
It’s autumn. We see a huge sprawling conurbation of tower blocks built in the Soviet era – the neighbourhood called Lasnamäe. Mati is a young writer who lives alone in a two-bedroom apartment after his wife left him for his friend.
Sunday, June 15, 7:00 PM
Amphitrio is a contemporary jazz project initiated in 2020, featuring pianist and composer Andrei Petrache, bassist Mike Alex, and percussionist Philip Goron, all musicians with a solid foundation in classical and alternative music.
The story behind this trio speaks of friendship, the joy of playing and improvising in a well-knit group, despite each member simultaneously being involved in multiple other projects.
Russell Kingston, a lifelong extra, has spent decades on Hollywood’s periphery, slipping in and out of roles without ever stepping into the spotlight. A drifter in the world of cinema, he takes on the personas of the characters he has played, those he admires, and those he invents himself.
Hanna lives in a New Age Christian community in rural Denmark and longs to have a child. But her sheltered life starts to unravel as the unexpected arrival of her younger brother Jakob stirs up long-buried memories of their troubled past.
Monday, June 16, 7:00 PM
Gudrun Gut’s story spans many years, scenes, and sounds, from the “ingenious dilettantes” subculture of early 1980’s Berlin as part of Mania D, Einstürzende Neubauten, and Malaria! to Matador into an expansive solo catalog of later work.
Palestinian teenager Nasser and his older brother Yassin have been living in a Greek refugee camp, awaiting a decision on their asylum application. They pass the time recording comedy sketches, fantasizing of making zombie films and moving to Sweden.
A street in downtown Warsaw, Poland. Arjun Talwar immigrated here a decade ago from India but still struggles to fit in. „Wolf Street” hasn’t made it easy for him.
Tuesday, June 17, 7:00 PM
Kostiantyn Pochtar, better known as Postman, began his musical odyssey in Kyiv, crafting intimate 'city folk' songs with just a guitar and harmonica. His early works captured the everyday wonders of his hometown’s urban life, offering a raw, acoustic sound that reflected his surroundings. One of those early songs, ‘Kyivski Vulytsi’ (The Streets of Kyiv), was a huge success and has since been considered by many as an unofficial hymn of Ukraine’s capital.
Yerai Cortés is a rising star in Spain’s flamenco scene. Anton Álvarez aka C. Tangana met him at a party where Cortés played guitar under the Starlight satellites.
Łukasz L.U.C. Rostkowski is one of Poland’s most innovative musicians, known for his compositions that blend jazz with electronic music, hip-hop, and traditional rhythms.
Wednesday, June 18, 7:00 PM
Chiral, is a Transylvania based genre fluid musical duo founded by Sigílio Scattolini & Chill the Great. They popped up last year with the debut single ‘River Bank Hotel’ and their first EP ‘Opqosite words’. Their compelling melting pot of alternative R&B, elements of soul and influences of UK new wave jazz gives a lush yet energetic sound to the duo. As of this year they perform with a live band promoting their first EP as well as some of their upcoming sophomore EP material.
Thursday, June 19, 7:00 PM
Sorvina, New York-born now Berlin-based, is an artist whose music is as dynamic and evolving as her life story. Raised in a (relatively) quiet suburb of NYC, Sorvina first found her voice in the world of folk singer-songwriters, where her acoustic melodies and tragicomic lyricism painted vivid pictures of her inner world. But, as she continued along her personal and artistic journey, Sorvina soon grew courageous enough to admit one of her deepest most obscured dreams: to unironically become a rapper.
Beyond the river lies a world where suffering, poverty, and violence define everyday life. The film doesn’t explain or judge - it listens. With no external narration, the community tells its own story - with pain, with humor, with dignity.
Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband’s affair. Teacher Wang is a ‘mistress dispeller’ – a profession devoted to helping couples in the face of infidelity.
Inspired by the tragedy of Fântâna Albă on April 1, 1941, the film recounts the fate of a Romanian community in Bessarabia, massacred in a desperate attempt to find refuge from the Soviet occupation.
In a grim, claustrophobic apartment owned by a rich elderly woman, the inhabitants desperately try to relate to each other as they go about their bleak lives revealing their darkest secrets, fears, obsessions and hostilities.
In the summer of 1989, thousands of people from various nations and beliefs gathered in North Korea for a grand student festival that championed peace, friendship, and anti-imperialism. Here is a documentary about the festival that took place at a pivotal moment in history.
Saturday, June 21, 7:00 PM
Take four jazzmen with a passion for improvisation and techno clubbing and you get Photons, pianist Gauthier Toux’s new project, as much for dancing as for listening.
Aurora, the daughter of a religious leader, travels with her husband Joonas to celebrate their wedding anniversary with her parents and the congregation.
Sunday, June 22, 7:00 PM
Valeria Stoica is an indie-pop artist from the Republic of Moldova. She has a deep connection with nature which is where she spent her childhood and gets inspired by. Her first official single - “Remember” - was a great surprise for the Romanian indie-pop listeners. It has also proved to be an international success, with Spotify listeners from all over the world.
