Dantza

BASED on symbols and metaphors from Basque dances, “Dantza” is an imaginative musical film about the cycle of life and the development of society. Dance is used to deal with universal subjects in this film: amongst other things, survival, beliefs, celebrations, love and the never-ending struggle against death. The simple, clear narrative is backed up by songs, movement and rhythm.

Director: Telmo Esnal

Air Conditioner

AN extraordinary story that navigates trough the magical neo-realism of an old building in downtown Luanda. When the city’s air conditioners mysteriously start to fall, Matacedo (security guard) and Zezinha (housemaid) have the mission of retrieving their boss’ ac. This mission will take them trough a world full of water leaks, cracks, cages of noisy generators and hope when they enter the mysterious semi-abandoned electrical shop of the neighborhood.

Director: Fradique

Beautiful Things

“BEAUTIFUL Things” is a journey into our obsessive consumption. The many objects we accumulate and we believe to be essential begin their production journey in silent secluded industrial and scientific sites. The film describes the hidden mechanical liturgy within four different remote locations where borderline men work in complete isolation without any interference from the outside world. These men trigger, unconsciously, the long chain of creation, transport, commercialization and destruction of the objects feeding our bulimic lifestyle.

Directors: Giorgio Ferrero, Federico Biasin

The Iron Hammer

THE Olympic Channel’s upcoming documentary “The Iron Hammer” follows Chinese volleyball-legend-turned Team USA coach Lang Ping’s journey from being one of the most popular sports stars in China, to winning a gold medal for China in the 1984 Olympics, to coaching the U.S. Olympic team two decades later, to returning to her home country, where she transformed its struggling national team into Olympic champions.

Director: Joan Chen

(SD-Agencies)