A film in two parts: a first act filmed as an observational documentary in the world’s largest flower market, followed by a fictional second act about a man, afflicted by a terminal illness, encountering a stranger in a train station bar. A radical reflection about time running out and what remains to be done, adapted from a play by Pirandello.
The chickens are suspicious, the relationships are dubious and businesses are shady. Margarita and Güte are stuck in their stagnant and unhealthy rural village. But they can‘t decide whether to leave the place or to change it. Meanwhile people are disappearing, the radio is sending messages and the world is awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Columba that will take humans to the edge of the solar system. "But out there is nothing" says someone at the dinner table.
Liu Xian will always remember the loneliest and bluest of summers when she was 15. After her mother has to go abroad for work, Xian is thrown into the care of her father, a free-spirited photographer, who she has barely seen since her parents’ divorce. He’s struggling financially and is fooling around with his assistant who has an 18-year-old daughter, Mingmei. Soon, Mingmei appears like a ray of shining light to Xian. During this restless summer, the conflict between the innocence and the impulses of youth will leave an indelible mark on Xian…
In the heart of the Arratia Valley, 13 youngsters will create a musical inspired by renowned Maurizia Aldeiturriaga, an iconic tambourine player who took Basque popular music by storm in the early 20th century. These young musicians, accompanied by three experts in traditional music and under Maurizia’s ever-present influence, will delve into a unique creative process in which they will grow musically to discover their own voices. This is a musical adventure that reveals the transforming power of music and the beauty of nature and tradition.
This unique cinematic experience dives deep into an artist’s work and reveals his life path, inspiration, and creative process. It explores his fascination with myth and history. Past and present are interwoven to diffuse the line between film and painting, allowing the audience to be completely immersed in the remarkable world of one of the greatest contemporary artists, Anselm Kiefer.
At last we are starting to hear the voice of women in the cinema industry. We celebrate it with this documentary on the Basque women filmmakers of yesterday and today, giving a global overview of the subject. Three female divers guide us through their films, their points of view, their dreams, their efforts to get somewhere, their contribution to the cinema and to society. We will discover the female pioneers and will be surprised by the work of master women filmmakers and the one of the youngest who are now succeeding in festivals.
