My Memory is Full of Ghosts
Like a visual elegy, My Memory Is Full of Ghosts explores a reality caught between past, present and future in Homs, Syria. Behind the self-portrait of an exsanguinated population in search of normality, emerge memories of the city, haunted by destruction, disfigurement and loss. A deeply moving film, a painful echo of the absurdity of war and the strength of human beings.
"Punctuated by songs of lamentation, the film is elegiac in tone, a visual hymn for what Homs once was. While bearing witness to the pain left behind, " - Guardian
Nightwatchers
Montgenèvre, a ski resort on the Franco-Italian border. French law allows refugees to apply for asylum upon arrival in France. In practice, however, these individuals are often turned back to Italy by law enforcement without having had the opportunity to submit such an application. To access their fundamental rights, they continue their trek higher into the mountains. On the French side, volunteers from all walks of life take turns night after night to help refugees and guide them to safety in a refuge lower down in the valley. Nightwatchers offers an immersive experience, spending a night in the mountains with them.
"“It is a cinematic experience in a breathtaking twilight setting, bringing to light a vital and powerful closely-knit network,” - Variety
Relentless Memory
Margarita, a Mapuche academic, discovers in an unknown archive in Berlin the testimonies of Mapuche prisoners who were expelled from their territories during the military invasions that founded Argentina and Chile. Moved by the discovery, she embarks on a journey to retrace the deportation routes of her ancestors.
"Through a mix of archival material and present-day footage, Relentless Memory becomes a record of resistance and remembrance, poetically intertwining the Mapuche ancestral landscape with memories that were forcibly erased from the land and its people" - Sheffield Doc Fest
No Winter Holidays
Two lifelong rivals Ratima and Kalima have been appointed caretakers of their empty village. Now in the twilight of their lives, they must forget their past and help each other survive a long and harsh winter.
"Stunningly shot, capturing the full magnificence of the mountain landscape while never losing focus on its subjects...a fascinating portrait of rivalry, loneliness, old age and womanhood" - Sheffield Doc Fest
The Guest
In 2021, the border area between Poland and Belarus became a forbidden zone, three kilometers wide, where refugees found themselves brutally trapped. They had become the stakes in a political game: Belarus supposedly guaranteed free passage to the EU, but in Poland the refugees met with pushbacks, forcing them back across the border. Once in Belarus again, they were driven back towards Poland—a horrific stalemate in an inhospitable landscape of treacherous marshes.
"The tension is palpable in this sensitive, sharply observant documentary. Without a hint of sensationalism, the camera reads the emotions on the faces of the silent Polish family members and their grateful guest. The situation is dire, and a solution remains out of reach. Yet, at the same time, the film is permeated by the warmth of human help and contact" - IDFA, Winner Best Cinematography, International Competition.