Rita is an innocent, coming of age incident in the life of adolescent Erwin. When a chirpy Rita knocks on the door of a shy introvert Ervin one day, determined to make a new friend, his life takes a new turn. As their friendship blossoms, Erwin slowly transforms into a more confident person. But the, he discovers that the Rita…
Reverse is a cute little story of two lovers. It is that awkward moment when past lovers meet, hesitant to open up to each other and communicate like the old times. Student Director, Panya Zhu from Thailand, captures this little interlude with all the emotional undercurrents intact and delivers to the viewer with perfection. The protagonist of the film, a…
Set in the mid-nineteenth century France, White Wolf, Black Wolf is a screenplay by writer Florence Nahon, the life story of Edmond Jenard. We are introduced to the character of Edmond as a young delinquent, sentenced to serve his term for petty theft. While in prison, he makes a new friend, who awakens in Edmond the idea that he is…
It is time we listened to the voices. The voices of those who can’t speak. Director Riccardo Maffioli, in this cute little experimental short, They don’t have voices, but you can hear them speak, finds these voices in the words of Greta Tunberg. In Tunberg’s moving address at the 2018 climate talks in Poland, Maffioli discovers the collective voice of…
For the 135 million people of India, Mahatma Gandhi is not just a historical figure of reverence. He is an ideology, a philosophy and a way of life. All his life, Gandhi preached to millions of his followers, the path of ‘ahimsa’ or non-violence. But in the India of today, when an attempt is made to reflect over who holds…
This love letter to a torero (bullfighter) is an experimental film from Spain, directed by Ms Reyes Cabellero. This alluring dispatch pays eloquent tribute to the courageous women, from the intriguing world of espionage and counterintelligence; who have helped boost or gut war efforts of nations, depending on whose side they operate on. The film celebrates the free spirits of…