Set in the 1920s in the deep thickets of a Mayan tropical rainforest "Tragic Jungle" follows Agnes (Indira Andrewin), a young woman trying desperately to escape with her sister from the white British landowner she doesn’t want to marry. With the man armed and on her trail, she barely gets away, and is discovered by [...]

This is not a Burial, it’s a Resurrection
Jan Smacka2020-11-20T11:48:14+00:00In the mountains of Lesotho, an 80-year-old widow awaits her son’s return, only to learn of his demise. Yearning for her own death after the loss of her last remaining family member, she puts her affairs in order and makes arrangements to be buried in the local cemetery. Her careful plans are abruptly upset by [...]
Never Gonna Snow Again
Jan Smacka2020-11-20T11:40:52+00:00A masseur from the East enters the lives of the rich residents of a bland, walled off community. Despite their wealth, the residents emit an inner sadness, a longing. The mysterious newcomer’s hands heal, his eyes seem to penetrate their souls. To them, his Russian accent sounds like a song from the past, a memory [...]
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Jan Smacka2020-12-11T14:30:46+00:00Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to [...]
Apples
Jan Smacka2020-11-20T11:38:47+00:00Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes amnesia, middle-aged Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities. Assigned daily tasks on cassette tapes so he can create new memories and document them on camera, Aris slides back into ordinary life, meeting Anna, a woman who is also in [...]
Gaza Mon Amour
Jan Smacka2020-11-20T11:37:34+00:00Gaza, today. Sixty-year-old fisherman Issa is secretly in love with Siham, a woman who works as a dressmaker at the market. Finally determined to propose, Issa discovers an ancient statue of Apollo in his fishing net, which he decides to hide at home. When the Hamas discovers the existence of this mysterious treasure, troubles start [...]
Careless Crime
Jan Smacka2020-11-20T11:36:26+00:00Forty years ago, during the uprising to overthrow the Shah’s regime in Iran, protestors set fire to movie theatres as a way of showing opposition to Western culture. Many cinemas were burned down. In one tragic case, a theatre was set on fire with four hundred people inside, most of whom were burned alive. Now, [...]
The Disciple
Jan Smacka2020-11-20T11:35:27+00:00Sharad Nerulkar has devoted himself to becoming an Indian classical vocalist. Initiated into this centuries-old tradition by his father, he follows his dream with sincerity and discipline, committing himself entirely to his artistic journey. As he strives to attain the highest level of his craft, he traces his way through the hallowed mysteries and rituals [...]
Nr. 7 Cherry Lane
Jan Smacka2020-11-20T11:34:06+00:00During the rise of the materialistic comfort of life in the 1960s, there emerges an undercurrent of danger in Hong Kong. No.7 Cherry Lane tells the tale of Ziming, a Hong Kong University undergraduate, entangled between his amorous feelings for a self-exiled mother Mrs Yu from Taiwan in the White Terror period, and her beautiful [...]
Girimunho
Jan Smacka2020-11-20T11:33:03+00:00In the backlands of Minas Gerais, where time seems to pass at the river’s pace, two elderly women keep the whirlwind of life in full swirl. Bastú has just lost her husband and seeks comfort in daily life. Helping her through it is Maria, whose drum pounds with all the joy and power of her [...]