1960s Rural Thailand, 1960s. The father imparts his philosophy onto his daughter, Maem, while the political tensions are rising and Maem is courted by two very different young men, a feeble rickshaw driver and an ambitious, ruthless army chief. Fifty years later, the latter has become a disgraced general. Maem nurses her abusive husband during [...]
Zama
Jan Smacka2021-11-12T16:36:08+00:00Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating, to a better place. His situation is delicate. He must ensure that nothing overshadows his transfer. He is forced to accept submissively every task entrusted [...]
Spencer
Jan Smacka2021-12-07T16:24:35+00:00The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be a whole lot different. SPENCER [...]
Happening
Nikola Mirza2021-11-12T13:35:01+00:00France, 1963. In a society that censures women’s desires and sex in general, Anne, a young woman, decides to have an abortion to finish her studies and escape the social constraints of a working-class family. This simple but cruel story follows a woman who decides to go against the law. And Anne has little time [...]
Tragic Jungle
Jan Smacka2020-11-20T12:15:59+00:00Set 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 Smacka2021-03-16T11:48:38+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 [...]