Festival Calendar

VIDEOHEAVEN

By Alex Ross Perry

Videoheaven traces the evolution of the video store, once a vital space that shaped film culture and re-defined the way we interacted with movies and each other.

AIR MATA DI KUALA LUMPUR (TEARS IN KUALA LUMPUR)

By Ridhwan Saidi

Inspired by the last song composed by the film and music icon P. Ramlee, Ridhwan Saidi’s film explores the ever-evolving identity of present-day Kuala Lumpur.

MAGELLAN (MAGALHÃES)

By Lav Diaz

Magellan is an intimate portrait of the 16th century Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, starring Gael García Bernal in the titular role.

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

By Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras’ moving portrait of the life, practice, and activism of Nan Goldin, one of the most important and influential artists of her generation.

HOME TO HE(ART)

By Gözde Zehnder and Russel Zehnder

This documentary looks at how Singapore artist Chen Wen Hsi had lived and worked in his last place of residence—5 Kingsmead Road.

TURANG

By Bachtiar Siagian

Leftist filmmaker Bachtiar Siagian’s Turang depicts the resistance efforts of ordinary villagers in the larger nationalist struggle against Dutch colonial rule.

GENERAL CARTOON

By Tha Du

This Burmese satire reveals the absurdities of a world governed by ‘the law of the jungle,’ fusing poignant social commentary with dark humour.

LA CAZA (THE HUNT)

By Carlos Saura

Simmering tension underpins this film of men on a rabbit hunt. This film by acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura was his first international breakthrough.

WOMEN ARE NATURALLY CREATIVE—AGNÈS VARDA (LES FEMMES SONT DE NATURE CRÉATIVES—AGNÈS VARDA)

By Katja Raganelli

This portrait of the visionary French New Wave director, Agnès Varda, offers a glimpse into her collaborative practice and views on a feminist movement in cinema.

Part of a double bill with The Long Road to the Director’s Chair

THE LONG ROAD TO THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR

By Vibeke Løkkeberg

This film brings to life the original recordings of the first International Women's Film Seminar in 1973, an important milestone in the history of feminist filmmaking.

Part of a double bill with Women Are Naturally Creative—Agnès Varda

SOMBER TIDES (MARÉE NOIRE)

By Chantal Caron

Directed by celebrated Québécois choreographer Chantal Caron, this short film is a poignant meditation on our relationship with the natural environment.

Part of a double bill with No More History Without Us

NO MORE HISTORY WITHOUT US (NÃO HAVERÁ MAIS HISTÓRIA SEM NÓS)

By Priscilla Brasil

Priscilla Brasil rewrites 19th century narratives that have shaped the image of the Amazon and its people, in this powerful instance of postcolonial cinema.

Part of a double bill with Somber Tides

PEPPERMINT FRAPPÉ

By Carlos Saura

Winning the Silver Bear for Best Direction at Berlinale in 1968 for this film, Carlos Saura directs this psychological thriller of infatuation and obsession.

DAMORTIS

By Briccio Santos

A haunting meditation on faith, power and the human cost of divinity, Damortis, originally shot on 16mm film, is a landmark of Philippine independent cinema.

QUEEN’S PALACE

By Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing

Queen’s Palace portrays the experiences of a group of women activists and artists from Myanmar who have sought temporary asylum at a shelter in Mae Sot, a border town in Thailand.

Part of a double bill with Timestamp

TIMESTAMP (STRICHKA CHASU)

By Kateryna Gornostai

Quietly assertive, Kateryna Gornostai’s Timestamp chronicles the state of learning in school classrooms across Ukraine today, as the country defends itself in war.

Part of a double bill with Queen’s Palace

1978 FOOTAGES

By Virgilio "Pandy" Aviado

This film captures the friendship, collaboration and shared adventurous spirit between two pioneers in Philippine experimental filmmaking.

Film 1 of 4 in Through Artists’ Eyes: Southeast Asian Documentaries

PACER

By Banchong Kosalwat

Banchong Kosalwat, a pioneer of Thai experimental film, created this empathetic documentary on racehorses while he was based in the United States.

Film 2 of 4 in Through Artists’ Eyes: Southeast Asian Documentaries

META EKOLOGI (META ECOLOGY)

By Gotot Prakosa

In this mesmerising film, Gotot Prakosa captures a performance of human bodies melding with the earth.

Film 3 of 4 in Through Artists’ Eyes: Southeast Asian Documentaries

RECUERDO OF TWO SUNDAYS AND TWO ROADS THAT LEAD TO THE SEA

By Bibsy Carballo, Romy Vitug and Emmanuel Torres

This wistful documentary focuses on funeral rituals in Navotas, a fishing town in the Philippines which has one of the largest fish ports in Southeast Asia.

Film 4 of 4 in Through Artists’ Eyes: Southeast Asian Documentaries

THE GLEANERS AND I (LES GLANEURS ET LA GLANEUSE)

By Agnès Varda

By turns playful, philosophical, and satirical, this is an essay film in which director Agnès Varda sets out on a journey to gather the stories of modern-day gleaners.

FORAGERS

By Jumana Manna

Foragers chronicles the long-running disputes over the practice of foraging for edible wild plants native to Palestine/Israel.

WE ARE TOAST

By Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen

We Are Toast is an expanded cinema performance by Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen that utilises multiple 16mm film projectors to create a live film.