Chiapas, southeastern Mexico. When the people of Tila and other villages run the town hall out of their territory, they face the challenge of exercising self-governance. "A Bigger Place" explores the day-to-day construction of autonomy, revealing a broad interweaving of people, generations, spirits and landscapes. It plunges us into the heart of a collective process, where self-governance becomes a responsibility towards oneself and others. A Zapatista-inspired adventure in Ch'ol Mayan territory
FRANCE
WHERE THERE IS LOVE, THERE IS NO DARKNESS
Seydou, a migrant from Senegal, works long hours as a food
delivery driver in Paris, navigating a city that barely acknowledges
his existence. Each ride is a step toward supporting his family back
home, but the demands of his job make survival an uphill battle. The
streets of Paris, both alluring and indifferent, become a test of his
endurance against an exploitative system.
His routine includes fleeting interactions—with customers who don’t
see him, fellow workers facing the same struggles, and
The Bridge
Foued, a young director, helps out a childhood friend, Tita, by filming the shooting of his hip-hop video. During a shooting scene with Safa, they find a packet of cocaine. They decide to sell it in small quantities at a trendy nightclub in Tunis. Every night, they cross the bridge connecting the two suburbs of Tunis. But things take an unexpected turn.
Red Emma
Emma Goldman is called in the middle of the night to assist the delivery of a baby in a poor Jewish family of Brooklyn, with many mouths to feed. She tries to alleviate the suffering of the woman in labour. Back home, she is confronted by her partner Ed, exhausted by her absences. Forced to choose between her love for him and her activism, she writes the influencial speech "The Tragedy of Woman’s Emancipation" (1906).
Ya Hanouni
While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them: who will manage to get the baby to say the first word?
Memories of Vincennes (Memoires du Bois)
The Bois de Vincennes. The ruins of a colonial exposition building where strange voices and old images slumber that no one wants to revive. Yet Moussa has only one obsession: to keep close to him his friend whose lifeless body has returned to Senegal.