A slave sold to a cotton factory by his own brother, with the help of the dead, returned for revenge with silent rage.
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Letter To My Tribe
Letter to My Tribe started with a question: Why don’t more Jews and Israelis speak out about Palestine? Over many years my mother and I have had numerous arguments. These form the backbone of this video essay in which journalists, activists and a rabbi are interviewed, and in which documentation of actions on the ground are woven with more personal family histories and journeys to Iraq and to Poland. The work addresses historic and contemporary moments of urgency.
Ukko
Ten-year-old girl Olei lives with her grandparents and her only friend – Kaunikki the cow in a withering Karelian village on the shores of the White Sea. Suddenly, the girl's grandfather passes away. While her grandmother, gripped by the bitterness of loss, conducts funeral rituals, Olei seeks solace in Kaunikki’s company. But on the funeral eve Kaunikki disappears, and the only person, who could help find her, is dead.
The Table Between Us
Growing up in an abusive, volatile home, drove Celia (Anna Primiani) to marry a man just like her step- father. Now seven years after her husband's death at the hands of her sister, Lily (Nikki Rae Hallow) the sisters finally meet within the confines of the prison. As they sit across the table, tormented by guilt and past mistakes, they're forced to face their inner demons as they seek redemption and hope for a future together.
Tell the wind too (Be Baad Ham Begou)
Shahriar, a rustic man, starts a journey of self-discovery after his father's demise. He, along with his beloved donkey, goes to find a special place, finding solace and trouble on the way. Peculiar encounters caution him against going further into nature, but he decides to continue his journey at all costs.
Gods & Devils
May 12 1885, the violent end to the Battle of Batoche is mere moments away as Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont prepare the remaining Métis Resistance fighters for their last stand against the Redcoat Soldiers final assault.