Thomas Ernst

Año 1970. La Guardia Costera de los EE. UU. se dispone a encontrarse con un barco soviético anclado frente a las costas Norteamericanas. Se ha programado una conferencia de un día entre las dos naciones para discutir los derechos de pesca en el Océano Atlántico. Mientras las conversaciones están en pleno apogeo, el marinero lituano Simas Kudirka salta al agua helada del Atlántico y nada hasta el barco estadounidense en un frenético intento de conseguir la libertad. Para su desgracia y ante el clamor de numerosos medios de comunicación mundiales, los estadounidenses lo devuelven a los soviéticos y Simas es juzgado por traición. El evento desencadena una serie de protestas en todo EE. UU. pidiendo su libertad. Toda esperanza parece perdida, hasta que aparece nueva información sobre Simas.

Ayouni follows two high profile figures of the Syrian revolution and asks how do you rebuild country when its civil society has been disappeared, killed and scattered across continents?

Vetri decided to find her fellow former child soldiers. They, like her, fought for the independence of the Tamil state in northern Sri Lanka. Talking together, they open up the traumas of war and reveal stories that were meant to be forgotten.

Self-effacing Hungarian pianist, József, has a unique talent for fusing contemporary jazz with traditional Roma music. This new sound catches the attention of the acclaimed saxophonist Tim Ries and the two begin performing together. József dreams of escaping his humdrum life and making it big in the home of jazz: America. Along the way, he conquers his demons and learns that when shooting for the stars, success is not the destination, but the journey itself.

Dragoslava has four TV sets, three grandchildren, two best friends, and a husband with whom she fights over a remote control. She keeps her private archive of memories of all major events in recent political history of five countries in which she has lived, without ever moving from her apartment. She is a trained poll monitor, passionate about her right to be in the minority, but more and more desperate as another early election approach.

H*ART ON dives off the deep end of modern art. A film about the yearning to create, to mould everyday emotions into a meaningful life and, most of all, to live beyond one's death. A struggle that gets to the existential core of each of us. How do you find meaning in everyday fear, love, sex and loneliness?

H*ART ON dives off the deep end of modern art. A film about the yearning to create, to mould everyday emotions into a meaningful life and, most of all, to live beyond one's death. A struggle that gets to the existential core of each of us. How do you find meaning in everyday fear, love, sex and loneliness?

As the carrier of a nation's hopes, there is a lot riding on Overdose. The successes of Hungary's premier racehorse have provided welcome relief from a decades-long legacy of fiscal austerity. But with Big Business cashing in on this symbol of optimism, the horse soon becomes a pawn in a game of egos and politics.

During a warm summer night, Róbert, a naive 17 year old, and Ferenc, the gypsy member of the high school drama group, are forced to deal with prejudices that have existed longer then themselves.