Sylvie Gadmer

After a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror. A feminist counterpoint to current reporting from the Sahel region.

In an unexplored vault in Belgrade, the capital of the former Yugoslavia, lies a collection of films known as “the Labudović Reels.” On them are images of African and Asian liberation movements and revolutionary leaders that defined the era of the 1960s. How is it that the archive of these revolutions lies on another continent, forgotten in a film archive? The answer to this question takes us into the story behind the images, on an intimate voyage with the man who filmed them. As the cameraman of Yugoslav president Tito, Stevan Labudović captured an era of politics, personality and promise, filming the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement. Sent on missions by the President to film liberation wars, he would play a key role in the information battles that defined the era of decolonization. Together with Ciné-Guerillas, this film diptych examines the legacy of these extraordinary archives, seeking to project their political vision forward.

An archival road trip with Stevan Labudović, cameraman to Yugoslav President Tito and cinematic eye of the Algerian revolution, investigating the role of cinema in the liberation struggles of the Third World and reconstructing the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Alone, Eva Fahidi returned home to Hungary after WWII. At 20 years of age, she had survived Auschwitz Birkenau, while 49 members of her family were murdered, including her mother, father, and little sister. Today, at age 90, Eva is asked to participate in a dance theatre performance about her life's journey. This would be her first experience performing on a stage. Reka, the director, imagines a duet between Eva and a young, internationally acclaimed dancer, Emese. Reka wants to see these two women, young and old, interact on stage, to see how their bodies, and stories, can intertwine. Eva agrees immediately. Three women - three months - a story of crossing boundaries. Whilst the extraordinary moments of Eva's life are distilled into theater scenes, a truly wonderful and powerful relationship forms among the three women.

After the brutal massacre of his family in Haiti, Francis Desrances resettles in the Ivory Coast. Years later Francis, his wife Aissey and 12-year-old daughter Haila await the birth of a son, who to Francis' excitement and Haila's irritation is immediately regarded as the worthy heir to the Desrances name. As the birth looms, civil war erupts in Abidjan and amidst the melee Aissey goes missing. Haila courageously steps forward in ways that challenge her father's notion of what constitutes a rightful heir. Cementing her status as a bold voice in contemporary filmmaking, Apolline Traoré's domestic drama escalates into an intense thriller that mounts a passionate challenge to commonly-held gender roles, whilst also highlighting the human cost of civil strife.

For Serbian filmmaker Mila Turajlic, a locked door in her mother's apartment in Belgrade provides the gateway to both her remarkable family history and her country's tumultuous political inheritance.

Julie, a woman who is unlucky in love despite her bubbly demeanor. Her job at a bookstore takes an interesting twist when she discovers a book titled "Happiness Can Be Learned," and she sets out to fix her love life once and for all.

A sprawling, masterful depiction of a day in the life of Algiers by arguably Algeria’s greatest living filmmaker, Merzak Allouache.

После смерти матери Анни, разбирая старые фотографии, делает открытие, которое заставляет её усомниться во всем, что она знала о самой себе. Погрузившись в воспоминания, Анни обращается в прошлое, восстанавливая первые годы брака ее родителей, и постепенно узнает об истории, что была в жизни ее матери. Она старается понять, что ее мать знала о большой любви, такой сверкающей и недолговременной…

Algeria region of the high flatlands. As Islamist groups continue to spread terror, Rashid, a young Jihadist, leaves the mountains to return to his village. In keeping with the law « of pardon and national harmony », he has to surrender to the police and give up his weapon. He thus receives amnesty and becomes a « repenti ». But the law cannot erase his crimes and for Rachid it's the beginning of a one-way journey of violence, secrets and manipulation.

Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.

«Это невозможно, что ты делаешь целыми днями?! Я не могу все делать за тебя!» - примерно так ругаются некоторые супруги, после нескольких лет прожитых вместе. Ариадна и Хьюго вместе уже 10 лет и их семейная жизнь давно превратилась в рутину и взаимные упреки, но однажды их терпению приходит конец. Они решают поменяться местами. Теперь муж будет вести все домашнее хозяйство и смотреть за детьми, а жена делать карьеру и ездить на деловые встречи. Тут-то и возникает множество забавных и комичных ситуаций, которые станут настоящей проверкой для них. Так ли беззаботна жизнь на другой стороне постели?…

A biopic of famous French writer Françoise Sagan, best known for her groundbreaking first book, Bonjour Tristesse.

По самым высоким горным перевалам Гималаев странствует бесстрашный Джалан и его верные друзья, зарабатывающие на жизнь, грабя бесчисленные караваны. Но с загадочным появлением красавицы Ушны все меняется. Она не желает покидать Джалана и безошибочно ведет банду разбойников к новым добычам и указывает им новые неизвестные тропы, по которым идут богатые караваны, получая уважение мужчин и восхищение Джалана. Джалан без оглядки влюбляется в эту таинственную женщину. Их любовь крепнет, но отношения с верными друзьями в самой банде становятся напряженней день ото дня. До сих пор вся добыча делилась поровну, но делить Ушну с кем бы то ни было Джалан не желает. Продолжая рисковать на Шелковом Пути Джалан и Ушна переходят от воровства материальных ценностей к попыткам вмешаться в то, во что вмешиваться не следует и пересекают границы сверхъестественного на пути к бессмертию.

The challenge of the "Truth and Reconciliation Commission" set up by Nelson Mandela in South Africa is to achieve a truly democratic society. Composed of 17 members and Desmond Tutu, this Commission will be relayed throughout the country by groups called "Khulumani" (literally: "Free the Word"). For a little over a year, it will invite victims, perpetrators and witnesses of apartheid to tell the truth about the past. The filmmakers have been authorized to follow this incredible process, which should lead to the re-founding of the nation, for its entire duration. The film focuses on the collective character of the Commission, crossed by ethical, political and philosophical questions, as well as on a few characters, victims and executioners, linked by a common history. They are filmed in their interrogations and their steps to re-establish a link between a past and a possible future.

Augustin Dos Santos is a benign simpleton with a slight stammer. He's serious about his part-time job as a clerk for an insurance company, and he also acts, with small parts under his belt in commercials and experimental films. An agent finds his serious innocence perfect for a part as an odd bellman. Before his screen test, he volunteers for a day at a hotel. At his screen test, his inability to see the comic center of the scene makes him perfect for the part. Back at work, women co-workers tease him, and then he's off to the countryside to play a vet in a government film about myxomatosis in rabbits. Can anything break through his serious view of reality?

Ariel, a young French Jew, decides to leave his family to go to Israel and secretly become an agent of Mossad, the Israeli secret service. After years of training, his first mission is in Paris to steal secrets from Remy Prieur, a French atomic scientist.