Themes: Documentary

here and not here still

here and not here

A film diary, in 15 short dispatches, from a place that both does and does not exist – a state in waiting, a geography beyond,

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Forest Futures

Forest Futures is a poetic and thought-provoking film that visits ancient forest ecosystems from the earth’s past, imagines future forests in the face of changing

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Penkelemes

The University of Ibadan is an example of the university as a colonial project, one that sets the standard of success, of living the good

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The Glass Booth

The Glass Booth casts a cinematic spotlight on the role of the interpreter, revealing their complex role as both witness and mediator. First employed prominently

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The Glorious Lament

In the scorching summer of southern France, I encountered a cherry tree. The tree’s fallen trunk lay scattered and decaying, harbouring mould, insects, moisture, sunlight,

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An Impossible Address

A staccato of images and sounds punctuate a letter, both impossible to compose and deliver. This film culminates over four years of research around the

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Distancing

Shot on 16mm color film, Distancing documents the logistics and poetics of Miko Revereza’s decision to leave the United States and return to the Philippines.

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Nowhere Near

A poetic essay film through the lens of an undocumented immigrant becoming disillusioned by their future in the United States and deciding to return to

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DROGA!

The television triggers hallucinations for his grandfather, and likewise has erased the filmmaker’s original language from his mind. DROGA! posits the Philippine-American dream as a

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DISINTEGRATION 93-96

An essay film about the Filipino American undocumented experience, retracing connections between the dream depicted in a home movie and the later disintegration of the

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No Data Plan

A voiceless narrator rehashes details about his mother’s affair as he crosses America by train. “Mama has two phone numbers. We do not talk about

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In a dimly lit room, a white woman with blonde hair covers her face with her hands. Her eyes appear to be closed tightly; it's unclear if she's laughing or crying. A caption at the bottom of the image reads: “laughter.”

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[Image Description: In a dimly lit room, a white woman with blonde hair covers her face with her hands. Her eyes appear to be closed

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