This year, the festival held in the capital of Germany since will present more than films , of which 60 are produced or co-produced by Asian countries. However, they gradually realise that the director has more in mind than just casting the leading role.
In , Cunio was abducted and since then, he has been held hostage in Gaza. With this documentary, Shoval sends him a cinematic letter. The legend of Ran Bi Wa tells of a monkey who was raised by humans. Embarking on a journey to the Holy Mountain to steal fire for humanity, the monkey undergoes a transformation.
This hallucinatory trip weaves through the mythologies of a nation permanently in conflict. Through fragmented storytelling and evocative imagery, the director offers a meditation on dislocation and belonging. A projection-based installation that examines the multilayered spatial, social, and cultural aftermath of displacement and slow violence following the creation of a massive dam in the southern Indian state of Telangana.
In the southern Iraq, Ibrahim feels out of place. His only true companion is his loyal buffalo. However, an impending environmental disaster threatens the life he knows as well as the only creature he deeply connects with. History teacher Alina faces a cold reception when she enrols her son Serik in a cadet school designed to transform boys into men. A video journey through Changgyeonggung reveals an unusual mix of zoo, amusement park, and palaces. Arzu spends her days taking calls at an erotic hotline.
After an earthquake strikes Istanbul, a young caller she spoke with earlier reaches out again, but this time pleading for her help. Tehran has become a digital panopticon where relentless electronic monitoring turns the nightmare of constant surveillance into reality. In this documentary, Hesam Eslami unfolds what happens when those behind the surveillance become the ones under scrutiny? Three Black queer women in their mid-thirties embark on a road trip across the American Midwest, searching for their friend who has mysteriously disappeared.
