Film Movement (Firm)
1) Storm
Series
Filmmovement volume year 8, film 1
Publisher
Filmmovement
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Multiple
Description
"Storm" : Hannah Maynard, prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians. When a key witness commits suicide, it looks like the case will unravel, but Hannah refuses to give in. Hoping to uncover new findings, she travels to the witness' burial in Sarajevo and meets...
Series
Film Movement volume 8, film 4
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Español
Description
For most of his life, Ignacio Carrillo travelled the villages of northern Colombia, playing traditional songs on his accordion, a legendary instrument said to have once belonged to the devil. He eventually married and settled in a small town, leaving the nomadic life behind. But after the traumatic death of his wife, he vows never to play again, and embarks on one last journey to return the instrument to its rightful owner.
Series
Film Movement volume 4, film 8
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
日本語
Description
The drama, unfolded around the filming activities on the campus of a university in Tokyo, presents the modern youth of Japan, their personal life and love.
Series
Film Movement volume 3, film 1
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
It's Steve's birthday, and things can't seem to get better. After receiving a much awaited promotion, Steve returns home expecting to find his wife Alexandra and his two children waiting to surprise him. Instead, he discovers an abandoned house and a mysterious video tape that he is forced to watch.
5) Come undone
Series
Film Movement volume 8, film 3
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Italiano
Description
12 years: For twelve years, she ignored sneers and mockery and stood up for her relationship. But that was probably a mistake.
Come undone: A married woman becomes involved in a heated affair with a married waiter, and as their neatly ordered world falls apart, they are faced with a life-changing choice which neither is entirely prepared to make.
6) White Riot
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Formats
Description
Britain, late-1970s. Punk is exploding. The country is deeply divided over immigration. The National Front, a far-right and fascist political party, is gaining strength as politicians like Enoch Powell push a xenophobic agenda. Outraged by a racist speech from Eric Clapton, music photographer Red Saunders writes a letter to the music press, calling for rock to be a force against racism. NME, Melody Maker, and Sounds all publish the letter. Flooded...
7) Eureka
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
Traversing time, space and genre, Argentinian filmmaker Lisandro Alonso presents an elliptical meditation on the experiences of indigenous communities across the Americas. Opening in a dusty town of the Old West, reality soon transitions to contemporary South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation before finally landing in the jungles of 1970s Brazil. As the triptych unfolds, each temporal and spatial shift provokes metaphysical questions about colonial...
8) Daybreak
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Persian
Description
"In Iran, capital punishment is carried out according to Islamic law, which gives the family of the victim ownership of the offender's life. Day Break, based on a compilation of true stories and shot inside Tehran's century-old prison, revolves around the imminent execution of Mansour, a man found guilty of murder. When the family of the victim repeatedly fails to show up on the appointed day, Mansour's execution is postponed again and again. Stuck...
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2025]
Language
Arabic
Appears on list
Description
Young Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir wants to know why she only has one photograph from her childhood, and why the girl in the picture isn't even her. She decides to explore the past and its mysteries by creating a handmade replica of the Casablanca neighborhood where she grew up. There, she begins to interrogate the tales her mother, father, and grandmother talk about their home and their country. Slowly, she starts to unravel the layers of deception...
10) Jaffa
Series
Film Movement volume 8, film 6
Publisher
Filmmovement.com
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
עברית
Description
"In the heart of Jaffa, Reuven's garage is a family business. His daughter Mali and his son Meir, as well as Toufik, a young Palestinian, work there. No one suspects that Mali and Toufik have been in love for years. As the two lovers are secretly making their wedding arrangements, tension builds between Meir and Toufik"--imdb.com.
11) Mayor
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Formats
Description
MAYOR is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city's Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission: to end the occupation of Palestine. Rich with detailed observation and a surprising amount of humor, MAYOR offers a portrait of dignity amidst the madness and absurdity of endless occupation while...
12) Mad Tiger
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Formats
Description
MAD TIGER follows the relationship of two Japanese men, Yellow and Red, who have been best friends, band mates and business partners touring the United States in a performance-art punk band called Peelander-Z for the last fifteen years. When Red decides to quit the group, their relationship is tested by life beyond the band.
13) Spare parts
Series
Film Movement volume year 3, film 11
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Slovenian
Description
Hard-drinking, chain-smoking Ludvik spends his nights smuggling illegal refugees in his van from Croatia, across Slovenia, and into Italy. The young and inexperienced Rudi is his new assistant. Together they cope with life in a rundown town, home to the only nuclear power plant in former Yugoslavia.
14) Hawaii, Oslo
Series
Film Movement volume 4, film 1
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Norwegian
Description
Hawaii, Oslo is the story of a handful of desperate people whose paths cross on the hottest day of the year in Oslo. Frode and Milla have their first child, but learn he will not live long without an expensive operation they cannot afford. Bobbie-Pop is a faded singer who tries to commit suicide. Leon is an institutionalized mental patient, who hopes to keep a 10-year-old date on his birthday with his teenage sweetheart. Leon
15) 1981
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Français
Description
When his family moves into their new home, young Ricardo Trogi feels different from his classmates. He creates a new reality to avoid being discovered for what he really is. How long can the truth be denied?
16) Being Thunder
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Sherenté Mishitashin "Being Thunder" Harris, a Two Spirit Genderqueer teenager from the Narragansett tribe in Rhode Island, boldly challenges the status quo of what it means to be a queer indigenous person in a world bound by binary gender roles.
17) Carol's journey
Series
Film Movement series. 11 volume film 2
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Español
Description
Carol, a 12-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Spanish Civil War. Separated from her beloved father, she arrives in her mother's home village and transforms the secretive family environment. Her innocence and rebellious nature drive her at first to reject a world that is both new and foreign. But she soon journeys into adulthood through a friendship with the village...
Series
Film Movement volume year 3, film 7
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Italiano
Description
When Agata, the popular bookshop proprietor and dispenser of sunny wisdom is suddenly wooed by a man almost half her age, her electricity hits high-voltage. Yet it is Agata's joy and magnetism in the face of life in all its irony that eventually offers the eye of the storm.
19) The settlers
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive look at life as a settler in Israel's controversial West Bank settlements.
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
Español
Description
Sofia: It's been four years since Sofia disappeared. Now, for the first time, she will have to tell her story.
Bad day to go fishing: Jacob van Oppen, the former "strongest man on earth" and now an alcoholic, and his manager Orsini, who calls himself "the Prince," make a good living by traveling around small South American towns and organizing wrestling exhibitions. Arriving in Santa Maria, they are met with uncommon enthusiasm: the local newspaper...
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