Oscar, not quite a child anymore, scavenges for scrap metal for his father. What does fate have in store for them?Ĭountry and year: Sweden, Finland, Poland, 2020 As do many other passengers, they board the ship with broken hearts and shattered illusions, but hoping for a change for the better, seeking peace and the space to come to terms with the meaning of their lives. Original title: Odmienne stany świadomościĪ lovesick misfit, a mysterious beauty, a retired civil servant, a randy fortune teller, and a doubtful young couple meet in late summer on a Russian river cruise on the Volga. With some, there is practically no contact at all, whereas others at first glance give the appearance of being “healthy.” Each of our subjects is a separate world and a unique means of seeking his or her own path in life. Where do the boundaries of our minds lie, and how much does culture confine or even extinguish our creativity in everyday life and even in love? In the film, we meet people of various ages who experience autism to differing degrees on the spectrum of the illness. A poetic journey deep into the world of thoughts of people with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Produced by: La Maroma Producciones, RR CinemaĪltered States of Consciousness is a film about the possibilities of our brain. As the anachronistic fictional character interacts with real victims and subjects of Mexico’s failed drug wars, the filmmaker portrays the country’s current humanitarian crisis as part of a brutal and unfinished colonial project, still in motion 499 years later.
Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, Reyes recreates Hernán Cortez’s epic journey from the coasts of Veracruz to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, the site of contemporary Mexico City. To commemorate the historic occasion, director Rodrigo Reyes offers a bold, hybrid cinema experience that mixes non-fiction and performative elements with components of a road movie.
The year 2021 marks the 500th anniversary of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico.
Putting emphasis on the visual and aesthetic aspects of the selected nonfiction entries, the jury awards the best cinematographers in the competition. The aim of the competition is to recognize the art of documentary filmmaking as creative interpretation of reality.
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