Film Schedule

Achille Ronaimou's electrifying debut feature tells the story of Dane, a driver for a humanitarian NGO, and the whirlwind moment when he runs over a young schoolboy. Accused of killing the boy, he is forced to pay a blood debt, the payment of an unthinkable sum he doesn't have. Cleverly orchestrated, Diya puts us right at the heart of Dane's torment: repaying ... more

When Sting admits that he "stole" the arrangement from the singer who recorded what is likely the definitive version of his own song Fields of Gold, he's referring to a world-class artist. The Essence of Eva is a revealing portrait of Bowie, Maryland's own Eva Cassidy, who left this world too soon. The picture that emerges through home movies and interviews ... more

Sarah Goher's acclaimed debut feature is a tour (de force) of modern-day Cairo, from its upper-class enclaves, to its streets teeming with motor scooters and life, to the beautifully observed world of 8-year-old Toha and her loving family of fisherwomen. As Toha dons a scarf for a day's work as an upper-class family's maid, she asks her "friend" Nelly, "What ... more

The deep ache of desire is at the core of this gorgeously shot romantic drama set in 1980s' post-war Saigon. In the same vein as Wong Kar Wai's classic In the Mood for Love, this rich and dreamy film revolves around translator Khang (Liên Bỉnh Phát), who's moved to the city to work for the new regime, and the intense relationship he slowly develops with his ... more

In the early eighteenth century, in Venice, Italy, the fate of a virtuoso violinist named Cecilia (Tecla Insolia) is transformed when her orphanage hires an ambitious composer as the new musical instructor: Antonio Vivaldi. The young women's ensemble performances attract the attention of audiences, patrons, and even suitors, who become enchanted by their talent, ... more

Two-time winner of the Cannes Grand Prix awards, acclaimed filmmaker Juan Cabral returns to the big screen with Risa and the Wind Phone, a poignant and poetic piece that will break your heart just to mend it again. After losing her father in a tragic fire, 10-year-old Risa discovers that an abandoned out-of-service phone booth allows her to speak with the ... more