Panorama - Horizons
From Germany, the filmmaker talks to his father in Syria. In between long silences, the film evokes the feeling of powerlessness brought on by exile.
BACKGROUND
- Khaled Abdulwahed
- 2023
- Germany
- s.t. French or English
- 64 min
Panorama - Horizons
For Azaelle, Loue O’Farrell, and LuFisto—three female wrestlers from Quebec—the ring is a passionate endeavor and a way to let off steam of day-to-day injustice.
CELLES QUI LUTTENT
- Sarah Baril Gaudet
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French and English
- 70 min
Panorama - Horizons
The new generation of Nigerian students speaks out in this observational documentary, where a film club becomes a space for debate on important social issues.
COCONUT HEAD GENERATION
- Alain Kassanda
- 2023
- France, Nigeria
- s.t. French or English
- 89 min
Panorama - Horizons
An intimate portrait of a woman whose unsettling candor has made her one of the most influential voices in the movements for social justice and equality in the United States.
GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT
- Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
- 2023
- United States
- 102 min
Panorama - Horizons
Between the conformism of a civil servant father and the nervous energy of a feminist activist mother, the filmmaker attempts to find her own contribution to social change.
K-FAMILY AFFAIRS
- Arum Nam
- 2023
- South Korea
- s.t. English
- 87 min
Panorama - Horizons
In this coming-of-age pop tale, two friends enjoy summer in Laredo, Texas, trying to overcome their anxieties around an uncertain future.
HUMMINGBIRDS
- Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía "Beba" Contreras
- 2023
- United States
- s.t. English
- 78 min
Panorama - Horizons
A remote Chilean village exists in the shadow of a foreboding power station from which it receives no supply. An electrifying observational film.
IN THE SHADOW OF LIGHT
- Ignacia Merino Bustos, Isabel Reyes Bustos
- 2023
- Chile
- s.t. English
- 66 min
Panorama - Horizons
Experimental filmmaker Miko Revereza delivers an intimate and introspective depiction of migrant identity, examining his relationships with his family and his art.
NOWHERE NEAR
- Miko Revereza
- 2023
- Philippines, United States, Mexico
- s.t. English
- 96 min
Panorama - Horizons
With a visual approach built on static shots, Kimi Takesue explores the behaviour of tourists visiting Laos.
ONLOOKERS
- Kimi Takesue
- 2023
- United States, Laos
- 72 min
Panorama - Horizons
Against the gentle melancholy of Swedish winter, Carl Olsson skillfully interweaves a breathtaking array of characters and life moments.
VINTERSAGA
- Carl Olsson
- 2023
- Sweden, Denmark
- s.t. English
- 81 min
Panorama - Horizons
In a sleeping house, women share their stories, beginning to loosen the painful knots that have bound their lives to those of their violent partners.
APRÈS-COUPS
- Romane Garant Chartrand
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 25 min
Panorama - Horizons
Using her mother's testimony and Super 8 footages, the filmmaker draws us into the memory of an illegal abortion in Mexico City in the 1960s.
LESSER CHOICES
- Courtney Stephens
- 2022
- United States, Mexico
- s.t. French
- 9 min
Panorama - Horizons
Against the backdrop of a Saudi Arabian city, three friends wander the streets at night. Their conversation is studded with a strange word, “nafura,” allowing them to express themselves both mysteriously and freely.
NAFURA
- Paul Heintz
- 2023
- France
- s.t. French or English
- 28 min
Panorama - Horizons
Julie knows she'll lose her sight. She doesn't know exactly when, but it's imminent. Alongside her good friend Marina, she tries to come to terms with this journey into darkness.
PERSÉIDES
- Laurence Lévesque
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 23 min
Panorama - Horizons
Concealed in small blinds, hunters wait for game. As time slows down, the hunters find a healing and introspective connection with nature.
CACHES
- Nicolas Paquet
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 27 min
Panorama - Horizons
Through a fictitious character, the director immerses himself in the world of turkers, those click workers who perform micro-tasks night and day in front of their screens.
EN ATTENDANT LES ROBOTS
- Natan Castay
- 2023
- Belgium
- s.t. French or English
- 40 min