Film archive
Scream of Stone Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein
Werner Herzog / Canada, Germany, France, Belgium / 1991
Crystal Swan Khrustal
Darja Žuk / Belarus, Russia, Germany, United Arab Emirates / 2018 / 95 min / English, Russian
A Kafkaesque comedy about a Belarusian girl’s dream to earn a living as a professional DJ in Chicago. This energetic debut from director Darya Zhuk, pulsating to the rhythm of 90s house, was the first Belarusian candidate for Best Foreign Language Academy Award.
Critical Zone Mantagheye Bohrani
Ali Ahmadzadeh / Iran, Germany / 2023 / 99 min / Persian
The film was shot in total secrecy, without the permission of the Iranian authorities and using non-actors. It tells the story of one night in a semi-deserted Tehran, populated by lost and suffering souls crushed by the regime that stifles the spirit of revolt. Locarno’s 2023 Golden Leopard for Best Film.
Kritična generacija Kritična generacija
Lara Simona Taufer in Darko Sinko / Slovenia / 2009 / 57 min / Slovene
Crossing Crossing
Levan Akin / Georgia, Sweden, Turkey, Denmark, France / 2024 / 105 min / Turkish, Georgian
In this ode to humanity two initially hesitant strangers, a retired Georgian teacher and her neighbour, overcome not only ideological but also internal boundaries on their mission to find the trans niece lost somewhere in Istanbul.