Film archive
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Paolo Taviani / Italy / 2021 / 90 min / Italian, English
The film, which Paolo Taviani dedicated to his brother and long-time co-director Vittorio, follows the ashes of the great dramatist Luigi Pirandello on their bizarre journey to his final resting place in Sicily. It also features a cinematic interpretation of a novella written twenty days before the playwright’s death.
So Long, My Son Di jiu tian chang
Wang Xiaoshuai / China / 2019 / 176 min / Chinese
In the early 1980s, Liyun and Yaojun were a happy couple, until a tragic event turned their lives upside down. For the next three decades, the fate of the couple, bitterly impacted by the politics of their child, is intertwined with that of modern China.
The Staffroom Zbornica
Sonja Tarokić / Croatia / 2021 / 126 min / Croatian
An idealistic primary school teacher finds it hard to retain her integrity in a world dominated by cliques and petty disputes between teachers and parents. A vivid portrayal of Croatian society at the crossroads of tradition and modernity.
Wake Me Zbudi me
Marko Šantić / Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia / 2022 / 85 min / Slovene
Wake Me Up is a highly relevant story about xenophobia, collective memory loss and the search for new beginnings. The winner of five Vesna awards, including Best Feature, at the latest Festival of Slovenian Film.
Litany of Happy People / Playing Men Zdravi ljudi za razonodu / Playing Men
Karpo Godina / Matjaž Ivanišin / Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia / 75 min
Secret Ingredient Isčelitel
Gjorče Stavreski / North Macedonia / 2017 / 104 min
An amusingly provocative crime comedy containing a hefty dose of Balkan humour, Secret Ingredient addresses the issues of family ties, Macedonia’s crumbling health system and the magical powers of marijuana.
United Red Army Jitsuroku rengô sekigun: Asama sansô e no michi
Kôji Wakamatsu / Japan / 2007 / 190 min / Japanese
Zibilla Zibilla
Isabelle Favez / Switzerland, France, Belgium / 2019 / 26 min / live dubbing, French / 3+
Zibilla is different and children at school don’t accept her. When she unintentionally falls into an exciting adventure and meets a wild lion, she gains the self‐confidence to roar back.
Green Book Green Book
Peter Farrelly / USA / 2018 / 130 min / English
Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighbourhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South. Confronted with racism, danger as well as unexpected humanity and humour, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime. Academy Awards for Best Motion Picture, Supporting Actor and Original Screenplay.
The Green Border Zielona granica
Agnieszka Holland / Poland, Ireland, Turkey, Germany, USA, France, Belgium, Czech Republic / 2023 / 147 min / Polish, English, Arabic, French
Agnieszka Holland’s new feature opens our eyes, urging us to reflect on the humanitarian crisis still unfolding on Europe’s doorstep.
The Elephant Goes Green (2022) Zeleni Slon (2022)
različni avtorji / various / 45 min / No dialogue, Slovene subtitles, German, Dutch, Spanish, Estonian, French / 9+
Green Elephant Zeleni Slon
Slovenia, Estonia, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Latvia / 2023 / 41 min / No dialogue, Slovene subtitles, English / 7+
Animated shorts that explore topical environmental and natural science issues
Zeleni Slon 11+ Zeleni Slon
Slovenia, Estonia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom, France / 2023 / 55 min / No dialogue, Slovene subtitles, English, French / 11+
The Green Bike Wadjda
Haifaa Al-Mansour / Saudi Arabia, Germany / 2012 / 97 min / Slovene subtitles, Arabic / 8+
Growing up in a conservative environment, the funny and courageous ten-year-old Wadjda stretches the limits of the permissible. She’s prepared to go to great lengths to finally buy a bike, a vehicle reserved expressly for boys.