De Sancto Ambrosio
The opening ten-minute sequence of the film raises a question whether something is about to happen or not. Nothing much is going to happen, though. Workers are working at a building site, kids are playing, tourists are…
Descendants
In the past few years in Germany, children and grandchildren of former Nazi leaders, high-power SS and Gestapo officers have spoken up about their ancestors. They shared their conflicting feelings: on the one hand, they…
Descent Into The Maelstrom
A documentary, where we follow the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra playing descent into the Maelstrom by Phillip Glass, and the people who live in the weather bitten Lofoten Islands.
Deserters
“I had many friends before the war; many of them are dead now”, one of the narrators comments, looking at a photo of her classmates. “We had a perfect life, but we were never satisfied,” she adds laconically. The…
Desert Kids
The Negev Desert is a place of opposites and extremes and a home between two cultures. But both cultures are characterized by strong values, and in both worlds the young people share a feeling of confinement.
The Desert of Forbidden Art
How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists, who stay true to their vision, are executed, sent to mental hospitals or Gulags. Their plight inspires young Igor Savitsky. He pretends to…
Desk-based Assassination
Can Czech politicians acknowledge their own mistakes? Do they have a sense of humour? The answers are explored in a film account of the so-called Sarajevo assassination which was meant to unseat Václav Klaus as Prime…
Destination - to Be Happy
It is the story of two men, who are constantly on the search of self fulfilment and happiness. The phrase giving is better than receiving was made for personalizing them.
The Destruction of Memory
The purposeful demolishment of buildings, books and art as part of war has wrought catastrophic results on every continent. We take a close look at the devastation of cultural, religious and historical heritage.
The Devil Had Other Plans (Act II)
Guli Silberstein turned the anxiety experienced during the first months of the covid pandemic into a three-act film experiment. He found the ideal means to express fear and paranoia in the colored version of the zombie…