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The New World

How to create an urban living space? How to change the world/your neighborhood? How to make the revolution? This film is about the New World Society, a citizens’ initiative in Tallinn, Estonia. The New World is an observational documentary. It follows the main characters and the dynamics of their revolution from the very beginning of it - four years ago. We see euphoria, passion, compromises, frustration, hurt feelings and broken hearts. It is the anatomy of one revolution.

Kytlice, Zimmer Frei

Draculatura

The film is a 26-minute animated documentary about what the people of Dracula’s homeland know about this Hollywood created myth which became global and in which they don’t even believe? We also want to show how the Transylvanian people feel about exploring Dracula’s myth by the Dracula tourist tours. This inevitably leads to a mix of historical truths and imaginary facts which also gives us the opportunity to reflect in an ironic way on the present transition of the eastern European nations into the economic market society.

Hranica

During the night of August 30, 1946, the village of Slemence on the eastern European border, was divided by the Red Army into two parts. One part, Veľké Slemence, remained in Slovakia [former Czechoslovakia]; the other part was renamed Malé Slemence and became a part of Ukraine [in the former Soviet Union]. The absurdly demarked border, similar to the famed Berlin Wall, divides estates, the cemetery, and closest families up to this day. This documentary pictures the bitter experience of people from Slemence, who dream of the opening of the most closely-watched border of the European Union.

White Substance

"A White Substance" deals with sexualized violence in wars. Since the war in the Congo in 1996, where the 'first world' first began to take notice of the phenomenon, rape, abuse and murder have become part of the order of the day for militias and armies. Maria Arlmovsky lets women who have been abused tell their own stories, and when it is no longer possible to speak, the circumstances of the aggression are read aloud.

Zietek

A portrait of the autodidact artist and sculptor, Bogdan Zietek, who has been creating real-size women sculptures for over 40 years. His whole house is filled with sexy pin-up girls made out of tree. He creates everything with the acceptance of his wife. The borders between the real life and a dream, the truth and imaginary world slowly vanish.

Widow

The documentary shows a picture of a lonely older woman, who lives somewhere in Transylvania. She is preparing herself for a market, which should be taking place the following day. The market means not only merchandisig spot to her, but also a meeting place, which brings the exchange of information and makes her lonelines easier.

Beauty Exchange

The perfect female body is a big issue in today's world. This feature documentary is about the media constructing the ideal of female beauty, about women who create the ideal and those who submit to it.

Worldrevolution

"Worldrevolution" (Weltrevolution) is the story of Stefan Weber, his rock band "Drahdiwaberl", and their dream of worldwide revolution. The movie is also chronicles contemporary history of the last 50 years and contains many references to political and cultural events in Austria.

Who is afraid of Europe? How the EU came to Poland

Poland, April 2004. Just a few days before Poland is scheduled to join the EU. In a small village on the border to the Ukraine life goes on as usual: farmers till the soil, milk and lead their cows to pasture. All have different expectations of the new era about to be ushered in.

 

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