Concha de Água Doce
After years living in the capital, Ariel returns to her hometown on the coast with a new identity, having to deal with all the feelings that have been internalized during her absence, while at the same time meeting up again with her younger sister, Ana.
Sea Palace
Before Masaoka Kenzō became one of Japan’s main animation pioneers, he directed two live-action featurettes full of special effects, both considered lost. Until this abridged version of the children’s fairy tale Sea Palace was found, now restored by the Kobe Planet Film Archive with the support of IFFR. A sensation for animation lovers.
Come out of your shell
The lovingly compiled collection of shells, the life's work of Maria Cândida Consolado Macedo, comes to life in a rhythmic ritual of hand-processed 16mm footage and trancelike sounds of capiz shells.
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In the quiet of his final hour, a man moves through familiar rituals, cooking a last meal, smoking in silence, revisiting faded photographs. As the weight of memory settles in, he performs ablution, and steps into the stillness of his room, where a deliberate end awaits.