TENDER FICTIONS – BARBARA HAMMER

Inèdits – La Nau – Friday 22 (20:00) Frame Tender Fictions Synopsis Hammer’s 1996 documentary Tender Fictions is the second in a trilogy of autobiographical films that includes the iconic Nitrate Kisses and History Lessons. The film was chosen for the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, for which Lisanne Skyler wrote, “[Barbara Hammer’s] struggle becomes symbolic of all those…

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE – RAFAL LYSAK

Amalgama Section – La Nau – Wednesday 27 (21:00) Frame Unconditional Love Synopsis Is understanding between an extremely religious 80-year-old and her gay grandson possible? Are they able to overcome their beliefs in the name of love? This is a very personal story of the director Rafał. His grandmother Teresa brought him up and during his whole life…

URPEAN LURRA – MADDI BARBER

Amalgama Section – La Nau – Tuesday 26 (21:00) Frame Urpean Lurra Synopsis Nearly two decades ago the Itoiz reservoir flooded seven villages and three nature reserves on the slopes of Navarre Pyrenees. The environmental group Solidari@s with Itoiz documented on video the fight against its construction. Today, those who were there dream of the land that…

HAUNTED – CHRISTIAN EINSHØJ

Amalgama Section – La Nau – Monday 25 (18:00) Frame Haunted (Hjemsøgelsen) Synopsis A mother, who rarely sees her filmmaker son, suddenly encounters a ghost outside of his childhood bedroom. He pays her a long overdue visit, to explore the mystery, and contemplate why his family has drifted apart. Details Denmark / 2018 / 30 min / Color DIRECTOR Christian…

DER PATRIOT – KATJA FEDULOVA

Amalgama Section – La Nau – Wednesday 27 (19:30) Frame Der Patriot Synopsis At the age of 21, Vasily Vlasov became the youngest parliamentarian in the Russian Duma. Given his abundant confidence and self-assured manner, he could have been a refreshing new voice. But Vasily’s ideals are rooted in the deeply conservative party LDPR which is…