Okurimono

A meditative state of wonder where the fleeting beauty of shadows evokes our place in the world, the passage of time, and the very essence of life and its fragility.

"This piece, with the generic title Film, is a series of short videos built around one protocol: a snippet of news from a newspaper of the day, is rolled up and then placed on a black-inked surface. On making contact with the liquid, the roll opens and of Its own accord frees itself of the gesture that fashioned it. As it comes alive in this way, the sliver of paper reveals Its hitherto unexposed content; this unpredictable kinematics is evidence of the constant impermanence of news. As well as exploring a certain archaeology of cinema, the mechanism references the passage of time: the ink, whether it is poured or printed, is the ink of ongoing human history." –Ismaïl Bahri

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Why is social trust breaking down, and how do we find it again? This is the question at the heart of Leviathan. Directed and produced by Alexander Beiner, it draws on sociology, myth, psychology, economics and systems theory to delve into the deep code of culture and make sense of the times we live in. It’s a journey that invites the viewer to confront the shadows lurking at the heart of our systems, and points the way toward hope, healing and action.

Reflection is a short film that reflects how others see us in relation to who we actually are, and that nobody is or ever will be perfect in others' eyes. As Lamis closes her eyes she realizes that everything that happens in her head isn't true, and that she shouldn't compare herself to other people, and not everything we see is the truth.

Wenn man die Chance bekommt, sich seinen Lebenstraum zu erfüllen, darf man nicht lange zögern und muss die Gelegenheit beim Schopfe packen. So ähnlich sieht es die idealistische Hebamme Irene Lieblich. Ihr großer Traum ist es, ein eigenes Geburtshaus zu eröffnen. Den perfekten Platz für ihr Vorhaben hat sie schon gefunden: ein wunderschön gelegenes Grundstück am Rand einer malerischen bayerischen Kleinstadt. Eigentlich scheint das Ganze eine sichere Sache - der Antrag liegt beim örtlichen Gemeinderat, die Baufinanzierung ist dank eines unerwarteten Erbes gesichert und ein kleines Reihenhaus hat Irene für sich und ihre neunjährige Tochter Katja auch schon gemietet. Dann aber taucht zu Irenes Entsetzen noch ein anderer Interessent für das Grundstück auf: der Bestattungsunternehmer Siegfried Schroff. Er möchte sich in der ländlichen Idylle ebenfalls einen Traum erfüllen, die Eröffnung eines privaten Friedhofs.

Created in-camera in Marfa, TX on a freezing day in January on expired film with my Bolex while the sun was setting.

Diese 'History' Dokumentation untersucht die ultimativen Kämpfer der Urgeschichte: Schon seit mehr als einhundert Jahren erforschen Historiker und Wissenschaftler die Urgeschichte. Die Dokumentation zeigt die ultimativen Kämpfer dieser einzigartigen geschichtlichen Periode - gigantische Dinosaurier, die die Erde vor Millionen von Jahren beherrschten. Paläontologen untersuchen die Schlachtfelder der gnadenlosen Giganten und erhalten dabei erstaunliche Erkenntnisse darüber, in wie weit Beweglichkeit, Teamkoordination and der Angriff im richtigen Moment für die Dinosaurier überleben bedeutete. Jede Episode analysiert höchstdetailliert die räuberischen Kämpfe und enthüllt damit eine rücksichtslose Welt, die weitaus kalkulierender - und komplexer war, als bislang angenommen wurde.

A Viet Cong soldier stationed in the claustrophobic tunnels of Cu Chi during the Vietnam War finds himself haunted by the ghost of a fallen comrade after the burial ceremony is compromised.

In 1945, Japan is defeated in its war of aggression against China. During a panic retreat, a baby boy is abandoned, but is adopted and grows up to become and eminent monk. Thirty years later, he visits China and meets his real mother who is now elderly and weak.

Investigator Yonezawa is searching images from the Tokyo Big City Marathon, targeted for a terrorist bomb attack. Within the images he sees his former wife Kazuko, and the following day he learns that dead body that looks like her has been discovered.

In the flourishing Yin Dynasty, several mystical murder cases by fire occur in Daye, the capital. All of them are strange, terrifying, and mysterious. Shi Hao Xuan from Tianzhao Prefecture and Xuan Kun of the City God Temple get involved to find out the truth. Solving the enigmas, they discover the truth about the Fire Case of 20 years ago that exterminate the whole family, while a secret file reveals their identities. A series of delicately planned conspiracies are unveiled amidst hatred and ambitions.

A hungry spider is trying to catch a fly for dinner. Both pull pranks on each other until the fly is finally caught.

A famous crime novelist checks in at a hotel in the mountains under false identity.