Different Lens

CHILDREN OF SRIKANDI is the first film about queer women in Indonesia, the country with the world's largest Muslim population. Eight authentic and poetic stories are interwoven with beautiful shadow theater scenes that tell the story of Srikandi, one of the characters of the Indian Mahabharata. This collective anthology transcends the borders between documentary, fiction and experimental film.

A European director is commissioned to make a documentary about Istanbul. He starts to film its everyday life - but soon becomes drawn to the darker, more mysterious side of the city - its past, its secrets, its ghosts. Gradually he succumbs to obsession.

Captured on a camera phone as it happens, FATHER UNKNOWN is the true story of a man's struggle to face the emptiness he carries inside. Disconnected from the people closest to him and haunted by the secrecy in his family, he records his desperate search for connection on a journey with the father he's never truly known. This uplifting true story brings audiences along for the ride on a deep and powerful journey in search of connection, identity, and healing.

An inspiring documentary portrait of three Italian master tailors who share their pride and devotion to their Old World craft while confronting their challenging role in the twilight of their career. The film unfolds the tapestry of their lives, unravels the mystery of their artistry and reveals how their passionate devotion to their craft is akin to a religion.

A prophetic 19th Century French physician named Michel de Nostradamus recorded above one thousand possibilities during his lifetime. Half his prophecies have come true. With the new millennium upon us, his published collections of quatrains have become more and more popular as people search for some answers and new directions.

A filmmaker returns to document the death of the world built by his father.