Le regine

Milan, august 2009. Four workers climb a 20 meters high gantry crane inside the hangar of the INNSE, the last active factory in Milan. They threaten to throw themselves down to stop the dismantling of the machineries and the closure of the factory they work in. The hangar is surrounded by dozens of policemen and supporters from all over Italy. It is not a simple struggle. They have a clear strategy. They have an organized army. They know perfectly their territory and their enemy. There are clear rules, it is a war with a workable paradigm for all forms of struggle.

The Seventies Folk is a 1975 television docu-drama written and directed by Peter Watkins that was produced by Dansmark Radio. The tele-film explores the high suicide rate in Denmark, the many factors behind it and how the average citizen deals with the stress of life, work, school and family.

Between Allah and Me (and Everyone Else) explores the challenges faced by four practicing Muslim women in North America as they decide to start or stop wearing hijab.

"There is a major difference between Láska (Love) and láska. Some people always get it wrong but I have nothing to do with love," says Jirí Láska, a schizophrenic born to schizophrenic parents, on his way to a better life. A feature documentary film by Dagmar Smrzová, director of the award-winning film Zachrante Edwardse (2010), tells the story of a gifted schizophrenic Jirí and his family.

'No one knows anything about my past, I lie all the time when they ask me about it, for if I don't, some will pity me, others will feel disgusted from me, so why put myself in such situation, therefore I'd rather lie and live inside different bodies.' -Aisha