Silence Is an Action

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his child protagonists. Shot in stunning color and set in a suburb of Tokyo where housewives gossip about the neighbors’ new washing machine and unemployed husbands look for work as door-to-door salesmen, this charming comedy refashions Ozu’s own silent classic I Was Born, But . . . to gently satirize consumerism in postwar Japan.

It’s been widely reported that Detroit is making a comeback, but long-term residents of Detroit’s mostly black neighborhoods aren’t seeing much benefit. Crime, lack of opportunity and infrastructure problems still persist. Community Patrol explores neighborhood self-policing through the eyes of Minister Malik Shabazz, a long-time Detroit activist and community organizer. Determined that more black men don’t end up in jail or killed, the minister confronts drug offenders directly rather than reporting them to the police.

In the late 1960s, with the arrival of his bar-mitzvah, Michel was tasked with learning about his family's history.

An incarcerated black teen, yearning for freedom, gets a chance to escape, which forces him to confront his place in society.

In a tale of grief and rebirth, a young woman, paralyzed by the overwhelming weight of emotions, confronts the heart-wrenching choice between numbing her pain forever or embracing the agony to rediscover the beauty of feeling alive.

A man arrives at an unknown home with an unknown agenda.

A fragmented portrait of a moment, a person, and a place, seen through the subjective memories of a young Black girl, Imani, and a rookie police officer, David, who both have wildly different recollections of the same fateful moment in a corner store that will leave their lives altered forever.

At a spa where talking is forbidden, an emotionally distraught woman finds solace in the company of a kind man and the two of them gradually fall in love.

This short by Tsai Ming-liang, completed in 2021, was filmed at "the Dune" in Yilan, Taiwan, where the eight films in his Walker series were being shown.

Spatial Memory

A marriage is put to the test when an interracial couple are forced to quarantine together through the Covid pandemic and 'Black Lives Matter' movement.

A man trying to get home to his dog becomes stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.

When a progressive, midwestern pastor's life is threatened by extremists, she must answer to a gang of interrogating FBI Agents as she reels from the trauma of terrorism. "The Pulpit: Prelude" is about small town politics and the challenges faced by progressive leadership. The film sheds light on the violence and prejudice in a variety of faith communities and the challenges of seeking help from institutions like law enforcement. Inspired by a True Story, this short film is a prelude to a feature-length Thriller of the same name. "THE PULPIT" will return.

Two unapologetically black and fearlessly funny friends go for a walk in Minneapolis’ North Loop.

Trapped in the swirling thoughts of a late night shift, a restaurant worker receives a cryptic phone call, guiding her to a refuge from the noise.

The adventures of Rak, who after his dismissal begins to reflect on the meaning of the word work and on the act of working.

In a world torn apart, silence speaks louder than words. A fleeting moment of birth challenges the noise of war.

€ (Euro) - un cortometraggio di Andrea Ventura

After his father's death, Mauro, a farmer from the countryside, finds himself facing an unexpected freedom. Torn between guilt and desire, he confronts his fears to love another man for the first time.

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