The Law of the Land - Alentejo 1976

October 2014. Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is the scene of an unarmed uprising that ousts the dictator in power since 1987 and later staves off an attempted coup. In 2015, the country votes freely for the first time in its history, yet real change remains allusive, especially regarding ongoing economic exploitation by foreign companies. In one year of struggle and resistance, the film follows the daily life of four Burkinabes: a musician and leader of the revolution, a local political candidate, a miner engaged in the labor movement, and an impoverished mother, all sharing hopes that the elections will change the country’s path.

In 1952 a young Egyptian colonel named Gamal Abdel Nasser led a coup that became a revolution, winning the support of millions of his countrymen. Over the next 18 years he challenged Western hegemony abroad, confronted Islamism at home, established the region’s first military authoritarian regime, and faced deep divisions among the Arabs.

Terres nourricières

A documentary about new methods of raising farm animals, made possible by the mechanization of agriculture.

A slide about new agricultural machinery. He demonstrates the latest type of beet harvester, harrow, seeding and planting machine.

A film about the work of the unified agricultural cooperative in Poběžovice, which became the winner of the JZD competition in 1950.

Documentary about the harvest of 1950 conceived as a celebration of the joint work of Czechoslovak cooperatives.

Agitka about a peasant who joined a unified agricultural cooperative when he became convinced of the benefits it provides.

A film about the experiences that Czechoslovak peasants gained on a study trip to the Soviet Union.

Oslobodená dedina

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an intriguing overview of tea production – from the planting of tea seeds to the final shipping of the precious leaves across the globe.

A film about the importance of beet brigades. It shows the preparation of beet seed and the course of the growing season of the sugar beet, especially the moments when farmers cannot do without the help of part-time workers.

Document about the experiences of peasants from the first joint harvests of the unified agricultural cooperative in Vinařice.

Beyond the hostilities of the Libyan civil upheaval rose one of the most compelling expressions of the Arab awakening: an unarmed front. For a full year we follow the peaceful battle that began during the first days of the uprising. We see artists, intellectuals, ex-military, and young Libyans who sought to lead a different kind of revolution, one of ideas. Beyond the Frontline is an intimate and humane story. It explores the contradictions that coexist within Libyan society, in their struggle for justice and liberty.

"...a charming depiction of life as I knew it with my grandparents in my own village..." Clara Caleo Green, Cinema Italia UK "The sum of the individual fates and life choices paints a picture, the validity of which extends far beyond this village." Joachim Manzin, Black Box This documentary records the thoughtful and emotional confrontation with time, change, loss and hope related by the members of a small community in the idyllic Ligurian countryside who are dealing with a rapidly changing agricultural industry, transformed by globalisation and technological advances and an increasing number of foreigners buying the empty houses in their village. Forgoing the use of music and voice over, the film lets Aracà's inhabitants tell their own stories and allows the audience to dive into the rich soundscape of the ligurian alpine countryside.

Cuba, 1961: 250,000 volunteers taught 700,000 people to read and write in one year. 100,000 of the teachers were under 18 years old. Over half were women. MAESTRA explores this story through the personal testimonies of the young women who went out to teach literacy in rural communities across the island - and found themselves deeply transformed in the process.

Víťazstvo na pustatine

Jarní práce

Lepší podmínky – zdravější chov prasat

Document about the achievements of unified agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia. In the form of an excursion, he takes the viewer around individual cooperatives in order to convince him of the success of new working methods in agriculture.