People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an identity that challenges others to simply just say their name. A short social docu-film by Mariam Meliksetyan, “Say My Name” is a meditation on identity, otherness, assimilation, community, and ancestral roots.
after years abroad due to his brother's murder, a renowned journalist returns to his family's home to take care of his mother, who suffers from an unknown illness. late at night, he is visited by two strangers. as new events unfold leading him to suspect that something ominous and deeply disturbing has struck his mother, a new tragedy rises.
Maria suffers from the strangest illness; it resembles cancer but with one distinct difference: it somehow connects Maria to the fate of a 15th century woman named Donna Maria. Maria begins to time travel, gradually discovering the absolute brutality of history. She learns that Donna Maria was a Hungarian princess taken to a Bursa harem as a concubine of Ottoman's Sultan.
Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.
A short animated documentary featuring archival recordings of the filmmaker's Volga-German Great-Great-Grandmother, Mary Frank Lind, in which she recalls key memories of childhood—her father's windmill, warm rains, wolf sightings, bone trading, and her passion for carpentry, which broke gender norms but was supported by her father.
Mariana, a young black woman is recovering from a heavy depression. she just wants to be happy, but hasn’t found her way yet.
A sock puppet explores a family history told from the perspective of a mother and father.
Young African-Brazilian Miguel drives across the country in search of a long-lost relative to find out about his ancestry. However, a deeper understanding emerges through his encounters along the way.
"Parnahyba Indígena" is a documentary that explores the influence of indigenous culture on the history and identity of Parnaíba, on the coast of Piauí (Brasil). The film, directed by Chico Rasta, highlights the protagonism of the native peoples, focusing on important people such as Mandu Ladino and Pedro Militão, and the cultural heritage of the Tremembé people, who traditionally inhabited the region.
