Program ARTA Cinema

Using the same handycam his grandfather once used to film him as a child, the filmmaker turns the camera back on his grandfather, the irreverent owner of a small roadside motel on the Gulf of Mexico. While one camera observes his daily life, another recreates his peculiar stories through staged scenes inspired by different cinematic genres....See more details

An intimate journey between a son and his father aboard a fishing boat bound for Sole Bank. Using home videos recorded in the 1980s and 1990s, the director embarks not only on a physical voyage but also an emotional and sensory one, seeking to understand seafaring life, the inheritance of the trade, and the silences that dwell between them....See more details

Set in Norway’s legendary black metal scene, the film follows three young women who form the band Witch Club Satan without knowing how to play a single instrument. Over three years, they commit to becoming witches and musicians, using black metal to unleash raw female power. As the band grows, it begins to test their unity and beliefs, while echoes of historical witch trials raise questions about freedom, identity and whether society still silences women today.

A group of vampire sisters struggles to survive the scarcity of “clean human blood” caused by the Black Death — but the true poison is the silence that surrounds them. Centuries later, one of their descendants faces the same conflict during the AIDS epidemic in Spain, only to discover that social stigma remains unchanged.

An elderly goat herder in the mountains of Namaqualand, South Africa, falls victim to a scam promising long-overdue reparations for her father’s WWII service. As she waits for money that will never come, the disruptions of her 80th birthday threaten to strip away the last of her independence. Structured as a series of recurring visual ‘variations’, the film transforms repetition into revelation to frame a portrait of waiting, endurance, and loss.

Bouchra (35), a Moroccan filmmaker in New York, is paralyzed by the fear of the blank page. A phone call with her mother in Casablanca will have memories resurfacing. Their tender yet complex exchange sparks a creative breakthrough, opening a journey through family bonds, daughterhood, and the thrill of love.

Set in Norway’s legendary black metal scene, the film follows three young women who form the band Witch Club Satan without knowing how to play a single instrument. Over three years, they commit to becoming witches and musicians, using black metal to unleash raw female power. As the band grows, it begins to test their unity and beliefs, while echoes of historical witch trials raise questions about freedom, identity and whether society still silences women today.

Costi leads a peaceful life and reads Robin Hood stories to his young son every night. One day, his neighbour reveals a secret: a treasure may be buried in his grandparents’ garden. Soon, the two men set off on an absurd adventure to find the treasure and get rich.

After her parents’ divorce, six-year-old Vladlena moves from Crimea to Grozny, not yet aware of the changes that lie ahead. When war breaks out in Chechnya, it deeply affects her city and family. Years later, the filmmaker reflects on her childhood in this poetic, autobiographical hybrid film, exploring how cycles of violence shape children and how healing and change are possible.

Jamuna and her sister live in Kathmandu. They embark on an ascent into the mountains to take part in the harvest of yarsagumba, a rare creature, half-fungus, half-insect, whose value now exceeds that of gold. This perilous yet vital harvest represents Jamuna’s hope of funding her studies abroad, where she dreams of a better future....See more details