Veins of the World (available 13th April – 23rd May)
   
English Language Trailer https://vimeo.com/406547948

Short Synopsis.
The director of much-loved world cinema classics The Story of the Weeping Camel and The Cave of the Yellow Dog transports us once again to the spectacular beauty of the Mongolian steppe, this time looking at the encroachment of modernity and its effect on nomadic lifestyles that have changed little in hundreds of years. Following the sudden death of the leader of a campaign against mining companies who are destroying the habitat on which they depend, his eleven-year-old son steps up to carry on his David vs Goliath fight, an old Mongolian folk tale being both his inspiration and his secret weapon.

Director: Byambasuren Davaa, Germany / Mongolia, 2020, 96m, 12+ advisory certificate, ethnographic drama, sub-titles,

Selfie

Selfie (available 26th March – 23rd May)

English Language Trailer - none available.

IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8572922/?ref_=pro_tt_visitcons

YourScreen Interview with Fanny Sidney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDnGl1P8OZc

Short Synopsis.
Five darkly humorous, interlinking stories explore our increasing dependence upon digital media. Cyberstalking, social media, online shopping, swipe dating, vlogging - all come under its insightful gaze. Starring Fanny Sidney from Netflix hit Call MyAgent, Selfie is much cleverer proposition than most anthology or portmanteau films,with characters and plot lines recurring throughout the different stories. As the web connections grow, the film builds towards a grande finale set at a wedding on an island with no mobile phone signal - until someone finds one, leading to an hilarious showdown.

Directors Thomas Bidegain / Marc Fitoussi / Tristan Aurouet / Cyril Gelblat / Vianney Lebasque, France, 2019, 108m, 15+ advisory certificate, comedy / drama, sub-titles

The Humorist (available 12th March – 25th April)

English Language Trailer https://vimeo.com/314508184

Short Synopsis.
A middle-aged man steps out in front of an applauding crowd. "Hey Lady! How about a photo?" Theopening line of comedian Boris Arkadiev's winning if timeworn routine, the one that has brought him affluence, hordes of adoring fans and, most importantly for a Jew in the Soviet Russia of 1984, the approval of the authorities. Trouble is, Boris is sick to the back teeth of it. Once a serious writerwith a published novel under his belt, he now has to trot out his routine 'The Mellow Season' time after time after time, at public events, at parties thrown by army generals, anytime the KGB goons demand his services. Introduced to American 'insult humour' by a friend recently returned from LA,Boris decides it's time to work up some new, edgier material, and chooses the most inappropriate setting imaginable for its first airing.

Director Michael Idov,Russia / Latvia / Czech Republic, 2019, 100mins, 15+advisory certificate, comedy / historic

The Humorist

A Coach's Daughter

A Coach's Daughter (available 19th March – 18th April)

English Language Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI4aQ7YzSvU&feature=emb_logo

Short Synopsis.
During a hot summer, Maciej Kornet and his beloved daughter Wiktoria set out on another journey across Poland. They are up for a long series of tennis tournaments. The two are inseparable; they have been training together for twelve years. Wiktoria meticulously follows her dad’s routine: a strict diet, exhausting workouts, 100% focus. She is growing tired of this and longs for some freedom. She thinks of quitting sports but is afraid to hurt her father’s feelings. This summer, Maciej’s new trainee Igor joins them on their way. Wiktoria will find the secretive boy much more interesting than tennis, and Maciej will have to watch his own dreams and his daughter’s plans go separate ways.

Director Lukasz Grzegorzek, Poland, 2018, 95m, 15+ advisory certificate, drama, sub-titles

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