A beautiful collection of pictures ties Frank Cancian, an elderly photographer and retired professor of anthropology, an American of Venetian origin, to the people of Lacedonia, a small town in Southern Italy. Thanks to the rediscovery of the photos taken in 1957 by the young Cancian in that rural village where he had arrived almost by chance, the story resumes there where it was interrupted 60 years earlier. And the thread of memories ties back to people and places, bringing with itself some essential reflections on how photography can become an ethnographic look at small communities.

5x7 - Il Paese in una Scatola

A beautiful collection of pictures, rediscovered after 60 years, ties an elderly American photographer and anthropologist to the people of a small town in Southern Italy.

Joe and Connie's awkward blind date takes an interesting turn when they discover that they share the same magical ability."A wonderful film from start to finish. Unique, fresh and beautifully executed." - Cleveland Film Festival "Unusual and unexpected, one of my favourites of the screening." - Sarah Cartland, cautionspoilers.com "You will be charmed!" - Dance on Camera Festival

How Can I Forget

Joe and Connie's awkward blind date takes an interesting turn when they discover that they share the same magical ability.

Tim’s young son Devon is very ill. To cope with his emotions, Tim takes daily jogs to the boardwalk. It is here that he buys Devon a red balloon every day to encourage him to keep fighting. Devon always begs to join him but Tim refuses, worried about his condition. While reflecting with his wife Milly on days when Devon was still well, their younger daughter hurries in to tell them Devon’s acting up. Tim rushes in to discover Devon cutting the balloon strings, wishing to see them fly. Overwhelmed with emotion, Tim ventures out alone immediately for a new balloon, despite Devon’s pleas to tag along. But at the boardwalk, the vendor is all out of red balloons, sending Tim into a panic. The Vendor offers some sage advice that helps Tim understand he needs to let Devon keep living his life, despite his diagnosis. Tim collects Devon and brings him to the boardwalk, where they are welcomed by the Vendor holding an enormous bunch of red balloons. Later, when Devon wants to let this new balloon fly, Tim can finally release his fear for the future and enjoy this moment with his son by his side. Together on the beach they watch the balloon float up and out of sight.

Red Balloon

A devoted father overcome with despair over his young son’s illness learns that true freedom comes from love and letting go.

A wildly bizarre and wacky farce about a 1987 dinner date with a murder plot as the main dish. Based on real events, real people, and real things they actually said.

My Dinner with Werner

Vimal Kumar is the son of a sweeper, or “untouchable” in India’s cruel caste system. This film profiles his efforts to provide different options and more hope for other children of sweepers through education. We follow him around India as he manages his “Movement for Scavenger Community” to observe his challenges—and his success.

Son of a Sweeper

A child of India’s cruel caste system rises from poverty to Ph.D., and finds a way to create generational change through education.

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