25. Ročník
18–27. 10. 2024
v Bratislave

Life is Beautiful

black man

Documentaries inherently tend to view the world rather critically. This selection of films will not leave you with an aftertaste of depression; on the contrary, you will leave with a positive outlook on the world that is still beautiful despite everything, and with a motivation to be part of positive changes. In other words, these are feel-good movies. 

Films of the section Life is Beautiful

THE ETERNAL MEMORY

Paulina (51) is an actress, and Augusto (68) is a host of cultural television programs. They have been together for twenty-five years and five years ago he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. From that moment, she integrated him into her work and social routine, creating a new model of life where they are always together. They …
black man

LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING 

Little Richard: I Am Everything tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock ’nʼ roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richardʼs complicated inner world, the film unspools the …
crouching woman

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

My body is extremely unusual, and I’ve never seen another like my own. Is There Anybody Out There? is a personal documentary following my search to track down other individuals with the same rare disability as me. The film also explores the experience of being a disabled pregnant woman as well as the emotional process …

THE TUBA THIEVES

A spate of robberies in Southern California schools had an oddly specific target: tubas. In this work of creative nonfiction, d/Deaf first-time feature director Alison O’Daniel presents the impact of these crimes from an unexpected angle. Blending documentary and fictionalized performances and set to an L.A. landscape/soundscape never quite seen before, this film explores a …

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