Panorama

Miguel travels to Cape Verde in search of the father he never knew. This quest turns into a bizarre odyssey. Questions of identity and belonging are set against the magnificent landscapes of this African archipelago of volcanic islands.  

Elena Ferrante has captivated millions of fervent fans since the beginning of her career in the 1990s. But her true identity remains a mystery. This documentary explores Ferrante’s oeuvre and attempts to identify what led to her success.

Saltanat’s mother sends her to the city to marry a man who will pay off her father’s debts. Accompanied by her admirer Kuandyk, she discovers that city men do not keep their word. This wonderful Kazakh film recently premiered at Cannes.

An 80-year-old man sets out to take revenge on the SS officer who executed his parents, but instead, finds his 70-year-old son who avoided his father throughout his entire life. The two old men embark upon a bittersweet journey to meet surviving witnesses of the wartime tragedy.

A documentary exploring the parallels between tennis and cinema. The director combines fascinating 16mm footage featuring tennis-legend John McEnroe and witty narration in a refreshing meditative polemic.

A family living on a Native American reservation is informed that one of the sons has been killed in action in Afghanistan. Their grief is exacerbated by a bureaucratic struggle to repatriate his body. A powerful film by Iranian director Babak Jalali.

A musical drama that traces Soviet musician Viktor Tsoy’s attempts to make it to the top while facing cultural and personal challenges. Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov’s film recently premiered at Cannes.

Passionate and rebellious Mary Wollstonecraft finds a kindred spirit in poet Percy Shelley. When tragedy strikes and the couple lose their baby daughter, Mary strikes back, finding the courage to transform her pain into the world’s first science fiction novel, Frankenstein.

A fascinating chronicle of the Metropolitan Opera’s history including archival footage, recordings, and interviews with legendary pillars of this great institution. A celebration for lovers of opera, architecture, and cinema at large.  

A young father embarks on fake business trip to purge his darkest desires. When he meets the call girl he plans on murdering, he finds a kindred creative sadist. A dark thriller-black comedy adapted from Ryû Murakami’s novel.

Anders, a Danish school teacher, takes a teaching position in a rural village in Greenland. He will need to learn the language to communicate with his students, while getting used to life in sub-zero temperatures.

After years of revelry, sixty-eight-year old Nojet returns to Stockholm where she’s inherited an apartment building. Discovering that black-market crooks have taken over the seventh floor, she wages war against them.