Wide Angle

• Taiwan,Myanmar
• 2017
• 96min

The documentary shows people working in the amber mines, deep in the forests of Myanmar. The region is ruled by Kachin Independence Army in Myanmar. Most residents dig the ground, hoping to escape from poverty by finding expensive...

Flash Forward

• CostaRica,Mexico
• 2017
• 85min

Recently divorced, 72-year-old Violeta lives alone in her childhood house, tending to her lush tropical garden and visiting with the ghosts of her parents. Determined to enjoy her newfound freedom, she takes swimming lessons and r...

World Cinema

• SouthAfrica
• 2017
• 112min

Talented in many ways but living in a disadvantaged environment, Duma takes shelter in his canoe. Steve, meanwhile, is a former champion canoe racer that failed in his marriage. They walked completely different paths from each oth...

World Cinema

• UK
• 2017
• 112min

Based on Shrabani Basu’s book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant, this is the extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s remarkable rule. When Abdul K...

World Cinema

• United States
• 2017
• 121min

The electrifying 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs was billed as The Battle of the Sexes and became the most watched televised sports event of all time. The mat...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan,France
• 2017
• 101min

The narrator of barrier-free movies feels rewarded in her job. While monitoring movies for pre-release with some blind people, she meets a prickly photographer, Nakamori, who is losing his sight gradually. She has good and bad fee...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Singapore,Thailand
• 2017
• 104min

Thana built Garden Square, Bangkok’s landmark of the 1990s. The building’s young owner plans to demolish it and replace it with a modern one. Facing a crisis, Thana feels tired of urban life. One day, he finds his childhood pet el...

Wide Angle

• China,Brazil,Russia,India,SouthAfrica
• 2017
• 110min

An omnibus made by five directors representing five countries. Outstanding directors, Walter Salles, Alexey Fedorchenko, Madhur Bhandarkar, Jia Zhangke and Jahmil X.T. Qubeka have made short films with the common theme of “time”. ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• United States,Qatar
• 2017
• 80min

J is delaying the start of her puberty because she is concerned about her gender. However, it’s time to make a decision. J’s sister Lauren and her boyfriend Araz are also going through an unstable period and confronting their own ...

Wide Angle

• Lebanon
• 2017
• 93min

The documentary offers insights into revolution and history. Many documentaries on Lebanese politics explore the causes of the civil war, explain the relationship between religion and politics, and try to summarize its complicated...

• 2014 AND BIFF Mecenat Fund