Home is wherever. But not everybody chooses to leave home. A short film programme on migration, dreaming of a better life, and travels of all sorts.
In his 1962 song, Marvin Gaye chants "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)", delving into the inner feelings of a wandering soul who isn't able to fully invest in romantic relationships and finds solace in the fact that home is wherever one chooses to lay their hat. And Gaye wasn't wrong in those lyrics, yet many people don't chose to leave home. They are forced to move, to travel, to flee or to stay in captivity. This programme summons stories about forced migration, dreaming of a better life "Abroad", and all kinds of travels. Indiana Jones may have finally take his hat off for good, many still struggle to find a place to lay down theirs.
A humorous and thought provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings. The film matched animated zoo animals with a soundtrack of people talking about their homes, making it appear as if the animals were being interviewed about their living conditions
Anything can go wrong on the way to Africa. Commissioned film made for the Estonian Ornitological Society.
On a sunny Mediterranean beach, time seems to be frozen. An exhausted black man crawls off the sand, while tourists on holiday seem not to notice him. Inspired by a photo taken by Juan Medina on the Spanish beach of Gran Tarajal in 2006.
Mapo’s walk on the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela. On this mythic pilgrimage, he passes through towns and meets other travellers who seem to be bearing more than their backpacks.
Immigration is a new chapter in one's life. A chapter filled with unexpected events. This film is an autobiographical account of the director's experience with immigration. It won awards at San Francisco Independent Film Festival in 2017, Animateka Festival, Slovenia in 2016 and Hong Kong Art-house Film Festival, 2016
Austro-Hungary teeters on collapse. Add to that family drama when Andras and his daughter are visited by Zoltan who brings his entire large family.
A political short about borders and dreams. A girl lives in an isolated country, enclosed by a huge wall. She has never travelled but dreams of a utopian world “Abroad”.
A natural history fantasy film, following the dramatic life cycle of the wild salmon in human form. Narrated by Marianne Faithfull.
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