Once there was a chef called Molly and an animal photographer called John and they both dreamt of having a meaningful life on an organic farm, a kind of Noah‘s Ark, where all the animals and plants in the world would live together. Then the two adopt animal shelter dog Toddy and he barks so much that they‘re thrown out of their small city apartment, and that‘s when Molly and John decide to follow their dream…

In THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM Molly and John Chester show how the idyllic Apricot Lane farm in California became a reality in the span of 7 years. First the two acquired sponsors, ... more

Austria‘s political situation is a cause for concern, but it‘s also ripe for ridicule. Satires work particularly well in such climates. Elena Tikhonova‘s KAVIAR focuses on political insiders and corruption and amplifies situations until they become grotesque. Nadja (Margarita Breitkreiz) has got her hands full as the translator and personal assistant of oligarch Igor (Mikhail Evlanov). The single mom does everything she can to keep the choleric Russian happy. When the loopy billionaire plans to build a palace on the Viennese Bridge in the capital‘s center, Klaus (Georg Friedrich) ... more

NONNA MIA starts out with a phantasmagoric tracking shot that approaches a freezer, then passes through its ventilation system before slowly passing by the frozen landscape within. Coupled with the creepy, echoing sounds of the fan blades and distant music, it’s evocative of Jeunet/Caro films such as DELICATESSEN, pairing well with the film’s original Italian title: Metti la Nonna in Freezer. The titular Nonna lifts the freezer door, places a bag of tortellini inside, and closes it again, and the film is underway.

We’re soon introduced to the film’s male and female ... more

"My dear, what are you doing here all alone?" "Waiting." "For your Prince Charming? It may be awhile." "For the end of capitalism." "Ah, then I’ll wait with you."

The first film by Berlin writer Susanne Heinrich (author of So, jetzt sind wir alle mal glücklich and In den Farben der Nacht) follows a young woman (Marie Rathscheck) as she drifts through life in an ultracool, endlessly bored, beautiful and ennui-ridden state. The film plays out in hyper-stylized scenes with titles like "End of the Love Story", "Post-Erotic Times", and "A Gentle Assault While Drinking Coffee". ... more

FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES might be one of the world’s first South African Westerns. Incongruous as that may sound, everything from the stark beauty of its setting to the country’s history, which classified resistance to Apartheid as an outlaw movement, meshes perfectly with the genre. Set in the rocky, windswept highlands on the Lesotho border, FIVE FINGERS begins with a sort of creation myth: first there were trains, then settlers, then towns named after distant lands (Rome, Barcelona, and in this case, Marseilles). The native residents are cast into the wilderness, ... more

Juri (Noah Saavedra) is a hypochondriac, has restless dreams about crows eating his heart, and feels death approaching. He meets Death, who looks like a Russian small time criminal (Marko Mandić) , at an arcade. More Mephisto than the reaper, he suggests that Juri should join him for some fun before he‘s dead. He could win the money in a round of Russian roulette with the owners of the go-kart track. At the death‘s drug dealer's place, Juri meets the “pretty poisonous plant“ Nina (Vanessa Loibl), who exposes her body in a peepshow. Juri would love to live a few hours longer for Nina. ... more