Man on High Heels (2015 Feature Film)
Jang Jin’s fetish actor Cha Seung-Won plays an ultra-macho cop with a deep secret: he wants a sex change. Meanwhile he’s caught between taking down a crime gang and dealing with the woman colleague who has a crush on him. A truly subversive Korean action thriller!
Making of Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival 2014, The (2015 Short Film)
Screens before: Salgán & Salgán: A Father-Son Tango. A look behind the scenes of the making of the biggest music festival on Curaçao filmed during the 5th edition of Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival in August 2014. The film gives an impression of the preparations involved in building the festival site, the logistics and technical installations.
Loin des hommes (2015 Feature Film)
Shortly before the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence, a teacher (Viggo Mortensen) is forced to accompany a local murderer (Reda Kateb) across the Atlas Mountains to a French colonial court. A North African Western, based on a short story by Albert Camus. Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Locke (2015 Feature Film)
Actor Tom Hardy’s one-man show. Construction foreman Ivan Locke flees his life during an intense, 90-minute drive. While he desperately tries to keep everything on track, this everyman gradually reveals all his secrets.
Little White Lie (2015 Feature Film)
What exactly defines you as a human? Your genes or the family and culture you are raised in? In this personal documentary, Lacey Schwartz studies her own background, thereby uncovering family secrets, dual identity and denial. Can her family achieve closure concerning the lie Schwartz grew up with?
Labour of Love (2015 Feature Film)
A husband and wife, gently in love and in the prime of life, hardly see each other due to their working schedules in an extremely busy Kolkata. Sophisticated cinematic approach with strong performances, no dialogue and great camerawork makes for a memorable film. Best Director, Venice.
Keep on Keepin’ on (2015 Feature Film)
Intimate portrait of legendary jazz musician Clark Terry and his role as mentor to musical greats such as Miles Davis and Quincy Jones. The latest beneficiary being the young, blind pianist Justin Kauflin. Even when the by now well over 90-year old Terry falls ill, the two become energised by their music sessions.
hongos, Los (2015 Feature Film)
Personally and autobiographically inspired drama about two skater friends who are at the heart of the colourful, noisy street and youth culture of Cali, Colombia. With a lot of warm heart, Ruiz portrays Ras and Calvin, who are looking for their own voice, a stage and of course freedom, love and fun.
Girlhood (2015 Feature Film)
Energetic coming-of-age drama by Sciamma (Water Lilies, Tomboy), with an extremely young, highly convincing cast, showing how a 16-year-old girl flees her old life and changes completely under peer pressure. The banlieues of Paris form the backdrop to this raw portrait of a new life for resilient Marieme.
Giants (2015 Short Film)
Screens before: Today. The youth of Rotterdam and their role models, parents, and guardians… otherwise known as giants.