The grandson and his camera follow 89-year-old Nani for a whole year. When the grandfather dies, of whom Nani has taken loving and selfless care, the grandson and the cameras' gaze remain discretely in the background. By and by, they witness a silent change: Nani has now time to look back and think about age, aging and dying and to find a new life. Her humbleness and gratefulness towards God and the little miracles of life support her in these difficult times.… >>>
Somewhere in New York, a group of Mexicans gather in preparation of a flamboyant feast full of great show events to honor Santa Muerte, oftentimes also called La Flanca (The Bony Lady). She is the deity of villains, drug dealers and prostitutes, of all those who life on the margins of society and seek solace. The driving force and center of the whole event is Arely Vazquez, a devout Catholic and transgender woman who found her belief in Santa Muerte during her sex transformation. But this year, the festivities are ill-fated and Arely has to face unimagined dangers to keep a pledge she has made ten years ago.… >>>
- Director: Adriana Barbosa, Thiago Zanato
The father, a Belgian missionary of the Christian “White Fathers” in Rwanda, the mother, a Rwandan Muslim and much younger. Their daughter begins an internal dialog using her memory, images from the family album and Super8 films along with letters from her father to the clerical authorities to trigger her thoughts.… >>>
- Director: Sandra Heremans
The concept of the devil was first introduced to Japan by missionary St. Francis Xavier in 1549. As Christianization progressed very slowly there were only few of which the devil could seduce. So he became an octopus and waited for his chance. With playful images, shrewd dramatic compositions, and an intonation and content analysis as dry as dust, the film merges Christian belief, Japanese mythology and cooking customs to an unconventional search for traces.… >>>
Nominated:
Goldener Key
