Dahomey

28 April 2025

Dahomey (Mati Diop, France/Senegal/Benin/Singapore, 2024, 68 minutes) Dahomey is a 2024 documentary film directed by Mati Diop. It is a dramatised account of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey (in modern-day Benin), which were…

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Take Me to Fendika

7 April 2025

Take Me to Fendika (Cisco Bradley, US/Ethiopia/Sweden, 2024) Take Me to Fendika is a film about music, dance, art space, and community in Ethiopia, focusing on the work of world-renowned dancer,…

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The Room Next Door

10 March 2025

The Room Next Door (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 2024, 107 minutes) Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine.…

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Coming Out

3 February 2025

Coming Out (Heiner Carow, Germany, 1989, 113 minutes) Coming Out is a groundbreaking film that made history in multiple ways. Winner of prestigious awards, including the Silver Bear and the Teddy at…

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Northern Lights

13 January 2025

Northern Lights (John Hanson & Rob Nilsson, 1978, 95 min.) NORTHERN LIGHTS has the feel of an old black and white photograph discovered in an attic. The bitter-sweet story of young…

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Close Your Eyes

18 November 2024

Close Your Eyes [Cerrar los ojos] (Victor Erice, Spain/Argentina, 2023, 169 minutes) Aging filmmaker Miguel Garay (Manolo Solo) is called upon to recount his memories of working on his final and…

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Home is Somewhere Else

13 November 2024

Home is Somewhere Else (Carlos Hagerman/Jorge Villalobos, Mexico/USA, 2022, 87 minutes) Home Is Somewhere Else is an animated feature documentary providing a window into the hearts and minds of immigrant youth…

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Possible Selves

4 November 2024

Possible Selves (Shaun Kadlec, USA, 2022, 56 minutes) An intimate, coming-of-age documentary following teenagers through their high school years in foster care. Made by Carleton Alums Shaun Kadlec (Director) and Grace…

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Tirailleurs [Father and Soldier]

28 October 2024

Tiraillerus [Father and Soldier] (Mathieu Vadepied, France, 2022, 109 minutes) During World War I, in 1917, Senegalese Bakary Diallo enlists in the French Army in order to be with his…

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Katanga: The Dance of the Scorpions

26 September 2024

Katanga: The Dance of the Scorpions (Dani Kouyaté, Sweden/Burkina Faso, 2024, 113 minutes) Director Dani Kouyaté’s newest film, Katanga: The Dance of the Scorpions, is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless and…

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