BURKINABÈ BOUNTY • 2018
DIRECTOR: Iara Lee
COUNTRY: Burkina Faso
RUNTIME: '36
SYNOPSIS: Burkinabè Bounty, a documentary from Cultures of Resistance Films, chronicles agricultural resistance and the fight for food sovereignty in Burkina Faso—a small, landlocked country in West Africa. Showcasing activist farmers, students, artists, and leaders in the local Slow Food movement, the film looks at how the Burkinabè people are reclaiming their land and defending their traditions against the encroachment of corporate agriculture. From women gaining economic independence by selling "dolo" beer, to youth marching in the streets against companies like Monsanto, to hip-hop musicians reviving the revolutionary spirit of Thomas Sankara, Burkinabè Bounty shows the creative tactics people are using to take back control of their food, seeds, and future.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Featurette
FEATURETTE
THE MURCIAN PYRAMIDS • 2018
DIRECTOR: Miguel Guirado Díaz
COUNTRY: Spain
RUNTIME: '46
SYNOPSIS: We expose our journey in the most enigmatic places of the Region of Murcia. Shuffling different hypotheses, we raised the possibility of the existence of pyramidal structures modified by the passage of time; going through the prism of temporal translation, we find the places that give rise to our theory.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Featurette
BEHIND NATACHA RAMBOVA'S SHADOW • 2019
DIRECTOR: Georgina Sas
COUNTRY: Spain
RUNTIME: '54
SYNOPSIS: Natacha Rambova (Salt Lake City,1897 - Pasadena,1966) was an emancipated woman and pioneer of fascinating life. Her creative imprint has lasted in spite of the general ignorance about her existence. Her biography covers various 20th century prints: England and Paris at the turn of the century, the dance of the Russian Ballets, the birth of the Hollywood film industry, the 1930s in Mallorca and the outbreak of the Spanish War or Egypt's archaeological sites.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Featurette