The works of this Andorran-Spanish artist are full of classical reverence for the human body and potential, but the reminders of technological subjugation offer a fresh, ominous spin FROM ANDORRA and SPAIN  WHAT’S GOING ON: Powerful human figures, expressed in bronze, wood, or experimental resins, or rendered in mixed media paintings, celebrate the raw beauty of the human anatomy, sometimes engorged in the fullness of well-developed limbs and torsos, sometimes stripped to the taut muscle tissue. The subject matter alludes to the art periods where the body was revered, whether ..read more

The end of a soccer legend’s career makes him an easy target for Portuguese nationalists, opportunism, and greed—but will his kind heart show him the way to love and truth? FROM PORTUGAL, FRANCE, BRAZIL and USA WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Portuguese soccer superstar Diamantino seems to have it all. He’s rich, handsome, unmatched in his skills on the field—and has a kind heart, too. However, when Diamantino learns about the existence of refugees, the perfect little world which he inhabits starts to crumble. His poor performance at the World Cup makes Diamantino a disgrace. Affected by being th ..read more

Packed with dark humor, visual delights, and action, this film is a diaspora gem with an incomparable heroine who defies all conventions you might have about cinematic portrayals of advanced age FROM UNITED STATES and CHINA WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Grandma Wong has been recently widowed, and her son urges her to move out of her small, drab apartment in Manhattan’s Chinatown to the suburbs to be with her grandchildren. However, giving up on her independence is not easy for the chain-smoking, cynical 80-year-old. When her fortune teller predicts a stroke of unforeseen luck coming her way, Gr ..read more

A triptych in which different women reinterpret legendary dancer Isadora Duncan’s choreography she created after the death of her two small children FROM FRANCE and SOUTH KOREA  WHAT IT’S ABOUT: When she was in her thirties, the great American dancer Isadora Duncan lost her two children—a daughter aged six and a two-year-old son—when a car with them inside rolled into the Seine. “Mother,” a dance in which she expressed her grief, is Duncan’s most intimate creation. “Isadora’s Children” follows four contemporary women as they adapt the routine to their own visions. A young acto ..read more

Two cousins separated by time zones and oceans create together to overcome shared trauma, lack of concrete roots and keep the family close-knit despite the distance FROM FRANCE, ITALY, UK, USA and UAE  WHAT’S GOING ON: Scrolls protrude from the ceiling and make the room—the exhibition space, or any other space for that matter, into a mysterious jungle, or perhaps a fascinating library where scrolls had come alive and unrolled themselves to creep all over like vines. But look closer, and you will notice, those aren’t just scrolls but actual octopus arms, hanging over and shelte ..read more

Urban development in Addis-Ababa and humanity’s race for progress are explored through the eyes of a curious, talented ten-year-old boy living in a hut in the shadow of shiny new condominiums FROM ETHIOPIA, ITALY and USA WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Ten-year-old Asalif Tewold and his loving artisan mother Alem live in a shantytown in Addis Ababa after their home with access to farmland had been demolished to build new housing. As the tall residential complex looms over their lives, Asalif wanders the terrain between his simple home, where Alem and other country folk tell tales of magical anima ..read more

From writing one of the world’s most recognizable dance hits to welcoming the exiled leader Evo Morales back home: the music of Los Kjarkas is the ultimate soundtrack to Bolivian Renaissance FROM BOLIVIA WHAT’S GOING ON: If you have a pulse, you must be familiar with the song “Lambada” by the French-Brazilian group Kaoma, where singer Loalwa Braz’s vocals thick as molasses accompany the rhythmical melody that was all the rage in the early 90s discos across the world. And if you missed that decade, you might be more familiar with Jennifer Lopez’s updated version “On the Floor,” whic ..read more

The mindblowing documentary showcases Dissociative Identity Disorder through the eyes of vulnerable young woman Marshay, therapist Karen Marshall, herself juggling 17 personalities, and others FROM USA and RUSSIA WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Marshay Smith is a young woman with an unusual health concern: she has Dissociative Identity Disorder—a reaction to severe childhood trauma that causes numerous personality states to coexist in one single human. As the coming of age and into herself barrages her with responsibilities, Marshay is trying to launch her career as a singer-songwriter, deal with ..read more

Choose your own adventure in the surreal, fantastic fantasy world of the art comic books where dystopian scenes and curated soundtracks offer an unmatched immersive experience FROM MEXICO WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A role-playing game becomes a feverish dream with an impressive soundtrack and cultural references all laid out for the viewer to become fully immersed in the carefully constructed world. This is “Yiffing in Hell,” a trippy series of furry adventures into a dark but mesmerizing future, where sci-fi and high literature collide to create a unique storyline that, reflected in the st ..read more

A consummate portrait of Brazilian organizer Indianara follows her through joy and pain, rites of passages, and a tense fight for the respect, inclusion, and protection of which her community is constantly robbed FROM BRAZIL WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Rio De Janeiro. 2018. Dilma Rouseff has been impeached. Michel Temer is in power. The transgender community in Brazil lives precariously, as many are killed or imprisoned, holding out hope because their sister, Marielle Franco, is on Rio’s city council. Meanwhile, in the streets, the transgender community is sheltered by Indianara, a fiery orga ..read more