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As part of De Balie’s Cinédialoog programme in Amsterdam, Nataliya Golofastova will present her feature film debut on 6 October. Otets is a poignant artistic portrait of Russian priest and freethinker Sergei Ovsiannikov, revealing the many layers of his life and personality — from his roots in an authoritarian homeland, through his emergence as a spiritual leader, to the difficult relationship he had with his children. At the heart of this poetic documentary lies the search for freedom, alongsid

Over the past seven years, Yannick Warmerdam has worked on Ker Enaz act 1, a film that explores the relentlessness, magic, and romance of the constant search of humans and animals for shelter. This ink-on-paper animated film will premiere on Sunday, 12 October, at the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam. The work tells the story of a castaway who washes ashore on the magical island of Ker Enaz, where music holds the power to lure buildings. The film is accompanied by specially composed and reco