SFF2025
金线 (2022) 豆瓣 IMDb
The Golden Thread
导演:
尼诗塔·简
其它标题:
The Golden Thread
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最後織人
In the heyday of the jute industry, millions of people in Bengal made their living doing this laborious work, which has hardly changed since the industrial revolution. The 100-year-old machinery has been endlessly repaired. State aid kept this sustainable alternative to plastic going, but its future looks bleak.
In beautifully composed shots, Nishtha Jain (Gulabi Gang [2012], Lakshmi and Me [2007]) shows the last vestiges of the industry. She follows the entire production chain, from cutting and drying the reed along the river to weaving in two of the biggest mills in the area. Along endless rows of antique looms, the air thick with dusty fibers, workers carry out their routine work. Accidents and jammed machines are commonplace; workers’ faces reveal the exhaustion of a lifetime of labour.
Meanwhile, the union is fighting for a minimum wage equivalent to 250 US dollars a month. During their break, the workers speak out. “Nowadays nobody cares about quality, just more production,” says one. Not long afterwards, one of the mills closes its doors after more than a hundred years.
In beautifully composed shots, Nishtha Jain (Gulabi Gang [2012], Lakshmi and Me [2007]) shows the last vestiges of the industry. She follows the entire production chain, from cutting and drying the reed along the river to weaving in two of the biggest mills in the area. Along endless rows of antique looms, the air thick with dusty fibers, workers carry out their routine work. Accidents and jammed machines are commonplace; workers’ faces reveal the exhaustion of a lifetime of labour.
Meanwhile, the union is fighting for a minimum wage equivalent to 250 US dollars a month. During their break, the workers speak out. “Nowadays nobody cares about quality, just more production,” says one. Not long afterwards, one of the mills closes its doors after more than a hundred years.
Prime Minister (2025) 豆瓣
导演:
Michelle Walshe
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Lindsay Utz
A view inside the life of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, capturing her through five tumultuous years in power and beyond as she redefined leadership on the world stage.
Jacinda Ardern’s outlook is summarized by a quote from her childhood hero, Sir Ernest Shackleton: “Optimism is true moral courage.” She reluctantly took on what she called “the worst job in politics” and led with humanity, compassion, and common sense. Ardern guided her country through the pandemic by relying on science and risked her popularity by reforming gun laws and stepping down earlier than expected.
Co-directors Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz craft an intimate portrait of Ardern’s journey, featuring footage shot by her husband and classified audio interviews recorded while she was prime minister. As only the second head of state in the world to give birth in office, she faced relentless ridicule but left office saddened rather than hardened.
Prime Minister is much like Ardern herself: eloquent, compassionate, funny, and inspiring.
Jacinda Ardern’s outlook is summarized by a quote from her childhood hero, Sir Ernest Shackleton: “Optimism is true moral courage.” She reluctantly took on what she called “the worst job in politics” and led with humanity, compassion, and common sense. Ardern guided her country through the pandemic by relying on science and risked her popularity by reforming gun laws and stepping down earlier than expected.
Co-directors Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz craft an intimate portrait of Ardern’s journey, featuring footage shot by her husband and classified audio interviews recorded while she was prime minister. As only the second head of state in the world to give birth in office, she faced relentless ridicule but left office saddened rather than hardened.
Prime Minister is much like Ardern herself: eloquent, compassionate, funny, and inspiring.
朝圣 (2025) IMDb 豆瓣
Romería
导演:
Carla Simón
演员:
Llúcia Garcia
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Mitch
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其它标题:
로메리아
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Romería
The third part of Simón’s trilogy that follows her last pair of features.
A “neorealist flamenco musical in the neighbourhood of La Mina, Barcelona” and the roots of the project are tied to family “since I discovered that my biological mother was passionate about flamenco, a great curiosity began to grow in me for this genre, because of its history and its exceptional capacity to connect directly with emotion.
A “neorealist flamenco musical in the neighbourhood of La Mina, Barcelona” and the roots of the project are tied to family “since I discovered that my biological mother was passionate about flamenco, a great curiosity began to grow in me for this genre, because of its history and its exceptional capacity to connect directly with emotion.
农业革命 (2024) 豆瓣
Inqilab Di Kheti
导演:
尼诗塔·简
其它标题:
Farming the Revolution
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农民起革命(港)
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2020年全球正集中抗疫之际,印度政府颁布新的农业法案,容许私营企业进入市场并囤积农产品,农民生计顿时备受威胁,一场大规模农民抗争活动一触即发。数十万民众走上新德里街头,高呼要求政府撤回条例。面对政府机关操控舆论,将维护基本利益的农民抗争抹黑为暴动,印度农民毫不退缩,持续抗争400日,誓要捍卫公义!Nishtha Jain素来关注印度劳工权益,前作《最后织人》讲述黄麻工厂工人的日常,今次与新晋纪录片导演Akash Basumatari合作,为这场历时超过一年的农民起义留下纪录。