In Living Art, the rich tradition of pottery in Bengal’s Lakshikol Pal community stands on the edge of extinction. For generations, these artisans have shaped the earth into intricate, functional art, their craft deeply intertwined with cultural heritage. But with the rise of plastic and industrialisation, this ancient art form is being pushed aside, leaving its practitioners struggling to survive.

Through the lens of master potters like Jagannath Pal and Kanchan Rani Pal, Living Art explores the intimate connection between art, identity, and environmental sustainability. Their craft, born from soil, becomes a poignant metaphor for the environmental degradation caused by modern consumerism.

This film is a call to preserve not just a dying tradition but also the ecological balance that this craft nurtures. Living Art is a visually stunning documentary that transcends borders, urging viewers to reflect on the costs of cultural and environmental neglect.

This documentary delves into the life of a teacher, centenarian Nanda Prusty, who came to the limelight in 2021 after receiving Padmashri, India's prominent civilian award. He is renowned for operating one of India's last traditional open-air schools, Chatasali, giving free education to the poor. Transforming from an actor to a teacher, Prusty's narrative extends across three generations, marked by his unwavering commitment to selflessly serve his village on a profound spiritual path.

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It's quite normal to say that “one in a thousand” is the chance of a person being born with Down's. This film is directed by two brothers, the youngest of which has the syndrome.

Together, they try to understand why one of them has never changed a light bulb in his life and discover what the invention of the radio has to do with the invention of the staircase. That's right, this isn't a normal movie.

In Inuit land, away from the world, Iqaluit is nevertheless a cosmopolitan city, because many people come from the four corners of the world to work in this capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. A city where some 8,000 inhabitants live, a diverse microcosm in Arctic soil.

Road to Nowhere invites you to travel the icy road that begins and ends in this place where many worlds coexist. A film which undertakes to cross doors literally and figuratively, to observe everyday events, the repetition of gestures and the habits of each person. Here, it is a question of capturing how life unfolds in the intimate and the ordinary, a sideways look that questions the presence of each person, the relationship to their roots and their future. A film that reveals itself as a canvas skilfully woven into a collective fresco on the edge of the world where the trivial, poetry and paradox intertwine.