Movies: Heritage

Suryabhan Tanaji Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Kharbujewaadi and an ardent follower of Shivaji Maharaj, tries his best to restore a decaying fort....

"The palm trees on the reverse are a delusion; so is the pink sand". This line, taken from a poem by Margaret Atwood, lights the path traced in "Postcard". As the years go by, landscapes transform, take on new meanings, and hold onto joys that will n...

At 88 years old, Ofelia reflects on her life under the attentive gaze of her grandchildren. Family, love, disputes, adventures, and tragedies. A story brimming with characters that, as a result of the passing of time, leaves Ofelia as the sole witnes...

After the death of her father, whom she never knew, a young woman finds herself at the head of a large company....

A boy breaks into Heritage class to clarify his doubts....

A group of feisty, talented young performers pool their resources and buy a dilapidated theatre to showcase their acts – but unscrupulous property developers also want the theatre and resort to dirty tricks to disrupt the first night's performance!...

A teenager, disinterested in her Louisiana Creole heritage, finds herself having to entertain a visitor who only speaks what sounds like French. She’ll discover how magical it can be to connect with one's heritage....

The film is about inspiration, reminding the power of collective action, the importance of preserving the heritage of Santa Ana, and the boundless potential that lies within the community. It is a story that deserves to be told, a story that will res...

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Motivated by family memories, a filmmaker returns to the land of his mother to reflect on his identity and deep cultural heritage....

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Ismael, widower of his beloved wife Teresa, walks the streets of the city in search of cardboard, in his extensive travels he has confrontations with Juan - a mental patient who thinks he is a dog and with Luigi - the most famous baker in the city. ,...

What does blood have to do with identity? Kendra Mylnechuk, an adult Native adoptee, born in 1980 at the cusp of the enactment of the Indian Child Welfare Act, is on a journey to reconnect with her birth family and discover her Lummi heritage....

A documentary about the life of the filmmaker’s grandfather and his life growing up in Fascist Italy to meeting his wife and immigrating to America....

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After the death of their father, two sisters who have gone their separate ways meet again to settle the inheritance....

Lia prepares for the future. Whatever it may be....

Three classmates talk about the Way of Santiago and the Galician heritage....

Negotiating Amnesia is an essay film based on research conducted at the Alinari Archive and the National Library in Florence. It focuses on the Ethiopian War of 1935-36 and the legacy of the fascist, imperial drive in Italy. Through interviews, arch...

For some time now, The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language is at the center of tough discussions. For some, it’s an institution which safeguards the most important principles of the language, but for others, it’s an anachronism of the Soviet ...