Empire Bio

The waters are rising in the American South. Two young people watch the only world they know disappear before their eyes in a sensuous film about leaving childhood behind.

A dark and deeply original film about superstition in a Bulgarian village where the bewitched farm animals are silent witnesses to a human tragicomedy. Documentary meets folk horror with a wry sense of humor.

Seven years in the life of a troubled young man. From his time in prison for attempted murder, to his time as a hopeful parolee, to his fatal decision.

Five years after her Academy-Award nominated ‘The Edge of Democracy’, Petra Costa dives into Brazil’s political inferno, brilliantly exposing the apocalyptical clash between religion and democracy.

In the shadow of a forgotten massacre, an immigrant haunted by his father’s unburied spirit sets out to break a family curse, confronting both past horrors and his own troubled legacy.

An ordinary woman finds hope and an unexpected friend in her last months on Earth. A sensual film about life and death, where gratitude gets the last word.

Vigilante justice, journalism and ethical gray zones were challenged in a controversial TV show that lured male pedophiles into the public spotlight. But did the show cast its own long shadows?

A personal story about death and love in the context of contemporary Russia of the last 2 years.

Gender affirming transition is portrayed with nerve and a deep sense of presence in a personal film diary where the ghosts of the past still haunt the present.