"The+deserter"
Uncertain Desert
The life-cycle in the coastal desert, represented by the daily life of María and Lidia and their relationship with the territory; this cycle is threatened by the progress and inherent finitud of their lives.
With Sven Hedin Across the Deserts of Asia
In 1927/8, the cameraman Paul Lieberenz accompanied the Swedish researcher Sven Hedin on an expedition through Inner Asia from Beijing to Urumqi. Lufthansa was planning to launch a direct flight from Berlin to Beijing; meteorological observations had to be made, weather stations had to be built and the land had to be investigated for places that wo..
General Schwartzpot Hunts Pink Tigers In The Sahara Desert
It’s the Gulf War. Two soldiers, an American and an Iraqi, find themselves lost in the desert, and the relationship between them is seen through the eyes of an iguana. The American is trying to get through to headquarters so that he can be rescued. The Iraqi flatters the American, deferring to him as General Schwarzpot, and is willing to humi..
The Beautiful Desert
A love letter to the, often overlooked, beauty of the desert. Told through the poem: "Flower in the Desert" by Christy Ann Martine.
Maybe Desert Perhaps Universe
The Forensic Psychiatric Hospital is a medium-security level, closed structure, with a rehabilitation component. The service provided includes psychiatric, psychological, medical, therapeutic and social care. The 32 men who inhabit the unit were considered exempt from punishment by the court. They feel time going by. Slowly. The film settles in thi..
The Invention of the Desert
Humans have been our parents, our shepherds, and finally our obsolete children. Who are we?
The desert voices
The Voices of the Desert tell a story of three destinies: Mouloud, a young man who goes in search of his parents, Hammadi, an old man who awaits the return of his son and Zineb, a young woman in search of her roots. A bottle filled with sand will be the link between the three characters.
Desert
The empty place. Lost childhood. Light trees. Abandoned gardens. Motion without movement. A desert that make us think about where we are. As E. Cioran says, one hand over any landscape can make us return to the landscape of our childhood.
Desert Ski
When three sisters-in-law get lost in the Arabian desert during a sand-skiing trip, life or death does not depend on surviving this lethal wasteland but on the women’s lust for a piece of land in Duffel, Flanders.
Essay in the Desert
Water is a precious commodity anywhere but all the more so in the desert where competition for it can come from any quarter.
Nous avons déserté
By embarking on a journey to document the art of wandering, Yann-Manuel Hernandez captures the relationships between human, nature and society in a stream of captivating images. Shot out of the system during various months in Colombia, this documentary immerses us in the life of two wanderer backpackers, the DIY culture and the search for another w..
Le Désert
A mysterious work of art examines its own existence after being abandoned in the Sahara desert, revealing the great secrets of the edges of reality.
Across the Desert
Set in the Ottoman Empire during the Nineteenth century, the film portrays a series of oriental adventures of the two travellers Kara Ben Nemsi and Hadschi Halef Omar.
Antar Invades the Desert
Shadad sends his son Antarah to herd sheep after he refuses to acknowledge him as his son because of his dark skin and his mother is a slave and refuses to wed Antarah to his cousin Abla. When Banu Abs is invaded by another tribe, they enlist Antarah's help in exchange for allowing him to marry Abla.
Desertification
The following group of films highlights the major environmental problems facing our planet today. In particular they focus on waste, pollution and energy use.
Desert Castle
The Snøhetta architects, works hard to win the competition to make a brand new city for 350 000 people, in the desert of the Arabic emirate Ras Al Khaimah.
Desert Brides
This is the story of three Bedouin women, struggling within a polygamous system. Living in the Negev desert in Israel, the story is told through the eyes of a wedding photographer, Mariam Al-Quader. She herself is living under constant fear that her husband will marry "over her" (the expression used when a man chooses an additional wife). The other..
Happy Desert
Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism. Then, she meets Mark, a German tourist, and falls in love with him.
The Shadow of the Desert (or the Paradise Regained)
While an exodus of migrants waits to cross the deadly Altar Desert towards the US, the last Natives of the desert survive a diaspora that has them on the verge of vanishing.
