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Docs Ireland · 2023

Docs Ireland 2023

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All Of Our Heartbeats Are Connected Through Exploding Stars

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Through her collages of stories and images, Rainsford explores the cultural shift precipitated by the disaster, and the different ways of looking at the world which enable people to keep on living in uncertain times.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
In Japan, people still struggle to cope with the legacy of the 2011 tsunami, whilst on the Hawaiian island of Kaho’olawe, volunteers collect Japanese debris from the beaches.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2022; Director: Jennifer Rainsford)

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Anhell69

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The film immerses us in the life of the city.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A funeral car cruises the streets of Medellin, while a young director tells the story of his past in this violent and conservative city.

(Country: Colombia, Romania, France, Germany; Year: 2022; Director: Theo Montoya; Writer: Theo Montoya; Stars: Camilo Najar, Sergio Pérez, Juan Pérez, Alejandro Hincapié, Julian David Moncada, Camilo Machado, Víctor Gaviria, Alejandro Mendigana)

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De Humani Corporis Fabrica

Five centuries ago, anatomist André Vésale opened up the human body to science for the first time in history. Today, De Humani Corporis Fabrica opens the human body to the cinema.

(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel)