La Fontaine turns filmmaker / 2017

La Fontaine turns filmmaker is a new film from The Cinema Owl. You will remember how last year, Wake Up and Dream Again invited children from 3 to 8 years old to discover some wonderful stories halfway between the world of dreams and the real world! This time The Cinema Owl has brought back from her travels six short films in the form of fables about animals, each with a strong message. La Fontaine turns filmmaker, in the tradition of our cartoon favourites, is both educational and a lot of laughs.

Firework Daughters Turned Over / 1950

A documentary on how prostitutes in Shijiazhuang reformed themselves after the liberation.

The Carousel Never Stops Turning / 2017

This film talks about today’s Indonesia from different perspectives—economy, politics, arts and culture, society, laws, and history—outlined in several fragments influenced by one another.

Intense Tongue Technique: Turn Over / 1996

A woman wants to throw herself off a bridge after her boyfriend of two years breaks things off with her. The guy who stops her from doing so is looking for his ex-girlfriend, who he is planning to kill. The woman makes off with his gun and from then on plans to kill her ex as well.

A Sharp Turn / 1979

A ship captain's senior mate exposed criminal activities, leading to his car crash and criminal investigation.

A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces / 2021

There are the images of before, the images of after and the letters. The images of after come first, they stem from the same surveillance camera in Wuhan, empty streets that only throng with people again on April 4th, 2020.

Don't Turn Your Back on Us / 2022

They are parents of youths who have turned to neo-Nazi and extreme right-wing groups. With animations and staged interviews, their stories are portrayed in a thought-provoking documentary about guilt, grief, and seeing one’s child become radicalized.

Don't Forget to Turn Off the TV / 1986

Six years old Gosha and his babysitter are trying to reunite Gosha's family by bringing his father back home.

Declic - Dentro Florence / 1985

Lo scienziato dott. Fez, per vendicarsi del rifiuto alle sue profferte sentimentali di Claudia, giovane moglie bellissima ma frigida d’un attempato industriale, escogita un marchingegno per farle perdere ogni inibizione sessuale

The Turn-of-the-Century Blind Man / 1898

A blind man begging for change tries to outsmart a cop.

let nothing turn me off / 2022

Ale left her mother's house at the age of 12 because she felt she did not belong then, now at the age of 20 she lives in constant resilience. Realizing that she is repeating her mother's patterns, she embarks on a reflection of the decision-making power she now has.

The Traffic Light Turns Blue Tomorrow / 2017

A friend's death triggers the tale about those of us who find community outside of society's norms. About the struggle to play the part of an adult in a world impossible to adjust to for many. Jussi's last text message states, 'This world is not for me.' Who exactly is this world for?

Shyamal Uncle Turns Off the Lights / 2013

Shyamal Uncle, an eighty-year old retiree living with his wife in Paikpara (an old Kolkata neighborhood), notices one day that the street lights near his house are left on even during the day. He finds it unconscionable to let this waste go and decides to take action. He talks to a number of people - from the local vendor to the local political leader; from the electricity officer to the police officer. But no one even bothers to listen to him and he is given the runaround. Even his wife is skeptical of his endeavor. Drawing a contrast with the mundane existence of his personal life, the film is a story of Shyamal Uncle's journey as he fights the brush offs, insults, and skepticism with one single goal - turn off the lights.

I will turn my heart to stone / 1968

Dilim dönmüyor – My Tongue Does Not Turn / 2013

Between Turkey and Germany, the filmmaker films his Kurdish parents and grandparents. Facing the language barrier, she brings to light the link between forgetting and building an identity.

Can Sunflower Turn Away From the Sun? / 2021

...and fearing God and turning away from evil. / 2019

The Book of Job

Now It's My Turn, Now It's Yours / 1984

Three generations live side by side. The wilful, jack-in-all-pots grandmother blackmails the family with fake faintings, while grandpa suffers from cerebral sclerosis. Mother manages a fashionable hotel, she needs to look smart and unyielding, even when their weird uncle drives into the restaurant drunk. Father is an introverted, solitary teacher, who from time to time turns the home inside out in pursuit of his hobby, i.e. topography, and his mental balance. Suddenly unexpected things come to light about their teen-age daughter, Juli.

When Love Turns to Hatred 4 - Domestic Violence on Children / 2022

The four adult heroes and heroines of the film, who were selected in a casting call posted on TV, speak candidly on camera from the very beginning of their memories. Through individual stories, they describe their childhoods, family backgrounds, life at school, and how they spent their free time. The stories complement each other and are intertwined; we see emotions and hear things that reveal the horrific DNA of domestic violence. The documentary addresses the issue of abuse with an emphasis on the entire social environment of the victims and the societal underpinnings. Typical of domestic violence is that victims often hide it within themselves; they do not talk about it, and sometimes they do not even admit it. But in the documentary, they were determined to speak out.

turn rotate spin / 2018

A rhythmic series of gestures and steps to the sound of music.