Self-Portrait: Dreaming at 47 KM / 2013

This is the fourth film in my self-portrait series. I went back to the village named 47 km in 2013. My grandfather was critically ill, and I accompanied him like accompanied the death. The old people and their memories are like dead leaves. I got familiar with the children and we acted together to build a bookroom in village. Between the solitary old people and the naïve sunshine children, can I find my dream here?

Self-Portrait in 23 Rounds: a Chapter in David Wojnarowicz’s Life, 1989–1991 / 2019

Political artist, painter, writer, performer and photographer David Wojnarowicz was one of the leading personalities of the 1980s New York art scene. In an interview conducted in 1989 by cultural theorist Sylvère Lotringer, Wojnarowicz speaks candidly about intimate moments in his life, the creative process, sexuality, AIDS, and coming to terms with one’s own death - at a time when society categorically refused to face up to the AIDS epidemic.

Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47KM / 2021

The newest instalment in a series set in a small village in a mountainous region in China. In the winter marking ten years since the director began filming, she tries to get a new building constructed in the village. The girls, who had thus far been the subjects of her films, take up the camera themselves, and begin recording scenes of the village.

Self-Portrait : Dying at 47 KM / 2015

This village is located 47 KM from Suizhou, Hubei Province. Her grandfather passed away, and what does the village mean to her without him? She started to search for stories about death in the village: some are of unnatural causes, some are bizarre, and some are results of hatred. In the daily life accompanied by so many deaths, how should she understand death?

Self-portrait as a Dead Stick Insect / 2015

Chen Sheinberg's passion is insects - filming them, to be exact (in the spirit of the great proto-Surrealist Percy Smith) - more often than not with surprising and somewhat scary results. It's only fitting then that he identifies with them - even in death.

Self-Portrait in Handcuffs / 2012

An inspiring portrait of Belorussian artist Ales Pushkin, who uses his performance art to wage a mini-resistance against the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Alexander Zhurbin: An Attempt at Self-Portrait / 2013

The film is dedicated to the work of one of the most famous Russian composers, the author of the first Soviet rock opera Alexander Zhurbin. The 4 episodes tell about the different facets of the composer's work, about symphonic music, about musical theater, about cinema, about pop songs. The film is built as a monologue of the protagonist, the shooting was carried out in Moscow, Tashkent, New York, St. Petersburg. The composer's wife, poet and translator Irina Ginzburg, and the son, composer Lev Zhurbin, take part in the film.

Self-Portrait: Sphinx in 47 Km / 2018

In the Chinese countryside, an old woman tells the story of her deceased son, while a little girl paints her dreams on the walls of the house. A personal and attentive perspective on the territory, which articulates the memory of a disappearing generation and the hopes of the one to come.

Documerica, Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink /

A handful of photographers look back on the Documerica Project, a long-forgotten epic photo survey of the American environment launched in the early 1970s at the height of environmental awareness. Embodying a moment of truth in a country that had reached the limits of its American Dream, the images of Documerica bear witness to a missed meeting with History. And beyond that, they announce the world in which we live today.

Self-Portrait or What We All Miss / 1930

Mix of surrealist images of bubbles and smoke with some documentation of the world lived by Man Ray and Lee Miller.

Autorretrato / 2023

General Idi Amin Dada / 1974

Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet, reviewing his troops, explaining his ideology.

Plymptoons / 1990

Sketches. We see human crash tests: a human hits a wall at five miles per hour, 50 mph, and 3000. A woman kisses a man as he listens to his Walkman; through the kiss, she experiences the music. We see the trouble with face-lifts. We watch the early history of the mob: a cowboy mounts his horse, digs in his spurs, and ... kaboom! We watch a pursuer get his just desserts. Then, an ape evolves into a man who evolves into an American football player, hunkered down on all fours. Four pieces of furniture express their love when the humans are out of the room. Last, the ultimate car alarm humiliates a thief.

Selfportrait / 1971

A conciliatory review of the life of the author using the techniques of animated film. In 1972, Selfportrait received the award of the New York State Council.

it's a girl! / 2020

A self-portrait short film on 16mm from a trans male perspective.

Charlotte Rampling: The Look / 2011

A biographical study of legendary actress Charlotte Rampling, told through her own conversations with artist friends and collaborators, including Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster, and Juergen Teller. Intercut with footage from some of Rampling's most famous films, this "self-portrait through others" is a revealing look at one of our most iconic screen stars.

Jean Cocteau: Autobiography of an Unknown / 1984

Jean Cocteau reminisces about the people he has known throughout his long life.

Autoritratto siriano - Eau argentée / 20148.02 voti

"Eau Argentée - Syrie Autoportrait" è un documentario diretto da un regista siriano ma attualmente residente a Parigi. Un documentario che alterna immagini di vita e di morte, un montaggio di video di filmmakers improvvisati che riprendono quanto accade in Siria caricando i filmati su youtube. Un film crudo ma indispensabile per comprendere la dimensione di una strage quotidiana in cui si è perso qualsiasi senso di umanità.

Albrecht Dürer: Through the Looking-Glass / 2022

An approach to the life and extravagant career of the German painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), genius of the Renaissance, through the analysis of twelve of his self-portraits.