Docs in Orbit

In this episode, we feature a conversation with Venice Atienza about her film LAST DAYS AT SEA, which premiered at the Berlinale earlier this year. LAST DAYS AT SEA is a tender portrait of a young boy, Reyboy, living in an isolated fishing village in the Philippines where he grew up. Reyboy loves his village and the sea, but by the end of summer, he will have to leave to study in the city.At the heart of the film lies an environmental story of marine preservation, but one that is told ev...

Special coverage of the 52nd edition of Visions du Réel that begins 15 April - 25th April. In this episode, we are joined by Steve Rickinson in Bucharest from The European Documentary Magazine, Modern Times Review. The print publication has been a staple at many European documentary festivals and they offer expansive coverage of film reviews and industry news online.Steve Rickinson heads up the industry section and joined me earlier to discuss our picks from Visions du Reel.On the list of fil...

In this episode Aylin Gökmen, filmmaker and contributor / co-curator of Docs in Orbit invites Jessica Beshir for a conversation about her film FAYA DAYI which premiered at Sundance and will be having its international premiere at Visions du Reél this month.The film is an immersion into Harar, Beshir's hometown in Ethiopia, where many people’s lives revolve around the harvest, the trade, and the consumption of khat - a leaf that is chewed as a stimulant and also as a part of spirit...

On the occasion of its screening at Essay Film Festival, we are re-releasing our conversation with Nuria Giménez about her film, My Mexican Bretzel. The film will be available to screen on their online screening room from 25 March - 3 April for free to anyone in the UK. My Mexican Bretzel is Nuria’s debut feature film made entirely out of her grandfather's home footage, 16 mm film from the 1950’s and 60’s juxtaposed with excerpts from a diary to reveal the inner thoughts of Vivian B...

In this episode, we feature a conversation with Georgian filmmaker, Salomé Jashi about her film TAMING THE GARDEN which premiered at Sundance. An ode to the rivalry between men and nature, Taming the Garden is the story of how a powerful man indulges in an unusual hobby by having century-old trees uprooted in communities along the Georgian coast and transplanted to his private garden. Kopal Joshy, a filmmaker and DocNomads alumni currently living in Lisbon moderated the conversation. Some lin...

Season 2: Films entering our 2021 Orbit ✨New episodes are coming this week! But before we release our first episode of season two, we wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our listeners and supporters. And for those who may be just discovering this podcast, offer a little about who we are and what you can expect in episodes to come.Welcome to a new season! We are grateful to be in your orbit. Some links:✨our homepage for all the films and filmmakers that entered our orbit:&n...

On the occasion of her upcoming retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York, we revisit our conversation with the remarkable and highly acclaimed feminist, experimental filmmaker, and poet, Lynne Sachs. In this episode, we discuss ideas present in Sachs' work, including feminist film theory, experimental filmmaking, and her collaborative approach. We also discuss her previous films, THE HOUSE OF SCIENCE, TIP OF MY TONGUE, and FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO, which are available t...

In this episode, we feature a conversation with the legendary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky about his recent film GUNDA.I have been a fan of Kossakovsky’s work since one of his first films, THE BELOVS (1993), which is a portrait of simple village life, sometimes tender and sometimes harsh, captured mostly in a steady observational gaze until the last scene where we are shaken by the filmmaker’s camera work. In Kossakovsky’s latest film, GUNDA, again, Kossakovsky delivers simplicity, tenderness...

In this episode, we feature a conversation with filmmaker Hannah Jayanti about her speculative documentary film, TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.Set in the small desert town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, the film takes place in the shadow of the world's first commercial Spaceport. Subtly set in a near future when space travel has begun, the film follows five residents in the town. Combining documentary, archival, experimental virtual reality worlds and an improvised score by Bill Frisell, TRUTH...

In this episode, we feature a conversation with the esteemed Director Arami Ullón about her latest film Apenas El Sol (Nothing but the Sun) which was selected as the opening film at IDFA this year. NOTHING BUT THE SUN is set in the Paraguayan Chaco region, a semi arid region in Paraguay with very low population density that is being rapidly deforested. It is also the home of the Ayoreo, an indigenous people that have been colonized by missionaries. The film’s central protagonist is...