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The second week of MDAG Online is ahead of us. We are not slowing down – the All Eyes on Palestine section has been enriched with three new films that festival audiences know from previous editions. These are “No Other Land”, “The Bibi Files”, and “Coexistence, My Ass!”.
Meanwhile, over the weekend, two films appreciated during the theatrical part of the festival appeared on MDAG Online, perfect for a screening in the comfort of your home. “Bugboy”, directed by Lucas Paleocrassas, is one of the films viewers mentioned frequently. It is a story about growing up and closeness, but above all, about the relationship between 14-year-old Yorgos and a cricket named Isabella.
The second film tells the story of a Brazilian journalist who ventured deep into the Amazon to meet the Korubo tribe living far from modern civilization. Now another Swedish journalist has returned there to investigate the case, but the indigenous inhabitants are demanding justice. “Amazomania”, directed by Nathan Grossman, raises questions about the morality of the expedition and the relationship of white people with indigenous cultures.
Additionally, after the first week of the online festival, five favorite titles watched on MDAG Online have emerged, impossible to ignore.
New films in the All Eyes on Palestine section
Monday’s additions to the 23rd MDAG online program are three titles that became part of this year’s All Eyes on Palestine section.
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The first, “No Other Land”, directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor, is another Oscar winner following “Mr. Nobody Against Putin.” It is a moving story about the displacement of Palestinians from their homes by Israel and the fight against this process undertaken by the film’s protagonists – friends coming from both sides of the barricade.
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The second new addition is “The Bibi Files”, directed by Alexis Blom. The film reveals the true face of the Prime Minister of Israel, who clings desperately to power and provokes further conflicts to avoid criminal responsibility.
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The third proposal is one of the biggest hits of the 22nd MDAG and last year’s opening film – “Coexistence, My Ass!”, directed by Amber Fares. It is the story of an Israeli comedian who stands up for Palestinians and grew up in the Oasis of Peace – a project intended to unite two nations, but now forgotten. Can humor be an answer and a way of coping with such a dramatic situation?
Two films from the theatrical section on MDAG online.
Two new releases have appeared on MDAG Online, and they were among the festival audience’s favorite films.
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“Bugboy”, directed by Lucas Paleocrassas, is an intimate and moving story that we screened in the festival’s Main Competition and the winner of the ART.DOC AWARD in Bydgoszcz! The beautiful coming-of-age story of Yorgos, whose friendship with a cricket helped him through difficult moments, melted hearts in cinema halls. Now you can allow yourself a moment of emotion in the comfort of your own home.
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The second new addition is “Amazomania”, directed by Nathan Grossman. The film takes viewers into the heart of the Amazon jungle, where fascination with the unknown quickly turns into a moral dilemma. In 1996, a Brazilian official and a Swedish journalist reach the isolated Korubo tribe, and footage from their expedition circulates around the world as a sensational record of “first contact.” Nearly 30 years later, however, the story returns from a completely new perspective – the Korubo demand the right to tell their own story and settle accounts with the past.
TOP 5 most watched titles on MDAG Online
After the first week of the festival, five favorite titles watched on MDAG Online emerged, impossible to ignore.
“A Fox Under a Pink Moon”, dir. Mehrdad Oskouei and Soraya Akhlaghi
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The story of a dramatic yet hopeful escape in search of a safe place for oneself. The most awarded film at MDAG shows how Soraya spent five years attempting to escape Iran and make her way to Europe in order to finally live and create. Her inseparable companions became the characters she drew – a fox, a clown, and a pink moon. This story teaches sensitivity toward the fate of those we too often judge hastily.
“Confessions of a Swedish Man”, dir. Hampus Linder
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A Swedish single father and feminist goes to a conservative men’s gathering in Denmark. He tries to understand the anger of the men participating in it. His journey turns into a personal crisis in which he questions his role as a man, a father, and his relationship with his own father. What follows is six years immersed in the so-called “manosphere,” leading him to a fundamental reflection: what happens to a man – or rather to any human being – when the concept of masculinity is questioned?
“A Century in Sound”, dir. Nicholas Dwyer and Tu Neill
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In bustling Tokyo, ongaku kissa operate – unique music cafés created out of a love for attentive listening. The film looks into three such places, where music becomes a ritual and the owners have cultivated a culture of deep listening for years, offering a moment of respite from the noise of the city.
“Daughters of the Forest”, dir. Otilia Portillo Padua
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Eliseete and Julieta, two famous mycologists raised in cultures that for centuries have viewed mushrooms as carriers of knowledge and a source of healing, take us on a journey into the mushroom-rich forests of Mexico. Combining traditional practices passed down from generation to generation with modern mycology, they operate at the intersection of the visible and the invisible. At the same time, they face the challenges of modernity: discrimination, environmental degradation, and climate and social changes.
“Better Go Mad in the Wild”, dir. Miro Remo
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Twins Franta and Ondra spend their days with their chickens and cows. They argue, smoke joints, sleep under the open sky, and share the same philosophy of life. It is a magical story about what remains when what connects us begins to fade. Franta longs for freedom and change while Ondra clings to hard-earned stability. Their dual existence cracks like a mirror – the same appearance, different desires. In the quiet embrace of nature unfolds a fragile drama of separation, reconciliation, and perhaps even reunification.
The 23rd edition of MDAG online takes place from May 19 to June 1 on mdag.pl. The title patron of the event is Bank Millennium (https://www.bankmillennium.pl/).
