Love and Sex in West Africa

Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves and a dozen living members of his extended family suffer from the very rare condition of congenital hypertrichosis, meaning they were born with excessive hair on their faces and bodies. Due to their appearance, they suffer from discrimination in all areas of their lives: the children are made fun of at school and ab...

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

Eva Aridjis

Cast

Jesús Aceves, María Victoria Peña Flores, María Araceli Fajardo Peña

This making-of documentary covers general aspects of the film's creation. We see movie clips, shots from the set, and interviews. The latter include remarks from Woodruff, Gillis, director Joe Johnston, producer Scott Kroopf, production designer James Bissell, ILM's Mark Miller, and actors Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Da...

Runtime

20m

Cast

James D. Bissell, Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst

Caroline Darian, Gisèle Pelicot's daughter, looks back on the tragedy that shook her family: for ten years, her father drugged her mother to subject her to rapes committed by strangers recruited on the Internet. This case exposes the scandal of chemical submission, a practice where attackers, generally close to the victims, use prescri...

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Linda Bendali

Cast

Caroline Darian, Zoé, Céline

Deep in Mexico’s mushroom-rich forests, two women from indigenous communities have become mycologists. This immersive sci-fi documentary follows their unusual, fungi-driven paths as they seek to reconcile the past and present while reimagining the future for themselves and the changing world they inhabit.

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Otilia Portillo Padua

Cast

Eliseete Ramírez Carbajal, Julieta Serafina Amaya Pérez

Cast

Charles Matton