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ES OVNI RSC-1309 · Item · 2002
Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

Fez is the Moroccan city with the liveliest tradition of artisans. Far from being "just a job", the activity of the artisan reflects a whole conception of the world and a way of experiencing time and giving it meaning. This native wisdom is passed down from parents to children, from the maalem, the master, to the apprentice.

L'Ordre
ES ES-OVNI CTX-S012-SS007-0108 · Item · 1974
Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

Lepers banished to a Greek island. A society that organises itself to resist rejection and abandonment. In 1904, the Greek government decided to confine lepers, considered dangerous to society, in the fortress of Spinalonga, a peninsula north of Crete. There, while they await death, they seek a living. Raimondakis, the son of a lawyer, is their spokesman. He does not accept being locked up in handcuffs when he has committed no crime. He does not want to be pitied, he just needs love. Pollet is commissioned by the pharmaceutical company Sandoz to talk about the last days of leprosy in Europe, which he transforms into a profound reflection on the differences between the disease and the supposed normality. The camera travels through the abandoned spaces of the Greek island of Spinalonga, officially called Kalydon, a leper colony from 1904 to 1956, the year in which an effective treatment put an end to compulsory confinement and the sick began to be transferred to hospitals in Athens.

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Lord of the Rings
ES ES-OVNI CTX-S015-SS002-0005 · Item · 2011
Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

A free interpretation of the classic epic The Lord of the Rings, which becomes "The Fellowship of the Ring of Free Trade". In boardrooms around the world, corporations are hatching a master plan to gain control of everything. “Free trade” would allow them to exploit nature and control all forms of life.

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Looking for Muhyiddin
ES ES-OVNI RSC-4140 · Item · 2013
Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

A man (played by the filmmaker Nacer Khemir) returns home to Tunis to bury his mother. After the burial, his father gives him an "amana" to be handed to a certain Sheikh named Muhyiddin. Taken by his father's request, the man immediately sets out on an epic journey to find the long lost Sheikh and deliver the "amana." Throughout the trip, he is guided by a mysterious spiritual master and the many friends of the Sheikh he encounters along the way. As the adventure unfolds, we discover the rich life of this Sheikh and his uncompromising love for humanity. For under his teachings, different beliefs, faiths, and ways of life can only converge and become one The more we learn about Sheikh Muhyiddin, the more we understand why he is venerated across cultures and continents. Looking for Muhyiddin is a deeply lyrical odyssey into the soul of Islam through the life and work of one of its beloved mystics: Ibn Arabi

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