EXPLORING REALITIES
56 min
CINEMA: THU 6.3., 20:00 / METRO Kino
SUN 9.3., 12:00 / METRO Kino
Visual storytelling is a language of seemingly endless possibilities: it gives voice to silence, brings the past into the present, reveals connections between virtual and physical spaces, and transforms the ordinary into vibrant, colorful worlds. In dialogue, nine films explore the agency of visual narration, examining the complex relationship between technology and our engagement with (hi)stories – all while thoughtfully navigating the boundaries and fringes of storytelling.

IT ALL COMES DOWN
Meg Earls, 2024, UK, 6 minutes
Three generations of women sit around a table as the granddaughter begins asking questions about the past. A small spark reveals inherited family memories of conflict and struggle in Northern Ireland. Images emerge, marked by the profound absence of words.

FROM THE PAST
Hanna Palamarchuk, 2023, UA, 1 minutes Memories surface through the smell of borscht, once cooked on a sunny day. Glimpses fade quickly, appearing only long enough to evoke nostalgia and calmness. They are to be remembered forever – as they can no longer be documented in the present

BETWEEN DELICATE AND VIOLENT | ZARAFET VE ŞIDDET ARASINDA
Şirin Bahar Demirel, 2023, TR, 15 minutes
Can the violence of the painter's hands be seen in the brush strokes of his paintings? Could cross-stitch be an alphabet, to form words about the past? A gentle gesture unearths images of those memories that have not been included in family albums.

THE HOUSE IS EMPTY | LA MAISON EST VIDE
Charlotte Jodogne, 2024, BE, 5 minutes
In a last breath before falling into silence, an empty house awakes and recalls memories its past inhabitants left behind. Leaves falling, water dropping, rustling grass in the garden. It is these small movements that attest to this house once being a home.

A ROOF, A WINDOW AND A BRICK DO NOT MAKE A HOME | UN TECHO, UNA VENTANA Y UN LADRILLO NO HACEN UNA CASA
Andrea Odreman, Emiliano Campos, 2024, AR, 3 minutes
Artificial intelligence has come to stay, and one afternoon on the coast poses a question in its wake: What is love? Is it enough to know what love defines? From there, both AI and person will discuss how far the feeling of the other can go.

PLAYGROUND
Célia Caroubi, 2023, FR, 10 minutes Célia plays an online video game with her sister, who is 12 years old. After an encounter with another player, Célia realizes that virtual spaces too are shaped by violent patriarchal structures. A reflection on what protection means for a young woman.

LA ETERNA BÚSQUEDA DEL QUIÉN
Raquel Velasquez, 2024, CO, 2 minutes
Who am I? Am I one or many fragments of myself? Can these fragments be put together to form a “me”? A fusion of digital animation, oil on glass and mixed media assembles the pieces - creating a transformative self-portrait and introspective journey.

I WALK WHILE GLACIERS MELT | CAMINO MIENTRAS LOS GLACIARES SE DERRITEN
Lucia Lambarri Barberis, 2024, PE and UK, 9 minutes
A journey through the Andean mountains and snowy peaks of Cusco, Peru. Walking itself becomes a way to explore collective history. The traverse explores how past celebrations and unities can be translated into the present, in an era of melting glaciers

THIS TRAIN IS INVISIBLE UNTIL IT CRASHES
Oona Taper, 2023, US, 5 minutes
Train messages of the Chicago Metro System reveal their poetic potential: doors evaporate, construction sites start moving away from the city. An examination of all the things that can go wrong: on the train, in the urban environment, and in our shared lives.