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From the indoctrination of youth to increasing surveillance, populist ethno-nationalist and fascist ideologies continue to take root, yet dissent remains at the fore.

 

Oct 2: Q&A

 

This short film program includes the following films:

Anatomy of a Lost Sound
Zuko Garagić, Bosnia/Herzegovina/Czech Republic/USA (20 min)

A cast of non-actors depict a Czech paramilitary youth camp while an incendiary recording metastasizes antisemitic rhetoric across Europe.

 


The Uniformed
Timon Ott, Germany (17 min)

After committing to 17 years of service, an 18-year-old discovers that things are not as uniform in the military as he thought.

 


Monument
Jeremy Drummond, USA (18 min)

Treated and multilayered Super 8 images are juxtaposed, illuminating tensions that bridge protest and reclamation with the perils of nationalism.

 


Sixty-Seven Milliseconds
Fleuryfontaine, France (15 min)

Blending chronophotography and CGI, French surveillance footage raises questions about policing and institutional violence.

 


Blind, Into the Eye
Atefeh Kheirabadi & Mehrad Sepahnia, Iran/Germany (20 min)

Ammunition fired deliberately at Iranian protesters points to a particularly insidious form of state repression.

 


happiness
Fırat Yücel, Netherlands/Turkey (18 min)

As the unfolding genocide in Gaza is streamed around the world, resistence persists for a group of activists and immigrants in Amsterdam sabotaged by insomnia.

 

Community Partner

     

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2025

Language

Various

Content Warning

Child abuse, racism, police violence

18+
108 min
Documentary Experimental & Avant Garde Human Rights & Social Justice Shorts

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