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Blind, Into The Eye film image; silhouette cutout of a person in a crowd

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Image: Blind, Into The Eye

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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.

 

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.

 


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.

 


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.

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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Thursday October 02

6:00 pm
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The Cinematheque
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Friday October 10

5:45 pm
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International Village 7
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See more shorts in this series

MODES 1
Blind, Into The Eye film image; silhouette cutout of a person in a crowd

MODES 1

Dir. Various
108 min

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

The Cinematheque International Village 7
MODES 2
Rezbotanik film image; person dragging their hands across their face

MODES 2

Dir. Various
109 min

Intimate and unapologetic stories of women and queer lives are uncovered through provocative and deeply personal accounts that examine memory, identity, and dignity.

The Cinematheque International Village 7
MODES 3
Force Times Displacement film image; illustrated blue people standing beneath a hanging caged animal

MODES 3

Dir. Various
111 min

Moving through often uncharted (subaltern) territory, these works and their subjects carry the remnants of emotional and physical labour on their shoulders, both literally and figuratively.

The Cinematheque International Village 7