Gestures of Resistance

When those in power ruthlessly destroy everything in sight, poisoning the land and the water and punishing those bravely claiming freedom and equality for themselves and others, every small gesture of resistance holds in itself the promise of a revolution in bloom. A woman’s sacrifice inspiring thousands of others to take to the streets, a radical act of presence that takes the shape of a joyful queer extravaganza, a familiar voice on the other end of the phone listening to your doubts, your fears and your plights or just simply a flower withstanding a storm, are just as many ways to remind us that in the face of oppression we can raise up by finding strength in our collective roots. (Oana Ghera - BIEFF)

Water and Salt

Luisa Mello | Duration 10’ 35’’

During the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections, a woman is floating in waters far from home. When everything seems calm, a wave hits and carries her to the depths of her being. Water and Salt is a journey through the consciousness of someone whose country is under threat from a fascist government.

Démontable

Douwe Dijkstra | Duration 12'

War is waged on the kitchen table while a man drinks coffee. The world's on fire. Helicopters shred his newspaper, a drone fires at a plate of broccoli. Démontable is a playful film on the absurd relationship between daily life and global news.

Sensitive Content

Narges Kalhor | Duration 8'

After the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, massive women’s rights and anti-authoritarian protests erupted across Iran, which were violently suppressed by the regime in Tehran. Using social media sensitivity filters as a central metaphor, Sensitive Content explores how one witnesses and documents both historical events and dissent in the modern age.

I Signed the Petition

Mahdi Fleifel | Duration 11'

Immediately after a Palestinian man signs an online petition, he is thrown into a panic-inducing spiral of self-doubt. Over the course of a conversation with an understanding friend, he analyzes, deconstructs and interprets the meaning of his choice to publicly support the cultural boycott of Israel.

Flores del otro patio

Jorge Cadena | Duration 15' 20"

In northern Colombia, a group of queer activists use their extravagance to denounce the disastrous exploitation of the largest coal mine in Colombia through performative actions. Flores del otro patio is a film-manifesto that illustrates the connection between queerness and nature, as well as how empowerment and reclaiming one’s identity can be fertile tools in rescuing a nature plundered by the exploits of capitalism.

Inflorescence

Nicolaas Schmidt | Duration 8'

Autumn again on planet Earth. A couple of rosy rose petals in eternal solidarity enduring great trouble from a heavy thunderstorm. A romantic conceptualism bedtime fable of resistance & redundancy, or the awkward ambivalence of truth, dream, life and love.