The reflection of colonial history is still crucial and fundamental for cultural understanding and living conditions. ECHOS is a film program that pursues dialog between generations and societies that sometimes hold unconventional, sometimes traditional methods of communication to understand better the past, now, and future. Chirping and music, dialog, and voice-over set the tone of the search for meaning. (Afsun Moshiry)
An Island, a poem, a dream. Disappearance and reappearance of a whistled language, the Silbo. Silabario recounts the history and transmission of this miraculous patrimony from the island of La Gomera.… >>>
Bob Kebede, Frankfurt’s first black barber, shares the story of his barbershop, which is closely intertwined with his search for identity as a black man in Germany. The interview takes place in his barbershop and is accompanied by illustrations of the community around the shop. These illustrations are based on photos that have been taken at the shop over the years. The filmmaker, Drew Mazyck, is also part of the narrative.… >>>
ECOUTEZ LE BATTEMENT DE NOS IMAGES / LISTEN TO THE BEAT OF OUR IMAGES 60 years ago, the French government decided to establish its space center in Kourou ( French Guiana, South America). 600 Guianese people were expropriated to allow France to realize its dream of space conquest. Combining field investigation and video-editing processes on archives, "Listen to the Beat of Our Images" gives a voice to an invisibilized and silenced population.… >>>