This year in particular, we are discussing wars, dwindling resources and their consequences, often triggered by greed, consumption or because humans place themselves above other living beings. The program HYBRIS leaves the visitors thoughtful, from a look into a colonial past to today’s willingness to use violence; it observes speciesism and the happy-blinded race to one’s own doom, but also the attempt to escape it. (Joey Arand)
FÖRDERBAND is an animated documentary short film that seeks to address the question of how memory culture might take place today, using the example of German colonialism. How is it remembered, by which images are we guided and who tells the story so far? FÖRDERBAND visualizes the voice of Cameroonian activist and writer Clementine Ewokolo Burnley, on whose point of view the film is based.… >>>
The urgency, to be able to ask a certain question increases over time. Contact attempts are followed by rejection. How much courage can be mustered? What can determination look like in such a situation?… >>>
"We looked into the sun" is a quote from an interview with a witness of October 22, 1943, who survived the night of one of Kassel's most destructive bombings. The film of the same name is a reflection on the cultural legacies of fascism and militarism in the present. It was originally planned as a performance project in early 2020 in cooperation with Vikonauten e.V. at the Viktoria Bunker Kassel.… >>>
Small shimmering animals are in heat. A two-legged forest dweller encounters the lustful group. He and his companions snack on the little creatures and soon a feast begins.… >>>
Hansol Kim observes in the video work MILK - MILK - MILK the role of cows as producers and humans as consumers in the milk production system. As a child, Hansol Kim was forced to drink milk every day despite being lactose intolerant, and felt this was violent – not only towards herself, but also towards the cows. So for whom is milk produced?… >>>
EMO DOC is a record of sadness. This film uses human figure without gender and any identity as the main character. It shows the sadness, helplessness and pain in different situations through seven scenes.… >>>
A person just want to live this one life and achive things, but this life is not easy and will test your limits with hard times like war, poverty and suffer. Still this human wants to fight for a better life no matter what.… >>>
Afghanistan, the last days before the takeover of the Taliban. The fruit seller Assil meets an injured soldier on his way through the desert. If Assil does not take the wounded man with him, the wounded man will die. If Assil takes him and is stopped by the wrong troops, he himself will be killed.… >>>