MEMORIES OF THE FOREIGN
Fatma Selek has lived in Austria for 50 years. In an interview she revisits her memories and tells of her experiences and struggles, of being separated from her children for years, language barriers and the feeling of being torn between two countries. The accompanying black-and-white images show the places that have shaped her life in Austria.
Austria 2023 / 4:00 / Director: Tolga Karaaslan
THE EGGREGORES’ THEORY
He does not remember much from that time. Things have faded, like the colour of a painting after too much light. The only thing that bothers him is this music. It keeps popping up … He thinks he forgot what it meant. All he knows, for sure, is that he cannot get it out of his head.
Italy 2024 / 15:40 / Director: Andrea Gatopoulos / Producer: Marco Crispano, Ariens Damsi, Luigi Mascolo
WALK
This is an autobiographical story, dedicated to childhood and to those who are no longer with us, but whose presences accompany us wherever we go.
Ukraine 2024 / 7:01 / Director: Daria Zhuravel / Producer: Vladic Ravich, Anastasiia Zakhilko
GOLDEN DRAGON
Vicheka, 32, returns to Sihanoukville after many years away to pay respects to his late father. Waking up in a hospital, he pieces together his presence there while finding his hometown totally transformed. A nurse helps him in this moment stuck between his dreams, memories, and reality.
Cambodia 2023 / 16:52 / Director: Boren Chhith / Producer: Boren Chhith, Davy Chou
PERFECTED GRAMMAR
A mother teaches her Hungarian-speaking daughter her native language, Indonesian, but the lesson unearths the Mother’s turbulent relationship with her homeland. Against the liveliness of Budapest, the daughter uncovers poignant truths, their everyday moments narrating Indonesia’s dark history and a longing for a place once called “home”.
Hungary, Indonesia, Portugal, Belgium 2024 / 10:58 / Director/Producer: Andrea Suwito
DEATH OF A MOUNTAIN
A woman tells us about a mountain, a landscape almost indistinguishable from her own body. Through archival footage, she entrusts us with the story of her life, her childhood memories and the reality of the ongoing war that will ultimately lead to the destruction of this place.
Portugal, France 2023 / 37:00 / Director: Nuno Escudeiro / Producer: Paulo Carneiro