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Saturday 9.11 ........................... 7 - 8.15 pm ... room 1
This series of short films illustrates the liberating power of cinema , sometimes in a reflective and sometimes in an activist way. In a varied journey through Nepal, Tanzania, Palestine and Tunisia, the filmmakers, their characters and therefore also the spectators search for both freedom and order.
Kortfilm.be is an online platform for (Belgian) short films, embedded in the international film landscape, with texts, viewing tips, and a carefully curated video-on-demand offering.
SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE
SaurAv Ghimire
The charismatic host of a popular radio show that gives advice on love matters is himself plagued by heartbreak. He seeks solace in the rugged Nepalese mountains, while desperate calls from listeners resound. The radio host and his audience try to find a way through the treacherous terrain of love. / 17' (2024, Belgium/Nepal)
LETTRE a MOHAMED
Christine Moderbacher
A cinematic letter from the filmmaker to the title character Mohamed, a friend who left Tunisia and now lives in Belgium. Shot in the first year after the Tunisian revolution, this film is a poetic journey through a troubled country. Between order and chaos, it reveals a landscape of disillusionment, but also of humor and hope. / 9' (2013, Belgium/Tunisia/Austria)
AN ODE TO A TiME i lOVED BREAD
Neema Ngelime
A collage of the filmmaker's memories of her time at a boarding school in colonized Tanzania. She compares her teenage years with those of her peers and discovers remarkable differences. Neema Ngelime captures the absurd and sometimes unforgivable, and questions these anecdotes from her current self. / 11' (2022, Belgium/Hungary/Portugal/Tanzania)
OLD CHiLD
Elettra Bisogno and Hazem Alqaddi
'Old Child' shows the fragmented story of Hazem, who had to flee Gaza. Through this stream-of-consciousness montage of memories and dreams, he searches for order, but also for the beauty he has left behind. / 16' (2019, Belgium/Palestine)