A filmmaker speaks from her apartment in Tehran while bombs are falling. Animated people trying to feel something as they trample flowers. A filmmaker who made it to the rank of professor, yet in front of her balcony police beat demonstrators in the name of the state she serves. Two young gamers get their emotional support in VRChat. A present that exerts pressure, where one cannot stand still, and yet somehow must endure. (Clarer Winter)
During the Israeli attacks on Iran and the evacuation of Tehran, the filmmaker had no choice but to stay behind. In a silenced, nearly abandoned city, with nothing but her phone, she began to record the final days that felt like the end of everything. Shot in the streets and indoors during the active conflict, this film is not only a testimony to survival, but to the act of documenting when all else collapses.… >>>
In a world of deserted or abandoned landscapes, people wander around trying to feel something. Sometimes they're scrolling, sometimes they have a breakdown in the supermarket, and sometimes they swing their animated hips.… >>>
In a time where elements of fascization are becoming ever more apparent, artist Vika Kirchenbauer takes a personal look at what is in the air in present-day Germany. Over mundane images of her home improvement efforts, the artist problematises her own social ascent to becoming a university professor and civil servant.
… >>>Tristan and Liya, two friends in their twenties, met five years ago on VRChat. In real life, Tristan works part-time at a storage facility with Denis, who's nearing retirement, while Liya is finishing her studies and making hyper-pop music. Both navigate between virtual worlds and everyday life, each finding comfort in their own spaces.… >>>