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Should we push ourselves into a box or shall we dare to be wrong?… >>>
- Duration: 3 Min.
- Director: Madli Lääne
What does it mean to live a successful life today? Whose standards count? How far are we willing to go? Which rules do we want to obey, and what must we resist? Four films approach the question of contemporary subjectivity and individuality, finding different ways to do justice to their protagonists in their portraits while at the same time revealing the forces that govern our ideas about what it means to be ourselves. (Sebastian Markt)
Should we push ourselves into a box or shall we dare to be wrong?… >>>
Pol, 21, lives with his grandmother and dreams of earning €10,000 a month through crypto trading, self-help events, and online coaching. +10K accompanies his eager pursuit of self-optimization and shows how capitalism shapes desires and can even become a religion. What longings and opportunities shape a generation that lives between reality and digital dreams?… >>>
In a remote barracks, young recruits start basic training in the German Armed Forces. An 18-year-old bound to 17 years of service faces discipline, pressure and doubt. As he witnesses failures and a roommate under strain, the supposed order around him proves far less uniform than expected.
… >>>CN: Sexualized Violence A piece that invites us to return to the images of the beginning of adolescence to share the testimony of moments relegated to silence. Based on an old home video that the director shot when she was 13, she recalls the summer when she first experienced the male gaze as objectifying and threatening. An emotional journey, a dialogue between two narratives, and a reflection on the importance of collective memory.
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