Some stories do not write themselves outside the logic of NPCs and protagonists because they want to be counter-narratives to colonial winner fables, but because they have neither time nor interest to engage with the main narrative at all. Karel's work as a barista does not pause when her hometown explodes. So, characters like the art collector who stands on a carpet of Bolivian children's dolls and the Zionists who want to found Israel in Uganda can only become side characters here. Instead, we follow Princess into her realm under the sea, where the resistant future has already arrived. (Clarer Winter)
Karel has moved to Toronto from her homeland, Lebanon. Caught between two time zones, she teeters on the edge of despair when troubling news from Lebanon flashes across her phone. As her perception of the world changes drastically, she films to counter the overwhelming flood of events.… >>>
Two journeys cross paths: that of an English doctor in Bolivia in the 1930s and that of the filmmaker in London 2024. She sets out on a sensory exploration through museum archives, jewelry and art collections, crafting her very own travel journal.… >>>
In 1904, the Zionist Congress sent an expedition to the Ugandan highlands to explore their potential as a Jewish homeland. The filmmaker traces this story via email and with the help and contribution of local location scouts in Uganda.… >>>
Princess lives deep beneath the sea and is called upon by cauri shells to travel across time and space. On their journey they become a witness of the possibilities of Black resistance and existence.
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