SHORTFILMS IN KINO XENIX
July 7 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Three short films tracing memory, displacement, revolt and survival through intimate cinematic gestures. From family archives and migration histories to bodily resistance, the program brings together works that move between personal testimony and collective realities. Through photography, performance and documentary language, the films open spaces for reflection on visibility, belonging and resilience across different geographies and political contexts. |
PhotogrAFRICA Tila Chitunda 25 Min. 2016 Brazil / Switzerland Brazilian Portuguese / Subtitles : English Durch ein Wandbild aus Fotografien rekonstruiert Tila Chitunda die Reise ihrer Familie, die Ende der 1970er Jahre aufgrund eines Bürgerkriegs gezwungen war, Angola zu verlassen und Zuflucht in Olinda zu suchen. Everytime I caused a flame it left an ugly mark Paria Ahmadi 10 Min. 2023 Iran English Text (no spoken language) Der Film dokumentiert eine Performance, in der Paria Ahmadi Streichhölzer an ihrem eigenen Lächeln entzündet und dadurch eine fragmentierte Geschichte über Revolte, Auslöschung und Sichtbarkeit erzählt. No Apologies Ebuka Anokwa / Aladin Dampha / Lionel Rupp 50 Min. 2019 French / English Switzerland No Apologies zeigt die Lebensrealitäten Schwarzer Menschen in prekären Verhältnissen in Lausanne, die von Alltag, Überleben und Polizeigewalt berichten und ihren Platz in einer ausgrenzenden Gesellschaft hinterfragen. ENG : PhotogrAFRICA Tila Chitunda 25 min. 2016 Brazil / Switzerland Brazilian Portuguese / Subtitles: English Through a wall of photographs, Tila Chitunda reconstructs her family’s journey after they were forced to leave Angola in the late 1970s because of the civil war and seek refuge in Olinda. Everytime I caused a flame it left an ugly mark Paria Ahmadi 10 min. 2023 Iran English text / no spoken language The film documents a performance in which Paria Ahmadi lights matches against her own smile, creating a fragmented story about revolt, erasure, and visibility. No Apologies Ebuka Anokwa / Aladin Dampha / Lionel Rupp 50 min. 2019 Switzerland French / English No Apologies portrays the realities of Black people living in precarious conditions in Lausanne. Through stories of everyday life, survival, and police violence, the film questions what it means to claim one’s place in an exclusionary society. |