The Virtual Memories programme features four experimental short films working through archival footage and the essay film form in their respective investigations into memory and the indexical claims of the image. Placing two works from our filmmaker in focus Kamal Ajafari in conversation with works by younger generation filmmakers Francisca Khamis Giacoman and Theo Panagopoulos, the programme is an exploration of the visual and spatial politics of remembering.
Shorts:
UNDR
Kamal Aljafari, 2024, 15'
31°42'49.5"N 35°10'13.9"E
Francisca Khamis Giacoman, 2023, 10' 55"
Paradiso XXI, 108
Kamal Aljafari, 2022, 21' 50"
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing Theo Panagopoulos, 2024, 17'
Day:
Sun, 12 Oct
Time:
16:00–17:35
Venue:
Kriterion
Location:
K2
This programme is conceived in conjunction with the Filmmaker in Focus series. In line with this year’s thematic focus on Virtual Remains, the festival is happy to present Kamal Aljafari as our 2025 filmmaker in focus. The Filmmaker in Focus series brings together four works from Kamal’s oeuvre for a closer look, and in conversation with other archive-based film practices. Films include: A Fidai Film (2024); UNDR (2024); Paradiso XXI, 108 (2022); and Recollection (2015).
