March 26
Our Memory Belongs to Us
More infoAlmost 10 years after the start of the Arab Spring, 3 Syrian friends meet to jointly undertake a difficult journey into the past. The location is unusual – an empty theatre auditorium in the Parisian suburbs. In September 2012 Yadan crossed the Jordan-Syria border. He carried only one thing – a disk with thousands of videos from Daraa, shot by himself and other activists. Syrian filmmaker Rami Farah and producer Signe Byrge Sørensen show these excerpts from protests and the subsequent bloody war in Syria on a big screen set on a theatre stage. Yadan, Odai and Rani comment on the videos and reminisce about the events that changed their lives forever. Three men discuss what remains of their dreams and ideals, their collective memory interwoven with purely personal recollections. The result is a unique and very emotional film, which also presents a comprehensive history of the Syrian war. Show more
The Ants & the Grasshopper
More infoAnita Chitaya from Malawi faces the consequences of climate change, much like other small farmers in poor countries. On a trip across the USA she has the chance to confront those causing climate change. African farmer Anita Chitaya is a woman of action. In her Malawi village she fights against gender stereotypes and undernourishment, cares for dying soil and teaches her neighbours how to grow drought-resistant crops. But she has set an even greater task for herself: she wants to protect her village from extreme weather. A part of her mission is to prove to Americans that climate change is happening here and now. Anita travels from Malawi to the USA to meet politicians, climate sceptics and farmers. She says: “While the rich are debating what to do, poor people have to endure.” Can one Malawi woman’s thoughts and actions motivate people who seem to be living on a different planet? Show more
After a Revolution
More infoWar and an uncertain future are a part of life for Myriam and her brother Haroun, who are trying to live on despite complicated developments in post-revolutionary Libya. Libya has been marked by numerous armed conflicts and destabilisation in the years following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. “Nothing to think about except war,” is heard in the intro to this powerful dramatic story of a family from Bani Walid. Siblings Myriam and Haroun, both uncompromising personalities and important players in local revolutionary events, try to work for the good of their country each in their own way. Haroun, who stands on the side of Gaddafi’s loyalists, deals with personal crises and remains in his native town. Myriam has joined the rebels, going on to run for political office and speaking in favour of freedom and peace in Libya and in the international arena. Although their lives are distant, brother and sister always remain close. Show more
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