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5:00 PM-8:30 PM
Film Screening & Extended Q&A
Film Screening & Q&A|with Igor Vidor, Vahid Zarezadeh, Emrah Gökdemir and Zeynep Güzel, moderated by Anna Karpenko
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ACUD Kino, Berlin
- Price free entrance
„A Praga“ by Igor Vidor
The Plague juxtaposes footage of a small town in the German countryside with sequences of police operations from over 50 hours of archival footage collected by the artist. The film examines lethal connections between Oberndorf am Neckar, its local arms industry, and the export of violence and terror to Latin America, based on more than a century of the weapons trade.
„The Sound of Silence" by Vahid Zarezadeh
In the aftermath of the Iran-Iraq war, as psychological disorders consumed Iranian society, victims were confined to secretive psychiatric hospitals, their stories silenced.
„What Do The Birds Say?" by Emrah Gökdemir
What Do Birds Say? follows the director’s walks through Antakya between 2017 and 2024, tracing bird paintings encountered along the way and the story of a Syrian artist who created them. Through the eyes of witnesses, the documentary opens a window into the struggle for survival of this artist, an individual whose identity remains unknown even today. It also sheds light on the socio-economic and cultural relations between the residents of Antakya and Syrians.
„Come Rain or Shine" by Zeynep Güzel
In Come Rain or Shine, the director Zeynep Güzel travels from Turkey to Armenia to map out the history that is embedded in this post Soviet industrial geography. The only signs of an industry which was once active are rusty pipes and decrepit buildings in this now desolate landscape where the population has likewise decreased. Despite all the difficulties, Ashot and Karin continue to live here. The interviews carried out with them and the poem-like letters by the director guide the audience. As the director scans the settings with her camera, she is searching for traces of her own Armenian family history while also seeking answers to the question “which places, which people, which objects can be the bearer of history?”
After the screening we invite you to a Q&A with the filmmakers. The Q&A will be moderated by Anna Karpenko.
Filmmakers and Moderation
Emrah Gökdemir is a visual artist, researcher, and curator, who works across various media, including performance, painting, installation, photography, and video. Since 2012, he has collaborated with Prof. Yael Navaro from the University of Cambridge on social anthropology research in Antakya. He was an artist-in-residence at HALLE 14 in Leipzig (2020 – 2022) and the Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki (May – July 2024). He directed the documentary What Do the Birds Say?, filmed in Antakya between 2017 and 2024. Since 2021, he has been a member of the curatorial team for the Stre!fen Performance Art Festival. He currently lives and works in Leipzig.
Zeynep Güzel is a filmmaker, consultant, and the head of Doc Station at the Berlinale Talents in Berlin International Film Festival. Zeynep written, directed, and produced the feature length documentary Come Rain or Shine (2019) and is currently working on her feature fiction film When The Sun Comes Out with which Zeynep was a fellow of Berlin Artist in Residency at Nipkow Program and the project is funded by the Medienboard German-Turkish co-production development fund. As former head of the Yeni Film Fund in Turkey and senior consultant to the Documentary Association of Europe, Zeynep has many years of experience working with emerging and established creatives, helping them explore their artistic vision and supporting them with her knowledge of international documentary film industry and a global network of like-minded professionals. Zeynep regularly runs workshops or mentors at prestigious film platforms and festivals on a global scale and a visiting lecturer at The Norwegian Film School in Lillehammer. Since 2022 Zeynep is the programming consultant at International Documentary Association’s biennial conference Getting Real and a member of European Film Academy.
Igor Vidor explores mechanisms of power and oppression through his sculptures, objects, and videos. His works show signs of violence and social injustice deeply rooted in everyday life. The artist reflects how these conditions repeat themselves, perpetuating symbols of violence that end up taking on new meanings. He allows us to reflect on how this friction contributes to a scenario of intermittent and apparently insoluble violence that finds echoes and recurrence in the history of Brazil and Latin America.
His works have been featured in numerous exhibitions in Brazil, Europe, Korea, Japan, and the US. In 2016, he was the first Brazilian invited to participate in the International Fellowship Program by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul – MMCA. During the 2018 presidential elections, suffers a series of death threats, from illegal paramilitary forces in Brazil. He leaves the country supported by German institutions for the protection of artists at risk.
Vahid Zarezadeh is an Iranian-born filmmaker and human rights activist. His documentaries focus on pressing social issues such as political repression, torture, and the lives of marginalized communities. His work aims to create awareness and foster empathy, pushing for social change. His latest project investigates the use of electronic ankle bracelets on political and civil prisoners in Iran, shedding light on the psychological and social impacts of this form of surveillance and control.
Anna Karpenko was born in Minsk (Belarus) and currently lives in Berlin and Leipzig (Germany). She is a curator and author. Karpenko studied Philosophy at Belarusian State University (Minsk), Visual Studies at European Humanities University (Vilnius), and Curatorial Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts (Leipzig). Additionally, she is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA). As a curator, she has organized exhibitions and research projects with Badischer Kunstverein (Karlsruhe), Museum of Contemporary Art, GfZK (Leipzig), Halle 14 (Leipzig), Muzeum Sztuki (Lodz), Gallery Arsenal (Bialystok), Labirynth Gallery (Lublin), Future Laboratory (Luxembourg) and others. As an author, her texts have been published in Springerin magazine, BLOCK magazine, Dwutygodnik, RTV magazine, Magazyn SZUM, Kulturaustausch magazine, and Berlin Art Link.
Agenda
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Once We Were Trees, Now We Are Birds
Exhibition | Exhibition Pop-up Projection
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ACUD Galerie, Berlin
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The Cradle (Installation's Activation)
Installation | by ZIP Group
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Kunsthaus ACUD Courtyard, Berlin
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Run Fast, Bite Hard
Performance | by Elisabete Finger | only with registration
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ACUD Theater, Berlin
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Letters Home. Mutus
Performance | by Ivan Nikolaev and Alena Starostina (aliveduo)
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Kunsthaus ACUD Courtyard, Berlin
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Once We Were Trees, Now We Are Birds
Exhibition | Exhibition Pop-up Projection
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ACUD Galerie, Berlin
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From Places to Traces
Talking event | with Carmen Herold, Reihaneh Mehrad, Maik Müller, Nicole Vögele, moderated by Anna Karpenko
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ACUD Studio, Berlin
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Birds in the Skies, Mycelium Under the Ground
Talking event | with Ma Thida, Ali Abdollahi and Aya Sammani, moderated by Kholoud Bidak
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ACUD Studio, Berlin
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Letters Home. Acedia
Performance | by Ivan Nikolaev and Alena Starostina (aliveduo) with music by Dmitry Vlasik
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ACUD Studio, Berlin
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Flying Backward
Film Screening | by Igor Vidor, Vahid Zarezadeh, Emrah Gökdemir and Zeynep Güzel
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ACUD Kino, Berlin
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Film Screening & Extended Q&A
Film Screening & Q&A | with Igor Vidor, Vahid Zarezadeh, Emrah Gökdemir and Zeynep Güzel, moderated by Anna Karpenko
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ACUD Kino, Berlin
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