Art Directions: installations
Art Directions is the space where the festival steps out of the screening room and pushes the limits of what cinema can be. At galleries and artistic spaces across Rotterdam, encounter cinema in surprising forms: immersive media, performances, live music and visual art.
Visit four installations in the Katoenhuis hub for Immersive Experiences, with one ticket. The ticket price for an entrance ticket is €7.50.
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On display in Katoenhuis
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Brown Bodies in an Open Landscape are Often Migrating
Basir Mahmood | 25′ | Netherlands | International premiere
Migration’s struggles and cinematic reenactment collide in Basir Mahmood’s exploration of representation. -
La Quema (del Planeta “B”)
Francisco Baquerizo Racines | 22′ | Ecuador | World premiere
A visual critique of colonial history and capitalism through ritual, cultural memory and fiery symbolism. -
Alice, Bob, Carol and David
Viktor Timofeev | 21′ | Latvia | International premiere
Four digital characters perform chance-based choreography, fusing autonomy, structure and emotional resonance. -
Extramission: The Capture of Glowing Eyes
Jessica Sarah Rinland | 720′ | Dutch Premiere
Through image technology we witness acts of conservation and repatriation from London to Argentina.
On display at other locations in Rotterdam
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Silent Engine
Kahee Jeong | 15′ | South Korea | World premiere
Silent Engine reveals how technological progress excludes vulnerable groups and increases inequality. -
En Passant
Chris de Krijger | 10′ | Netherlands | World premiere
A chessboard becomes a stage for empathy and connection in Rotterdam’s Central Library. -
Happy New Year
Jinjoon Lee | 13′ | South Korea | World premiere
An AI-crafted utopia reveals humanity’s apathy amidst crises, challenging illusions of stability and celebration. -
Safe.Self.Sense
David Verbeek | 37′ | Taiwan | World premiere
Through dance, image and sound the collective shaping and loss of the pandemic is explored. -
AN ANIMATED DOG READS JOHN BERGER, HARAWAY, AND KAFKA
Matthew Lax, Caleb Craig | 5′ | USA | European premiere
An animated dog, a motion capture of the filmmaker, opines on the limitations of being an animal.