Synergetic

Overview of films

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  Masterclass: Jenn Nkiru

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  Director of Black to Techno and Hub Tones discusses her vision and mission and the collective she co-founded, The Ummah Chroma.
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  Freedom Lecture: Rojava Film Commune

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  The Kurdish collective Rojava Film Commune gives this year’s Freedom Lecture, a cooperation between De Balie and IFFR.
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  Overlapping Realities

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  With formal inventiveness and a spirit of resistance, the ‘Intervention Trilogy’ connects the daily struggles of the Karrabing and their ancestral culture.
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  Transcendental Rhythms

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  Rooted in music, this programme brings the shared vision of The Ummah Chroma together, both in their collective and individual work.
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  Practices of Memory in Possible Futures

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  This programme sees the Karrabing’s kaleidoscopic style sharpen as they probe their history, present and future, culminating in the world premiere of their new film…
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  Kino Climates

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  For its 10th anniversary, Kino Climates presents a one-day, intensive, eclectic programme with films, talks, book presentations and perfomances.
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  Masterclass: Screenwriting Rocks

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  Director Sarah Gavron and associate director Anu Henriques talk about the exceptional, communal way Rocks was written.
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  Spirit Strategies: Ritual Performances in G/D Thyself

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  A series of public ritual performances in the installation G/D Thyself. 
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  Singular Visions

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  Visionary films in which Nkiru and Nance question concepts from past and present, and provide an alternative for (future) scenarios.
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  The Collective Space

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  A place to focus on the next generation’s methods. IFFR brings young makers together to stimulate mutual inspiration, meetings and co-creation.
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  For the Record: Staging Realities

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  For the Record: Staging Realities examines the role of set and stage design in music videos and live events.
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  Handmade and Homegrown

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  Some members of Kino Climates actively defend experimental cinema, and may even have their own laboratory. A lively mix of handcrafted pieces.