Book and Knife
Culinary shadow play, where three women and a restaurant follow various recipes to prepare soto/saoto.
15'
Netherlands
IFFR 2023
In Weightless, we join self-taught ethnographer Khrystyna Bunii on her journey through south-western Ukraine, where she documents the culture of the Hutsuls. With oppression threatening their culture and history, their very identity is at stake. Theirs is a vulnerable life, like memories usually borne in silence.
Bunii travels from one village to the next, to talk with the local residents, at times developing a special relationship. She digitises family photographs to retain what would otherwise be lost. Recounting their tales makes the past tangible again for the locals. The often tragic memories form the starting point for poignant and intimate conversations. By reflecting on culture and identity, it becomes strikingly clear how important it is to preserve them – especially in light of what’s coming.
Marta Hryniuk and Nick Thomas are visual artists, filmmakers and cultural organisers based in Rotterdam, where they established the film collective WET film. They are also part of the Filmwerkplaats, an artist-run film studio specialising in 16mm film.
– Christiaan Boesenach
IFFR 2023
Culinary shadow play, where three women and a restaurant follow various recipes to prepare soto/saoto.
15'
Netherlands
IFFR 2023
Programme IFFR 2023
IFFR puts the spotlight firmly on films and makers from our city on the River Maas. The selection was made by this year's RTM curators: Cheryl Ashruf, Noemi Biro and Nizar el Manouzi. Discover a programme chock-full of short and longer films, documentaries, talks, music and performances. RTM revolves around talented artists and stories from 010 with an impact far beyond, revealing the riches of Rotterdam in all its glory.
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24'
Netherlands
IFFR 2023
Culinary shadow play, where three women and a restaurant follow various recipes to prepare soto/saoto.
15'
Netherlands
IFFR 2023
Six-episode, silent documentary about the construction of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen between 1932 and 1935.
82'
Netherlands
IFFR 2023