Being Strong Is Hard
A barrage of images of Kurdish women activists, journalists and fighters, scored to electronic music.
4'
Germany
IFFR 2024
Frame by frame, we see abstract, hand-painted images tussle with scraps of photographic representation. Which will win? Woloshen crafts a cascade of visuals in the manner of Stan Brakhage: scratches on the celluloid, sprocket holes, fleeting geometric shapes are glimpsed for a split-second before being snatched away. Intermingled are flashes of heavily erased faces and places, occasionally bursting through into visibility. Cinema is the sum of this endless struggle.
– Adrian Martin
IFFR 2024
- 3'
- Canada
- 1984
- Director
- Steven Woloshen
- Premiere
- Dutch Premiere
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 1984
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2024
- Length
- 3'
- Medium
- 16mm
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producer
- Steven Woloshen
- Sales
- Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
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Black Rain
Satellite images of spectacular solar phenomena, with artefacts intact, evoke the mysteries of the universe.
3'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2024
Caballito
Tender remembrance of the filmmaker’s dog Caballito on the last day of his life.
4'
Spain
IFFR 2024
Dossier of Tentacular
A dense, shape-shifting scrapbook of ideas exploring the mechanisms of knowledge production.
11'
Finland
IFFR 2024
- Director
- Steven Woloshen
- Premiere
- Dutch Premiere
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 1984
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2024
- Length
- 3'
- Medium
- 16mm
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producer
- Steven Woloshen
- Sales
- Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
Programme IFFR 2024
Short & Mid-length
Just as long as it takes. The Short & Mid-length film programme offers a unique showcase of films under 63 minutes.
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Deborah S. Philips' touching analogue collage is a tribute to her deceased mother.
9'
Germany
IFFR 2024
102 Narra
Daily life from a filmmaker's family home in Manila tenderly oscillates between personal and political.
22'
Netherlands
IFFR 2024
Ade (on a Sunday)
Two young boys follow their curiosity as they skip Sunday school.
17'
India
IFFR 2024