Art Directions: installations
Programme IFFR 2025
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.
Overview of films
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Tiger Talk: Jessica Sarah Rinland & Sophie Berrebi
Filmmaker Jessica Sarah Rinland and art historian Sophie Berrebi discuss archives, collections and the reliability of visual documents. -
Alice, Bob, Carol and David
Viktor Timofeev | 21' | Latvia | International premiere
Four digital characters perform chance-based choreography, fusing autonomy, structure and emotional resonance. -
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. -
Art Directions City Walk
Join the guided walk across five of the Art Directions installations in the city. -
Art Directions guided tour at Katoenhuis
Let a curator take you throuhg the four installations at Katoenhuis. -
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. -
Art Directions in Katoenhuis
Visit four installations in Katoenhuis, hub for Immersive Experiences, with one ticket. -
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. -
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. -
En Passant
Chris de Krijger | 10' | Netherlands | World premiere
A chessboard becomes a stage for empathy and connection in Rotterdam’s Central Library. -
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. -
Safe.Self.Sense
David Verbeek | 37' | Taiwan | World premiere
Through dance, image and sound the collective shaping and loss of the pandemic is explored.