Art Directions: Installations
Overview of films
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Godide
Phumulani Ntuli | 8' | South Africa | Dutch Premiere
A stop-motion odyssey merging animation and collages, documentary and fiction. Exploring unseen imprints and history. -
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. -
Homecoming
Mark Dorf | 16' | USA | World premiere
Mark Dorf’s Homecoming reimagines Homer’s Odyssey as a quest for ‘home’ in a world driven by algorithms, screens and ecological insecurity. -
Krakatoa
Carlos Casas | 60' | Spain | World premiere
Images, sound and vibration echo “the loudest scream ever”: the 1883 eruption of the Indonesian Krakatoa volcano. -
My Sweet Elora
Luuk Van Raamsdonk | 5' | Canada | Dutch Premiere
A layered visual archive reveals the hidden stories that have lain dormant within a family for generations. -
En Passant
Chris de Krijger | 10' | Netherlands | World premiere
A chessboard becomes a stage for empathy and connection in Rotterdam’s Central Library. -
Preludio
Silvia Gatti | 7' | Netherlands | Dutch Premiere
Video and sound installation that unfolds as a sensory architecture in which the subconscious arises. -
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. -
Raftsmen and Canoeists
Jonathas de Andrade | 13' | Brazil | World premiere
Jonathas de Andrade follows jangadeiros – traditional fishermen – and canoeists in Alagoas, Brazil. -
Reflection 2.0
Elsemarijn Bruys | Netherlands | World premiere
This immersive and cinematic work invites you into a reflected world that places yourself at the centre. -
Safe.Self.Sense
David Verbeek | 37' | Taiwan | World premiere
Through dance, image and sound the collective shaping and loss of the pandemic is explored. -
Silent Engine
Kahee Jeong | 15' | South Korea | World premiere
Silent Engine reveals how technological progress excludes vulnerable groups and increases inequality.