Signals: Everyday Propaganda
Overview of films
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Angels of Revolution
Alexey Fedorchenko | 113' | Russia | None
A group of avant-garde Soviet artists is sent by the government to propagate the utopian ideas of communism amongst the people of Northern Asia, whose -
Ash and Money
Tiit Ojasoo, Ene-Liis Semper | 98' | Estonia | None
Tallinn-based theatre company NO99 sets a bigger-than-life experiment. To undermine Estonia’s rotten political scene, they create a fake political par -
Bitter Lake
Adam Curtis | 135' | United Kingdom | World premiere
Britain, USA, Russia. All invaded Afghanistan and created a solid, corrupted view of a country that still traps politicians and people around the glob -
Broken Land
Stéphanie Barbey, Luc Peter | 75' | Switzerland | International premiere
The Mexican-US border is a sacred place for many of the Americans based there. They guard it furiously in order to prevent illegal migration and… -
The Dialogues
Elle Flanders, Tamira Sawatzky, Josh Schonblum | 7' | Canada | International premiere
The Dialogues are video works that make use of classic propaganda slogans and iconic texts from the history of film to address contemporary dilemmas. -
Everyday Rebellion Online Platform and App
Arash T. Riahi, Arman T. Riahi | Austria | None
Cross-media project on creative forms of worldwide, non-violent protest and civil activism. The Wall (website) and app of the project can be found in -
Internationale
Alexander Shein, Alexander Svetlov | 22' | Russia | None
In the 1960s, Alexander Shein founded the film studio SOVPOLIKADR to produce propaganda films. But in fact he used it for avant-garde experiments with multi-screen… -
Made in China
Kim Dong-Hoo | 100' | South Korea | European premiere
A Chinese eel farmer illegally goes to South Korea to fight against its officials, who label his products contaminated and ban them. Written by Kim… -
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Newstweek
Julian Oliver, Danja Vasiliev | Germany | None
The audience is invited to change the news and disseminate its own propaganda. This interactive installation raises questions on the democratisation o -
No Place for Fools
Oleg Mavromatti | 82' | Bulgaria | World premiere
Sergey Astahov is a gay man converted by Church and state propaganda into an orthodox pro-Putin activist. Composed of terrifying images from Astahov’s -
The Normal Heart
Ryan Murphy | 132' | USA | None
New York in the early 1980s. AIDS has not been identified yet but it is already killing people, mostly gay men. This is forcing them…
