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Films in this programme:

→ Duty Free
Director: Hilke Rönnfeldt
Duration: 17 min 21 sec
Countries: Germany, Sweden, Denmark
Year: 2024
Languages: Swedish, Danish, German
Subtitles: English

The manager of a docked duty-free warehouse container cuts the chains tethering it to the cold
outside world and sets sail to preserve the realm of tenderness she and her crew have built
together. In a rhythmically pulsating choreography, an alternative universe grounded in more
beautiful values comes to life.

→ I want to know what love is
Director: Hanna Järgenstedt
Duration: 6 min 22 sec
Country: Sweden
Year: 2024
Languages: English, German
Subtitles: English

A road movie about Hanna, who’s totally got something going on with a hot DJ-guy in Berlin and
is heading down to his gig, but misses the train, leading to an unwanted road trip. Will Hanna
and dj___snorksenzation__000 become an official couple tonight? What’s cool and who’s not?
Are all middle-aged men perverts?
A visually explorative film where papier-mâché characters meet the real world. Shot with GoPro
and mixed with wildly clashing stock imagery.

→ looking she said I forget
Director: Naomi Pacifique
Duration: 24 min 58 sec
Countries: The Netherlands, Switzerland
Year: 2024
Languages: Dutch, English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English

Having just moved to Amsterdam, Lou prepares her new apartment that she will share with her
partner, Joel. For now though, Joel is on a trip with an intimate other. Confronted with the
complexities of her non-monogamous relationship, Lou shifts her gaze to the rhythms of her
new city.

→ Homunculus
Director: Bonheur Suprême
Duration: 17 min 35 sec
Country: France
Year: 2025
Language: French
Subtitles: English

Homunculus explores the fetishization of the North African male body in digital gay meeting
spaces, where desire and rejection mingle within the Western gaze. Using the video-game world
of Skyrim and its heroic-fantasy aesthetic, the film draws parallels between the racialized,
sexualized “Arab” figure and a golden-skinned elf avatar.
Part documentary, part essay, the film critically examines colonial myths, modern stereotypes,
and the racist constructions embedded in virtual desire.

→ Washingtonia
Director: Konstantina Kotzamani
Duration: 25 min
Country: Greece
Year: 2014
Language: Greek
Subtitles: English

Washingtonia is the only palm tree whose heart isn’t devoured by the red beetle—because it’s
small and dry, and no one likes small and dry hearts.