A ghost ride through Finnish TV archives of the 1960s grazes the moon landing, American TV shows, a war in Africa. But how to connect with the world when dancing is forbidden?!
The anonymous narrator is a kind of web-adventurous flâneuse, neurotic and endlessly curious. A disturbance in the proprioception, which is the ability to sense the position, movement and location of the body and its parts, makes her perceive the world in a new way. Seemingly random anecdotes found on the internet and instructions from her cryptic physiotherapist start to come together in surprising ways. The found material forms a mosaic that reflects a world full of gazes, rules and technologies that separate us. Lines from the present and the distant past take our narrator to the 1960s, where medieval dance bans, televised wars, lost bones, space utopias and American TV stars collide. This film reflects how we can be and live in the world within ourselves and with each other. With those who are near and with those who are far. Along with all this, the film recommends dancing to everyone.
A young woman breaks up an ugly plywood wardrobe that reminds her of an act of violence in her past. An artefact of pain is destroyed – a powerful gesture.
Attempting to purge a bad memory, Joana decides to return to the place where she suffered an act of violence in 2013 to free herself of the last trigger that binds her to this incident from the past – a wardrobe. In this self-portrait, the director appropriates the essayist traits of the documentary as a process to deal with inner ghosts. Through a ritual established by a recollection of facts, she confronts her own expectations facing the charges she endures as a woman.
In Brazil, every day, four women are murdered by their partners. To tell their stories, three actresses are challenged to experience, on stage, the emotions of women who intimately live the risk of death. Meanwhile, a group of femicide survivors fight to save other women trapped in abusive relationships. Different narratives join in a single cry because silence also kills women every day.
In Burkina Faso, in the gold-digging site of Bantara, 16-year-old Rasmané descends more than 100 meters deep in artisanal mines to extract gold. Anxious about accidents, Rasmané makes his way in this world of fierce adults in the hope of one day becoming emancipated…
Ouvidor, Latin America's largest art squat, is home to 120 artists who face eviction threats, while internal tensions are fueled by Red Bull's sponsorship of their Art Biennial.
After decades of government negligence and abandonment, a 13-story building in downtown São Paulo is taken over, becoming Ouvidor, Latin America's largest art squat. Home to 120 artists from different countries, they organise diverse cultural events, including their standout Art Biennial.
Confronted by severe resource constraints in order to enable the event, the organisers, who do not reside there, strike a partnership with Red Bull, a decision that triggers a deep polarization within the community. While some embrace the Biennial as an opportunity for artistic recognition, the more anarchistic among them vehemently oppose any brand involvement with the squat.
As the residents of Ouvidor resist constant eviction threats from a fascist government, they also face internal tension in order to successfully hold their Art Biennial.
DJ Vika is 84 and a star of Warsaw’s nightclubs. She refuses to grow old and sit at home. Instead, she wants to celebrate life, enjoy herself and music.
84-year-old Vika is a star of the Warsaw clubbing scene. A charismatic DJ and a colourful bird she surrounds herself with young people, repeating that age is just a number. But when her health suddenly begins to deteriorate, Vika can no longer deny the passing of time. Will she find meaning in sharing the joy of life with other seniors by encouraging them to live their lives to the fullest?
Vika! is a bittersweet portrait of a woman who intends to celebrate life to the very end, a true inspiration for both the silver generation and our future selves.
DOK Industry is realised with the support of Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media upon a Decision of the German Bundestag.