#Junction Ahmedabad Conflictorium

I. HOPEPUNK This ‘ethno-fiction’ selection is dystopic and yet full of hope and humor. The perfect pedagogical dose for coping with colonialism, capitalism and climate change on an individual and community level. 1. RECLAMATION - TJ Cuthand 2. GARDEN OF THE FORKING PATHS - (excerpt) 3. CALL ME BACK - Johannes Sjöberg 4. WHEN SLEEP ENFOLDED HER - Grégoire Verbeke, Amina Abouelghar Curated by Rajat Nayyar & Rana El Kadi (EFC)

CALL ME BACK

Johannes Sjöberg
Great Britain 2020 | 28 Min. | engl. subtitled

Sun, 14-May-23 12:30 PM

Q&A with:
Johannes Sjöberg via Zoom, Rajat Nayyar (EFC), Rana El Kadi (EFC)

This ethno-science fiction film follows James Hudson-Wright in dialogue with himself in a phone booth outside his house. James is filmed during 2014-2018 discussing his life and the impact of … read more

IN THE GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS (Excerpt)

Dara Culhane, Simone Rapisarda Casanova
Canada 2021 | 30 Min. | engl. subtitled

Sun, 14-May-23 12:30 PM

Q&A with:
Rajat Nayyar (EFC), Rana El Kadi (EFC)

Just before conditions on Planet Earth became unsuitable for human life, a small group of children received a message from a faraway galaxy: an ancient civilization’s plea for notes describing … read more

RECLAMATION

TJ Cuthand
Canada 2018 | 13 Min. | engl. subtitled

Sun, 14-May-23 12:30 PM

Q&A with:
Rajat Nayyar (EFC), Rana El Kadi (EFC), TJ Cuthand via Zoom

RECLAMATION is a documentary-style imagining of a post-dystopic future in Canada after massive climate change, wars, pollution, and the aftereffects of the large-scale colonial project which has now destroyed the … read more

WHEN SLEEP ENFOLDED HER

Amina Abouelghar, Grégoire Verbeke
Belgium, Egypt 2022 | 10 Min. | engl. subtitled

Sun, 14-May-23 12:30 PM

Filmgespräch mit:
Rajat Nayyar (EFC), Rana El Kadi (EFC)

Under a full moon in an arid mountain landscape a young woman wanders and reaches a dried-out riverbed. She waters a plant and is at one with her silence. When … read more