10.11.2022, 19:30, Maxx 4
EN UT + Q&A
13.11.2022, 15:00, Maxx 6
EN UT + KONTEXT TALK
Rarely do we act out norms and ideals as publicly and directly as in relation to our bodies. Social media serve as channels to manifest these norms, but at the same time, they also offer people an opportunity for performative self-expression and empowerment. Free Your Mind, Free Your Body shows four films with protagonists who resist the principles of a patriarchal society sometimes more, sometimes less actively, thus freeing not just their bodies but also their identities from repressive norms.
The Sunday screening is followed by a conversation on body and gender norms in the context of traditional social structures in the Andean nations.
Son of Sodom
Theo Montoya / Colombia 2020 / 15' / DCP / colour / Spanish / Doc
«In August 2017, I chose Camilo Najar, known as Son of Sodom in the social networks, to be the main character of my first feature film. That casting revolved around his life, his sexuality, the future he saw for himself, and drugs. A week later, aged 21, he died from a heroin overdose. Who was Son of Sodom?»
SNAP
Ananké Pereira/Felipe Elgueta / Chile 2018 / 19'13" / DCP / colour / Spanish / Exp/Doc
Axel (23) is saving money for a sex change operation to become Alexa. Bastian (24) has to deal with his drag alter ego, Anna Balmanica. Alfonso (22), a young student from a poor neighbourhood, wants to change his social status. «SNAP» is a reflection about the body, the city, and the segregation that affects them. A story built through fragments of everyday life that the characters share on Snapchat.
The Foreign Body
Héctor Silva Núñez / Venezuela 2018 / 18'20" / DCP / colour / Spanish / Fic
Jairo is a young native man from Venezuela who was born without nipples. Distanced from the customs of his people, he explores a male ideal to belong to in the city.
Aribada
Natalia Escobar/Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau / Germany/Colombia 2022 / 30' / DCP / colour / Spanish / Fic/Doc
In the Colombian coffee region, Aribada, the resurrected monster, meets Las Traviesas, a group of indigenous transwomen from the Emberá tribes. In their unique world, magic, dream, and performance coexist, creating a universe in which documentary and fiction merge.