Democracy in Danger 1: Everyday Democracy

Powerful short films about the different faces of facism throughout history and today.

Language: Eng Duration: 93 min Age Limit: 12+

  • Eût-elle été criminelle…

    Even If She Had Been a Criminal
    Vaikka hän olisi ollut rikollinen
    Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot
    Country: France
    Year: 2006
    Genre: Documentary
    Duration: 10 min

    France, summer 1944. A public humiliation of women who are accused of having had affairs with the enemy.

  • Vaaran merkki

    The Sign of Danger
    Director: Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto
    Country: Finland
    Year: 1978
    Genre: Documentary
    Duration: 20 min
    Age Limit:

    A documentary of certain forms that the fascist movement took in Finland in the late 1970s. The film captures the activities of Finnish fascists on their terms, leaving the viewers to draw their own conclusions.

  • Last Day

    Viimeinen päivä
    Director: Cyprien Clément-Delmas
    Country: France, Spain
    Year: 2021
    Genre: Experimental, Documentary
    Duration: 9 min

    An immersive and experimental short film documenting the strange and tense atmosphere in Washington D.C. on January 20th, 2021.

  • Poika ja isä istuvat keittiöpöydän äärellä.

    Cadoul de Craciun

    The Christmas Gift
    Joululahja
    Director: Bogdan Muresanu
    Country: Romania, Spain
    Year: 2018
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 24 min
    Age Limit:

    A son's letter to Santa for Christmas turns his father's evening into a thriller he did not ask for.

  • Cuerdas

    Chords
    Soinnut
    Director: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
    Country: Spain
    Year: 2022
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 30 min

    Having lost the council aid that allowed them to keep their rehearsal venue, the women’s choir that Rita belongs to is about to fold up. Now the group must decide whether or not to accept sponsorship by one of the companies causing the most pollution in the valley.