Thought-provoking short films about the power of citizen activism.
Language: Eng Duration: 81 min Age Limit: 12+
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Wed 6.3.
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17:00
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Cine Atlas 3
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Fri 8.3.
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14:00
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Cine Atlas 3
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Kuinka metsä pelastetaan
How to Save a ForestDirector: Elokapina / Extinction Rebellion FinlandCountry: FinlandYear: 2023Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 8 minThe Finnish state intended to cut down the Talaskangas forest. Instead, Talaskangas became a nature reserve. What happened?
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Freedom Swimmer
VapausuimariDirector: Olivia Martin-McGuireCountry: France, AustraliaYear: 2021Genre: Animation, DocumentaryDuration: 15 minThe story of a grandfather’s perilous swim from China to Hong Kong that parallels his granddaughter’s own quest for a new freedom.
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Flores del otro patio
Director: Jorge CadenaCountry: Switzerland, ColombiaYear: 2022Genre: FictionDuration: 16 minIn northern Colombia, a group of queer activists use their extravagance to denounce the disastrous exploitation of the largest coal mine in Colombia through performative actions.
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Cosmonauts
KosmonautitDirector: Danila GulinCountry: RussiaYear: 2020Genre: Experimental, DocumentaryDuration: 13 minA film about law enforcement officers who have received an order to disperse a peaceful rally. We follow how they cope with this dilemma, what they feel and think, thanks to a combination of different techniques taken from varied genres of music videos and documentaries.
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Black Panthers
Mustat pantteritDirector: Agnès VardaCountry: France, United StatesYear: 1968Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 29 minAge Limit:Agnès Varda turns her camera on an Oakland demonstration against the imprisonment of activist and Black Panthers cofounder Huey P. Newton. In addition to evincing Varda’s fascination with her adopted surroundings and her empathy, this perceptive short is also a powerful political statement.