BODY POLITICS
With a focus on everything from fertility and ‘ableism’ to discrimination and trauma, we dive into highly topical conversations about the body as a battleground.
With a focus on everything from fertility and ‘ableism’ to discrimination and trauma, we dive into highly topical conversations about the body as a battleground.
How do we imagine the normal body, and have we created a society that makes it difficult for everyone who does not fit within the narrow definition of a so-called “normal body”?
Body autonomy is constantly negotiated, and in these times, our understanding of both rights and violations is increasingly linked to lived, bodily experiences.
This is what we want to explore further with this year’s theme: Who decides over the body, how much should it weigh, where is it allowed to go, how much can it change, what color may it be, and why do some bodies face more prejudice than others?
Films with the body in focus
Can’t Feel Nothing
An eye-opening film about numbness in the age of social media. The diagnosis is alarming, but it is made with understated humour and energy by director David Borenstein, himself a screen zombie in digital rehab.
David Borenstein / Denmark / 2024 / World Premiere
Stray Bodies
Involuntary body related travelling is on the rise in Europe, with women crossing EU borders to reclaim the right to their own bodies. Abortion and artificial insemination are just two items on the list in a film that maps the continent.
Elina Psykou / Greece, Switzerland, Italy & Bulgaria / 2024 / International Premiere