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
Eternal You
Can modern technology realise the dream of eternal life? Yes, say the sci-fi optimists in Silicon Valley, who are determined to make death obsolete through artificial intelligence in a film that soberly and thoughtfully raises the biggest questions - and provides possible answers.
Hans Block & Moritz Riesewieck / Germany & United States / 2024
Eros
Brazil's love motels are a sexual haven where fantasy becomes reality. When the filmmaker's own date never shows up, she gets a fresh idea for a film instead. The result is a kaleidoscopic insight into a parallel world of human desire.
Rachel Daisy Ellis / Brazil / 2024 / International Premiere