Promise to Love Me All
Speech, election, public square. Somewhere in France during the presidential campaign.… >>>
- Duration: 9 Min.
- Director: Jacques Sorrentini Zibjan
Past and present crises and wars overwhelm us every day. The suffering they evoke is unimaginable. Many wounds remain unhealed, hopes are disappointed and the inclination to give up becomes stronger. How has politics been inscribed in our bodies? How does it play into our everyday lives? And who takes care? And how? The program WE ARE HERE is meant to encourage people to become political with passion, humor and creativity. Not to retreat right now, but to dare something. (Theresa George)
Speech, election, public square. Somewhere in France during the presidential campaign.… >>>
Algeria 2011. In a small village in Kabylia, my uncle answers a strange radio quiz about the “Third Reich” in Germany.
… >>>An old Kurdish man (Hussein Mahmood) who is a carpenter tries to make artificial legs for people who have lost their legs.… >>>
In April 2019, after the fall of President Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese from across the country make their way to Khartoum to demand civilian rule. Protestors occupy the military headquarters, setting up tents and constructing barricades. In this liminal space, a group of young revolutionaries create an imaginary television station. What begins as play becomes an urgent conjuring of a new Sudan.… >>>
Magdeburg. A day in mid summer. An empty wooden stage dominates the public space. As filmmakers, we invite the people of Moritzplatz to play on this stage. For one day it becomes the setting for their productions. The lenses of the cameras fill up and become witnesses to their visibility.… >>>