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Ma Gueule
Grégory Carnoli, Thibaut Wohlfahrt
Belgique, 2022, 22', VO FR/NL st FR
Stéphane keert terug naar zijn geboortestad om met zijn jeugdvrienden naar een
voetbalwedstrijd te kijken. Aan het einde van de wedstrijd halen ze Stéphane
over om samen met hen een avondje uit te gaan in een Vlaamse nachtclub. Maar
Stéphane wordt de toegang geweigerd.
Passée l’aube
Nicolas Graux
Belgique, 2017, 24', VO FR/PL st FR
Een film over een spontane reünie tussen twee voormalige geliefden, de ene
Pools, de andere Belgisch. Het is een scharniermoment waarop veel tederheid en
liefde nog steeds aanwezig zijn, ondanks de scheiding en de kilometers.
La Costa Dorada
Noémi Gruner
Belgique, 2017, 10', VO ES st FR
Om haar ouders te helpen, die getroffen zijn door de Spaanse crisis, moet Erika
gaan werken aan de Costa Dorada, terwijl in Madrid een van de grootste
demonstraties van de Indignés plaatsvindt. Alleen wordt ze nog harder
geconfronteerd met de crisis.
I Rafi, la couture (The Stitch)
Sandra Fassio
Belgique, 2012, 14', VO EL st FR
Anna naait al jaren de kostuums van Nicolas. In deze workshop spreken ze Grieks,
als herinnering aan het land dat ze moesten ontvluchten ten tijde van de
dictatuur van de kolonels. Maar ze vertrokken niet om dezelfde redenen… Vanavond
zal Anna's routine verstoord worden door rampzalig nieuws; vanavond zal Nicolas
erachter komen waarom Anna hem niet vermoord heeft.
Pina
Jérémy Depuydt, Giuseppe Accardo
Belgique, France , 2022, 24', VO IT st FR
Aan het einde van de 19e eeuw, in een afgelegen dorp op het Siciliaanse
platteland, bezit Pina, de dochter van de bakker, de kracht om de aarde te
regenereren. Bij elke oogst wordt het dorp geplunderd door schaamteloze
gangsters. Pina's ontmoeting met de leider van de bandieten stort het gehucht in
een tijdperk van hongersnood, waardoor het lot van het hele land op zijn kop
komt te staan.
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Ma Gueule
Grégory Carnoli, Thibaut Wohlfahrt
Belgique, 2022, 22', VO FR/NL st FR
Stéphane, revient dans sa ville natale pour voir un match de foot avec ses amis
d’enfance. A la fin du match, ceux-ci parviennent à persuader Stéphane de les
suivre pour une virée dans une boîte de nuit flamande. Mais Stéphane se voit
refuser l’entrée.
Passée l’aube
Nicolas Graux
Belgique, 2017, 24', VO FR/PL st FR
Un film qui traite de retrouvailles impromptues entre deux anciens amoureux,
l’un polonais, l’autre belge. Ce moment charnière où beaucoup de tendresse et
d’amour sont encore là, malgré la séparation et les kilomètres.
La Costa Dorada
Noémi Gruner
Belgique, 2017, 10', VO ES st FR
Pour aider ses parents touchés par la crise espagnole, Erika doit partir
travailler sur La Costa Dorada alors qu’à Madrid s’organise l’une des plus
importantes manifestations des Indignés. Seule, elle se retrouve confrontée plus
brutalement encore à la crise.
I Rafi, la couture (The Stitch)
Sandra Fassio
Belgique, 2012, 14', VO EL st FR
Anna coud les costumes de Nicolas depuis des années. Dans cet atelier, ils
parlent grec, en souvenir du pays qu’ils ont dû fuir à l’époque de la dictature
des colonels. Mais ils ne l’ont pas quitté pour les mêmes raisons... Ce soir,
Anna verra sa routine brisée par une nouvelle funeste ; ce soir, Nicolas saura
pourquoi Anna ne l’a pas tué.
Pina
Jérémy Depuydt, Giuseppe Accardo
Belgique, France , 2022, 24', VO IT st FR
À la fin du 19e siècle, dans un village reculé de la campagne sicilienne, Pina,
la fille de la boulangère, détient le pouvoir de régénérer la terre. À chaque
récolte, le village est en proie au pillage de mafieux sans vergogne. La
rencontre de Pina avec le chef des bandits plongera le hameau dans une ère de
famine, jusqu’à faire basculer le destin du pays tout entier.
The Killing of a Journalist
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Director: Matt Sarnecki
Year of production: 2022, country of origin: Czech Republic, Denmark, USA, length: 100 min, original language: English, Slovak, subtitles: English
After screening discussion:
◾️ Lukáš Diko, Director, Ján Kuciak Investigative Centre, Slovakia
In the framework of the 16th edition of the One World in Brussels festival.
Programme: https://www.oneworld.cz/brussels/
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Réalisation : Matt Sarnecki
Année de sortie : 2022, pays d'origine : République tchèque, Danemark, États-Unis, durée : 100 min, langue originale : anglais, slovaque, sous-titres : anglais
Discussion après le film:
◾️ Lukáš Diko, Director, Ján Kuciak Investigative Centre, Slovakia
Dans le cadre de festival du film documentaire One World in Brussels.
Le programme complet: https://www.oneworld.cz/brussels/
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Geregisseerd door Matt Sarnecki
Productiejaar: 2022, land van herkomst: Tsjechië, Denemarken, VS, speelduur: 100 min, originele versie: Engels, Slowaaks, ondertiteling: Engels
Discussie na de film:
◾️ Lukáš Diko, Director, Ján Kuciak Investigative Centre, Slovakia
Programma: https://www.oneworld.cz/brussels/
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Adaptation captivante du roman de Paulo Lins, "City of God" explore la vie dans
la favela du même nom à Rio de Janeiro, des années 1960 aux années 1980. À
travers les yeux de Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues), un photographe en herbe, le
film dépeint ses tentatives pour éviter la violence et la criminalité. Il aspire
à une vie meilleure, rêvant de conquérir Angélica (Alicia Braga). Sa vie
contraste avec celle de L'il Zé (Leandro Firmino), qui devient un seigneur du
crime impitoyable aux côtés de son ami Bené (Phellipe Haagensen), très apprécié.
La tension monte d'un cran lorsque Knockout Ned (le chanteur/acteur Seu Jorge),
en quête de vengeance, fait son apparition, entraînant un affrontement féroce
entre les gangs.
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In de aangrijpende verfilming van de roman van Paulo Lins verkent 'City of God'
het leven in de gelijknamige favela in Rio de Janeiro van de jaren 1960 tot
1980. Door de ogen van Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues), een ambitieuze fotograaf,
toont de film zijn pogingen om het wijdverbreide geweld en de misdaad te
vermijden. Hij streeft naar een beter leven en droomt ervan om Angélica (Alicia
Braga) voor zich te winnen. Zijn leven staat in contrast met L'il Zé (Leandro
Firmino), die opklimt tot een meedogenloze crimineel naast zijn vriend de
geliefde Bené (Phellipe Haagensen). De spanning escaleert wanneer Knockout Ned
(zanger/acteur Seu Jorge) op zoek naar wraak verschijnt, wat leidt tot een
heftige bendegevecht.
This programme hosts films that come out of ongoing liberation struggles. It
brings into conversation cinema that is produced from and about the immediate
present of Rojava and Palestine. The films in the programme were all produced as
part of collectives that have been formed within the scope of revolutionary
movements.
Xewn (Dream), by Gule Welat, 2023, 11’23’’
in Kurdish with English subtitles
Dreams are the only way for a Kurdish Mother from Kobane to meet her Martyr son
during many years….
Gule Welat is a Kurdish musician and filmmaker from Rojava. She worked as a
Director Assistant in many productions of Rojava Film Commune like The End will
Be Spectacular, Kobane and The Lonely Trees. Now she is a member of Kezî Women
Film Collective.
Kezî is a collective of women filmmakers from both Kurdish and international
backgrounds, based in Rojava, in northeastern Syria. Over the years, their work
has encompassed film production, movie screenings, and the training of women
interested in cinema in Rojava.
Xewa Mirine (The Sleeping Death), by Zîlan Hemo, 2023, 15’07”
in Kurdish with English subtitles
A Kurdish YPJ (Women’s defense units) fighter wakes up heavily wounded in a
house, all the family members around her are killed. She can hear that the house
is surrounded by ISIS. She is out of ammunition. In her pocket there is only one
bullet left. How is she going to use her last bullet?
Zilan Hemo is a young writer and director from Kobanê. She studied filmmaking at
the Academy of Arts Martyr Yekta Herekol. After graduated she was one of the
first members of the Rojava Film Commune in Kobane where she directed many short
films and worked in all the production of the Commune since 2018.
+ TU 30.04, 18:30 - 21:00 CINEMA GALERIES
Berbû (The Wedding), by Sevinaz Evdike, 2022, 70’
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The famous TV channel, as a partner of the BSFF since 2022, will bring freshness
to the festival by offering a new kind of programme to the BSFF: medium-length
films. With touching and dazzling fiction films, ARTE will take you off the
beaten track this year with films about provoking and risky themes.
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Partenaire du BSFF depuis 2022, la célèbre chaine de télévision apportera un
vent d’inédit au festival en proposant un programme d’un genre nouveau au BSFF :
le moyen métrage. Avec des films de fiction émouvants et vibrants qui n’hésitent
pas à s’attaquer à des sujets provocants et risqués, ARTE vous emmène cette
année hors des sentiers battus.
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Als partner van het BSFF sinds 2022, zal de fameuze zender een frisse wind door
het festival doen waaien met een programma van een nieuw genre in het BSFF:
films van een gemiddelde duur. Met ontroerende en levendige fictiefilms, kleurt
ARTE dit jaar buiten de lijntjes met films over provocerende en riskante
onderwerpen.
DAS SPIELZIMMER (ORIGINAL TITLE), THE PLAYROOM (ENGLISH TITLE) Jan Soldat / DE,
AT / 2024 / 8min / DCP / OV DE ST FR, EN / Belgian PremiereFrom penis pump to
fuck machine, Chris presents his playroom.P.D.V Iris Kaufman / AR / 2022 / 6min
/ DCP / NO DIAL / Belgian PremiereVelva can't fall asleep and looks for a
webcammer to accompany her in her insomnia. In the darkness of her room she
finds a live, almost unclothed woman lying down and touching herself on the
screen. After coming together with her, Velva finally manages to fall
asleep.JAKOL OR (POST-NUT CLARITY IN "D" MAJOR) Doydoy Megriño / PH / 2022 /
4min / DCP / NO DIAL / International PremiereA man masturbates to a
memory.SPROUT Florian Maubach / DE / 2024 / 4min / DCP / NO DIAL / International
Premiere Emerging excitement, a dancing body, and the sensual awakening of
sexuality turn this experimental animation film by Florian Maubach into the
nucleus of a transformation process. SPROUT is a stimulating short film that
pushes boundaries but doesn't solely focus on the pleasure event. It's a
metaphorically charged short film that allows an important look behind the
curtain of male sexuality and relationships.CANE Bendix Mignon / DE / 2024 /
5min / DCP / OV EN, DE ST FR / Belgian Premiere“cane” is a celebration of queer
crip sex. It’s part of an ongoing (and very practical) research into crip porn,
into what it means to fuck with disability and normalcy. “cane” is an intimate
red-hot crip-sexy hip-grinding rhythmic conversation of a person and their
aid.PHĪNN-PHANG Chen Yu-Ling , Huang Jing-En / TW / 2023 / 2min / DCP / NO DIAL
/ Belgian PremiereA man did obscene things to a bunch of shoes in a gay
sauna.NARCISSUS/NARCISO Hedonistas / AR / 2022 / 5min / DCP / OV SP ST FR /
Belgian PremiereLevon looks after a friend's apartment for a few days while she
is away. In the house he finds a lingerie hanging and is tempted to try it
on.THIBAUT Georgia Azoulay / FR / 2023 / 16min / DCP / OV FR ST EN / World
Premiere21th June 2023. Thibaut masturbates in the French Calanques. REAL MAN
Rafael Rudolf / BR / 2023 / 18min / DCP / OV PT ST FR, EN / Belgian PremiereThe
self-fiction documentary was made with archival footage of Rafael as a child and
as a teenager, as well as footage of the adult artist, produced especially for
the project. The different times converge in unsuspected ways. The film
addresses topics such as the construction of memory and masculinity, the
expression of eroticism, as well as the structural homophobia and male
chauvinism.
MASTURBATION(S) PornProcess 3 / BE / 2023 / 16min / OV FR ST ENMASTURBATION(S)
tells a story of voices and bodies responding to each other, without
embellishing or staging the reality. Hands dive in, experiment, touch, sweat,
slide and rub against each other.With shoulder cameras we dive into the
fascinating and vulnerable world of individual and collective masturbation, a
constant process on our bodies and our images.M.C THE FISTING QUEEN Nour Beetch,
Nicky Lapierre / BE / 2024 / 4 /DCP / NO DIAL /World PremiereA double fist in
D-Minor.MANIFXXXST AQUA-SENSIBLE Klou et Cata / BE / 2023 / 8min / DCP / FR OV
ST EN / World PremiereManifxxxst aqua sensible is a pamphlet for the right to be
turned upside down by the ocean. A vulgar, poetic ritual. Porous dirty talk that
doesn't give a fuck about convincing, but just wants to touch. The ramblings of
a cul-cul siren who are proud of it.DEEPTHROAT Mikesaf / BE / 2024 / 7min / NO
DIAL / World PremiereIn apnea, with a fulfilled throat, time twists like the
body under tension. Pleasure shared to the point of hallucination.GAMÈTES CLAP!
Collectif, Nova Medusa / BE / 2024 / 16min / OV FR ST EN / World PremiereTo
finally start her hormonal transition, Nova needs to go through one last step :
the freezing of her gametes. To support her in this difficult masturbatory
endeavour in a hospital ward, Matos, Estech and Aimé-es decide to accompany her.
Armed with their cameras, lights and colour gel filters, the dream team of
CLAP ! infiltrates the ART service to make this trial the most pleasurable as
possible.Gametes is an ode to T4T loves, mixing documentary and fiction to
highlight a little-known stage of MtoF transitions.ORAL SEX PornProcess 3 / BE /
2024 / 8min / DCP / NO DIAL / World PremiereTwo mouths meet each other on a
sparkling and colorful night which brings us beyond what should be a one night
stand. Between two music notes, words fade out, language disappears and tongues
take over. Talks turn into passionate kisses to remind us that we never really
need sex to have sex.
POLISH KINK Tomek Rustecki / PL / 2023 / 27min / DCP / OV PL, EN, RU ST EN, FR /
Belgian PremiereIs pain a hard drug? Does a man who submits to a woman retain
his masculinity? How many fetishes are there and where is the limit of sexual
imagination?A subculture mainly associated with beatings, humiliation,
aggression, licentiousness and all kinds of deviations may be more complex than
it seems.4 masters of female domination and 4 submissives persons in a
documentary film about Polish femdom, and "Bondage and Discipline, Domination
and Submission, Sadism and Masochism" - in short BDSM.ROPE BURN ColorBlock
Films, Oran Julius / USA / 2023 / 6min / DCP / OV EN ST FR / Belgian PremiereIn
this kinky sex scene, obedient submissive Mae Muerte (she/they) follows the
leader on hands and knees towards the attentions of two hungry sadists. Calba
(they/them) makes artwork out of binding Mae to their will and handing her over
to AfroDisiac (she/her), who jumps to explores Mae's dedication to submission
with a combination of impact toys and metal clamps. After they've had their
fill, AfroDisiac and Calba reward Mae with attention of a different kind.Content
warnings: lead/leash, rope bondage, partial suspension, impact, metal clipsSARX
Viola V / MK / 2023 / 2min / DCP / NO DIAL / Belgian PremiereThe ecstasy of the
sublime subverts arcane religious ritual into personal pleasure. MOMMY'S LITTLE
TWINKS Torri Lisek / GER / 2023 / 10min / DCP / OV FR ST EN / Belgian
PremiereCobalt and Manon Praline have followed each other on social media for
some time but never had the chance to meet. They finally meet to hook up and
bring their favorite toys with them.VANESSA Finn Darrell, Travis Sherwood, James
Bird / USA, UK / 2023 / 5min / DCP / VIDEOCLIP / Belgian PremiereVanessa is a
sensual and dark exploration of self-pleasure. Finn explores the inanimate body
of Vanessa, a shop window mannequin found on the streets of New York, and
engages in a lustful encounter. The film is a comment on the social standard for
masturbation, exploring how one can find meaningful pleasure solo, and the
beauty that lies in object fetishisation.DAS MEDUSENHAUPT My Babyallgone / EL /
2023 / 3min / DCP / NO DIAL / Belgian PremiereA TONIC FOR THE
INSTITUTIONALISEDI’m sitting behind Viola in class.I want to flick ink at
Viola.I want to pull Viola’s pigtails.I want to cut Viola’s pigtails right off
in my fist.I want to tug Viola.I want to tie Viola togetherI want to be mean to
Viola.I want to transgress into Viola’s lap.I want Viola to write me off.A porno
short about castrationWRONG HOLES ONLY Revenge, June Fontaine / FR / 2023 / 9min
/ DCP / FR ST EN / Belgian PremierePleasure and arousal can come from unexpected
places. Or unexpected holes. Wrong Holes Only is a joyful and messy short made
for those who are tired of anuses, mouths and vaginas. And those who do not
flinch at the sight of a medical tool.
CUMWICH Agostina Prato, Virginia Molinari / AR / 2023 / 24min / SONG, VIDEO CLIP
/ World PremiereRebecca Link gifts to herself the most beautiful dick in the
world. LUSCIOUS Inka Winter / USA / 2022 / 12min / NO DIAL / Belgian
PremiereSweet turns to spice and all things nice in this scintillating, sensual
film celebrating curves and the divine feminine. Lesbian lovers Karla Lane and
Marina Maree take their time adorning and anointing themselves for each
otherHARDROCKS Juliette Uliana-Paul-Émile Landez-Bérangère Géhan-Félicie
Diaz-Lise Caro / CA / 2023 / 3min / NO DIAL / Belgian PremiereDuring the
Palaeolithic, humanity is going through a glacial period that threatened
survival.Only a happy coincidence could allow humans to live...THE BAR altSHIFT
/ CA / 2020 / 14min / OV EN ST FRA short film by altSHIFT starring Kayden Gray
and Bishop Black and featuring Dan Rosen.A sensual celebration of movement; the
Private Dancer hypnotises everyone who watches him perform, unlocking their
deepest desires, sending them down the rabbit hole of their lust and controlling
their bodies.Inspired by Lynch, Fassbinder and Kenneth Anger, the film is a
kaleidoscope of sound and vision, drawing the viewer into a world of pleasure
and indulgence.UNDER THE CHERRIES Frida Retz / DK / 2024 / 16min / NO DIAL /
Belgian PremiereIn an absurd landscape where the grass is alive, and flowers
grow out of asses, a goat and a goddess explore gender, sex, and power.JACKOB ET
JIM Wolfgang Wisely (My Babyallgone productions) / UK / 2024 / 2min / OV EN ST
FR / Belgian PremiereA twist on the classic blue movie; Informally shot amongst
three friends on a ciné-camera. A new couple explore one another’s body whilst
their friend tenderly introspects on a late appreciation of the male form.BLIND
DATE 4.0 Jan Soldat / DE, AT / 2024 / 8min / OV DE ST FR / Belgian PremiereThe
oppressive heat and their own bodies don’t make it too easy for Hans and
Reinhard on their blind date.
CINE CLUB GENRES D'A COTE - AVANT PREMIERE Henri et Thom vivent ensemble à
Bruxelles et filent le parfait amour depuis 35 ans, enfin en apparence. Depuis
qu’Henri a pris sa retraite de policier, rien ne va plus. Ses journées sont
fades et interminables, ses sentiments s'estompent et leur maison est devenue un
vrai champ de bataille. Toujours amoureux, Thom est prêt à tout pour raviver la
flamme et sauver leur couple, quitte à demander lui-même le divorce…Dans ce
quatrième long métrage qui mêle drame et comédie, David Lambert aborde la
question du couple à travers les épreuves du vieillissement, traitant sans
complexe les difficultés de la vie quotidienne autant que relationnelles
rencontrées par les 2 époux interprétés par Olivier Gourmet et Dave JohnsUn film
sensible sur la représentation des couples LGBTQIA+ vieillissants, sujet trop
rarement abordé dans le cinéma contemporain ( Sinon dernièrement dans Supernova
et Two of us tous 2 programmés par Pink Screens il y a quelques années).
A BRIEF HISTORY OF PORN CINEMA WITH BELA LUGOSI Jonathan Rodrigues / BR / 2023 /
12min / OV PT ST FR, EN / Belgian PremiereBela Lugosi returns from beyond the
grave to present this documentary that investigates the origins of erotic and
pornographic cinema, with uncensored images from surviving films. A collage
project creating a documentary with real information in an unusual way.BIG SUR
GAY PORN Ryan A. White / USA / 2023 / 12min / OV EN ST FR / Belgian PremiereCult
filmmaker Tom DeSimone revisits the production of a lost gay film and resurrects
youthful adventures on the California coast, but nostalgia isn't always 20/20
vision. LES FANTÔMES DU HARD Lazare Lazarus, Lupa Charon Gateff / FR / 2024 /
26min / OV FR ST EN / Belgian PremiereProduced from VHS porn tapes from
Mineshaft, a gay SM fetish club that is open in Marseille since 1967. This film
made with videos archives enters the underground halls of our troubled and
deviant sexualities, towards the roots of our bdsm imaginaries, for us to
rebound with sexual genealogies. PROJECTION OF PORN Celeste Fitts, Diego
Tigrotto / IT / 2023 / 7min / OV IT ST FR / Belgian PremiereMainstream vs indie:
during a screening, the projection of a pornographic product takes life.“The
projection mechanism is a concealment of a positive or negative content that the
individual should recognise, but rejects for a certain reason. For example,
because of underestimation of self or because the content is immoral.”GOOD BOY
Marco Antonio Núñez / CL / 2023 / 9min / NO DIAL / Belgian PremiereThe author's
erotic imagination is mixed between desire and magazine clippings, and the trade
of collage becomes a ship that travels from outer space to the city itself.