24 JAN 2025 – LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTIVISM: INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS

At the first LusOFest, we will be showing short films by filmmakers from the Rhine-Main region, together with international productions from the Portuguese-speaking world. The short films submitted had to be under 20 minutes long (we did, however, also tolerate some small exceeding runtimes in this particular programme.

At 57Nord, we will be showing a selection of activist short films – mainly documentaries – that present various initiatives or movements, or open up a view on social or societal problems. Admission to this session is free. The short films in the ‘Lights, Camera, Activism’ reel will compete for the LusOFest audience award.

Lights, Camera, Activism: International Short Films (Documentaries)

• »O Brasil é o meu Abismo« (Brazil is my Abyss), Morgana de Mello, Germany 2024, 15’, Subs 🇩🇪
• »No Semáforo« (At a Traffic Light), Miguel Alexandre Santos Bretiano, Portugal 2023, 20’, Subs 🇬🇧
  »Mona Wazediwa« Henrique Sungo, Angola 2024, 14’, Subs 🇬🇧
• »Nosso Panfleto Seria Assim« (Our flyer would look like this), Leandro Olímpio, Brazil 2024, 25’, Subs 🇬🇧
• »Mama: Africanos em São Paulo« (Mama – Africans in São Paulo), Rafael Aquino, Brazil 2023, 15’, Subs 🇬🇧
• »Precisamos Ouvir Todos« (We Need to Hear Everyone), Beni Dya Mbaxi, Angola 2024, 12’, Subs 🇩🇪
• »Dona Rosa Caveira« (Pink Skull Lady), Diana ‘Dia Art’ Freixo, Brazil 2024, 8’ 🎵

• The programme has only recently been selected. Minor additions are still possible. The exact running order may also be subject to minor changes. We will show the programme in three blocks with two short breaks. Coming and going between blocks or films is absolutely fine at the low-threshold, free screenings at 57Nord. As soon as the running order is finalised (shortly), we will also post a detailed timetable here.

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