A State of Blackness: Aimé Césaire’s Way

Die weiße Gefahr

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

The women of the first Garífuna community in Honduras work hard for the future of their daughters. Surrounded by a dazzling landscape, they celebrate their identity and the importance of maternal figures.

Documentary on the négritude movement through one of its founders, Aimé Césaire.

Black Out - A História Apagada no Palco da Arte

A Arte de Ser

Solange wants her stuff back. She moved out of town five years ago and now returns to retrieve her belongings, which she left in boxes at friends' homes.

Sola

After finishing his will, hours before his death, a widowed former soldier realizes he cannot remember the last time he cried. To find his tears, he will stir his emotions by chasing buried gestures and feelings.

EXÓTICOS

Special broadcast of Aimé Césaire's text, directed by Hervé Denis for the Cooperation and Cultural Action Mission of the French Embassy in Haiti.

No Fim do Déjà Vu

Helju Tauk (1930 - 2005) was a versatile and bright personality, pianist, pedagogue, musicologist, music promoter and one of the founders of the Tallinn Music High School. She was also a dissident and she shared knowledge with her students not only about music, but also about culture and life in general. She experienced the repressions of the KGB, she was banned from teaching and performing, but she bravely continued her activities. In the film, Helju Tauk's friends and students share their memories of her.

As a musician who cares about Nusantara music, Ridho Hafiedz realizes that the wealth of musical instruments in many regions is threatened with extinction and almost lost. Bali, as an island that has long been known for its sustainable arts and culture, is also no exception to facing similar threats. Ridho, together with Yura Yunita, a musician from West Java, took a Nada Nusantara trip to Karangasem, Bali, to trace the trail of a musical instrument that has a long historical record called “penting”.

The special examines the legal complaint brought against Justin Baldoni by Blake Lively, alleging he engaged in sexual misconduct on the set of his film, It Ends With Us, and hired a PR firm to engage in an online smear campaign against her to keep her quiet. Baldoni denies the allegations and has responded with a $400m counter-suit, accusing her of defamation. With the trial set for March 2026, the special examines the evidence on both sides and the response to the dispute on social media.

Alltagsgeschichte – Markthalle: Wien Mitte

Ridho Hafiedz, besides being a musician but also a local son, has long wanted to learn more about Ambonese music in a way that he has never done before. Together with Ardhito Pramono, Ridho traveled to various areas in Ambon, such as Hutumury, Amahusu, Batu Merah, to Dusun Tuni, to learn and study various Ambonese musical instruments.

Alltagsgeschichte – Schauplatz Kaisermühlen

No Borders

Alltagsgeschichte – Im Kaffeehaus