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This commissioned video for the Norient Film Festival is an introspective account of non-binary artist Janice Iche’s state of mind as they reflect on how the journey through 2020 was and their dreams of what 2021 holds for life.

After the Islamist invasion of Northern Mali in 2012, music was widely banned. In their search for peace and freedom, Malian musicians have been fighting back – with music. A short insight into Mali’s music scenes, inspired by the film «It Must Make Peace».

In most films, the English countryside is hailed as an idyllic place. Yet its colonial history is often overlooked. In her essay inspired by the film «A Protest, A Celebration, A Mixed Message», Chandra Frank reflects on West Indian carnival in Leeds.

In this commissioned video for the Norient Film Festival, a filmmaker in lockdown connects with his creator friends living in worlds separated by oceans, time, and tides.

A mythical creature with an ecological conscience, the Curupira protects the Brazilian Amazon from destructive forces. Read an essay by Patricia Jäggi on the problem of representation inspired by the film «Curupira, Creature Of The Woods».

Even prior to the current retreat into the home office, life with screens has flattened one’s experience of time and space – but also of work and leisure. In the fourth episode of the «Sonic Vignettes» series, Malte Pelleter investigates Lofi Beat streams.

This commissioned video for the Norient Film Festival by visual artist Jusomor and sound artist Lechuga Zafiro is deeply inspired by the re-encounter with our elders during the current times of uncertainty and confusion.

In this commissioned video for the Norient Film Festival, Taiwanese multimedia artist Monofee uses the medium of silent cinema to present a narrative of hope, conflict, and uncertainty over the turn of the new year.