The Promise of Freedom

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The Promise of Freedom
The Promise of Freedom

In audiovisual art, images tend to distract or enhance the supposed meaning of music. The performance «Modular» by the Argentinian Ensamble Tropi at «In/Out» festival creates a productive dialogue between enhanced dichotomies produced by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Nothing Is Complete

Cathartic Sounds from South America

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Cathartic Sounds from South America
Cathartic Sounds from South America

While the world is on pause, the music plays on. Listen to a wild Norient mixtape by Chico Dub, curator of the «In/Out Festival», reflecting on the marginalized music scenes in South America affected by the coronavirus.

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Quote: Chico Dub

The Silence of Overcrowded Spaces

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The Silence of Overcrowded Spaces
The Silence of Overcrowded Spaces

The pandemic has been reshaping the experience of life from offline to online. The project «Espaciaro» in Bolivia shown at the «In/Out Festival» attempts to rethink this by exploring new listening narratives, while questioning the ubiquity of social media platforms.

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Quote: Sonandes

Queer Survival Strategies in Digital Worlds

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Queer Survival Strategies in Digital Worlds
Queer Survival Strategies in Digital Worlds

In Brazil, LGBTQIA+ people have always been living under conditions of emergency. The current pandemic has only intensified this. However, the web has become an even more important safe space to imagine non-hegemonic futures. Read a statement by Paulete LindaCelva.

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2021: Osa Ebrahim

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2021: Osa Ebrahim
2021: Osa Ebrahim

This commissioned video for the Norient Film Festival portrays the Iranian sorna player Ebrahim Salmanpor Qashqai. He looks back on his life, his performances at Qashqai weddings, and the challenges the pandemic has brought.

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Sound: Ebrahim Salmanpor Qashqai

2021: Pixel Doom

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2021: Pixel Doom
2021: Pixel Doom

This commissioned video for the Norient Film Festival is a collaboration between filmmaker Adythia Utama and musician Riar Rizaldi. They put a perspective on how freely we receive any kind of information through the screens of our gadgets during the pandemic.

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A Matter of Style Appropriation

Norient Snap by Nina Drewes
A Matter of Style Appropriation

During my fieldwork on the history of Chicano rap in L.A., many interlocutors voiced the opinion that the Chicano community never received due credit for their contribution to gangster rap culture. This is exemplified in the controversial music video «Go Loko» by YG.

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Design: Nina Drewes
Photo: Nina Drewes
Sound: Carlos Serrano, Dianne Violeta Mausfeld

Iche ’21

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Iche ’21
Iche ’21

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.

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Sound: Janice Iche, Emma Mbeke Nzioka

The Ghosts of Colonialism

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The Ghosts of Colonialism
The Ghosts of Colonialism

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».

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Design: Šejma Fere

Fighting Back with Music

A Norient Snap by Šejma Fere
Fighting Back with Music
Fighting Back with Music

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».

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Design: Šejma Fere