GRRL HAUS CINEMA : Soft Magic 12 shorts

GRRL HAUS CINEMA
Soft Magic: 12 Shorts 
July 9 • 7:00 p.m. at IL KINO • Nansenstraße 22, 12047 Berlin
A program rooted in ritual, folklore, the body, and ancestral memory.

(runtime: 1 hr 49 min)

Featuring Shorts:
BÁJANJE — Neža Jamnikar (Slovenia, 14:39)
On their journey toward “the knowing,” three women traverse hills and forests, twist their bodies, utter incantations, and make offerings.

HOWW TO WAYT — Johanna Winters (United States, 8:16)
The interior elements of a motel room—twin beds, wall trim, pink bathroom tiles—become the stage for a puppet protagonist in a rehearsal for being desired.

Unfortunately_Wonderful_Difficult — Kumar Muniandy, Mădălina 
Zaharia (Germany/United Kingdom, 17:23)
A modestly furnished apartment becomes overcrowded with its inhabitant’s emotional life.

The Virgin, the Bitch, the Witch — Anežka Součková (Czech Republic, 18:40)
A middle-aged TV hostess goes through a series of surreal situations. It all starts in the studio when mud suddenly begins to crawl in.

Zaxme — Soore Vahe (Iran, 13:42)
As the silence of the world envelops her, a single note strikes the strings, initiating a symphony of self-discovery.

cyclical being — Nele Gehricke, Solveig Weimar (Germany, 8:18)
As an experimental movement film, “cyclical being” follows four dancers embodying the phases of a monthly cycle through dance, music, and narration.

Amaltaas - املتاس — Xoori K. Sarhadi (Australia, 3:30)
Set in a foreign home, a newly married woman drifts through incense smoke, chai rituals, and beauty masks.

11:11 — Sophia Gordon (United States, 1:58)
A witch explores synchronicities through a divination ritual.

Lukso ng Dugo — Annika Magbanua (United States, 8:17)
With the unexpected help of a monster inspired by Filipino folklore, Mae and her mother confront their fears and begin a journey toward healing.

Anything, Always — Isabella Dagnino (Canada, 1:44)
The memories of our ancestors live within the memories around us; they live in the moments in between, in the fleeting glances, and in our spirits.

Unrooting — Esteban Rosales (Germany, 5:12)
A ritual to transform and heal feelings of anxiety and fear.

Nacre — Lydia Jenkins (United Kingdom, 7:58)
When offered as a sacrifice to an elusive sea monster, Maggie must find her strength or face a dreadful fate.

ABOUT GRRL HAUS:
GRRL HAUS CINEMA is a nonprofit film festival, screening series, and collective dedicated to promoting the works of women, trans, non-binary, and genderqueer filmmakers in the realms of experimental, low-budget, and underground cinema. Our focus on low-budget and DIY culture creates a space for underrepresented voices in cinema to be heard by promoting creativity and diversity of expression through film.

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