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curator statement:
At a time when the world seems closer to its end than to its beginning, we choose to once again ask ourselves about the body. What active bodies do we need on today’s screens? We propose an active pause to contemplate stories.
A woman collecting bottles on the street to survive in the first world.
A young Black girl who dreams of becoming a Ballet’s dancer.
Three friends hitchhiking to visit a famous singer’s sanctuary.
Two 70-year-old friends who want to become mermaids.
A little girl who wants to study, but whose fate is already decided.
A teenager sharing her experiences accompanying friends to get abortions.
A dystopian world where a trans woman avenges colonization.
The Activisms category invites us to observe, from an intimate perspective and through a mix of documentary and fiction, which bodies are discarded by capitalism. Alejandra Pizarnik tells us in her poem: “Fierce joy when I find an image that speaks of me (…) when there is language where there should be silence.” Trans women, children, teenagers, and old women take over the screen to become mirrors. How far away do we feel from them? This plurality of voices seeks to bring complexity to the visibility of our existences. Fierce joy when I see an image that speaks of me.
Inmensidades
Argentina, 15 min, director: Florencia Mamani
Colombia, 20 min, directors: Tiagx Vélez & Analú Laferal
Iran, 11:22 min, director: Nafiseh Zohari
USA, 4 min, director: Dash Jo
USA, 17:45 min, director: Lorraine Portman
Peru, 14 min, directors: Sandra Rodríguez & Arón Nunez-Curto
Germany, 9:30 min, director: Annika Lewandowski
Welcome to the Vierte Welle Film Festival, an event dedicated to celebrating and promoting diversity, inclusion and gender equality in the film industry. In its 5th edition, our festival continues to be a vital space for showcasing the talent of filmmakers from around the world who challenge established norms and explore new narratives that reflect their vision of feminism.
On 15 and 16 March 2025, attendees will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a captivating selection of short films that address a wide range of topics, such as Berlin from a migrant perspective, various feminist Activisms around the world, the ongoing fight against violence towards women in Me Too, and reflections on the different ways of experiencing sexuality and engaging with the world in Queer.
We hope you enjoy the diversity of stories our festival has to offer and join us in celebrating the power of cinema to inspire, educate, and drive change.
Thank you for joining us for this new edition of the festival.
Anahi Mou & Gabriela Gioia
Co-directors of the Vierte Welle Film Festival
Vierte Welle Film Festival is based in Berlin, and since 2019 aims to give visibility to FLINTA+ and Queer artists to raise awareness about gender inequality, the fight against discrimination and the prevention of prejudices through citizen participation. Through fiction, documentary and experimental audiovisual projects in short format.
The work team consists of FLINTA+ people with a migrant background and feminist activists from various organizations residing in Berlin. “Fourth wave” is created as a safe space for the projection, viewing, and discussion of audiovisual content of a philosophical, political, economic, social, ecological and cultural nature, whether academic or not.
