Thursday, 24.4 at 18:00 @ Kinoteka

musical opening

Diyala

Diyala is a Croatian artist of Palestinian roots, who has been present on the alternative scene for 27 years. The Swiss have dubbed her style Industrial hip-hop. She has collaborated with many artists in Croatia and abroad. In 2009, she received the Artist of the Year award, as well as many other industry and media awards.

She is an extremely energetic live vocalist, with a deep and dark repertoire, and will perform at the festival accompanied by DJ LucyLyu.

LucyLyu is a Zagreb-based producer and DJ known for his love of deep bass sounds and experimental electronics. In his sets, he combines a diverse range of styles – from jungle, D&B and footwork to their numerous derivatives – creating dynamic and danceable wholes. He made his first steps in mixing through Zagreb's KSET, and has since performed throughout domestic clubs and festivals. He is a co-founder of the program Subtilno, dedicated to bass music of all forms and eras.

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Thursday, 24.4 at 18:30 @ Kinoteka

Croatian premiere

Gdje masline plaču / Where Olive Trees Weep

R:  Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo, 103’

USA, 2024.

The documentary film “Where the Olive Trees Weep” provides an insight into the ongoing genocide in Palestine and offers a glimpse into the struggle and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. The ancient landscapes bear deep scars, witnessing the brutal realities of land theft, expulsion, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we glimpse resilience – the deep roots that have guided the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives. We follow, among others, Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, Israeli journalist Amira Hass, and Dr. Gabor Maté, who works with Palestinian women tortured in Israeli prisons. The entire film is an emotional journey that reveals the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to inflicted cruelty?

Thursday, 24.4 at 20:15 @ Kinoteka

DISCUSSION: NO (CLIMATE) JUSTICE ON OCCUPIED LAND

After the film “Where Olive Trees Weep”, there will be a discussion. Diana Meheik (Croatian Free Palestine Initiative) and Hamed El Zayegh (originally from Gaza) will be guests, and the discussion will be moderated by Marija Mileta (Zelena akcija / FoE Croatia).

In what way is the Palestinian struggle also a struggle for human rights and climate justice? What does it mean to live under illegal occupation and apartheid in Palestine, as well as continuous Israeli attacks on Lebanon? What is the pro-Palestinian movement doing in Croatia? We will discuss this and more, including reflections on the film.

The coversatoin will be held in Croatian

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Thursday, 24.4 at 21:30 @ Kinoteka

Sudane, sjećaj nas se / Sudan, remember us
R: Hind Meddeb, 76’

France, Tunisia, Qatar, 2024.

The documentary "Sudan, Remember Us", which premiered at last year's Venice Film Festival, recalls the revolution to overthrow Omar al-Bashir's regime in 2019 and the civil war it ignited. What makes the film truly special and empowering is the unique portrayal of youth using art and dance as their instrument of resistance and expression of their aspiration for freedom and justice. Besides being an essential part of people's lives, poetry becomes a means of resistance in the Sudanese revolution. Through the stories of the young protagonists, the film reassembles the fragments of the revolution, showing us both the authentic strength of the revolutionary youth and the destructive force of the army and police.

Friday, 25.4. at 18h @ Kinoteka

Krv i nafta / Blood and Oil
R: Jeremy Earp, 52’

USA, 2008.

Friday, 25.4. at 19:30h @ Kinoteka

Europa

R: Haider Rashid, 72’ 

Iraq, Kuwait, 2021

Young Kamal fled Iraq to try to enter «Fortress Europe». At the Turkish-Bulgarian border, local mercenaries are ruthlessly hunting down migrants. Alone in the forest, Kamal has three days to escape. This rough fictional movie provides a raw, direct insight into Kamal’s perspective. With just a few lines of dialogue, “Europa” manages to make us feel the anguish and distress, the fear, uncertainty and danger, but also glimmers of hope that Kamal is experiencing. The film was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars, 2022).

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Friday, 25.4. at 21h @ Kinoteka

Ne opiri se / Do not resist

R: Craig Atkinson, 70’

USA, 2016.

Winner of the Tribeca Film Festival's Best Documentary Feature Award,"Do not resist" opens with shocking scenes from Ferguson to introduce a series of stories that together paint a disturbing picture of the reality of American police culture. We meet a top weapons expert who is instructing police departments across the country on the need for force and intimidation, branding citizens the enemy; we learn that an increasing number of small towns and cities are armed with expensive military-grade equipment; and we witness the development of facial recognition technology, which is making automated scanning of cities for criminals a likely reality. The director delivers a unique and powerful portrait of the individuals and institutions playing their part in a growing, multi-billion dollar industry. Ultimately, the film asks the question — who are we "protecting and serving"?

Saturday, 26.04 at 16:00 @ Kinoteka

Odvažan mir: Put Kostarike prema demilitarizaciji / A Bold Peace: Costa Rica’s Path of Demilitarization

R: Matthew Eddys, Michael Dreiling, 105’

USA, Costa Rica, 2016.

Costa Rica is a unique case on the global scene. In addition to banning single-use plastics at the national level and aiming to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, Costa Rica was also the first - and still the only - country in the world to abolish its own army in 1949. This decision shaped its policy for the next 70 years. While other countries spend money and resources on weapons, military training, airplanes and wars, Costa Rica invests in education, healthcare, infrastructure and drinking water. Despite various challenges and crises, the long-standing and persistent commitment to diplomacy and the non-violent resolution of international tensions is also reflected in the philosophy of the Costa Rican people, whose population inherits a culture of peace and non-violence as one of its greatest values.

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Saturday, 26.04 at 18:00 @ Kinoteka

Ovo je Kongo / This is Congo

R: Daniel McCabe, 92’

USA, 2017.

In addition to fossil fuels, today's conflicts are also fought over rare minerals. The documentary film "This is Congo" addresses it and provides an impressive grasp of the longest conflict in the world and those who survive it. Since 1996, conflicts between various factions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - supported by external forces - have led to an estimated six million deaths. Following several characters - a whistleblower, a patriotic military commander, a mineral trader and a displaced tailor - as examples of the people's unique resilience, the film offers a Congolese perspective of the situation and reveals the insidious legacy of colonialism, resource exploitation and genocidal wars that have created an endless cycle of violence.

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Saturday, 26.04 at 20:00 @ Kinoteka

Croatian premiere

YINTAH 

R: Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano, 110’

Canada, 2024.

The documentary “YINTAH”, which means “land” in the Wet’suwet’en language, brings us closer to the indigenous people fighting for sovereignty while resisting the construction of oil and gas pipelines through their territory. Over the course of a decade, the film follows Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda Huson, Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, and others as their people defend their ancestral lands from the Canadian government and some of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies. “YINTAH” explores the militarized police violence in the name of gas expansion, as well as the anti-colonial struggle. The documentary exposes the hypocrisy of the Canadian government’s advocacy of reconciliation while Indigenous peoples are still being stripped of their land at gunpoint so resources can be extracted.