HEI - House of European Institutes proposes a special film club as part of the exhibition │ Waters of in-betweenness: Climate Stories - British short films exploring the issues of the climate crisis, together with a special screening of the documentary short film "Ecluze pe Bega".
Cineclub curators: Cristina Băldău, Gavril Pop
Special guest: Alexandrina Ciortuz
October 30, 20:00
HEI - House of European Institutes / Bastion 1
The screening will be followed by a discussion with guest Alexandrina Ciortuz and the host of the Cineclub at Bastion, Cristina Băldău.
The selection of short films is called │Playlist Climate Stories: a collection of short films exploring the climate crisis around the world from the personal, political and cultural perspectives of different people. The audience is invited to engage and reflect on the way they have come to think about their relationship with nature and climate change.
The global narratives in the short films encourage us to open our minds, re-evaluate what we know and learn how we could do more good in our world. It also urges us to reach out to our communities, to use our collective wisdom to envision a communal rebuilding of our world.
Short films screened:
Eve, r: Joya Berrow, Lucy Jane , 2020, UK
The Elverman, r: Isla Badenoch, 2020, UK
The Fourfold, r: Alisi Telengut , 2020, Canada
The Promise, r: Chi Thai, 2020, UK
Wild Summon, r: Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, 202, UK
Special screening:
Locks on the Bega, concept: Bogdan Demetrescu, Alexandrina Ciortuz, 2024, Romania
The program is proposed by the British Council and the Doc Society, together with Ecluze pe Bega, as part of the Entre Ape project.
Participation in the film club is free!
The project is part of the National Cultural Program "Timisoara - European Capital of Culture in 2023" and is funded by the Legacy Timisoara 2023 program, developed by the Project Center of the Municipality of Timisoara, with funds allocated from the state budget, through the budget of the Ministry of Culture. The project is organized in partnership with the Municipality of Timisoara, through the Timisoara Project Centre.