Imad’s Childhood + shorts

Zahavi Sanjavi - Zweden - 2021 - 102 min.

Eénmalige vertoning i.h.k.v. het Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival op vrijdag 22/04 om 20u00
Een ticket kost slechts 6 euro en omvat een gratis drankje in het Skoop Café.
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This Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival screening session features 4 films. All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.

Kit (Belgium) by Ante Pask
An 11-year-old boy decides to set out alone, on an unknown adventure where nothing will stand in his way. The only thing he takes with him on his journey is a ladder.
Running time: 00:11:19.

Struck (Lebanon) by Sarah Kaskas
One year after the Beirut Port explosion, director Sarah Kaskas narrates her trauma through a collage of her fragmented memory. Together with the voices of survivors, they attempt to process their collective grief.
Running time: 00:06:07.

a story that doesn’t have to do with me (U.S.) by Kymberly McDaniel
“As I seek to connect with my partner about their queer and feminist research in bioarchaeology, a conversation emerges about what is left behind after death.”
Running time: 00:07:03.

Imad’s Childhood (Sweden) by Zahavi Sanjavi
Imad, a five-year-old Yazidi child, is released from ISIS captivity after two and a half years. During this time, ISIS has brainwashed Imad and he considers himself one of the ISIS fighters. His eyes still emanate innocence, but he shows no other feelings than hatred for his mother and resentment towards those around him. Will Imad’s family be able to help him overcome his trauma and become again the child he once was?
Running time: 01:17:00.

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