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Reclamations Shorts

A film still from Enjoy the tropix and have a banana ! shows a close-up of an older Black man’s face. He has a gray beard and is wearing blue sunglasses and a red-and-white hood. In his sunglasses, there’s the reflection of older buildings.

Taking back our bodies, our space.

Thank you to our screening partners: Asian Americans United and Neighbors & Communities in Solidarity.

Films in this Program

A film still from Enjoy the tropix and have a banana ! shows a close-up of an older Black man’s face. He has a gray beard and is wearing blue sunglasses and a red-and-white hood. In his sunglasses, there’s the reflection of older buildings.
North America PremiereExperimental

Enjoy the Tropix and Have A Banana ! (An diw jwi ! On a la banane sous les tropiques !)

Screenshots of the reality of an islander who enjoys having at the expense of being — like a twist of fate, as if…

A film still from Another Day Shall Come shows the ruins of a Palestinian house in Wadi Salib, a neighborhood in the city of Haifa. The image shows the side of a worn stone wall with a blue sky in the background.
East Coast PremiereShort Documentary

Another Day Shall Come (سيجيء يوم آخر)

A portrait of Palestinians living in the suffocating 1948 borders during Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. The film…

A film still from Olinda’s Golden Arches shows three children standing side-by-side inside a McDonald's, looking forward and holding up red Happy Meal trays with drinks and food boxes. From left to right, the first child smiles brightly, another poses confidently, and the third looks at the camera with a more serious expression. Behind them, a large promotional display shows Ronald McDonald.
North America PremiereShort Documentary

Olinda’s Golden Arches (Os Arcos Dourados de Olinda)

The historic city of Olinda becomes the stage for a late Cold War between Brazil’s first communist mayor and the…

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