— Screening

    Starting Points: Previous Works by SIC Participants

    Screening
    Friday 12 June 2026 
    14:00—16:00 & 16:30—18:30
    GC Ten Weyngaert (Brussels)

    Every film emerges from a body of work, a set of questions, and a way of looking at the world. In this session, six SIC participants present previous films that have shaped their artistic journeys. Bringing together five shorts and one feature film, the programme offers a first encounter with the filmmakers and the practices they bring into the SIC cycle. Through screenings and conversations, we will explore the ideas, methods and sensibilities that underpin their work.

    Programme

    Part 1 (14:00—16:00)

    Awohali, Dominika Kováčová (29 min)
    Solitude    , Roya Keshavarz (9 min)
    Les navires errants, Maria Harfouche (18 min)
    If Only There Were Peace,  Carmine Grimaldi, Deniz Tortum (30 min)

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    Part 2 (16:30—18:30)
    The day humans left, Christiana Cheiranagnostaki (26 min)
    Touché, Martina Moor (82 min)

    Awohali (2021, 29 min), Dominika Kováčová

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    This film draws attention to a subculture of so called European Indians in Slovakia. The story unfolds through one main character, the chief of the tribe – Miki. By inviting us into different spheres of his life and exposing his diverse personas – a father, a worker or an Indian he guides us towards understanding of his actions and the motives of the tribe.

    Solitude (9 min), Roya Keshavarz

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    Solitude is the result of a research project exploring the concept of personal space within the context of a society such as Iran. It examines how cultural values, social conventions, and everyday interactions influence the perception and negotiation of personal boundaries in both private and public environments.

     

    Les navires errants (2021, 18 min), Maria Harfouche

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    Last December, after months of doubt, he came to Lebanon to visit me. We had met only once before, in Tehran.

    We decided to make a film about love. Navigating between Tehran and Beirut, through the fragile territory of our desire.

    If Only There Were Peace (2017, 30 min), Carmine Grimaldi & Deniz Tortum

    https://soundimageculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/If-Only-There-Were-Peace-sfw.jpg

    A film production company—comprised of Turks, Kurds, Iraqi refugees and former soldiers of the Free Syrian Army—spend a day in the Turkish countryside, shooting a melodrama about the Kurdish-Turkish conflict.

     

     

    The Day Humans Left (2022, 26 min), Christiana Cheiranagnostaki

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    The Day Humans Left is a ‘sci-fi’ documentary about the pandemic and the forced isolation in our lives, questioning what is home. How can we really connect with other beings and each other and can we make boundaries disappear?

    Touché (2023, 82 min), Martina Moor

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    The tale of the consuming ambition of a daughter who must win, a fencing champion filmed intimately over 10 years.

     

     

     

     

    Practical Information

    Date: Friday 12 June 2026
    Time: 14:00—16:00 & 16:30-18:30
    Venue: GC Ten Weyngaert (rue des Alliés 54, 1190 Forest)

    Free entrance, no reservation needed