The Hidden Face of the Earth
(La Face cachée de la Terre)
Dimitri loves photographing friends, strangers, lovers. Over the years, images have slipped away from his sight. Behind his camera, he gathers light and bodies, inviting me to gaze toward the hidden face of the Earth.
Director: Arnaud Alain
Country: France
Language: French, English
Subtitle: English
Duration: 68 min
With pre-film Dreams of Sunlight through Trees
by Theo Jean Cuthand
Canada / 2025
16 min in English with English subtitles
As bodies change, so too do the ways we perceive, record, and relate to the world. This programme brings together two intimate works that explore transformation through acts of looking, and the shifting conditions under which that looking takes place. In Dreams of Sunlight through Trees, a trans man documents the early stages of his medical transition, reflecting on the evolving relationship to his body with candor and warmth. Personal moments of joy and change unfold alongside a growing backdrop of anti-trans legislation, creating a quiet tension between lived experience and the political climate surrounding it.