{"id":14329,"date":"2026-04-19T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xposed-demo.hasans.de\/?p=14329"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:17:54","slug":"retrospective-short-film-program-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/retrospective-short-film-program-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Retrospective 1: A Collective Becoming\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14329\" class=\"elementor elementor-14329\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bb5ed3 qodef-elementor-content-grid elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bb5ed3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4cf945\" data-id=\"d4cf945\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4502336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4502336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHORTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae52f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aae52f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retrospective 1: A Collective Becoming<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c85fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c85fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Curated by Bartholomew Sammut, Pol Merchan, Thomas Schallhart, Nastaran Tajeri-Foumani, Merle Groneweg<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585a4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585a4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Films that celebrate collective creation, the power of queer people coming together to build something meaningful, daring, and unforgettable. Works that embody the spirit of collaboration and resistance, reflecting how XPOSED has grown into what it is today. Stories where community is not just present, but powerful: where connection, solidarity, and shared vision become a force capable of creating something truly groundbreaking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17da73e\" data-id=\"17da73e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9366bf4 e-grid e-con-full qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9366bf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a08ff6 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a08ff6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5470a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5470a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sinema Transtopia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2200d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2200d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>21.05.2026 &#8211; 18:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b7423 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b4b7423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/booking.cinetixx.de\/frontend\/index.html?cinemaId=2317182724&#038;showId=3502850777&#038;bgswitch=false#\/show\/2317182724\/3502850777\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Tickets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54ac8c e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a54ac8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6287b56 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6287b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7100e77 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7100e77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e10839 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e10839\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be8a24 film-poster-container elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3be8a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/idcd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/idcd.jpg 658w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/idcd-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35d732 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a35d732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b71d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86b71d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Dawn Chorus Day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27ffad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a27ffad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8562b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8562b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On International Dawn Chorus Day (May 3, 2020), birds from six continents join a zoom call. They gossip about storms and cats and wires and dates. They talk about Egyptian filmmaker Shady Habash, known for his satiric anti-dictator music videos, who died the day before in Cairo&#8217;s notorious Tora prison. They wonder about Egyptian queer activist Sarah Hegazi, famously incarcerated for flying a rainbow flag at a Cairo concert, now living as a refugee in Toronto. They don&#8217;t realize that a month later, unable to bear the pain of her prison trauma, Sarah will take her own life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffd5ee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0ffd5ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3df564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3df564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director: John Greyson with Shady Habash, Sarah Hegazi<br \/>Country: Canada, 2020<br \/>Language: English<br \/>Subtitle: English<br \/>Duration: 15 min<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43608c6 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43608c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6207b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7a6207b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f7840 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3f7840\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-src=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uma-paciencia-1080x1080px-final_ENG-Excesso-Filmes.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12377 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uma-paciencia-1080x1080px-final_ENG-Excesso-Filmes.webp 1440w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uma-paciencia-1080x1080px-final_ENG-Excesso-Filmes-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uma-paciencia-1080x1080px-final_ENG-Excesso-Filmes-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uma-paciencia-1080x1080px-final_ENG-Excesso-Filmes-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uma-paciencia-1080x1080px-final_ENG-Excesso-Filmes-1229x1536.webp 1229w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1440\/1800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc18f70 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc18f70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575a28c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"575a28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here (Uma paci\u00eancia selvagem me trouxe at\u00e9 aqui)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe43d9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7fe43d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2a326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b2a326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vange, a lonely biker, is enchanted by the relationship and freedom of four girls, with whom she spends a weekend where exchanges about lesbian experiences and culture are present, accompanied by a mutual affection that gradually establishes itself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6b308 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cd6b308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bed79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44bed79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director: \u00c9ri Sarmet<br \/>Writer: \u00c9ri Sarmet<br \/>Country: Brazil, 2021<br \/>Language: Brazilian Portuguese<br \/>Subtitle: English<br \/>Duration: 26 min<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b516893 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b516893\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c932e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"61c932e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34e721 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a34e721\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caafb89 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"caafb89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f581b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f581b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1344\" height=\"840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-dont-want-to-be-just-a-memory-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17488 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-dont-want-to-be-just-a-memory-1.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-dont-want-to-be-just-a-memory-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-dont-want-to-be-just-a-memory-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I-dont-want-to-be-just-a-memory-1-768x480.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1344px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1344\/840;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b68e7 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3b68e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae27ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae27ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I don't want to be just a memory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e23ff elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"98e23ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24176bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24176bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fellow Berlin queer community members together mourn the loss of their dead friends due to substance abuse and mental health crisis (and the loss of urban safe spaces in general) by sharing a few personal materials, stories and honest criticism about the club\/nightlife scene. Resembling glowing-in-the-dark fungi such as Panellus stipticus, they transform dead bodies and memories into a collective structure that sustains future living &#8211; radiating the light together as a network of support and care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5365329 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5365329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f1fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9f1fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director: Sarnt Utamachote<br \/>Writer: Sarnt Utamachote, Kareem Baholzer<br \/>Country: Germany, 2024<br \/>Language: English, Spanish<br \/>Subtitle: English, German<br \/>Duration: 20 min<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d87ce e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1d87ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1119a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be1119a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a112f e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79a112f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2901745 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2901745\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210c010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"210c010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"746\" data-src=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dogfriend-main-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17486 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dogfriend-main-1.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dogfriend-main-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dogfriend-main-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dogfriend-main-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1120px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1120\/746;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f3f29 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1f3f29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d763c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d763c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dogfriend (Hundefreund)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998ac2b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"998ac2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17b3a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e17b3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A casual hook-up takes an unexpected turn in this meditation on race, politics and history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aae50a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3aae50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb4ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbb4ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director: Maissa Lihedheb<br \/>Writer: Lamin Leroy Gibba, Sailesh Naidu<br \/>Country: Germany\/Tunisa, 2021<br \/>Duration: 18 min<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3d4a6 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d3d4a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a944a90 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a944a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395625a e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"395625a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d920aab e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d920aab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c779504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c779504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/juck.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17487 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/juck.webp 800w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/juck-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/juck-768x432.webp 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841aa63 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"841aa63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c27e8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c27e8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Juck (Thrust)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d3319 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31d3319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054b532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"054b532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>JUCK is a 17-minute film which is a hybrid between documentary, dance and fiction. The film depicts the all-female dance group JUCK who made a name for themselves in 2013 with a video that became a viral hit all over the world. The word \u201djuck\u201d is Swedish for \u201chump\u201d and their groundbreaking appearance pushed the boundaries of how we are used to seeing the female body. JUCK questions the positions of object and subject. They provoke, inspire and break norms. The film asks: what is femininity?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f664e0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f664e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b83242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b83242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director: Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert, Ulrika Bandeira<br \/>Country: Sweden, 2018<br \/>Duration: 18 min<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2229970 e-flex e-con-boxed 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Shorts<\/a><span class=\"qodef-info-separator-single\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/category\/retrospective-shorts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Retrospective Shorts<\/a><span class=\"qodef-info-separator-single\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/category\/movie\/short-films\/\" rel=\"tag\">Short Films<\/a><div class=\"qodef-info-separator-end\"><\/div>\n<a title=\"Title Text: \" itemprop=\"dateCreated\" href=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/2026\/04\/\" class=\"entry-date \">\n\tApril 19, 2026<\/a><div class=\"qodef-info-separator-end\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"qodef-e-title entry-title\" style=\"text-transform: initial\">\n\t<a itemprop=\"url\" class=\"qodef-e-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/retrospective-short-film-program-6\/\">\n\t\tRetrospective 6: Against the Screen\u200b\t<\/a>\n<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div 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