{"id":14400,"date":"2026-04-19T13:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T13:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xposed-demo.hasans.de\/?p=14400"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:27:22","slug":"retrospective-short-film-program-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/retrospective-short-film-program-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Retrospective 5: Lines of Longing\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14400\" class=\"elementor elementor-14400\">\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 5: Lines of Longing<\/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 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>Across fleeting encounters and quiet explorations, the films in this program explore the fragile threads that connect us \u2013 to others and to ourselves, to communities and oceans, to bodies and transformations. From the charged atmosphere of a military town to the intimacy of one\u2019s wardrobe, the protagonists navigate the vulnerabilities emerging with questions of desire, identity, and belonging. Set in cruising spaces, elevators, family homes, and memories, these six films from XPOSED years 2017-2022 remind us that longing is a form of movement towards freedom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff57a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bff57a6\" 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><b>Content notes: physical, racist, and sexual violence<\/b><\/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>23.05.2026 &#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-b06bc67 elementor-align-right elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b06bc67\" 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=\"#\">\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-26a87d5 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26a87d5\" 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-fda1c94 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fda1c94\" 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-dbae0f5 film-poster-container elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbae0f5\" 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=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Fox-Poster-Lucky-Kuswandi.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12367\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Fox-Poster-Lucky-Kuswandi.webp 1500w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Fox-Poster-Lucky-Kuswandi-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Fox-Poster-Lucky-Kuswandi-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Fox-Poster-Lucky-Kuswandi-1152x1536.webp 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\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-0b32141 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b32141\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb28e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddb28e4\" 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\">The Fox Exploits the Tiger's Might<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcf5c0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"edcf5c0\" 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-0275dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0275dbe\" 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>Two preteen boys discover their sexuality and the relation between power and sex, in the awkward social setting of a sleepy small town with a military base. David is the big-shot boastful son of a high-ranking officer, while Aseng&#8217;s family is an ethnic minority tobacco merchant who sells bootleg liquor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd846d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0bd846d\" 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-028d5de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"028d5de\" 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: Lucky Kuswandi<br \/>Writer: Daud Sumolang<br \/>Country: Indonesia, 2015<br \/>Language: Indonesian<br \/>Subtitle: English<br \/>Duration: 24 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-7dabc40 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dabc40\" 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-ecededa e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecededa\" 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-16604b7 film-poster-container elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16604b7\" 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=\"2000\" height=\"1482\" src=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/still2-brenda-jorde.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13250\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/still2-brenda-jorde.avif 2000w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/still2-brenda-jorde-300x222.avif 300w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/still2-brenda-jorde-1024x759.avif 1024w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/still2-brenda-jorde-768x569.avif 768w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/still2-brenda-jorde-1536x1138.avif 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\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-be3b70f e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be3b70f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef519c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ef519c\" 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\">Va-Bene<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0f0c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f0f0c8\" 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-03cc21d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03cc21d\" 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>Va-Bene stands at a pivotal moment of transformation, beginning to embrace femininity within a society shaped by rigid gender norms and strong religious influence. Having preached in church for many years, Va-Bene now enters a process of unlearning and questioning deeply ingrained beliefs. As a performance artist, Va-Bene confronts these constraints, using art to challenge and expose the limitations placed on gender expression in Ghanaian society.<\/p><p>Experiments with Chronophotography Animation of Dance, featuring in sequence Ballet, Sanjo, Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dance, Aerial Silk, Tap Dance, Aerobics, Disco, Breakdance, Hip-Hop and Ballroom Dance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14860d8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"14860d8\" 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-c68e4c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c68e4c6\" 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: Brenda Akele Jorde<br \/>Writer: Brenda Akele Jorde<br \/>Country: Germany, Ghana, 2018<br \/>Language: English<br \/>Subtitle: English<br \/>Duration: 11 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-8c2df38 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c2df38\" 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-5e5604a e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e5604a\" 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-1224393 film-poster-container elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1224393\" 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=\"1000\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BATERIA-poster-Dami-Sainz-Edwards.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12305\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BATERIA-poster-Dami-Sainz-Edwards.webp 1000w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BATERIA-poster-Dami-Sainz-Edwards-214x300.webp 214w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BATERIA-poster-Dami-Sainz-Edwards-731x1024.webp 731w, https:\/\/xposedfilmfestival.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BATERIA-poster-Dami-Sainz-Edwards-768x1075.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\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-d9cd327 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9cd327\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a251094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a251094\" 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\">Bateria (Bater\u00eda)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c71ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b3c71ca\" 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-c2d21bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2d21bb\" 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>Hidden in the undergrowth of a disused military base just outside of Havana lies a refuge for gay men, for cruising, connection and imagining better futures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1d66b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe1d66b\" 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 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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-eb69242 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb69242\" 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-eb1c4a8 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb1c4a8\" 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e6717 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07e6717\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97df2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97df2ac\" 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\">SOMETHING SAID<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca6416 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ca6416\" 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-aae69b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aae69b5\" 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: Jay Bernard<br \/>Country: UK, 2017<br \/>Duration: 8 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-66a7c85 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66a7c85\" 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-79e4cae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79e4cae\" 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 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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-9bd6dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bd6dce\" 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: Melina Pafundi<br \/>Writer: Melina Pafundi<br \/>Country: Germany &amp; Argentina, 2019<br \/>Language: German<br \/>Subtitle: English<br \/>Duration: 9 min<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70609ab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"70609ab\" 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 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data-id=\"c36b1e1\" 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: Francy Fabritz<br \/>Country: Germany, 2016<br \/>Duration: 14 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-82de6b5 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82de6b5\" 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-b0f24c3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b0f24c3\" 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 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