Ten-year-old Asalif and his mother have been displaced from their farmland on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by the construction of a condominium. To fight back against those casting him out, Asalif taps into a fantasy of becoming his hero: the lion (“anbessa” in Amharic). Asalif uses his imagination to battle forces beyond his control. He must find the strength that resides in him in order to deal with the tides of change that are usurping a community, a country, and his own identity.
Anbessa Anbessa
Through an intimate coming-of-age story, Anbessa captures one boy taking on modernization on his own terms, revealing a unique and magical perspective on the myth of “progress”.
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Panorama
What Marielle Knows Was Marielle weiß
Frédéric Hambalek
Friday, 21. 11. 2025 / 19:15 / Main Hall
A teenage girl develops special telepathic powers that enable her to hear and see everything her parents do – day and night! A hilarious look into family life and the secrets people keep from each other.
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Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!
Igor Bezinović
Friday, 21. 11. 2025 / 20:00 / Small Hall
On 12 September 1919, a troop of some three hundred soldiers under the leadership of the flamboyant war-loving Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio swooped into the Northern-Adriatic port town of Fiume, now Rijeka, wanting to annex the city to Italy. Over the course of the next 16 months, during what is regarded as one of the most bizarre militant sieges of all time his official photography team captured over 10,000 images. A century later, Igor Bezinović orchestrates a direct-action history lesson focused on the siege and its modern-day implications.
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Perspectives
Ida Who Sang so Badly Even the Dead Rose up and Joined Her in Song Ida, ki je pela tako grdo, da so še mrtvi vstali od mrtvih in zapeli z njo
Ester Ivakič
Friday, 21. 11. 2025 / 21:15 / Main Hall