Turn on the radio. Tune in to a station that shouldn’t exist. Sense the air thicken with thoughts and words from below. Witness the emergencies of war, rampant capitalism and inequality, colonial aftermaths, and environmental decline. Galvanized by distinct and unconventional media practices, filmmakers hone our ears to underground frequencies of dissent that amplify unquiet voices ringing in the fight for liberation and restorative justice.
Program:
Abajo y a la izquierda (Below and to the Left) (2025, CL/EC/CH, 14’)
Martín Baus
As I Witness (2024, US/VE, 8’)
Pamela Martinez Barrera
Cranes and Ships (2024, RU, 20’)
Katya Korableva
Stitch the Ruin (2024, HR, 8’)
Željka Blakšić
The Call (2025, US, 7’)
Kelly Sears
Also Resisters (2025, US, 13’)
Christina D. Bartson
Adapted from a 1968 essay by the socialist and political activist David E. McReynolds, the short archival film takes the images and sounds of the American war in Vietnam to reflect on the feedback loop between militarism abroad and at home — and the people who resisted it.
- Year2025
- Runtime13 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorChristina D. Bartson
Turn on the radio. Tune in to a station that shouldn’t exist. Sense the air thicken with thoughts and words from below. Witness the emergencies of war, rampant capitalism and inequality, colonial aftermaths, and environmental decline. Galvanized by distinct and unconventional media practices, filmmakers hone our ears to underground frequencies of dissent that amplify unquiet voices ringing in the fight for liberation and restorative justice.
Program:
Abajo y a la izquierda (Below and to the Left) (2025, CL/EC/CH, 14’)
Martín Baus
As I Witness (2024, US/VE, 8’)
Pamela Martinez Barrera
Cranes and Ships (2024, RU, 20’)
Katya Korableva
Stitch the Ruin (2024, HR, 8’)
Željka Blakšić
The Call (2025, US, 7’)
Kelly Sears
Also Resisters (2025, US, 13’)
Christina D. Bartson
Adapted from a 1968 essay by the socialist and political activist David E. McReynolds, the short archival film takes the images and sounds of the American war in Vietnam to reflect on the feedback loop between militarism abroad and at home — and the people who resisted it.
- Year2025
- Runtime13 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorChristina D. Bartson