The video-guide invites viewers to peek behind the fence and reflect on the social distance and its ethical implications, exploring the complex dynamics between public space, community needs, and marginalized groups. The place is Drob Inn, a low-threshold contact and counseling service with integrated drug consumption rooms. It supports adults with substance use disorder and is state-recognized. Located near Hamburg Central Station, it serves as a crucial support center for the local open drug scene, offering accessible services. In April 2024, authorities installed a fence to separate the courtyard from the sidewalk. This measure aimed to revitalize the green space and improve pedestrian use, while providing limited visual protection.
Grief is an inheritance. Perhaps the sorrow you feel today once belonged to a woman who, a thousand years ago, watched a mountain of books burn in the fire of an invasion.
A girl discovers a Pak Pao kite on a tree and starts playing with it. Their relationship has developed; unknowingly, the addictive toxicity starts increasing during the relationship.
An experimental documentary, in which Emma asks people when do you wish to be soft, when do you long to be rough, and when are you both at the same time? Each scene is a fantasy the subjects are invited to play inside. While interviewees’ honest answers offer glimpses into their own inner worlds and contrasting experiences. Merging both the real life and staged aspects of the film.
Two years after the woman who once bound them together passes away, Alaa and Mostafa sit down with their love and pain. They begin to speak of feelings that had long remained unspoken. With each moment, they return to a time when Maha was still with them.