Dreams for a Better Past
dir. Albert Kuhn / 2021 / Netherlands, Spain / 21 min
How do we inherit what we cannot grasp, forcing us to repeat the same gestures? A photograph, a quiet legacy of power, and the ideological battles that echo through generations.
>>> A film to watch in Block 5. Trapped in History
A photograph, a quiet legacy of power, and the ideological battles that echo through generations. In searching through fragments of the past, I catch glimpses of what we choose not to see, what slips through the cracks of our awareness. How do we inherit what we cannot grasp, forcing us to repeat the same gestures over and over again?
- duration:
- 21 min
- country / year of production:
- Netherlands, Spain / 2021
- director:
- Albert Kuhn
- production:
- Naomi Pacifique, Diana Toucedo, Ram Mendoza, Albert Kuhn/ Diana Toucedo Films, Idle Eye
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2025 - IDFA Amsterdam, 2026 - IDFF DocsBarcelona
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