Abraham Ravett, born in Poland in 1947, is the son of Holocaust survivors. He grew up in Israel and the USA, where he still lives and teaches as a filmmaker. Ravett's mother, Fela, lost her family in the Holocaust, including her daughter, Tońcia, in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. In his short film "Half-Sister," Ravett explores what kind of life his half-sister, whom he never knew, could have led, drawing on his mother's memories and Tońcia's only photograph.

ParmaKültür (@parmakultur) starts their new monthly series of experimental cinema screenings with 5 films by Chilean filmmaker Francisco Rojas (@dogstarfran). 

Curated by Hasan Doğuyel (@hasandoguyel)

Shapeshift is a trans-led platform for performance, art & film fundraising for Luca Asta’s facial feminisation surgery. At Genesis Cinema on 28th August at 7pm, we’re showing a programme of films that deal with the Shapeshifer, with transformation and change, with costume, disguise and ceremony. Shifting through experimental film, music video and narrative, the programme challenges the idea of the Shapeshifter as inauthentic, exploring change as a site of pleasure, potential, fear and subversion.

During the final weekend of the summer holidays, R(a/u)pture presents a unique film and music programme at the Winterslag mining ridge. In collaboration with Jester, the collective will showcase seven films on original formats – including one with a live soundtrack – alongside a complementary programme featuring exhibitions, a lecture, and a silent film screening.

Want more info or tickets? Visit R(a/u)pture’s Linktree!
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Programme Friday 29 August