
Curated Program: Blossom
March - May, 2024
I am writing this curatorial text on a very sunny February day. It feels as though this warmth should bring joy. However, given that our lives are filled with brutal wars, the rise of populism, global warming, and uncertainty, this delight from the February sun feels undeserved and misplaced; the happiness we derive from it is overshadowed.
But, despite the nihilism and frustration, Spring is always there. Despite everything, this perpetual cycle brings forth sometimes inexplicable feelings of change, renewal, and resurrection. It always blossoms. The DOCA Spring program resembles hope that might show us the way out.
Various documentary and experimental films selected for the program represent emancipation from form and narrative constraints. They explore topics such as love, sexuality, identity, emancipation etc. Guests and the audience will engage in discussions on how to address these topics without ignorance.
It might seem untimely to discuss blossom, but there is no future without contemplating it.
Anna Dziapshipa, curator of the program
Blossom - May, June 2024
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