#GETUPSTANDUP: FIGHT THE STATUS QUO!
EACH YEAR, THE ZFF’S HASHTAG # SECTION SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON A HIGHLY TOPICAL ISSUE. THIS YEAR’S HASHTAG SIDEBAR, #GETUPSTANDUP, IS DEDICATED TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO RAISE THEIR VOICES AGAINST PREVAILING CONVENTIONS AND DRAW ATTENTION TO WRONGDOINGS. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IS THE DOCUMENTARY FILM THE DISSIDENT BY ACADEMY AWARD WINNER BRYAN FOGEL ABOUT THE MURDER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI, WHICH WILL BE SHOWN AS AN INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE. Whether for social equality, recognition, better infrastructure or even bare survival: there are people on the streets, in the Internet, in courtrooms and on catwalks fighting for their rights every single day. In what guises is resistance to be found? What does it mean to carry such responsibility to those who stand up? And how does that impact on their surroundings? “It doesn’t matter if it’s Climate Youth, Black Lives Matter or the Women’s Strike, mass demonstrations have become a defining phenomenon of the present times,” said Artistic Director Christian Jungen, and continued, “We dedicate this section to the masterminds behind resistance.” This is the third time since 2018 that the ZFF has implemented its Hashtag # section. This year is dedicated to people, movements and groups who “stand up” in order to bring about change – rules and conventions are being challenged, be it on a global, personal or...
Vladana VeljkovicSeptember 9, 2020