28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Malaz Usta / Netherlands, Syria / 2024 / International Premiere / 11 min.


synopsis

An exploration into feelings of disorientation and uncertainty through questions posed to fictional beings displaced from an inhospitable environment. An ingenious found-footage collage layers images from different times and sources to parody possible futures dominated by misinformation and experience of the presence of alien elements, movements, anatomies and gestures.

biography

Malaz Usta is a filmmaker, designer and graphic artist. Born in Damascus, he studied filmmaking in Istanbul and Amsterdam, where he currently lives. His films often deal with themes of home, exile and belonging, exploring the poetics of waiting and uncertainty. Ji.hlava IDFF screened his time-lapse documentary A Year in Exile (2020).

more about film

director: Malaz Usta
producer: Malaz Usta
script: Malaz Usta

contact

Malaz Usta
malazusta@gmail.com

Screening time

Sunday 27. 10. 2024, 20:00

DIOD

Friday 01. 11. 2024, 21:30

DIOD

Film at festival

premiere type:International Premiere
festival edition:2024
section:Fascinations
awards:Zvláštní uznání
language:English
subtitles:English
colour:Colour and B&W

Info

director:Malaz Usta
original title:space_invaders.exe
country:Netherlands, Syria
year:2024
running time:11 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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