Easter / Schwester Courage

Repurposing found archival material, this film analyses the discursive eclecticism and political eschatology of contemporary Russia, which has been deployed to justify the invasion of Ukraine in a so-called “denazification” operation – a mirror projection of the country’s leaning towards fascism.

Easter | D: Ksenia Yurkova | AUT 2023 | 15 min | Russian OV with engl. subtitles

The film portrays the public protests against the official coronavirus measures with sometimes disturbing documentary footage and street theatre scenes – while following in the footsteps of Bertolt Brecht and Caravaggio.

Schwester Courage | D: Kollektiv ZUGANG | DE 2024 | 60 min | German OV