What Haunts Us
The 19th ethnocineca interrogates memory, migration, and postcolonial trauma.
The 19th edition of ethnocineca – International Documentary Film Festival Vienna kicks off today, running from 8 to 14 May 2025, with a resonant program under the thematic focus HAUNTINGS. With 53 films from 33 countries, this year’s lineup promises to unsettle, illuminate, and inspire. From Jacqueline Nsiah’s opening keynote on the enduring spectres of colonialism to bold explorations of displacement, nationalism, and memory, ethnocineca continues to carve space for radical documentary forms and politically urgent storytelling. More film reviews and news coming soon.
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News
Interview
«There’s no way to escape it; it is part of my history»
«Hauntings» curator Jacqueline Nsiah speaks candidly about cinema’s power to hold contradiction, the emotional labour of curating haunted narratives, and the radical act of asking unanswerable questions.
Film
Becoming Outline
Director: Miriam Bajtala
Confronting the shame of poverty, domestic violence, and the pursuit of self-liberation through education and art.
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