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Representation in Film, Vol. 2
The images we see stay in our minds. Stories we hear tell us about our world. Who identifies with them? Who writes the screenplays for our films, who chooses the faces that appear in them, which environments get to be portrayed — and more importantly: which do not?

MOM WILL SORT THINGS OUT
From an expectant mother fighting for custody of her unborn child to a woman who smokes marijuana with her son like a friend — the range of mother figures at this year’s festival is very broad. Indeed, one might ask: What does it mean these days to be a mother?

BASED ON A TRUE STORY
Many of the films at this year’s festival retrace the steps of real people and events in a range of approaches from in-depth research to unfettered imagination, in search of an inner truth. Some (world) premieres of these films “based on a true story” can be seen today.