ethnocineca: «There’s no way to escape it; it is part of my history»

Using hypnosis, language, and sculptures, Palestinian artist Samara Sallam attempts to search for meaning when there is none.

ethnocineca: «There’s no way to escape it; it is part of my history»

ETHNOCINECA / «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.At the 19th edition of ethnocineca – International Documentary Film Festival Vienna (8–14 May 2025), cultural anthropologist and seasoned curator Jacqueline Nsiah presents Hauntings, a transnational film program that confronts the a…