Reclaiming Tomorrow: Survival and Resilience

Rethink the future and explore new visions of identity, technology, and survival.

Films screening in the program:

Fossils
Dir. Riar Rizaldi , 2023, 13 mins

Through a blend of documentary footage and speculative fiction, Riar Rizaldi delves into the mining of rare minerals and their connection to global communications infrastructure. By tracing the geological and colonial past, Fossils presents a reflection on extraction, time, and the ways in which modernity is deeply entangled with the earth's ancient resources.

Ladhamba Tayem; Future Continuous
Dir. Subash Thebe Limbu, 2023, 15 mins

In a futuristic world shaped by climate change and displacement, Ladhamba Tayem follows an Indigenous woman who navigates between lost traditions and an uncertain future. Subash Thebe Limbu weaves a rich tapestry of speculative fiction, combining Indigenous futurism with themes of survival and resilience. This haunting, visually striking work invites us to reconsider what it means to exist in a world continuously shaped by the echoes of the past.

In Vitro
Dir. Larissa Sansour, Soren Lind, 2019, 28 mins

Set in a post-apocalyptic future, In Vitro unfolds beneath the remnants of a devastated Bethlehem. In this black-and-white sci-fi drama, two women – one old, one young – debate memory, legacy, and the human cost of survival. Larissa Sansour and Soren Lind’s film meditates on the psychological and environmental consequences of catastrophe, framing questions of inheritance and identity in a dystopian landscape.

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Reclaiming Tomorrow

Each short film in Reclaiming Tomorrow offers a unique perspective on the world to come, merging glimpses of speculative futures with the pressing challenges and transformations of today.

Curated by Dr. Victoria Wareham from the Australian Cinémathèque, QAGOMA, these works were selected from the ‘Asia Pacific Triennial Cinema: Future Visions’ program.