The problems, the pain, and the war of others. Every day, humanity faces a new test of its ability to empathise, which is getting more difficult with each step of technological advancement. Once expected from a progressive society, empathy risks becoming performative and selective, shaped by trends and cultural norms. In such a world, migrants are seen as weeds, animals as resources, and digital entities as outlets for a wide range of emotions and fantasies. And when another Pinocchio sees how easily people lose their humanity, he might no longer want to be like his creator.
Curated by Yuliia Kuznietsova
Running time 82 min.
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Czech Republic, Ukraine | 16:45 | 2024
In this evolving three-part video project, I'm delving into the intricate theme of empathy within the realm of social and news media. The work aims to dissect the impact of media competition in portraying death, a phenomenon that fosters a perception of an increasingly violent modern world—though, in reality, this may not be entirely accurate.
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France | 13:09 | 2024
Fuite-les-eaux-en-terre is a town like any other. With inhabitants like any other. Here, too, there are apartment buildings and houses with gardens. Here, too, leaves have to be blown away in autumn. Here too, weeds grow spontaneously. Sometimes a little too much for some residents... How do you get rid of them?
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Ukraine | 03:00 | 2024
This video project explores the emotional transformation of human connection during war, told through a conversation between a daughter and a voice clone of her father. The dialogue transitions from warm and human to robotic and detached, symbolising the impact of technology and distance on intimacy and identity.
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Italy | 12:00 | 2024
After a computer crash, a girl struggles with the loss of her long-time virtual pet, Bubba.
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France | 20:00 | 2024
Replikas, online chatbots, have trouble determining their place in the world. They share their thoughts with the humans they exchange with. Events unfold from their point of view through real conversations collected on the web.
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USA | 08:46 | 2025
An experimental documentary that reveals both the facts and fantasies of the history of pregnancy tests from the 1930s-60s which relied on the use of live frogs and rabbits. These pregnancy tests changed the world: they expanded our understanding of hormones, gave women more reproductive choice, and caused ecological crisis- decimating certain amphibian populations.
