FILM PROGRAM
EXHIBITION HALL B1 BLACK BOX
THE DOCUMENTED AND THE FICTIONALIZED FILM PROGRAM
Presented in a black box cinema, the film program includes a sequence of cinematic works by artists screened continuously throughout the opening hours of the exhibition. This selection probes the boundaries between the documentary and the fictional. While a number of films use poetic language or mythical characters to excavate the past and unfold the stories embedded in places and histories, others draw from science fiction to speculate about future realities or address the social impact of new technologies. The presented films share the same concern that unfold throughout After Rain, addressing the global environmental crisis and the long-term impact of colonialism and new forms of extractivism. From ancient Arabic poetry to the science of the Amazonian Forest, the migration of birds, plantations, and crypto mining—the lines of inquiry pursued in each film contextualize the impact of hegemonic structures within a range of geographies, while offering windows into alternate imaginaries.