Short film event with panel discussion Criticism of antigypsyism takes centre stage
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- Tuesday, 24. June 2025, 18:00 - 21:00
- Bildungsforum gegen Antiziganismus, Berlin
- Dr. Radmila Mladenova, Academic Director of the Critical Film & Image Hub
- Sejad Ademaj, filmmaker
- Willi Kubica, filmmaker
In an age where fractions of a second determine attention, short films can become an increasingly important medium for raising awareness. The event explores how short film narratives can be used to highlight racism and antigypsyism and promote empathy. Together with the audience, directors Sejad Ademaj and Willi Kubica, as well as literature and film scholar Dr Radmila Mladenova, will discuss creative approaches, challenges and opportunities for communicating social issues in a concise but effective form.
The short film evening will take place following the annual congress of the Reporting and Information Centre on Antigypsyism (MIA). Afterwards, participants are cordially invited to continue the discussion over a buffet dinner. The event is free of charge. We kindly ask you to register by 20 June 2025.
Address
Education Forum against Antigypsyism
Aufbau-Haus am Moritzplatz
Prinzenstraße 84.2 (Eingang Oranienstraße)
10969 BerlinOrganizer
Protestant Academy of Berlin and the Critical Film & Image Hub
Event Type
Filmreihe
Filmvorführung
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Programm
18.00: Welcome
18.10: Short Film Screening
- Deutsche Sprache, Schwere Sprache (Sejad Ademaj, German)
- Das Casting (Willi Kubica, German)
- Kusengos (Romanity, German)
- I am Vanessa (Alina Șerban, Romanian with English subtitles)
- 15 Minuten (Sejad Ademaj, German)
Trigger warning: The films contain depictions of antigypsyism, discrimination and suicide, which may be distressing. Please be mindful if these topics are sensitive for you.
19.15: Panel discussion with Willi Kubica, Sejad Ademaj and Dr Radmila Mladenova; moderated by Dr Andra Drăghiciu
20.00: Dinner
Speakers
Dr. Radmila Mladenova is the academic coordinator of the Critical Film & Image Hub at the Research Center on Antigypsyism at Heidelberg University and project co-lead in the collaborative project “Mediated Antigypsyism – From Interdisciplinary Analysis to Critical Media Literacy” (MeAviA).
Sejad Ademaj studies directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. The son of a Montenegrin Roma family, he has lived in Germany since 1991. His second-year film “Fifteen Minutes” premiered at the 2022 Hof International Film Festival and won several short film awards.
Willi Kubica was born in Berlin in 1990. After studying Theatre, Film, and Media Studies in Vienna, he pursued a directing degree at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. His historical short film “ELJA – 376 A.D.” earned him the Young CIVIS Media Prize, Europe’s media award for integration.
All Dates of the Event 'Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst. Antiziganismus im Film'
Die Filmreihe Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst: Antiziganismus im Film der Evangelischen Akademie zu Berlin und des Critical Film & Image Hub an der Forschungsstelle Antiziganismus der Universität Heidelberg lädt das Publikum ein, die oft verborgenen Mechanismen zu entdecken, mit denen Filme unsere Wahrnehmung von marginalisierten Gruppen prägen. Anhand ausgewählter antiziganismuskritischer Filme, gerahmt von Vorträgen und Diskussionen, erhalten die Zuschauer*innen Impulse, um gängige Stereotype in visuellen Medien zu erkennen und kritisch zu hinterfragen. Filmschaffende sowie Expert*innen für Antiziganismus- und Medienkritik diskutieren mit dem Publikum, wie Filme und Medien unser Denken subtil prägen können – oft ohne, dass wir es bemerken.
Indem die Filmreihe sich mit antiziganistischen Darstellungen bewusst auseinandersetzt und sie offenlegt, schafft sie Raum für Dialog, Reflexion und den Abbau von Vorurteilen. Sie fördert ein respektvolles Miteinander und leistet einen Beitrag zu einer offenen und vielfältigen Gesellschaft.
