
25.11.25, 20:30, Through the Art of Detour
During this short film programme, we explore how art and anthropology can intersect. Can film be a means of questioning the complexity of people and communities? Who speaks and how is the image created? Can film and documentary do justice to the stories of communities to which the filmmakers themselves do not belong?
This film programme invites us to reflect on these questions through three documentaries: Tisztás (2024) by Zalán Szakács, Ours is a Country of Words (2017) by Mathijs Poppe and Cherry Blossoms (2012) by An van Dienderen. In these three films, the directors are not merely creators, but become part of the story, thereby questioning their own role. They give space to the voices of the communities involved and experiment with fiction, co-creation and artistic experiments in order to transcend their own perspective.
This screening is linked to the launch of Professor Kris Rutten's new book: Cultural Critique Through the Detour of Art. After the programme, author Kris Rutten and the filmmakers will engage in a discussion.


















