{"id":12275,"date":"2025-02-17T11:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/?page_id=12275"},"modified":"2025-02-17T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:55:23","slug":"focus-2-simultan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/en\/professional-meetings\/focus-2-simultan\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus #2 &#8211; SIMULTAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12275\" class=\"elementor elementor-12275 elementor-12256\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91f7540 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91f7540\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b5b38b\" data-id=\"5b5b38b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa1a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"caa1a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images.jpg 225w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images-146x146.jpg 146w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-512665e\" data-id=\"512665e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116763b kill-mg-bot elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"116763b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Focus &#8211; Vendredi 14 mars &#8211; 09h30<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c1b33 after-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3c1b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SIMULTAN<br>\n<h6>Simulated Worlds, Submerged Histories, Forgotten Memories<\/h6><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33f792a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33f792a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93cded9\" data-id=\"93cded9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2edfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce2edfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Simultan Association is a non-governmental organization, founded in 2005 by a group of artists and practitioners from Timi\u0219oara.<br \/>The association aims to develop and maintain a platform dedicated to interdisciplinary arts \u2013 emerging media projects, experimental music, and audio-visual and sound projects, related to the global cultural context and new forms of expression, with an emphasis on promotion and original content generation.<br \/>The establishment of such a structure was an important step in familiarizing the local art scene with the possibilities of new media. Our goal is to exhibit annually sound\/audiovisual performances, experimental music concerts, video-art screenings, exhibitions, conferences, and workshops, whose themes and methods include: stylistic eclecticism, the relationship between man and automatization, recycling or ecological subjects, dry \u2013 digital lyricism, the fusion of acoustic and electronic instruments, expanded cinema, live jovial sound collages, reflecting on the political structure of sound.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecfc6a8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ecfc6a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#0c0d0e;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__element{margin:0 var(--divider-element-spacing);flex-shrink:0}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-icon{font-size:var(--divider-icon-size)}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider-separator{display:flex;margin:0;direction:ltr}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:before{display:block;content:\"\";border-bottom:0;flex-grow:1;border-top:var(--divider-border-width) var(--divider-border-style) var(--divider-color)}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:first-of-type{flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left .elementor-divider-separator:before{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left .elementor-divider__element{margin-left:0}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:last-of-type{flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right .elementor-divider-separator:after{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right .elementor-divider__element{margin-right:0}.elementor-widget-divider:not(.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text):not(.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon) .elementor-divider-separator{border-top:var(--divider-border-width) var(--divider-border-style) var(--divider-color)}.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern{--divider-border-style:none}.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern.elementor-widget-divider--view-line .elementor-divider-separator,.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern:not(.elementor-widget-divider--view-line) .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern:not(.elementor-widget-divider--view-line) .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern:not([class*=elementor-widget-divider--view]) .elementor-divider-separator{width:100%;min-height:var(--divider-pattern-height);-webkit-mask-size:var(--divider-pattern-size) 100%;mask-size:var(--divider-pattern-size) 100%;-webkit-mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);background-color:var(--divider-color);-webkit-mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url);mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url)}.elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing{--divider-pattern-size:auto}.elementor-widget-divider--bg-round{--divider-pattern-repeat:round}.rtl .elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{direction:rtl}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-divider,.e-con>.elementor-widget-divider{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0596968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0596968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the videos <em><i>All That is Solid Melts into Air<\/i><\/em>\u00a0(Mona Vatamanu &amp; Florin Tudor), <em><i>The Unforeseen<\/i><\/em>\u00a0(Pamela Breda), and <em><i>A Hard Currency of Memories<\/i><\/em>\u00a0(Albert Sten), three distinct perspectives converge on a common theme: the instability of our perception of reality, whether it be physical, virtual, or personal. These works explore how human actions, technological constructs, and ephemeral memories shape and influence our understanding of existence. They suggest that perhaps the true nature of reality lies not in solidity or permanence, but in our capacity to grapple with its inevitable flux.<\/p><p>In <em><i>All That is Solid Melts into Air<\/i><\/em>, the physical reality of Rosia Montana becomes a metaphor for the fragile relationship between humanity and its environment. Through its portrayal of ecological degradation and corporate exploitation, the film reveals a dystopian narrative where nothing is truly solid. The jimages, where the natural landscapes melting in industrial waste creates an apocalyptic visual language, mirroring the biblical Revelations that underscore the soundtrack. Here, destruction becomes not just an environmental tragedy but a historical echo, evoking humanity&#8217;s repeated cycles of exploitation and erasure.<\/p><p>Breda\u2019s <em><i>The Unforeseen<\/i><\/em>\u00a0shifts the focus to the simulation hypothesis, where the line between reality and artificiality blurs entirely. The protagonist\u2019s solitary journey through an empty, yet eerily familiar city reflects the existential uncertainty of living in a potentially simulated universe. The lack of movement and the ambiguous nature of her surroundings evoke a profound sense of alienation, inviting viewers to question the reliability of their perceptions. Is reality a tangible construct, or is it as fragile and malleable as the digital simulations we increasingly rely upon?<\/p><p>In <em><i>A Hard Currency of Memories<\/i><\/em>, the instability of memory serves as both a personal and collective crisis. Through interviews and archival footage, Sten examines the vulnerability of our digital identities and the infrastructures that preserve them. Memory, once considered an innate human faculty, is now externalized in fragile digital formats, susceptible to loss and decay. The film\u2019s exploration of data recovery is both a technical and emotional endeavor, highlighting how intertwined our sense of self is with the digital archives we create. Like Rosia Montana\u2019s submerged landscapes and the simulated streets of <em><i>The Unforeseen<\/i><\/em>, the digital memory banks of <em><i>A Hard Currency of Memories<\/i><\/em>\u00a0are precarious, teetering on the brink of erasure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe6665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"abe6665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9164ad0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9164ad0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-301c1e5\" data-id=\"301c1e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4e803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b4e803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>FOCUS SCREENING:::<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b796d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b796d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-852d33d\" data-id=\"852d33d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00e46a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b00e46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vatamanu_Tudor_allthatissolidmeltsintoair4-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12260\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vatamanu_Tudor_allthatissolidmeltsintoair4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vatamanu_Tudor_allthatissolidmeltsintoair4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vatamanu_Tudor_allthatissolidmeltsintoair4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vatamanu_Tudor_allthatissolidmeltsintoair4-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vatamanu_Tudor_allthatissolidmeltsintoair4-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vatamanu_Tudor_allthatissolidmeltsintoair4-133x75.jpg 133w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vatamanu_Tudor_allthatissolidmeltsintoair4.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00ba007\" data-id=\"00ba007\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f582bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f582bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>All That is Solid Melts into Air | Mona Vatamanu &amp; Florin Tudor | Romania | 2012-2013 | 17&#8217;21<\/strong><\/p><p>The video All That Is Solid Melts Into Air revisits the mining site at Rosia Montana, in Northwestern Romania, rich in gold and rare metals. A Canadian corporation advertises its plans for cyanide-aided extraction via a pompously optimistic public relations campaign, contrasting directly with the footage this film builds upon. Rosia Montana, where mining began in pre-Roman times and that was the site of relentless exploitation after the &#8217;70s, looks frighteningly close to the stock image of a post-cataclysmic planet, where all signs of dwelling have been submerged in reddish waste water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31c93c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31c93c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05bd959\" data-id=\"05bd959\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b5ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4b5ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12263\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003-133x75.jpg 133w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pamela_Breda_The_Unforeseen_003.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87189c5\" data-id=\"87189c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c11769d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c11769d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Unforeseen de Breda | Pamela Breda | Italy | 2019 | 12&#8217;50<\/strong><\/p><p>The film explores the so-called simulation hypothesis or simulation theory which proposes that all of reality, including the Earth and the universe, is in fact an artificial simulation, most likely a computer simulation. The film follows a young unknown woman (Erika Larsson) wandering the streets of an empty city. She moves within a space which looks familiar, yet other than herself no apparent movement can be perceived. Are their experiences real or simulated?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41c4d39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41c4d39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7094cbd\" data-id=\"7094cbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8750a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8750a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Albert-Sten-_A-Hard-Currency-of-Memories-2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Albert-Sten-_A-Hard-Currency-of-Memories-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Albert-Sten-_A-Hard-Currency-of-Memories-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Albert-Sten-_A-Hard-Currency-of-Memories-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Albert-Sten-_A-Hard-Currency-of-Memories-2-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Albert-Sten-_A-Hard-Currency-of-Memories-2-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Albert-Sten-_A-Hard-Currency-of-Memories-2-133x75.jpg 133w, https:\/\/festival2025.videoformes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Albert-Sten-_A-Hard-Currency-of-Memories-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fe3935\" data-id=\"1fe3935\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a7bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40a7bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Hard Currency of Memories | Albert Sten | Sweden | 2024 | 10&#8217;08<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8220;A Hard Currency of Memories&#8221; is an experimental essay film that navigates the intricate relationship between memory and data. 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