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Film
Morgenkreis
basma al-sharif
2025, 16mm transferred to digital, 20 min, arabic/ armenian and german with English sdh
Morgenkreis (Morning circle) traces the intimate and political contours of exile and colonial morality. From the earliest experience of separation to the imperceptible violence associated with integrating to a new country when one's is no longer livable, Morgenkreis follows a father and son in their intimate rituals as they prepare to start the day and head to kindergarten. Ordinary gestures of care become acts of reflection and quiet resistance, showing how childhood itself is entangled with questions of survival, identity and belonging.