First Days

Two spirits encounter each other in a limbo – a place between the earthly and the beyond. The two spirits are still trapped in their human shells, but have already lost the ability to speak. They will only spend a few days in limbo, before a wandering light leads them to the next world. Written and directed by Kim Allamand and Michael Karrer. Cinemato­graphy by Fabian Kimoto. Produced by Sabotage Filmkollektiv GmbH and Leon Schwitter. Starring Nasheeka Nedsreal and Jia-Yu Corti.

Memories of Reincarnated Imaginings

What’s in a name, a face, a color, a place, a body, a history, a movement? With every curve, every turn, every swing, our myths reveal themselves as truth. Cartographies of the body etched like memories, generating a becoming as we set flame to fabricated fictions. Tethered to and wrapped in the layers of our being, our textured territories shifting, cracking codes, “unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun.”
Concept, Choreography and Direction by Nasheeka Nedsreal. Directed and Filmed by Yatri Niehaus. Music by Fabiano Lima (K’Boko). Starring Nasheeka Nedsreal and Gabrielle von Wäre.

Artefact Dream

An exploration on fluidity and displacement, delving into the shifting landscapes of belonging
and connection. With frenetic energy, the film embarks on a journey of memory and
imagination mutation, fostering a dislodging of belonging. Shot predominantly in Senegal and
Louisiana, it symbolizes a transatlantic journey, weaving together themes of transition and
interconnectedness.

Steady Rendering

An experimental self-portrait delving into the intricate realms of personal mythology.
Challenging notions of singularity and coherence, this kaleidoscopic exploration embraces glitch,
fragmentation and hybridization through collage. Discarded images and videos converge and
gain newfound significance, weaving together a tapestry of visual and sonic ephemera.

Soliloquy

Celebrating the complexities of human longing, Soliloquy embarks on an abstract exploration of desire. Weaving dreamlike images and metaphors, this sensory journey invites viewers to embrace the power of sensuality and the aliveness that resides within the everyday; echoing the profound insights of luminaries like Audre Lorde and Adrienne Maree Brown.

Laweziana

Laweziana, is a play on the spelling and pronunciation of Louisiana. Here images, video and voices meet for the first time, to create a kind of transcendental, psychedelic strangeness. What is home once you’ve been gone for so many years? Using collage as a place for feminist, postmodern and postcolonial inquiry, Laweziana, seeks to articulate new visions of both home and self; a liberatory research set amidst soft, wet, muddy grounds. With footage filmed in the cities, countrysides and bayous surrounding Baton Rouge and New Orleans, voices of Nedsreal’s mother, sister and cousin act as guides and reminders along the journey. Simultaneously, the structures of collage emphasize rich, complex histories, traditions, culture and personal meanings; an interplay of fragments from home whose piecing together creates resonance and connection. 

Hairode

Hairode, a psychedelic film by Nasheeka Nedsreal, is a trippy exploration and reimagining of hair. Can it be a globe, the sun, an antennae, an entity that stretches far and wide to endless horizons?