September
| Vr. 05 | | Kissable Screens: Everything You Need To Know About Mom |
| Vr. 19 | | Voci nel Tempo – Collaboration with fc dollyshot |
| Za. 20 | | Cinema Colombiano #10 – Futuros Posibles |
| Do. 25 | | Mother Trilogy – Three short films by Hoda Taheri |
| Za. 27 | | Unbound + Skate+ |
| Zo. 28 | | Sunday Cinema Concert |
Vrijdag 5 september, 20:30
SEX-POSITIVE
Kissable Screens: Everything You Need To Know About Mom
EN Kissable Screens is a monthly sex-positive program of Cavia, exploring how sexes and bodies are presented in cinema and how we engage its experience critically. This month, we recall moms who unwillingly are deified as saint Maria or fetishised as MILF, we listen to who they are before and after becoming mother and how society constructs their roles and sexualities. We screen three shorts that challenge stereotypes and sentimental views of motherhood by questioning and disrupting assumptions without being judgmental and invite the audience to stare at and demystify the mother figure.
Don’t Tell My Mother
Sarah Moon Hove | 2003 | België | 29’ | EN subtitles
This film narrates Sarah Moon Howe’s experiences of being a striptease dancer before becoming a mother. Howe employs a personal language through scattered fragments, in a mixture of family archives, images of day-to-day life and dream-like scenes.
Call Me Mommy
Tara O’Callaghan | 2022 | Ierland | 15’ | EN spoken
The film follows the experiences of Sinead Connell, a 40-year-old single mother and online sex worker, as she juggles motherhood while pursuing the next chapter of her life through a line of work that carries significant prejudices.
Let the Punishment Fit the Child
Maria Beatty | 1997 | United States | 20’ | no dialogue
Maria Beatty is a Venezuelan filmmaker who directs, acts, and produces. Her films are often made in black and white and cover various aspects of female sexuality, including BDSM and fetishism. In this film, two women are bonded by strange rituals. They might be “mother” and “daughter,” or two lovers playing games of domination, submission, voyeurism and cruel tenderness.
Vrijdag 19 september, 20:30
DOCU
Collaboration with fc dollyshot
Voci nel Tempo / Voices Through Time
Franco Piavoli | 1996 | Italië | 85’ | no dialogue
EN The passing of the seasons in the Mantua town of Castellaro follows the seasons of the life of its inhabitants. Thus, alongside the games of childhood, the first disappointments, the dances in the farmyard, the thwarted loves, the happy weddings and the nostalgia for the youth that fades away, life is always the same with television as its only companion. The arrival of autumn with its unexpected rains changes the life of the people of the town while the river flows inexorably. The first snow of winter whitens the roofs of the houses and invites children to play on the frozen lake.
Voci nel Tempo, directed by Franco Piavoli, is a poetic vision of life in a picturesque Italian village in the 90s. It has received critical acclaim for its lyrical depiction of life and nature, with viewers describing it as a profound, almost spiritual experience that evokes intense melancholy and a deep appreciation for fleeting moments. The voices through time are the voices of people of the village echoing across the fields, the exchanges between someone on a balcony and someone on the street, the buzz of old men seeking the coolness of the shade. The sound of scooters with boys circling around a group of girls, like a modern version of an ancient ritual. These moments may sound small, but Voci nel tempo shows that these are the ones worth living for.
About fc dollyshot
fc dollyshot is a film club in Antwerp dedicated to screening films that are worth rediscovering. Film club dollyshot, just like the iconic dolly shot in cinema, adds depth and perspective to the film experience. They do this with a love for cinema, at various locations and with a context that enriches each screening. In the past, they have organized a Taiwanese New Wave Film Festival and a Global Classics Film Festival, among other special screenings and events. Now, on September 18th, fc dollyshot is coming to Amsterdam to collaborate with Filmhuis Cavia for one night. They will be screening and introducing Voci nel tempo, a film of their choice.
A week after the screening at Filmhuis Cavia, on the 25th of September, fc dollyshot will welcome Filmhuis Cavia at Filmhuis Klappei in Antwerp for a different screening as well. Klappei is the smallest, cosiest cinema of Antwerp and runs on a non-profit base, just like Cavia. This collaboration supports and brings together independent film theatres and aspiring programmers from Amsterdam and Antwerp to create two wonderful evenings, celebrating film that hasn’t been seen enough but deserves to be seen (again).
Read more about fc dollyshot and stay updated on their events HERE.
Zaterdag 20 september, 15:30 - late
FESTIVAL
Cinema Colombiano #10: Futuros Posibles
Pedagogía de la Corridez / Sueños en Concreto / Danzan las Luciérnagas / Malta + Dj set by Mitze Apocalipze & Chucho Vinilo
EN Cinema Colombiano is a party, but it has also been a space for collective reflection. That’s why we want to take this 10th anniversary as a chance to imagine and plant seeds for the future. We will present futuristic films, as well as communities and artists who we believe will be the protagonists of the times to come. Because without a doubt, Colombia has so much to contribute to the future we long for: one without war, decolonial, and free. We will once again close with an amazing DJ set by Mitze Apocalipse and Chucho Vinilo. MORE→
Donderdag 25 september, 20:30
CONTEMPORARY
Mother Trilogy – Three short films by Hoda Taheri
Hoda Taheri | 2022-2024 | Duitsland | 58’ | EN subtitles
NL Deze donderdag presenteert Cavia met trots het werk van Hoda Taheri, een regisseur uit Teheran die momenteel in Duitsland woont en werkt. De drie films die worden vertoond, Mother Prays All Day Long (2022), As If Mother Cried That Night (2023) en Mother is a Natural Sinner (2024), verkennen afzonderlijke maar gemeenschappelijke thema's, zoals abortusrechten, het leven en de rechten van vluchtelingen in Europa, gender, seksualiteit en relaties. De films hebben al op verschillende festivals in en buiten Nederland gespeeld en nu is het tijd om ze voor het eerst in Amsterdam te vertonen.
EN This Thursday, Cavia is proud to present the work of Hoda Taheri, a director from Tehran that currently lives and works in Germany. The three films that will be shown, Mother Prays All Day Long (2022), As If Mother Cried That Night (2023), and Mother is a Natural Sinner (2024), explore separate but common themes, such as abortion rights, the life and rights of refugees in Europe, gender, sexuality, relationships. The films have travelled through several festivals in and out of the Netherlands, and it is now time to have them shown in Amsterdam for the first time.
Mother Prays All Day Long
Hoda Taheri | 2022 | Duitsland | 24’
NL Een Iraanse asielzoeker probeert een verblijfsrecht in Duitsland te verkrijgen door met haar vriendin te trouwen.
EN An Iranian asylum seeker tries to get a right to stay in Germany by marrying her girl friend.
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As If Mother Cried That Night
Hoda Taheri | 2023 | Duitsland | 19’
NL Een Iraans stel klampt zich vast aan het moederschap als een mogelijke manier om in Duitsland te blijven, en ontrafelt een web van onzekerheid en opoffering in hun wanhopige zoektocht naar asiel.
EN An Iranian couple clings to motherhood as a possible tool to stay in Germany, unraveling a web of uncertainty and sacrifice in their desperate quest for asylum.
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Mother is a Natural Sinner
Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija | 2024 | DE, Iran | 15’
NL Hoda, een Iraanse vluchtelinge, woont in ballingschap in Duitsland met haar vriend Hadi. Vanwege een onverwachte zwangerschap begint Hoda de gangbare opvattingen over genderrollen in een relatie te onderzoeken en stelt ze openlijk de huidige patriarchale sociale normen rond vrouwelijke lichamen en moederschap ter discussie.
EN Hoda, an Iranian refugee woman, lives in exile in Germany with her boyfriend, Hadi. Due to an unexpected pregnancy, Hoda starts to examine common beliefs regarding gender roles in a relationship and openly challenges the current patriarchal social norms surrounding feminine bodies and motherhood.
Zaterdag 27 september, 20:30
DOCU
Unbound (preceded by Skate+)
John English & Tom Garner | 2024 | Spanje / België | 91’ | English
NL Een groep slachtoffers van misbruik uit de balletwereld verlaat toxische gezelschappen en start een radicaal, inclusief en ondersteunend nieuw gezelschap. Onder leiding van een genderfluïde balletrebel vechten ze om het podium terug te winnen. Om te slagen moeten ze vanaf nul beginnen, hun trauma's uit het verleden onder ogen zien, vechten voor gerechtigheid en het vertrouwen vinden om weer met trots en vreugde te dansen. TRAILER
EN A group of abuse survivors from the ballet world walk out of toxic companies & start a radical, inclusive, supportive new company of their own. Led by a gender fluid ballet insurgent, they fight to reclaim the stage. To succeed, they must start from nothing, face past traumas, fight for justice, & find belief to dance again with defiance and joy. TRAILER
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Skate+
Otoxo Productions students | 2022 | Spanje | 6’ | English
NL Trans persoon Andrea/Andrew groeide op met ernstige pesterijen en uitsluiting. Door te skaten ontwikkelde hen veerkracht, zelfbewustzijn en empowerment. Het gaat verder dan het bezetten van de straat, het opbouwen van een gemeenschap en diens ware zelf ontplooien. Maar het gaat niet alleen om hen. Andrea/Andrew geeft ook les aan trans kinderen die op zoek zijn naar hun plek in de wereld, en aan migrantenkinderen die op zoek zijn naar een gevoel van verbondenheid in Barcelona. Ramp voor ramp, flip voor flip zetten ze concrete stappen naar een wereld waar mensenrechten volledig gerealiseerd worden, waar kinderen kunnen zijn wie ze willen zijn en waar iedereen erbij hoort.
EN Trans person Andrea/Andrew grew up facing severe bullying, outcasting and exclusion. Through skating, they build resilience, self-awareness and empowerment. It goes beyond street occupation, building community and helping one unleash their true self. But it is not just about them. They also teach trans kids searching for their place in the world, as well as migrant kids searching for their sense of belonging in Barcelona. Ramp by ramp, flip by flip, they take concrete steps for a world where human rights are realised in full, where kids can be who they want to be, and where everyone can belong.
Zondag 28 september, 19:00
SPECIAL
SUNDAY CINEMA CONCERT
EN Lean back and enjoy the soothing sounds of live improvised music while watching calming visuals on the big cinema screen. A band of local musicians will play a variety of relaxing improvised melodies to help you wind down.
With her clarinet, Jana leads listeners into a mystical sphere where they can let go of daily life. In addition to the music, she will create one-line art that will be projected on the big screen. Accompanied by Ruben on bass clarinet and Mike on percussion, they weave the tunes into the unique atmosphere of this special event.
Concert 19:30 - 20:30
Entrance: Donation-based