South-South Futurisms

Eurocentric ideals long dictated what science fiction looked like: a white man piloting a rocket or a time machine, invading another country, another era or another planet—et voilà. This programme brings together short films from the Global South—or, more accurately, the Global Majority—that make space for a critical imagination.

Chris Marker gets rediscovered in post-revolutionary Egypt, vegetation wins over concrete, and langurs take over World Heritage sites—or perhaps they always belonged to them? By dismantling colonial worldviews, these filmmakers are reclaiming authorship of their own history and future.