Following up on Episode #9, which introduced the 6 Key Elements of Curatorial Justice, this episode moves from theory into action. We explore what it means to take curatorial responsibility seriously — centering context, authorship, ethical representation, and political clarity, rather than relying on supposedly “universal” or “neutral” perspectives.
To bring these ideas to life, I reflect on five international short films from the first film.macht.kritisch. Screenings:
Forest Echoes (19 min | Canada | 2024 | Eva Grant)
Cow Heavy and Floral (15 min | USA | 2024 | Richa Rudola)
Nightbirds (14 min | Philippines | 2024 | Maria Estela Paiso & Ashok Vish)
Holy Curse (16 min | India | 2024 | Snigdha Kapoor)
These works illuminate how borders and burials, motherhood, myth and agency, care and Indigenous environmental resistance, non-binary/trans identities, and cultural specificity become sites of curatorial responsibility.
If you want to see these films in dialogue, join us on February 1, 2026, at 8 PM for the launch of film.macht.kritisch. Screenings: Bodies, Borders, Resistance at BIWOC* Rising — tickets available on Eventbrite.
Special thanks to Egyptian filmmaker and producer Nada Riyadh for inspiring deeper exploration of curatorial justice in this series. This episode also includes a brief excerpt from a panel I already included in #9, “Unpacking Sovereignty and Curatorial Justice: The Filmmaker’s Perspective”, moderated by Rico Johnson-Sinclair (Cannes Docs – Marché du Film 2023, curated by DAE).
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