CKF #6: AFTER DREAMING

introduction before the movie Pop Cultural Animal

dir. Christine Haroutounian | Armenia, USA, Mexico 2025 | 105 min

Armenia between war and peacetime. A young girl travels under the care of a soldier named Atom through a conflict-torn country. Christine Haroutounian's feature debut unfolds like fragments of a feverish dream: through scenes steeped in the mythology of war, nation, family and religion, we reach the mystical and trance-like depths of local rituals and spells. Extremely formally original, the film uses a deformation of focus, bringing the image to the border of visual and semantic abstraction.

ATTENTION! Films, animations, video clips, computer games presented as part of the festival may contain content and images that cause discomfort (including violence, sexual violence, verbal violence, nudity). Sequences with flicker can affect people who are sensitive to light. Some movies and events include intense sound effects.

introduction by Pop Culture Animal

Dir. Christine Haroutounian | Armenien, USA, Mexiko 2025 | 105 min

Armenia between war and peace. A young girl travels through a country torn by conflict under the care of a soldier named Atom. Christine Haroutounian's feature debut unfolds like fragments of a feverish dream: through scenes steeped in the mythology of war, nation, family and religion, we reach the mystical and trance-like depths of local rituals and incantations. Formally highly original, the film makes use of out-of-focus effects, pushing the image to the limits of visual and semantic abstraction.

PLEASE NOTE! Films, animations, music videos, and video games presented as part of the festival may contain content and imagery that could cause discomfort (including violence, sexual violence, verbal abuse, and nudity). Sequences with flickering affect people who are sensitive to light. Some films and events contain intense sound effects.