"On Waiting 1" Short Film Programme

Waiting is not the same as pausing. It is a power strategy. It disciplines bodies and regulates mobility. In airports, administrative buildings, at the edges of the city, and in digitally mediated spaces, time is organised as a state of uncertainty. The images and documents in the short film programme On Waiting engage with the regime of waiting in different ways — transforming the cinema into a place where this uncertainty becomes visible, is questioned, and is temporarily re-set.

On Waiting 1 engages with waiting for an end. The films move through contexts of occupation, displacement, and migration, where time is stretched and the horizon continually deferred. Images become acts of persistence, resisting the silent normalization of delay.

With films by, among others, Razan AlSalah, Mustafa Abu Ali, and Nima Nassaj.

Curated by Yazid Anani

Yazid Anani is the lead curator of the Hayy Jameel arts centre and creative hub in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. From 2016 to 2024, he served as chief curator and programme director at the A M Qattan Foundation in Ramallah. In his curatorial practice, he moves between architectural discourse, visual culture, and social research.

The screening is part of the 42nd Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg.

Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg

The Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg is one of the most renowned short film festivals in Europe, and has been  putting on its unique blend of cinema, exhibitions, performances, concerts, and discourse since 1986. The festival takes place from June 2 to 7, 2026.

The films are shown in their original languages with English subtitles.

Ticket information: Link to follow on May 12.
Prices:
€9 standard
€7 reduced