Retrospective Oriente Vzhod / Occidente Zahod – Border in Film and History et Neisse film festival

The retrospective Oriente Vzhod / Occidente Zahod – The Border through Film and History is travelling to the 22nd edition of the Neisse – Nysa – Nisa International Film Festival, held at the tri-border area between Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic—where three cultures and histories meet.

As part of the festival’s Crossing Borders section, which explores borders as spaces of separation, control, encounter, and solidarity, three Slovenian short films will be screened. The lineup includes War of Words or Respectful Silence? (Vojna besed ali spoštljiva tišina?) by Leo Černic, the documentary Where Is the Iron Curtain? (Kje je železna zavesa?) directed by Mak Sajko, and the experimental film Newsreel 670 – Red Forests (Obzornik 670 – Rdeči gozdovi) by Nika Autor.

The screenings will take place at three venues: on Wednesday, May 21 at 11:00 PM at Kunstbauerkino 3 Open Air in Großhennersdorf; on Friday, May 23 at 10:00 PM at Kino Traktor in Dolna; and on Saturday, May 24 at 1:00 PM at Kulturfabrik Meda in Mittelherwigsdorf.

The retrospective is part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture GO! 2025. The event is organized by the cross-border film festival Tribute to a vision in cooperation with the Neisse – Nysa – Nisa Film Festival.

Through the lens of the retrospective Oriente Vzhod / Occidente Zahod –Border in Cinema and History, Slovenian and Italian cinema will shine in full light in 2025. This cinematic journey, created in collaboration with numerous partners, evokes the rich cultural and historical heritage of the cross-border region. Through a curated selection of films – from fiction and documentaries to newsreels – it will give form to Europe’s multicultural experience.