INTERFILM 41 International Short Film Festival Berlin
4 - 9 November 2025

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FORUM 06 Case Study: Borders, Bodies & Stories with Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija

Sexuality, migration and queerness alter stories, forms and production processes. Hoda Taheri and Boris Hadžija show how reality can be rethought, power structures made visible and storytelling approached as a mix of intimacy, experiment and provocation. Using personal films and examples, we experience the way narratives emerge, evolve and break down hierarchies. The audience is invited to actively observe, question and discover the power of imagination in filmmaking.

08.11.25, 12:30h, Unterfilm Clubkino

Case Study: Borders, Bodies & Stories with Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija
Case Study: Borders, Bodies & Stories with Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija

Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija

Hoda Taheri and Boris Hadžija are a filmmaking duo based in Berlin. Hoda completed her bachelor's degree in Visual Communication in Malaysia before moving to Germany in 2018 as a political refugee. In 2019, she began studying film directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). Boris, a filmmaker and musician, earned his master's degree in classical piano at the University of Arts in Belgrade and later also studied directing at the DFFB. Their Mother Trilogy was screened for three consecutive years in Locarno’s Pardi di domani competition.