ERROR

An engine splutters, the boat stalls. For a moment, everything stops. Boogie looks at the river, which appears sluggish but is full of currents beneath the surface. ‘Error,’ he mutters – half to himself, half to the engine, half to the world. 

‘Error’ – that’s more than a technical defect. It is the moment when something that has long been fragile finally stops working. In the film MONIKONDEE   this error becomes visible: in the lives of indigenous communities whose rivers are polluted, whose forests are being cut down, whose languages are being suppressed. Boogie drives on, carrying goods, news, stories – and yet it becomes clear that the path he is taking is becoming increasingly narrow. 

‘Error’ – that’s what we say today when the screen flickers, the system crashes, a file doesn’t open. We reload, we restart. But what if the error lies in the system itself – in a structure of inequality, exploitation and violence? What if the error message is not a malfunction, but a warning signal that we have ignored for too long? 

On the big screen, these errors come to light. They are uncomfortable, loud, sometimes painfully clear. But that is precisely why we need places like the MOVE IT! Film Festival: spaces where we can look, listen and understand. Spaces where the error is not deleted, but recognised – as the beginning of change.

The festival offers the opportunity to engage in conversation with filmmakers, experts and, above all, with each other, to ask questions, exchange ideas and learn about the background. It is accompanied by a special programme that broadens the view beyond the screen. Readings, workshops, and a radio programme – these supplementary formats offer fresh perspectives on the festival’s themes, linking them to local experiences. 

For 21 years, MOVE IT! has been showing films that rouse, move and ask questions. They tell of rifts and losses, but also of resistance, courage and hope. And so this year’s motto is both a warning and an invitation: ‘Error’ – yes. But also: start afresh, think differently, dare to be human.

WATCH OUT, MOVE IT!