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Festival 2026
Blessed Are Those Who Grieve
Germany, 2025

Directed by
Zora Arose Ritz, Evgenia Chetvertkova, Kayu Yeung
Running time
14 mins

This experimental essay film navigates an inner landscape where somatic exercises explore grief buried within the body. Gestures of mourning are transformed via digital 3D scans where bodies merge into a single entity.


Tickets


27 May 2026, 6:10 PM
Rich Mix 
Zora Arose Ritz, Evgenia Chetvertkova, Kayu Yeung



Zora Arose Ritz: A PhD candidate in visual anthropology, Ritz blends science and art through filmmaking, 3Dscapes, and performance. Their practice employs experimental ethnography and animation to explore (post-)human encounters. Their interdisciplinary work has been exhibited at Ethnocineca Vienna and across various Berlin-based festivals and science residencies.

Evgenia Chetvertkova: A multimedia artist with a background in choreography and dance, Chetvertkova creates immersive installations and site-specific experiences designed to evoke poetic wonder. Her practice spans theaters, galleries, and festivals, recently expanding into video and light design to foster participative, unusual encounters for her audiences.

Kayu Claire Yeung: Berlin-based filmmaker Kayu Claire Yeung blends poetry and magical realism to reveal the untold traumas of ordinary characters. Moving beyond traditional narratives to deep, mundane undercurrents, her work has screened at international festivals including Jumping Frames Hong Kong and Lausanne Underground, and she continues her training at DFFB.