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Albania

The film aims to portrait The New Bazaar: a modern public space; a lively scene with many happenings; inclusive for the people; a space that makes no seggregation between those who visit. But as you look at it, the design itself has no link with the Old Bazaar: the booming point of the whole city of Tirana, that has existed for over 300 years, and was demolished in 1959. As you walk around, the glass structure reflects the old mosque, an element that recalls the fact that before the new buildings composed this space, less than a hundred years ago, other buildings, another bazaar lived there, and they shaped the collective memory of the habitants. But there is no other sign. No translation of the history into the design itself. The film tends to implicate the fact that the new bazaar as a public space has proven to be successful in terms of inclusivity for the people. But it is just as important for the design to represent the history of the old bazaar, which people cared about and remember with nostalgia, but risks to be just a vague memory, and for which new generations 100 years from now will have no idea about.

Crete

Artist Mischa Leinkauf conducted an architectional experiment in transforming a square in Chania on the island of Crete into a public meeting point for everyone. In the midst of the covid pandemic he tried, together with students from the local university, to create an open meeting point where locals and tourists come together, talk about Europe and create understanding for eachother

Georgia

Grandfather in his last days was asking Grandma (Bebo)- "to whom you will stay, when I pass away?" Grandma (Bebo) stayed with grandson named simillarly as grandfather.

Georgia

Only discoveries remain Shadows play around People are playing around The world around you is playing We even follow its flow Flow Which The flow too We do not know We do not know Our move We do not know Ours The next step The direction has a form Form which Leads Leads But Where We do not know either In these new discoveries We find ourselves We will find ourselves and be discovered Then Disappears All that Only Discoveries remain.

Azerbaijan

The film addresses the issues around the lack of public trash bins around the central parts of the city. Already existing general irresponsibility of the citizens and the institutions with waste management gets worse when people need help finding trash bins in public spaces to dispose of their own trash. The situation leaves many parts of the city with open trash in the streets. Although it is cleaned regularly, still the inconvenience is real when one feels responsible and is in need of a bin to dispose of the trash.

Belgium

The concrete structure of the Bronks theater located in the center of Brussels is altered by the presence and performance of Raven 007, a queer voguer. Their movement is political, it queers the architecture, changes the qualities of the building and has brought the queer ball room community together.