Arts in Movement: Panel Discussion of FLEFF 2025's New Media Exhibition

Join artists, scholars, and curators to discuss the work in this year's online exhibition, Arts in Movement. This event is co-sponsored by the Media and Society program, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, USA.

Zoom: 12:00pm

Are We There Yet?: Compassionate Explorations with Issues of Immigration

Thomas Hoebbel, USA, 2024, 75 mins

Our country is facing unprecedented immigration reform and migrants are suffering the most. ¿Are We There Yet? examines the immigration narratives of people from Asia, Africa, Central, and South America. The film takes a compassionate look at migration and facilitates immigrants telling their own stories: of their journeys to the United States, hardships they experienced along the way, and the challenges they have faced in the US. Set against a backdrop of the increasingly caustic rhetoric espoused by national figures proclaiming "an invasion of our country," ¿Are We There Yet? examines the complex history of US immigration while searching for a path forward.

Time: 6:00pm

A New Kind of Wilderness

Silje Evensmo Jacobsen, Norway, 2024, 84 mins

On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. Maria and Nik, along with their four children Ulv, Falk, Freja, and Ronja are self-sufficient. They practice home-schooling and strive for a closely-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature. However, when tragedy strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society. In A New Kind Of Wilderness, filmmaker Silje Evensmo Jacobsen captures an intimate and soulful portrait of love, life, and growing up, one that reflects on our own life choices, our responsibility to the planet and our children, and how we navigate life after loss.

Time: 8:30pm