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The Body is a Political Matter

Director: Benthe Hauzendorfer, Mijn Wanjon
When Asha decides not to join a protest, it sets a personal journey in motion. An essayistic short film about the body, identity, and who gets to decide how we're allowed to be ourselves.
In this poetic graduation film, Asha turns to her own body as a site of memory, expectation and change. Within the enclosed space of her bathroom, an inner journey unfolds — a reflection on how societal norms shape the way we see ourselves. Amid mirror images, rituals and encounters, Asha explores what it means to shape one's own body. A personal short film about identity, femininity and the tension between conforming and staying true to yourself.

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