The Way We Live Now – Screening Program

A screening program curated by KINO CAIRO in collaboration with Medrar, hosted by Underground Social as part of the Cairo Video Festival Archive (Screening Program). It features a selection of short-form video and film works that offer experimental and poetic perspectives on how we exist in this strange twenty-first century.

Watching these films, we reflect on the spaces and communities we inhabit: the relentless pursuit of modernity regardless of its long-term cultural, societal, psychological, and environmental consequences; the twin human urge to tame nature and seek solace in its harmony, to bend the planet to our will and escape the monsters we have made.

The selected works were all shot on cellulod, mostly 8mm and 16mm, giving a visceral and often gritty edge to their existential exploration.

All works were sourced from the archive of Medrar’s Cairo Video Festival, active since 2005 and including submissions from around the world.

The screening will take place on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 8 PM, and attendance can be registered along with location details via the LINK with an entry fee of 50 EGP.

Visual from Grey Tea by Sara Pantoli, 2013