Film program

Free entrance for everyone (limited capacity)

This year, we presents two powerful films: the award-winning documentary 'It ain't where you're from' by Dubai based director Jamal Rachid about the thriving Gulf Hiphop scene, and the premiere of 'Les corps électriques', a personal story by dancer and film maker Raphaël Stora. After each film, there will be a short Q&A with the director, hosted by Jimmy Yudat.

SDF x Cinedans: It ain't where you're from
by Soutrotter Films / Jamal Rachid
2023, 52 min

Together with Cinedans, we present this award-winning documentary by Soultrotter Films founded by director/writer Jamal Rachid (Iraqi-Kurdish / Bulgarian) who now resides in the United Arab Emirates.

What do you do when you grow up without a family or a homeland, with a different vibe and a different tribe? You have to create your own path! Dance, music, spoken word, graphics and street art collide in this powerful film portrait of a thriving scene. Imbued with saturated colours, stylish fashion and backed by a pulsating soundtrack. Each artist has a personal history, each is struggling to find their way. We get to know what it takes to follow their passions.

Les corps électriques (premiere)
by Raphaël Stora
2025, 48 min

At 40, Raphaël Stora decides to return to the stage, picking up the hip-hop dance he once left behind to become a filmmaker. But the comeback isn’t easy: his body resists, the rhythm feels unfamiliar, and the competition is fierce.

What begins as a physical challenge soon turns into something deeper—a search for reconciliation. How can Raphaël reconnect with his father, Benjamin Stora, a renowned historian of the Algerian War? If dance once offered an escape from his family history, could it now become a way to confront it?

With camera in hand, he documents his journey through doubts and small triumphs, while filming virtuosic dancers whose movements echo his own inner struggles. Between battles, rehearsals, and performances, this intimate documentary dives into the world of underground dance—where movement speaks louder than words, and dancing becomes a way of telling a different kind of story.