Free will
free entry | online
17.10. – 24.10.
WF Online Series 2025 #2
We find ourselves in a world where reality increasingly mirrors science fiction. Maria Ressa notes, «72% of the world is under authoritarian rule.» As journalist Rana Ayyub warns, «Misinformation threatens to be the new ‘true information’ as it aids and enables the most anti-democratic values.»
This edition pairs five short films with one feature-length documentary to consider the erosion of institutions, the spread of disinformation, and shifting power. Rather than offering answers, the program invites reflection on agency, truth, and resilience, asking how people continue to choose within political, technological, and intimate constraints. Across public squares, living rooms, border regimes, and archival images, the works keep the question open: when systems set the terms, what remains choosable, and how do we recognize it?
The WF Online Series features three to four curated screening programs annually, each centred around a distinctive curatorial concept. The series highlights productions from Basel, Switzerland, and around the globe. Each program is available to stream for one week.
Image: Ardent Other, 2022 © Alice Brygo
