DIASPORA SHORTS: PRE-EVENT WTIH LÍM COLLECTIVE

15/3/2026

Doors: 14:00 // Admission free, donations to limit collective solidarity funds can be done on the day

On March 15, the musical meeting place turkis in Aarhus and artist-run platform lím collective invite you to a special pre-event for the film festival, Diaspora Shorts, which will be held in May at Ranum Asylum Center. The event brings together young people, artists and filmmakers for a day of film screenings, art workshops and community across cities and cultures.

Come and join us for an inspiring day in the name of community. We invite everyone interested to an eventful day with a double film screening, followed by artist talk and Q&A with the filmmakers. Plus, take part in a creative Ebru art workshop.

The event is created out of a desire to strengthen relationships, community and representation among young people - and we look forward to sharing the day with you. Everyone is welcome.

This concert is part of Aarhundredets Festival 2026

PROGRAM

➤ 14.00 : doors
➤ 14:30 : Colours in the memory of water: Ebru-workshop with Cendel and Seval Cenk
➤ 16:00 Screening of “The Mattress” og “Beyond the Shore” og artist talk / Q&A with Murshida Zaman and Reasat Jyoti

FILMDIRECTORS

Murshida Zaman is a poet, writer and filmmaker with origins in Bangladesh. She is known for her work on ecocriticism in the Global South, as well as addressing themes of gender, sexuality, and social justice. She was an ICORN Artist-in-Residence in Copenhagen (2021–2024) and continues her artistic work in exile, where she has held creative writing workshops Open Your Window, at Ranum Asylum Center since 2024.
Reasat Jyoti is a photographer, filmmaker and project maker. Since his arrival in Denmark in 2021, he has actively contributed to cultural life through exhibitions and collaborations with a focus on diasporic narratives, and has, among other things, been a co-organizer of the Open Your Window workshop series, and Art Week 36, a mini festival for contemporary art and community at Ranum Asylum Center
Together, they are the curators and initiators behind Diaspora Shorts, the international diaspora film festival, Diaspora Shorts, which is held in May in Ranum.

FILM SYNOPSIS

"তোষক ~ The Mattress"
The film follows Khuku, whose childhood is closely linked to nature and the village landscape. When this world suddenly breaks, she is forced to confront loss, change and her own choices. The Mattress is a poetic story about man's relationship with nature, ecological grief and personal awakening.

"অগমপারে ~ Beyond the Shore"
Rebati, a young journalist, moves between work, freedom and close relationships. The meeting with the reclusive painter Najeeb Tarek opens up a space for desire, vulnerability and self-reflection. Beyond the Shore explores longing, intimacy and the boundaries between reality and inner imaginations.

EBRU ART WORKSHOP – "Colors in the Memory of Water"

The workshop introduces the traditional Turkish art form of Ebru (marbling), where colors are formed on water and transferred to paper. The participants work practically with classic patterns and experience the interplay between color, movement and contemplation.
The workshop is facilitated by Seval, a trained chemist, and Cendel, an English teacher, who both have more than 10 years of experience in teaching and cross-cultural community work. Based on their shared interest in water and liquid memory, they explore the art of Ebru and the processes of marbling.

LIM COLLECTIVE

Lím Collective is an artist-run platform in North Jutland that works with contemporary art and socially engaged practices.
Diaspora Shorts is part of our work with Vesthimmerland Asylum Centres, which aims to curate and develop cultural initiatives in partnership with residents and creative practitioners at the centre, with a focus on organising communities through the creative field

Murshida Zaman, Reasat Jyoti, Seval and Cendel Cenk are all part of the lím collective's collaborative program with Asyl Vesthimmerland, which aims to curate and develop cultural initiatives in partnership with residents and artistic actors.
The platform is supported by, among others, the Danish Arts Foundation, Aalborg Municipality, the North Denmark Region, KulturKanten, TrygFonden, the New Carlsberg Foundation, the Augustinus Foundation and the Bikuben Foundation.

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