Across highlights the theater of war and shifts the focus from a binary debate on arms exports to the question of how to strengthen civic control over remilitarization.
Across
Ji Kim / Jemen / 2026 / 90 min
Across follows a war crime case in Yemen to show how a war is forgotten by another war with lacking accountability. Cannelle, a human rights lawyer at ECCHR in Berlin works on a war crime case in Yemen. Despite the clear evidence, holding the European arms exporters accountable is not an easy task. STOP RWM, an anti-military group in Sardinia seeks to tackle a weapon factory on their island, RWM, a subsidiary of RheinMetall, for being involved in a civilian killing case. Jamal, a Yemeni refugee in South Korea, films himself striving to survive with his family in an xenophobic country.
Credits
| Year | 2026 |
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| Production Country | Jemen |
| Runtime | 90 min |
| Languages | English, Italian, German, South Korean |
| Director | Ji Kim |
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IMPACT STATEMENT
IMPACT GOALS
- Initiate a shift from binary question on arms export to how to strengthen the civic control over the remilitarisation through special screenings.
- Use the film to open the investigation/legal procedure led by ECCHR and the ICC.
- Fundraise for protagonist to open Yemeni restaurant in South Korea.