Afterlives is a desktop documentary that critically engages with the historical

and digital traces of extremist propaganda, questioning how images of violence

circulate, mutate, and persist.

The film moves between virtual investigations and real-world encounters with

artists, activists, and researchers who seek to resist the toxic effects of such

media.

At its core is the figure of Medusa—a victim of violence whose gaze turned

viewers to stone—invoked as a symbol of both the dangers and transformative

potential of looking.

From museum archives to AI-generated reconstructions, the film explores how

power structures, spanning from the colonial past to the digital age, shape the

way we see and remember violence.

Can we ever truly look without being complicit?

And is there another way to care?