In October’s Curator’s Choice, we present two powerful works that illuminate the courage and solidarity of those who refuse to be silenced in the face of oppression and violence.

I’m Still Here, directed by Walter Salles, follows a family’s unyielding quest to uncover the truth behind a husband’s disappearance under Brazil’s military dictatorship. In The Seed of the Sacred Fig, director Mohammad Rasoulof portrays the unraveling of a family divided by the hijab protests, capturing the contradictions of Iranian society and the awakening of individual conscience.

Both films delicately portray the political through the deeply personal, offering audiences a resonant and thought-provoking cinematic experience. In a world where the struggle is far from over, we invite you to listen—to the voices that declare, “I’m still here.”