FASHIONCLASH 2025: Where Fashion Becomes Film
A collection of films that stretch fashion into new stories, forms, and perspectives.
Words by Katie Huelin
As FASHIONCLASH Festival 2025 closes its doors, we’re looking back at the moments that stayed with us, particularly from this year’s Fashion Film Program. Across narrative, movement and mood, these films push fashion into new emotional and visual territory.
Read and watch below to see a selection of films that really caught our eye.
ECHO BLOOM
Kasumi Hiraoka
She was born in a clothing factory, a girl stitched into life among cloth and thread, in the quiet hum of machines. When she awoke, she was no longer on earth. In this strange, otherworldly place, she meets a boy and falls in love, before suddenly vanishing. The boy begins his search, following her absence all the way to Tokyo. Clothing becomes a vessel of rebirth, and something deeper is awakened as a resurrection unfolds at the very place where new fashion is born.
Rui
Debora Brune, Jánik von Wilmsdorff
In a stark white room, a dancer’s eyes tell a story beyond words. Rui explores emotional shadows through movement, revealing layers of shock, denial, and hope. This film is an enigmatic exploration of the human spirit, told through the language of dance and raw emotion.
Florescence
Alice Gatti, Diego Indraccolo
Florescence dismantles the simplistic, often gendered associations that flowers have been assigned throughout history. The eclectic cast adds a rich layer of contemporary perspectives on gender discourse, anchoring the film’s narrative with authenticity and personal insight. It is a juxtaposition of a serene beauty with violent transformations, drowning, burning, and battering the flowers, as a metaphor for the constraints imposed by societal norms.
Regression
Sem Oueslati
Regression explores how modern life distances us from our primal nature. It blends Old West and indigenous references with simulated materials like fur and evolving CGI landscapes to reflect on instinct, identity, and control. Through a mix of digital fashion and cinematic storytelling, Regression questions the idea of human superiority, reminding us that beneath it all, we are still just animals.
ROADKILL
Julez Brandes, Matthew S. Krivolapov
ROADKILL is a short fashion film following the silent return of a daughter to her father's car workshop. This confrontation ignites fire. Set between wreckage, tools, and tension, the film moves through a junkyard of fast-paced visuals and quiet confrontations. ROADKILL explores themes of rebellion, legacy, and emotional impact where fashion meets destruction and control is reclaimed.
View the full lineup here: https://www.fashionclash.nl/fcf-2025-participants-ffp