Religion Today Film Festival explores fashion and sustainability

The 29th Religion Today Film Festival examined the relationship between fashion, sustainability, and identity during its run from September 16 to 23 in Trentino. The festival featured 63 films from 37 countries centered on the theme of whether clothing defines a person.

Artistic director Andrea Morghen noted that clothing serves as a spiritual and cultural expression as well as a central art form in cinema. The program addressed the social and cultural codes of fashion alongside the environmental and human costs of disposable consumerism, including pollution, waste, and the exploitation of workers and minors in impoverished nations.

The festival encouraged younger generations to consider responsible consumption, circular fashion, and reuse to move past appearances and prejudices.