SAT 18/02 – 20h30
SUN 19/02 – 15h
Printed Matter (2011, 29’) – Sirah Foighel Brutmann & Eitan Efrat ‘Printed Matter’ takes its viewers on a still, yet penetrating excursion into the intimacies of political history and the politics of intimate lives. The film shows an exquisite selection of contact sheets including memorable events such as the First and Second Intifada and the birth of director Brutmann. The evidence comes from Brutmann’s father, who was a freelance press photographer covering two decades of news in the Middle East.
Assembly for an Oresteia (2016, 30’) – Robin Vanbesien Robin Vanbesien presents a prelude to his forthcoming film ‘Vision for a citizen’, a fictional story based on his research into grassroots solidarity movements in Athens. In ‘Assembly for an Oresteia’, the actors and Vanbesien interview the real-life protagonists of local solidarity organizations as a first rehearsal. The conversations reflect on the ethics and the potential of self-organized democratic processes, at a time when the increasing lack thereof is felt all over Europe.
Detour de Force (2014, 29’) - Rebecca Baron & Friday Mosque (2014, 7’) Azadeh Navai Sirah Foighel Brutman & Eitan Efrat: Since the dawn of photography it was believed that the camera might steal one’s soul. ‘Detour de Force’ brings us back to these question: what really happens in front of the camera when the image is being created on the surface of the film? ‘Friday Mosque’ takes place in between celluloid, movement and image; attesting spirituality through the unpredictability of film experimentation. Both films share an inherent preoccupation with things you can not see in the image, and the things you can see in sequence, in between images.
Notes Towards an African Orestes (1975, 65’) – Pier Paolo Pasolini Robin Vanbesien: In the late 60’s, Pasolini wanted to film a Greek tragedy in Africa. Initially, he made a film diary of his location hunting accompanied by a voice-over, where he talks about his plans for the movie. He presents this visual diary to students, coming from different African countries, in Rome. In ‘Notes Towards an African Orestes’ he uses scenes of the screening with the students and the subsequent critical discussion. Inspired by this movie, I organized a conversation between the protagonists of my film and the participants of the citizens’ movement. It will certainly influence the final result.
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