sağ’s philosophical work studies the ‘violence of images and images of violence’. This time around she filmed collective mourning in Cizre, a Kurdish city on the Syrian border. She reveals how images not only manipulate, but also link us to the people caught between life and death, past and present.
Also in this combined programme
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Gulyabani
Gulyabani is a restless spirit. With the aid of a clairvoyant, her tumultuous past is recounted through her diary and letters.
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The Cup Is Already Filling Up
Based upon children’s experiences of Virgin Mary apparitions, this film deals with the feeling and responsibility of being chosen.
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Suspended Island
In a moment of national reflection and anxiety, artists Jane and Louise Wilson contemplate the uncertain future of Britain.
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TROPICS
Spiritual stories of a Mexican farm are conjured up through 3D animation. An attempt to reveal the ghosts of a lost paradise.
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2018
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 7"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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