The past is always out of reach, yet we’re always pulled towards it. Ismaïl Bahri’s poetic film plays with this paradox. We see two hands holding a photograph which is illuminated by strong light from two sides, blinding us to its contents. Only the shadows cast by the hands reveal what is hidden by the light: a crowd gathering on 20 March 1956, Tunisia’s independence day. A synaesthetic gesture, where seeing is enabled by touch.
Winner IFFR 2020 Ammodo Tiger Short Award.
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Film details
- Productieland
- France
- Jaar
- 2019
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2020
- Lengte
- 3'
- Medium/Formaat
- DCP
